His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Milner's sinker averages 87.0 mph, and has touched 90.1.
131 thrown, 43.4% of his pitches.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Milner goes to the 4-seam fastball: 26.5% of his two-strike pitches, against 5% the rest of the time.
83 two-strike pitches in 2026.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Milner releases the ball from a submarine slot, about -1 degrees above horizontal and 3.9 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
300 tracked release points, averaging 4.3 feet off the ground.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Milner averages 83.5 mph across his arsenal, 1st percentile in the league.
302 pitches in 2026. 1st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 529th in MLB.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Milner's sinker moves 17.4 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
131 thrown, averaging 87.0 mph.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Milner lands 58.3% of his fastballs in the zone and only 25.5% of his offspeed pitches.
164 of his fastballs, 51 of his offspeed pitches.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Milner lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.01 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
300 located pitches in 2026.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Milner lives in the strike zone: 48.3% of his pitches are in it, 92nd percentile.
302 pitches in 2026. 92nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 46th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Milner's sweeper leaves the bat at 92.0 mph, against 82.6 off his changeup.
87 and 51 of them thrown.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Milner's stuff spins at 1,795 rpm, 1st percentile in the league.
302 pitches in 2026. 1st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 531st in MLB.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Milner throws a fastball 65.5% of the time, against 44.7% when he is ahead.
87 pitches behind in the count, 85 ahead.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Milner throws the changeup 31.5% of the time against right-handers and 3.2% against left-handers.
146 pitches to right-handers, 156 to left-handers.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .329 expected average against them, against .277 on his breaking balls.
164 of his fastballs thrown.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Milner puts 65.5% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 46.4% when he is ahead.
87 located pitches behind, 84 ahead.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Milner works with 4 pitches: Sinker, Sweeper, Changeup and 4-Seam Fastball. The sinker is 43.4% of everything he throws.
302 classified pitches in 2026.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Milner releases the ball 6.8 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
181 tracked pitches in 2026.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 34.8% of the contact Milner gives up is hit hard, 71st percentile.
302 pitches in 2026. 71st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 156th in MLB.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.3% of Milner's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
52 of 300 located pitches.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Milner throws a strike on the first pitch 61.7% of the time.
81 plate appearances started in 2026.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Milner projects a .313 average, 61st percentile.
302 pitches in 2026. 61st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 208th in MLB.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Milner's sinker averages 87.0 mph, and has touched 90.1.
131 thrown, 43.4% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Milner's sweeper leaves the bat at 92.0 mph, against 82.6 off his changeup.
87 and 51 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Milner throws the changeup 31.5% of the time against right-handers and 3.2% against left-handers.
146 pitches to right-handers, 156 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Milner works with 4 pitches: Sinker, Sweeper, Changeup and 4-Seam Fastball. The sinker is 43.4% of everything he throws.
302 classified pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Milner goes to the 4-seam fastball: 26.5% of his two-strike pitches, against 5% the rest of the time.
83 two-strike pitches in 2026.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Milner throws a fastball 65.5% of the time, against 44.7% when he is ahead.
87 pitches behind in the count, 85 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Milner puts 65.5% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 46.4% when he is ahead.
87 located pitches behind, 84 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Milner throws a strike on the first pitch 61.7% of the time.
81 plate appearances started in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Milner releases the ball from a submarine slot, about -1 degrees above horizontal and 3.9 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
300 tracked release points, averaging 4.3 feet off the ground.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Milner releases the ball 6.8 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
181 tracked pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Milner averages 83.5 mph across his arsenal, 1st percentile in the league.
302 pitches in 2026. 1st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 529th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Milner's sinker moves 17.4 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
131 thrown, averaging 87.0 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Milner lands 58.3% of his fastballs in the zone and only 25.5% of his offspeed pitches.
164 of his fastballs, 51 of his offspeed pitches.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .329 expected average against them, against .277 on his breaking balls.
164 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Milner lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.01 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
300 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.3% of Milner's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
52 of 300 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Milner lives in the strike zone: 48.3% of his pitches are in it, 92nd percentile.
302 pitches in 2026. 92nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 46th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Milner's stuff spins at 1,795 rpm, 1st percentile in the league.
302 pitches in 2026. 1st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 531st in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 34.8% of the contact Milner gives up is hit hard, 71st percentile.
302 pitches in 2026. 71st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 156th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Milner projects a .313 average, 61st percentile.
302 pitches in 2026. 61st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 208th in MLB.
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