He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Canning throws 25.4% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 36.3% with the bases empty.
63 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 157 with the bases empty.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Canning's changeup moves 17.6 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
81 thrown, averaging 90.2 mph.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Canning works off the plate, with only 33.2% of his pitches in the zone, 2nd percentile.
220 pitches in 2026. 2nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 526th in MLB.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Canning's 4-seam fastball carries 16.0 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
61 thrown, averaging 94.6 mph.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Canning's slider spins at 2,773 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
44 thrown in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Canning puts 45.5% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 21.2% when he is ahead.
66 located pitches behind, 52 ahead.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
13.6% of Canning's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
30 of 220 located pitches.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Canning goes to the slider: 27.5% of his two-strike pitches, against 17.8% the rest of the time.
51 two-strike pitches in 2026.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Canning releases the ball 5.9 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
203 tracked pitches in 2026.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Canning throws the 4-seam fastball 34.3% of the time against left-handers and 16.9% against right-handers.
83 pitches to right-handers, 137 to left-handers.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.8 mph off the bat against Canning, 19th percentile.
220 pitches in 2026. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 435th in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Canning's stuff spins at 2,101 rpm, 20th percentile in the league.
220 pitches in 2026. 20th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 429th in MLB.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Canning averages 91.1 mph across his arsenal, 70th percentile in the league.
220 pitches in 2026. 70th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 160th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Canning works with 4 pitches: Changeup, 4-Seam Fastball, Slider and Sinker. The changeup is 36.8% of everything he throws.
220 classified pitches in 2026.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Canning lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.29 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
220 located pitches in 2026.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Canning's 4-seam fastball averages 94.6 mph, and has touched 96.2.
61 thrown, 27.7% of his pitches.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Canning throws a strike on the first pitch 56.4% of the time.
55 plate appearances started in 2026.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
43.8% of the contact Canning gives up is hit hard, 32nd percentile.
220 pitches in 2026. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 367th in MLB.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Canning releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 53 degrees above horizontal and 0.9 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
220 tracked release points, averaging 5.5 feet off the ground.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Canning throws a fastball 42.4% of the time, against 36.5% when he is ahead.
66 pitches behind in the count, 52 ahead.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Canning projects a .346 average, 32nd percentile.
220 pitches in 2026. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 368th in MLB.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Canning has thrown 10 sweepers this season, 4.5% of his pitches, at 86.0 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
220 classified pitches in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
7.0 mph separates Canning's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 94.6 against 87.6.
61 and 44 of them respectively.
Show more
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
Take me there
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Canning throws 25.4% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 36.3% with the bases empty.
63 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 157 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Canning's changeup moves 17.6 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
81 thrown, averaging 90.2 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Canning's 4-seam fastball carries 16.0 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
61 thrown, averaging 94.6 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
He cannot find the zone often enough
Canning works off the plate, with only 33.2% of his pitches in the zone, 2nd percentile.
220 pitches in 2026. 2nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 526th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Canning's slider spins at 2,773 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
44 thrown in 2026.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Canning throws the 4-seam fastball 34.3% of the time against left-handers and 16.9% against right-handers.
83 pitches to right-handers, 137 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Canning works with 4 pitches: Changeup, 4-Seam Fastball, Slider and Sinker. The changeup is 36.8% of everything he throws.
220 classified pitches in 2026.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Canning's 4-seam fastball averages 94.6 mph, and has touched 96.2.
61 thrown, 27.7% of his pitches.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Canning has thrown 10 sweepers this season, 4.5% of his pitches, at 86.0 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
220 classified pitches in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
7.0 mph separates Canning's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 94.6 against 87.6.
61 and 44 of them respectively.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Canning puts 45.5% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 21.2% when he is ahead.
66 located pitches behind, 52 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Canning goes to the slider: 27.5% of his two-strike pitches, against 17.8% the rest of the time.
51 two-strike pitches in 2026.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Canning throws a strike on the first pitch 56.4% of the time.
55 plate appearances started in 2026.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Canning throws a fastball 42.4% of the time, against 36.5% when he is ahead.
66 pitches behind in the count, 52 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
13.6% of Canning's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
30 of 220 located pitches.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Canning lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.29 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
220 located pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Canning releases the ball 5.9 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
203 tracked pitches in 2026.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Canning releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 53 degrees above horizontal and 0.9 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
220 tracked release points, averaging 5.5 feet off the ground.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
Take me there
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.8 mph off the bat against Canning, 19th percentile.
220 pitches in 2026. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 435th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
43.8% of the contact Canning gives up is hit hard, 32nd percentile.
220 pitches in 2026. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 367th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Canning projects a .346 average, 32nd percentile.
220 pitches in 2026. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 368th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
His ball is straighter than it should be
Canning's stuff spins at 2,101 rpm, 20th percentile in the league.
220 pitches in 2026. 20th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 429th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Canning averages 91.1 mph across his arsenal, 70th percentile in the league.
220 pitches in 2026. 70th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 160th in MLB.
Padres