One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Brown's knuckle curve carries 16.7 inches of drop against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
344 thrown, averaging 83.5 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Brown's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 91.7 mph, against 79.7 off his sinker.
560 and 593 of them thrown.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Brown goes to the knuckle curve: 27.8% of his two-strike pitches, against 14.2% the rest of the time.
569 two-strike pitches in 2026.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Brown averages 92.3 mph across his arsenal, 84th percentile in the league.
180 pitches in 2026. 84th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 88th in MLB.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Brown's sinker moves 15.2 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
593 thrown, averaging 96.0 mph.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Brown's sinker averages 96.0 mph, and has touched 98.7.
593 thrown, 31.5% of his pitches.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Brown projects a .244 average, 95th percentile.
180 pitches in 2026. 95th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 30th in MLB.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Brown lives in the strike zone: 46.1% of his pitches are in it, 82nd percentile.
180 pitches in 2026. 82nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 100th in MLB.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Brown lands 50.4% of his fastballs in the zone and only 34% of his breaking balls.
115 of his fastballs, 53 of his breaking balls.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 30% of the contact Brown gives up is hit hard, 88th percentile.
180 pitches in 2026. 88th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 68th in MLB.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Brown throws the sinker 43.1% of the time against right-handers and 23.8% against left-handers.
751 pitches to right-handers, 1130 to left-handers.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Brown releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 41 degrees above horizontal and 1.9 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
1881 tracked release points, averaging 6.0 feet off the ground.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Brown is weak: 85.6 mph off the bat on average, 85th percentile.
180 pitches in 2026. 85th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 84th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Brown works with 5 pitches: Sinker, 4-Seam Fastball, Knuckle Curve and Slider, and a little else. The sinker is 31.5% of everything he throws.
1881 classified pitches in 2026.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Brown throws a strike on the first pitch 56.1% of the time.
453 plate appearances started in 2026.
He lives on one side of the plate
Brown works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.9 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
1881 located pitches in 2026.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Brown releases the ball 6.7 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
1799 tracked pitches in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
12.7 mph separates Brown's 4-seam fastball from his knuckle curve, 96.2 against 83.5.
560 and 344 of them respectively.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Brown throws a fastball 67.4% of the time, against 59.4% when he is ahead.
568 pitches behind in the count, 515 ahead.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .272 expected average against them, against .238 on his fastballs.
53 of his breaking balls thrown.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Brown puts 54.2% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 41.2% when he is ahead.
568 located pitches behind, 515 ahead.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Brown's fastball averages 96.3 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 95.8 past his 75th.
352 early fastballs, 224 late ones.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Brown's knuckle curve spins at 2,524 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
344 thrown in 2026.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Brown has thrown 29 cutters this season, 1.5% of his pitches, at 93.0 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
1881 classified pitches in 2026.
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One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Brown's knuckle curve carries 16.7 inches of drop against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
344 thrown, averaging 83.5 mph.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Brown's sinker moves 15.2 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
593 thrown, averaging 96.0 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Brown's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 91.7 mph, against 79.7 off his sinker.
560 and 593 of them thrown.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Brown's sinker averages 96.0 mph, and has touched 98.7.
593 thrown, 31.5% of his pitches.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Brown throws the sinker 43.1% of the time against right-handers and 23.8% against left-handers.
751 pitches to right-handers, 1130 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Brown works with 5 pitches: Sinker, 4-Seam Fastball, Knuckle Curve and Slider, and a little else. The sinker is 31.5% of everything he throws.
1881 classified pitches in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
12.7 mph separates Brown's 4-seam fastball from his knuckle curve, 96.2 against 83.5.
560 and 344 of them respectively.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Brown's knuckle curve spins at 2,524 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
344 thrown in 2026.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Brown has thrown 29 cutters this season, 1.5% of his pitches, at 93.0 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
1881 classified pitches in 2026.
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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 Brown goes to the knuckle curve: 27.8% of his two-strike pitches, against 14.2% the rest of the time.
569 two-strike pitches in 2026.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Brown throws a strike on the first pitch 56.1% of the time.
453 plate appearances started in 2026.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Brown throws a fastball 67.4% of the time, against 59.4% when he is ahead.
568 pitches behind in the count, 515 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Brown puts 54.2% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 41.2% when he is ahead.
568 located pitches behind, 515 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Brown averages 92.3 mph across his arsenal, 84th percentile in the league.
180 pitches in 2026. 84th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 88th in MLB.
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The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Brown projects a .244 average, 95th percentile.
180 pitches in 2026. 95th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 30th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 30% of the contact Brown gives up is hit hard, 88th percentile.
180 pitches in 2026. 88th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 68th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Brown is weak: 85.6 mph off the bat on average, 85th percentile.
180 pitches in 2026. 85th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 84th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Brown lives in the strike zone: 46.1% of his pitches are in it, 82nd percentile.
180 pitches in 2026. 82nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 100th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Brown lands 50.4% of his fastballs in the zone and only 34% of his breaking balls.
115 of his fastballs, 53 of his breaking balls.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .272 expected average against them, against .238 on his fastballs.
53 of his breaking balls thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Brown releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 41 degrees above horizontal and 1.9 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
1881 tracked release points, averaging 6.0 feet off the ground.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Brown releases the ball 6.7 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
1799 tracked pitches in 2026.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Brown's fastball averages 96.3 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 95.8 past his 75th.
352 early fastballs, 224 late ones.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He lives on one side of the plate
Brown works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.9 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
1881 located pitches in 2026.
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