When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Bigge throws a fastball 64.6% of the time, against 34.1% when he is ahead.
99 pitches behind in the count, 82 ahead.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Bigge's 4-seam fastball carries 18.2 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
164 thrown, averaging 96.5 mph.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .288 expected average against them, against .189 on his fastballs.
103 of his breaking balls thrown.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Bigge's 4-seam fastball averages 96.5 mph, and has touched 98.8.
164 thrown, 51.4% of his pitches.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Bigge averages 92.7 mph across his arsenal, 90th percentile in the league.
239 pitches in 2026. 90th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 57th in MLB.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Bigge goes to the slider: 52.4% of his two-strike pitches, against 37.1% the rest of the time.
82 two-strike pitches in 2026.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Bigge projects a .240 average, 96th percentile.
239 pitches in 2026. 96th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 25th in MLB.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Bigge works off the plate, with only 39.3% of his pitches in the zone, 17th percentile.
239 pitches in 2026. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 447th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Bigge works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider and Splitter. The 4-seam fastball is 51.4% of everything he throws.
319 classified pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
15.4% of Bigge's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
49 of 319 located pitches.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Bigge releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 60 degrees above horizontal and 0.8 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
319 tracked release points, averaging 5.6 feet off the ground.
He lives on one side of the plate
Bigge works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.9 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
319 located pitches in 2026.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 31.7% of the contact Bigge gives up is hit hard, 83rd percentile.
239 pitches in 2026. 83rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 93rd in MLB.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Bigge throws the 4-seam fastball 59.6% of the time against right-handers and 41.9% against left-handers.
171 pitches to right-handers, 148 to left-handers.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Bigge throws 42.2% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 38.3% with the bases empty.
64 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 175 with the bases empty.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Bigge lands 46.7% of his fastballs in the zone and only 32% of his breaking balls.
122 of his fastballs, 103 of his breaking balls.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Bigge releases the ball 6.8 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
260 tracked pitches in 2026.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Bigge puts 38% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 40.9% of his pitches to left-handers.
129 pitches to right-handed hitters, 110 to left-handed hitters.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Bigge's slider leaves the bat at 90.9 mph, against 88.9 off his 4-seam fastball.
131 and 164 of them thrown.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Bigge puts 49.5% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 41.5% when he is ahead.
99 located pitches behind, 82 ahead.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Bigge's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,394 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
164 thrown in 2026.
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When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Bigge throws a fastball 64.6% of the time, against 34.1% when he is ahead.
99 pitches behind in the count, 82 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Bigge goes to the slider: 52.4% of his two-strike pitches, against 37.1% the rest of the time.
82 two-strike pitches in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Bigge puts 49.5% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 41.5% when he is ahead.
99 located pitches behind, 82 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Bigge's 4-seam fastball carries 18.2 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
164 thrown, averaging 96.5 mph.
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 breaking balls: a .288 expected average against them, against .189 on his fastballs.
103 of his breaking balls thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Bigge lands 46.7% of his fastballs in the zone and only 32% of his breaking balls.
122 of his fastballs, 103 of his breaking balls.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Bigge's 4-seam fastball averages 96.5 mph, and has touched 98.8.
164 thrown, 51.4% of his pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Bigge works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider and Splitter. The 4-seam fastball is 51.4% of everything he throws.
319 classified pitches in 2026.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Bigge throws the 4-seam fastball 59.6% of the time against right-handers and 41.9% against left-handers.
171 pitches to right-handers, 148 to left-handers.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Bigge's slider leaves the bat at 90.9 mph, against 88.9 off his 4-seam fastball.
131 and 164 of them thrown.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Bigge's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,394 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
164 thrown in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Bigge averages 92.7 mph across his arsenal, 90th percentile in the league.
239 pitches in 2026. 90th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 57th in MLB.
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The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Bigge projects a .240 average, 96th percentile.
239 pitches in 2026. 96th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 25th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 31.7% of the contact Bigge gives up is hit hard, 83rd percentile.
239 pitches in 2026. 83rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 93rd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Bigge works off the plate, with only 39.3% of his pitches in the zone, 17th percentile.
239 pitches in 2026. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 447th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
15.4% of Bigge's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
49 of 319 located pitches.
He lives on one side of the plate
Bigge works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.9 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
319 located pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Bigge releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 60 degrees above horizontal and 0.8 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
319 tracked release points, averaging 5.6 feet off the ground.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Bigge releases the ball 6.8 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
260 tracked pitches in 2026.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Bigge throws 42.2% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 38.3% with the bases empty.
64 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 175 with the bases empty.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Bigge puts 38% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 40.9% of his pitches to left-handers.
129 pitches to right-handed hitters, 110 to left-handed hitters.
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