One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Dreyer's 4-seam fastball carries 19.1 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
494 thrown, averaging 94.0 mph.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Dreyer throws a fastball 61.1% of the time, against 40.1% when he is ahead.
252 pitches behind in the count, 317 ahead.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Dreyer puts 46.8% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 39.6% of his pitches to left-handers.
173 pitches to right-handed hitters, 169 to left-handed hitters.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
13.2 mph separates Dreyer's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 94.0 against 80.8.
494 and 170 of them respectively.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Dreyer works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider and Curveball. The 4-seam fastball is 47.6% of everything he throws.
1037 classified pitches in 2026.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Dreyer's stuff spins at 2,440 rpm, 82nd percentile in the league.
342 pitches in 2026. 82nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 96th in MLB.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Dreyer puts 61.5% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 42.3% when he is ahead.
252 located pitches behind, 317 ahead.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Dreyer projects a .294 average, 80th percentile.
342 pitches in 2026. 80th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 107th in MLB.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Dreyer releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 41 degrees above horizontal and 1.8 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
1037 tracked release points, averaging 5.9 feet off the ground.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Dreyer's curveball leaves the bat at 90.5 mph, against 86.5 off his slider.
170 and 373 of them thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Dreyer lands 49.7% of his fastballs in the zone and only 36.8% of his breaking balls.
171 of his fastballs, 171 of his breaking balls.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Dreyer throws the slider 45.1% of the time against left-handers and 29.5% against right-handers.
607 pitches to right-handers, 430 to left-handers.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Dreyer throws a strike on the first pitch 64% of the time.
261 plate appearances started in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Dreyer's curveball spins at 2,546 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
170 thrown in 2026.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Dreyer goes to the slider: 39.2% of his two-strike pitches, against 34.5% the rest of the time.
324 two-strike pitches in 2026.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Dreyer releases the ball 6.6 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
961 tracked pitches in 2026.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Dreyer's 4-seam fastball averages 94.0 mph, and has touched 97.6.
494 thrown, 47.6% of his pitches.
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One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Dreyer's 4-seam fastball carries 19.1 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
494 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 Dreyer throws a fastball 61.1% of the time, against 40.1% when he is ahead.
252 pitches behind in the count, 317 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Dreyer puts 61.5% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 42.3% when he is ahead.
252 located pitches behind, 317 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Dreyer throws a strike on the first pitch 64% of the time.
261 plate appearances started in 2026.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Dreyer goes to the slider: 39.2% of his two-strike pitches, against 34.5% the rest of the time.
324 two-strike pitches in 2026.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Dreyer puts 46.8% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 39.6% of his pitches to left-handers.
173 pitches to right-handed hitters, 169 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
13.2 mph separates Dreyer's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 94.0 against 80.8.
494 and 170 of them respectively.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Dreyer works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider and Curveball. The 4-seam fastball is 47.6% of everything he throws.
1037 classified pitches in 2026.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Dreyer's curveball leaves the bat at 90.5 mph, against 86.5 off his slider.
170 and 373 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Dreyer throws the slider 45.1% of the time against left-handers and 29.5% against right-handers.
607 pitches to right-handers, 430 to left-handers.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Dreyer's curveball spins at 2,546 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
170 thrown in 2026.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Dreyer's 4-seam fastball averages 94.0 mph, and has touched 97.6.
494 thrown, 47.6% of his pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Dreyer's stuff spins at 2,440 rpm, 82nd percentile in the league.
342 pitches in 2026. 82nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 96th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Dreyer projects a .294 average, 80th percentile.
342 pitches in 2026. 80th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 107th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Dreyer releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 41 degrees above horizontal and 1.8 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
1037 tracked release points, averaging 5.9 feet off the ground.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Dreyer releases the ball 6.6 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
961 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
Dreyer lands 49.7% of his fastballs in the zone and only 36.8% of his breaking balls.
171 of his fastballs, 171 of his breaking balls.
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