His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Taylor's 4-seam fastball averages 98.4 mph, and has touched 100.7.
219 thrown, 54.1% of his pitches.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Taylor's 4-seam fastball carries 16.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
219 thrown, averaging 98.4 mph.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Taylor averages 93.9 mph across his arsenal, 94th percentile in the league.
405 pitches in 2026. 94th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 33rd in MLB.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Taylor throws 40% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 48% with the bases empty.
130 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 275 with the bases empty.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Taylor's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 93.8 mph, against 86.8 off his curveball.
219 and 89 of them thrown.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Taylor releases the ball 7.2 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
319 tracked pitches in 2026.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Taylor throws the slider 32.2% of the time against right-handers and 1.5% against left-handers.
205 pitches to right-handers, 200 to left-handers.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Taylor throws a fastball 68.9% of the time, against 54.8% when he is ahead.
103 pitches behind in the count, 135 ahead.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Taylor releases the ball from over the top, about 67 degrees above horizontal and 0.6 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
405 tracked release points, averaging 5.8 feet off the ground.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Taylor lives in the strike zone: 45.4% of his pitches are in it, 76th percentile.
405 pitches in 2026. 76th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 128th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .354 expected average against them, against .300 on his breaking balls.
247 of his fastballs thrown.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Taylor's stuff spins at 2,456 rpm, 83rd percentile in the league.
405 pitches in 2026. 83rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 91st in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.5 mph off the bat against Taylor, 20th percentile.
405 pitches in 2026. 20th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 429th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Taylor works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Curveball, Slider and Sinker. The 4-seam fastball is 54.1% of everything he throws.
405 classified pitches in 2026.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Taylor goes to the slider: 21% of his two-strike pitches, against 14.9% the rest of the time.
143 two-strike pitches in 2026.
He lives on one side of the plate
Taylor works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.0 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
405 located pitches in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
13.9 mph separates Taylor's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 98.4 against 84.5.
219 and 89 of them respectively.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Taylor puts 46.8% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 44% of his pitches to left-handers.
205 pitches to right-handed hitters, 200 to left-handed hitters.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
45.3% of the contact Taylor gives up is hit hard, 25th percentile.
405 pitches in 2026. 25th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 405th in MLB.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Taylor puts 56.3% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 45.2% when he is ahead.
103 located pitches behind, 135 ahead.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Taylor's slider spins at 2,627 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
69 thrown in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
21.2% of Taylor's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
86 of 405 located pitches.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Taylor throws a strike on the first pitch 58.3% of the time.
96 plate appearances started in 2026.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Taylor's 4-seam fastball averages 98.4 mph, and has touched 100.7.
219 thrown, 54.1% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Taylor's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 93.8 mph, against 86.8 off his curveball.
219 and 89 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Taylor throws the slider 32.2% of the time against right-handers and 1.5% against left-handers.
205 pitches to right-handers, 200 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Taylor works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Curveball, Slider and Sinker. The 4-seam fastball is 54.1% of everything he throws.
405 classified pitches in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
13.9 mph separates Taylor's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 98.4 against 84.5.
219 and 89 of them respectively.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Taylor's slider spins at 2,627 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
69 thrown 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
Taylor's 4-seam fastball carries 16.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
219 thrown, averaging 98.4 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Taylor averages 93.9 mph across his arsenal, 94th percentile in the league.
405 pitches in 2026. 94th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 33rd in MLB.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Taylor throws 40% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 48% with the bases empty.
130 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 275 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Taylor releases the ball 7.2 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
319 tracked pitches in 2026.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Taylor releases the ball from over the top, about 67 degrees above horizontal and 0.6 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
405 tracked release points, averaging 5.8 feet off the ground.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Taylor throws a fastball 68.9% of the time, against 54.8% when he is ahead.
103 pitches behind in the count, 135 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Taylor goes to the slider: 21% of his two-strike pitches, against 14.9% the rest of the time.
143 two-strike pitches in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Taylor puts 56.3% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 45.2% when he is ahead.
103 located pitches behind, 135 ahead.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Taylor throws a strike on the first pitch 58.3% of the time.
96 plate appearances started in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Taylor lives in the strike zone: 45.4% of his pitches are in it, 76th percentile.
405 pitches in 2026. 76th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 128th in MLB.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .354 expected average against them, against .300 on his breaking balls.
247 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Taylor's stuff spins at 2,456 rpm, 83rd percentile in the league.
405 pitches in 2026. 83rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 91st in MLB.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.5 mph off the bat against Taylor, 20th percentile.
405 pitches in 2026. 20th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 429th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
45.3% of the contact Taylor gives up is hit hard, 25th percentile.
405 pitches in 2026. 25th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 405th in MLB.
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He lives on one side of the plate
Taylor works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.0 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
405 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
21.2% of Taylor's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
86 of 405 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Taylor puts 46.8% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 44% of his pitches to left-handers.
205 pitches to right-handed hitters, 200 to left-handed hitters.
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