His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Milner's sinker averages 86.8 mph, and has touched 90.1.
259 thrown, 38.4% of his pitches.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Milner releases the ball from a submarine slot, about -2 degrees above horizontal and 4.0 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
672 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 17.0 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
259 thrown, averaging 86.8 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.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Milner goes to the 4-seam fastball: 27% of his two-strike pitches, against 11.3% the rest of the time.
196 two-strike 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.
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 2.04 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
672 located pitches in 2026.
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.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Milner throws the changeup 31.3% of the time against right-handers and 4.8% against left-handers.
342 pitches to right-handers, 332 to left-handers.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Milner throws a fastball 64.6% of the time, against 47.8% when he is ahead.
164 pitches behind in the count, 209 ahead.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Milner's sinker leaves the bat at 89.5 mph, against 83.9 off his 4-seam fastball.
259 and 107 of them thrown.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Milner puts 62.8% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 41.3% when he is ahead.
164 located pitches behind, 208 ahead.
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.
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.
552 tracked pitches in 2026.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Milner works with 4 pitches: Sinker, Sweeper, Changeup and 4-Seam Fastball. The sinker is 38.4% of everything he throws.
674 classified 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 gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Milner throws a strike on the first pitch 64.8% of the time.
176 plate appearances started in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.2% of Milner's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
122 of 672 located pitches.
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.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
8.9 mph separates Milner's 4-seam fastball from his sweeper, 87.1 against 78.2.
107 and 185 of them respectively.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Milner's sinker averages 86.8 mph, and has touched 90.1.
259 thrown, 38.4% of his pitches.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Milner throws the changeup 31.3% of the time against right-handers and 4.8% against left-handers.
342 pitches to right-handers, 332 to left-handers.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Milner's sinker leaves the bat at 89.5 mph, against 83.9 off his 4-seam fastball.
259 and 107 of them thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Milner works with 4 pitches: Sinker, Sweeper, Changeup and 4-Seam Fastball. The sinker is 38.4% of everything he throws.
674 classified pitches in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
8.9 mph separates Milner's 4-seam fastball from his sweeper, 87.1 against 78.2.
107 and 185 of them respectively.
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 -2 degrees above horizontal and 4.0 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
672 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.
552 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 17.0 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
259 thrown, averaging 86.8 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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This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Milner goes to the 4-seam fastball: 27% of his two-strike pitches, against 11.3% the rest of the time.
196 two-strike pitches in 2026.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Milner throws a fastball 64.6% of the time, against 47.8% when he is ahead.
164 pitches behind in the count, 209 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Milner puts 62.8% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 41.3% when he is ahead.
164 located pitches behind, 208 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Milner throws a strike on the first pitch 64.8% of the time.
176 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
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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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 2.04 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
672 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.2% of Milner's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
122 of 672 located pitches.
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.
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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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