When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Wolfram throws a fastball 80.9% of the time, against 34.3% when he is ahead.
47 pitches behind in the count, 70 ahead.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .431 expected average against them, against .328 on his breaking balls.
125 of his fastballs thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Wolfram throws the curveball 34.4% of the time against right-handers and 0% against left-handers.
96 pitches to right-handers, 131 to left-handers.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Wolfram's sinker moves 14.8 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
94 thrown, averaging 95.5 mph.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Wolfram projects a .392 average, 5th percentile.
227 pitches in 2026. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 508th in MLB.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Wolfram puts 61.7% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 35.7% when he is ahead.
47 located pitches behind, 70 ahead.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Wolfram's sinker averages 95.5 mph, and has touched 98.2.
94 thrown, 41.4% of his pitches.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Wolfram releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 37 degrees above horizontal and 1.9 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
227 tracked release points, averaging 6.0 feet off the ground.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Wolfram is weak: 84.5 mph off the bat on average, 90th percentile.
227 pitches in 2026. 90th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 55th in MLB.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Wolfram throws a strike on the first pitch 67.8% of the time.
59 plate appearances started in 2026.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Wolfram's sinker carries 12.1 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
94 thrown, averaging 95.5 mph.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Wolfram averages 91.2 mph across his arsenal, 71st percentile in the league.
227 pitches in 2026. 71st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 158th in MLB.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Wolfram lands 49.6% of his fastballs in the zone and only 33.3% of his breaking balls.
125 of his fastballs, 102 of his breaking balls.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Wolfram goes to the sweeper: 28.8% of his two-strike pitches, against 18% the rest of the time.
66 two-strike pitches in 2026.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Wolfram works with 5 pitches: Sinker, Sweeper, Curveball and 4-Seam Fastball, and a little else. The sinker is 41.4% of everything he throws.
227 classified pitches in 2026.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
45.9% of the contact Wolfram gives up is hit hard, 21st percentile.
227 pitches in 2026. 21st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 425th in MLB.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.5% of Wolfram's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
42 of 227 located pitches.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Wolfram's sweeper spins at 2,474 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
48 thrown in 2026.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Wolfram releases the ball 6.2 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
144 tracked pitches in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.2 mph separates Wolfram's sinker from his sweeper, 95.5 against 86.3.
94 and 48 of them respectively.
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When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Wolfram throws a fastball 80.9% of the time, against 34.3% when he is ahead.
47 pitches behind in the count, 70 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Wolfram puts 61.7% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 35.7% when he is ahead.
47 located pitches behind, 70 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Wolfram throws a strike on the first pitch 67.8% of the time.
59 plate appearances started in 2026.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Wolfram goes to the sweeper: 28.8% of his two-strike pitches, against 18% the rest of the time.
66 two-strike 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 fastballs: a .431 expected average against them, against .328 on his breaking balls.
125 of his fastballs thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Wolfram lands 49.6% of his fastballs in the zone and only 33.3% of his breaking balls.
125 of his fastballs, 102 of his breaking balls.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Wolfram throws the curveball 34.4% of the time against right-handers and 0% against left-handers.
96 pitches to right-handers, 131 to left-handers.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Wolfram's sinker averages 95.5 mph, and has touched 98.2.
94 thrown, 41.4% of his pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Wolfram works with 5 pitches: Sinker, Sweeper, Curveball and 4-Seam Fastball, and a little else. The sinker is 41.4% of everything he throws.
227 classified pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Wolfram's sweeper spins at 2,474 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
48 thrown in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.2 mph separates Wolfram's sinker from his sweeper, 95.5 against 86.3.
94 and 48 of them respectively.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Wolfram's sinker moves 14.8 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
94 thrown, averaging 95.5 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Wolfram's sinker carries 12.1 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
94 thrown, averaging 95.5 mph.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Wolfram projects a .392 average, 5th percentile.
227 pitches in 2026. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 508th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Wolfram is weak: 84.5 mph off the bat on average, 90th percentile.
227 pitches in 2026. 90th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 55th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
45.9% of the contact Wolfram gives up is hit hard, 21st percentile.
227 pitches in 2026. 21st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 425th in MLB.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Wolfram releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 37 degrees above horizontal and 1.9 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
227 tracked release points, averaging 6.0 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Wolfram releases the ball 6.2 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
144 tracked pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Wolfram averages 91.2 mph across his arsenal, 71st percentile in the league.
227 pitches in 2026. 71st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 158th in MLB.
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He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.5% of Wolfram's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
42 of 227 located pitches.
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