The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
21.2 mph separates Harris's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 95.2 against 74.0.
822 and 357 of them respectively.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Harris's 4-seam fastball carries 17.4 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
822 thrown, averaging 95.2 mph.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Harris's changeup moves 16.6 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
53 thrown, averaging 83.9 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Harris's changeup leaves the bat at 89.7 mph, against 79.4 off his slider.
53 and 84 of them thrown.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 26.2% of the contact Harris gives up is hit hard, 94th percentile.
421 pitches in 2026. 94th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 34th in MLB.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Harris puts 62.6% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 41.7% when he is ahead.
412 located pitches behind, 348 ahead.
He lives on one side of the plate
Harris works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 3.5 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
1329 located pitches in 2026.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Harris lives in the strike zone: 45.6% of his pitches are in it, 78th percentile.
421 pitches in 2026. 78th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 118th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Harris works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Curveball and Slider. The 4-seam fastball is 61.7% of everything he throws.
1333 classified pitches in 2026.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Harris releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 37 degrees above horizontal and 2.0 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
1329 tracked release points, averaging 5.9 feet off the ground.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Harris is weak: 84.2 mph off the bat on average, 92nd percentile.
421 pitches in 2026. 92nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 45th in MLB.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Harris lands 52.5% of his fastballs in the zone and only 36.7% of his breaking balls.
242 of his fastballs, 160 of his breaking balls.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Harris puts 43.3% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 47.5% of his pitches to left-handers.
197 pitches to right-handed hitters, 224 to left-handed hitters.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Harris averages 88.3 mph across his arsenal, 29th percentile in the league.
421 pitches in 2026. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 379th in MLB.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Harris throws a strike on the first pitch 55% of the time.
309 plate appearances started in 2026.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Harris lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.27 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
1329 located pitches in 2026.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Harris projects a .282 average, 86th percentile.
421 pitches in 2026. 86th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 78th in MLB.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Harris's 4-seam fastball averages 95.2 mph, and has touched 97.9.
822 thrown, 61.7% of his pitches.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Harris throws a fastball 72.3% of the time, against 61.5% when he is ahead.
412 pitches behind in the count, 351 ahead.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Harris throws 47.8% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 44.4% with the bases empty.
138 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 283 with the bases empty.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Harris's stuff spins at 2,372 rpm, 71st percentile in the league.
421 pitches in 2026. 71st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 156th in MLB.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Harris's curveball spins at 2,655 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
357 thrown in 2026.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Harris throws the slider 15.3% of the time against left-handers and 0% against right-handers.
785 pitches to right-handers, 548 to left-handers.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Harris goes to the curveball: 29.7% of his two-strike pitches, against 25.4% the rest of the time.
428 two-strike pitches in 2026.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Harris releases the ball 6.6 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
1228 tracked pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
21.6% of Harris's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
287 of 1329 located pitches.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Harris has thrown 53 changeups this season, 4% of his pitches, at 83.9 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
1333 classified pitches in 2026.
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The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
21.2 mph separates Harris's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 95.2 against 74.0.
822 and 357 of them respectively.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Harris's changeup leaves the bat at 89.7 mph, against 79.4 off his slider.
53 and 84 of them thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Harris works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Curveball and Slider. The 4-seam fastball is 61.7% of everything he throws.
1333 classified pitches in 2026.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Harris's 4-seam fastball averages 95.2 mph, and has touched 97.9.
822 thrown, 61.7% of his pitches.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Harris's curveball spins at 2,655 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
357 thrown in 2026.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Harris throws the slider 15.3% of the time against left-handers and 0% against right-handers.
785 pitches to right-handers, 548 to left-handers.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Harris has thrown 53 changeups this season, 4% of his pitches, at 83.9 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
1333 classified pitches in 2026.
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The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Harris's 4-seam fastball carries 17.4 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
822 thrown, averaging 95.2 mph.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Harris's changeup moves 16.6 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
53 thrown, averaging 83.9 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 26.2% of the contact Harris gives up is hit hard, 94th percentile.
421 pitches in 2026. 94th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 34th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Harris is weak: 84.2 mph off the bat on average, 92nd percentile.
421 pitches in 2026. 92nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 45th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Harris projects a .282 average, 86th percentile.
421 pitches in 2026. 86th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 78th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Harris puts 62.6% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 41.7% when he is ahead.
412 located pitches behind, 348 ahead.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Harris throws a strike on the first pitch 55% of the time.
309 plate appearances started in 2026.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Harris throws a fastball 72.3% of the time, against 61.5% when he is ahead.
412 pitches behind in the count, 351 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Harris goes to the curveball: 29.7% of his two-strike pitches, against 25.4% the rest of the time.
428 two-strike pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He lives on one side of the plate
Harris works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 3.5 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
1329 located pitches in 2026.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Harris lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.27 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
1329 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
21.6% of Harris's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
287 of 1329 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Harris lives in the strike zone: 45.6% of his pitches are in it, 78th percentile.
421 pitches in 2026. 78th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 118th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Harris releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 37 degrees above horizontal and 2.0 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
1329 tracked release points, averaging 5.9 feet off the ground.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Harris releases the ball 6.6 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
1228 tracked pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Harris lands 52.5% of his fastballs in the zone and only 36.7% of his breaking balls.
242 of his fastballs, 160 of his breaking balls.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Harris puts 43.3% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 47.5% of his pitches to left-handers.
197 pitches to right-handed hitters, 224 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Harris averages 88.3 mph across his arsenal, 29th percentile in the league.
421 pitches in 2026. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 379th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Harris throws 47.8% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 44.4% with the bases empty.
138 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 283 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Harris's stuff spins at 2,372 rpm, 71st percentile in the league.
421 pitches in 2026. 71st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 156th in MLB.
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