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Hunter Gaddis

Guardians
Number #33
Position RP
Bats R
Throws R
Age 28
Height 6' 6"
Weight 260 lbs
Birth Place Canton, GA
Born Sep 4, 1998

Key Insights

2026
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see

Gaddis's 4-seam fastball carries 16.5 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.

43 thrown, averaging 95.1 mph.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night

Gaddis throws a strike on the first pitch 70.2% of the time.

47 plate appearances started in 2026.
His pitches move in ways that fit together

Gaddis works with 3 pitches: Slider, 4-Seam Fastball and Splitter. The slider is 56.7% of everything he throws.

171 classified pitches in 2026.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest

Gaddis lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.18 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.

171 located pitches in 2026.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice

Gaddis releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 35 degrees above horizontal and 2.2 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.

171 tracked release points, averaging 6.1 feet off the ground.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate

Gaddis throws the slider 64% of the time against right-handers and 42.1% against left-handers.

114 pitches to right-handers, 57 to left-handers.

Movement Profile (Induced Break)

Catcher's Perspective • Pitch movement relative to a spinless ball

Player Bio Data
DOB Sep 4, 1998
Birth Place Canton, GA
Height 6' 6"
Weight 260 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws R/R
College/Draft Georgia State