This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Graceffo goes to the curveball: 35% of his two-strike pitches, against 10.6% the rest of the time.
80 two-strike pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Graceffo's curveball carries 17.2 inches of drop against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
52 thrown, averaging 83.1 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Graceffo's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 95.4 mph, against 88.4 off his curveball.
134 and 52 of them thrown.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Graceffo throws a fastball 67.1% of the time, against 25.9% when he is ahead.
85 pitches behind in the count, 85 ahead.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Graceffo throws the slider 37.3% of the time against right-handers and 7.8% against left-handers.
166 pitches to right-handers, 141 to left-handers.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 92.2 mph off the bat against Graceffo, 7th percentile.
307 pitches in 2026. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 500th in MLB.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Graceffo works off the plate, with only 39.9% of his pitches in the zone, 21st percentile.
307 pitches in 2026. 21st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 423rd in MLB.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Graceffo's 4-seam fastball averages 95.5 mph, and has touched 98.0.
134 thrown, 43.6% of his pitches.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Graceffo throws 36.1% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 40.8% with the bases empty.
62 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 245 with the bases empty.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Graceffo's curveball spins at 2,762 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
52 thrown in 2026.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Graceffo averages 91.1 mph across his arsenal, 70th percentile in the league.
307 pitches in 2026. 70th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 161st in MLB.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Graceffo lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.31 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
306 located pitches in 2026.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .343 expected average against them, against .305 on his fastballs.
125 of his breaking balls thrown.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
45.6% of the contact Graceffo gives up is hit hard, 23rd percentile.
307 pitches in 2026. 23rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 412th in MLB.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Graceffo releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 44 degrees above horizontal and 1.5 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
306 tracked release points, averaging 5.9 feet off the ground.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Graceffo puts 52.9% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 37.6% when he is ahead.
85 located pitches behind, 85 ahead.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Graceffo puts 38.6% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 41.4% of his pitches to left-handers.
166 pitches to right-handed hitters, 141 to left-handed hitters.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Graceffo works with 5 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider, Curveball and Changeup, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 43.6% of everything he throws.
307 classified pitches in 2026.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Graceffo's stuff spins at 2,175 rpm, 32nd percentile in the league.
307 pitches in 2026. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 366th in MLB.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Graceffo lands 45.3% of his fastballs in the zone and only 36% of his breaking balls.
151 of his fastballs, 125 of his breaking balls.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
12.4 mph separates Graceffo's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 95.5 against 83.1.
134 and 52 of them respectively.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Graceffo projects a .308 average, 68th percentile.
307 pitches in 2026. 68th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 175th in MLB.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Graceffo throws a strike on the first pitch 61.8% of the time.
89 plate appearances started in 2026.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Graceffo releases the ball 6.3 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
239 tracked pitches in 2026.
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This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Graceffo goes to the curveball: 35% of his two-strike pitches, against 10.6% the rest of the time.
80 two-strike pitches in 2026.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Graceffo throws a fastball 67.1% of the time, against 25.9% when he is ahead.
85 pitches behind in the count, 85 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Graceffo puts 52.9% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 37.6% when he is ahead.
85 located pitches behind, 85 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Graceffo throws a strike on the first pitch 61.8% of the time.
89 plate appearances started in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Graceffo's curveball carries 17.2 inches of drop against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
52 thrown, averaging 83.1 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Graceffo's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 95.4 mph, against 88.4 off his curveball.
134 and 52 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Graceffo throws the slider 37.3% of the time against right-handers and 7.8% against left-handers.
166 pitches to right-handers, 141 to left-handers.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Graceffo's 4-seam fastball averages 95.5 mph, and has touched 98.0.
134 thrown, 43.6% of his pitches.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Graceffo's curveball spins at 2,762 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
52 thrown in 2026.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Graceffo works with 5 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider, Curveball and Changeup, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 43.6% of everything he throws.
307 classified pitches in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
12.4 mph separates Graceffo's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 95.5 against 83.1.
134 and 52 of them respectively.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 92.2 mph off the bat against Graceffo, 7th percentile.
307 pitches in 2026. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 500th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
45.6% of the contact Graceffo gives up is hit hard, 23rd percentile.
307 pitches in 2026. 23rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 412th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Graceffo projects a .308 average, 68th percentile.
307 pitches in 2026. 68th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 175th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Graceffo works off the plate, with only 39.9% of his pitches in the zone, 21st percentile.
307 pitches in 2026. 21st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 423rd in MLB.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Graceffo throws 36.1% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 40.8% with the bases empty.
62 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 245 with the bases empty.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Graceffo averages 91.1 mph across his arsenal, 70th percentile in the league.
307 pitches in 2026. 70th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 161st in MLB.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Graceffo lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.31 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
306 located pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .343 expected average against them, against .305 on his fastballs.
125 of his breaking balls thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Graceffo lands 45.3% of his fastballs in the zone and only 36% of his breaking balls.
151 of his fastballs, 125 of his breaking balls.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Graceffo releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 44 degrees above horizontal and 1.5 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
306 tracked release points, averaging 5.9 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Graceffo releases the ball 6.3 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
239 tracked pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Graceffo puts 38.6% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 41.4% of his pitches to left-handers.
166 pitches to right-handed hitters, 141 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Graceffo's stuff spins at 2,175 rpm, 32nd percentile in the league.
307 pitches in 2026. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 366th in MLB.
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