One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Gibaut's sweeper moves 101.8 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
64 thrown, averaging 83.5 mph.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Gibaut throws a fastball 78.5% of the time, against 54.5% when he is ahead.
107 pitches behind in the count, 101 ahead.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Gibaut's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 91.0 mph, against 83.6 off his sweeper.
200 and 64 of them thrown.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Gibaut's 4-seam fastball carries 17.3 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
200 thrown, averaging 94.0 mph.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Gibaut lives in the strike zone: 50.8% of his pitches are in it, 88th percentile.
388 pitches in 2025. 88th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 96th in MLB.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Gibaut releases the ball 7.0 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
388 tracked pitches in 2025.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Gibaut projects a .296 average, 89th percentile.
388 pitches in 2025. 89th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 84th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Gibaut works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Sweeper, Slider and Cutter. The 4-seam fastball is 51.5% of everything he throws.
388 classified pitches in 2025.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 33.7% of the contact Gibaut gives up is hit hard, 87th percentile.
388 pitches in 2025. 87th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 106th in MLB.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Gibaut puts 62.6% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 43.6% when he is ahead.
107 located pitches behind, 101 ahead.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Gibaut's sweeper spins at 2,656 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
64 thrown in 2025.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Gibaut throws 47.9% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 51.4% with the bases empty.
71 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 317 with the bases empty.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Gibaut lands 54.7% of his fastballs in the zone and only 43.8% of his breaking balls.
254 of his fastballs, 121 of his breaking balls.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Gibaut goes to the slider: 19% of his two-strike pitches, against 13.2% the rest of the time.
100 two-strike pitches in 2025.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Gibaut averages 90.5 mph across his arsenal, 64th percentile in the league.
388 pitches in 2025. 64th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 278th in MLB.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
21.9% of Gibaut's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
85 of 388 located pitches.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Gibaut throws the sweeper 21.7% of the time against right-handers and 10.2% against left-handers.
212 pitches to right-handers, 176 to left-handers.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
10.5 mph separates Gibaut's 4-seam fastball from his sweeper, 94.0 against 83.5.
200 and 64 of them respectively.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Gibaut's 4-seam fastball averages 94.0 mph, and has touched 96.4.
200 thrown, 51.5% of his pitches.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Gibaut is weak: 88.4 mph off the bat on average, 62nd percentile.
388 pitches in 2025. 62nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 300th in MLB.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Gibaut has thrown 13 changeups this season, 3.4% of his pitches, at 84.3 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
388 classified pitches in 2025.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Gibaut's sweeper moves 101.8 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
64 thrown, averaging 83.5 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Gibaut's 4-seam fastball carries 17.3 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
200 thrown, averaging 94.0 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Gibaut throws a fastball 78.5% of the time, against 54.5% when he is ahead.
107 pitches behind in the count, 101 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Gibaut puts 62.6% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 43.6% when he is ahead.
107 located pitches behind, 101 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Gibaut goes to the slider: 19% of his two-strike pitches, against 13.2% the rest of the time.
100 two-strike pitches in 2025.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Gibaut's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 91.0 mph, against 83.6 off his sweeper.
200 and 64 of them thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Gibaut works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Sweeper, Slider and Cutter. The 4-seam fastball is 51.5% of everything he throws.
388 classified pitches in 2025.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Gibaut's sweeper spins at 2,656 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
64 thrown in 2025.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Gibaut throws the sweeper 21.7% of the time against right-handers and 10.2% against left-handers.
212 pitches to right-handers, 176 to left-handers.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
10.5 mph separates Gibaut's 4-seam fastball from his sweeper, 94.0 against 83.5.
200 and 64 of them respectively.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Gibaut's 4-seam fastball averages 94.0 mph, and has touched 96.4.
200 thrown, 51.5% of his pitches.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Gibaut has thrown 13 changeups this season, 3.4% of his pitches, at 84.3 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
388 classified pitches in 2025.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Gibaut lives in the strike zone: 50.8% of his pitches are in it, 88th percentile.
388 pitches in 2025. 88th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 96th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Gibaut releases the ball 7.0 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
388 tracked pitches in 2025.
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The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Gibaut projects a .296 average, 89th percentile.
388 pitches in 2025. 89th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 84th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 33.7% of the contact Gibaut gives up is hit hard, 87th percentile.
388 pitches in 2025. 87th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 106th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Gibaut is weak: 88.4 mph off the bat on average, 62nd percentile.
388 pitches in 2025. 62nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 300th in MLB.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Gibaut throws 47.9% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 51.4% with the bases empty.
71 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 317 with the bases empty.
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He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Gibaut lands 54.7% of his fastballs in the zone and only 43.8% of his breaking balls.
254 of his fastballs, 121 of his breaking balls.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Gibaut averages 90.5 mph across his arsenal, 64th percentile in the league.
388 pitches in 2025. 64th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 278th in MLB.
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He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
21.9% of Gibaut's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
85 of 388 located pitches.
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