There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Kochanowicz's sinker leaves the bat at 92.6 mph, against 83.8 off his slider.
424 and 181 of them thrown.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Kochanowicz averages 92.5 mph across his arsenal, 87th percentile in the league.
841 pitches in 2026. 87th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 70th in MLB.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Kochanowicz goes to the 4-seam fastball: 30.4% of his two-strike pitches, against 19.8% the rest of the time.
257 two-strike pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Kochanowicz's 4-seam fastball carries 13.3 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
246 thrown, averaging 96.2 mph.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Kochanowicz 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.
1106 located pitches in 2026.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Kochanowicz's sinker averages 95.7 mph, and has touched 98.9.
424 thrown, 38.3% of his pitches.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Kochanowicz's fastball averages 96.4 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 95.3 past his 75th.
198 early fastballs, 120 late ones.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Kochanowicz's slider spins at 2,820 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
181 thrown in 2026.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Kochanowicz's sinker moves 13.0 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
424 thrown, averaging 95.7 mph.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Kochanowicz throws a fastball 66.8% of the time, against 53.1% when he is ahead.
352 pitches behind in the count, 262 ahead.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Kochanowicz throws a strike on the first pitch 54.1% of the time.
296 plate appearances started in 2026.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .371 expected average against them, against .328 on his breaking balls.
191 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Kochanowicz puts 42.2% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 45.5% of his pitches to left-handers.
404 pitches to right-handed hitters, 437 to left-handed hitters.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Kochanowicz throws the changeup 30.5% of the time against left-handers and 14.2% against right-handers.
506 pitches to right-handers, 600 to left-handers.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Kochanowicz lands 47.3% of his fastballs in the zone and only 35.2% of his breaking balls.
484 of his fastballs, 165 of his breaking balls.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.2% of Kochanowicz's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
190 of 1106 located pitches.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
44.1% of the contact Kochanowicz gives up is hit hard, 30th percentile.
841 pitches in 2026. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 377th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Kochanowicz works with 4 pitches: Sinker, Changeup, 4-Seam Fastball and Slider. The sinker is 38.3% of everything he throws.
1106 classified pitches in 2026.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Kochanowicz lives in the strike zone: 43.9% of his pitches are in it, 61st percentile.
841 pitches in 2026. 61st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 212th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.4 mph off the bat against Kochanowicz, 35th percentile.
841 pitches in 2026. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 350th in MLB.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Kochanowicz puts 54.3% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 45.4% when he is ahead.
352 located pitches behind, 262 ahead.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
10.5 mph separates Kochanowicz's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 96.2 against 85.7.
246 and 181 of them respectively.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Kochanowicz projects a .341 average, 35th percentile.
841 pitches in 2026. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 350th in MLB.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Kochanowicz's sinker leaves the bat at 92.6 mph, against 83.8 off his slider.
424 and 181 of them thrown.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Kochanowicz's sinker averages 95.7 mph, and has touched 98.9.
424 thrown, 38.3% of his pitches.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Kochanowicz's slider spins at 2,820 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
181 thrown in 2026.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Kochanowicz throws the changeup 30.5% of the time against left-handers and 14.2% against right-handers.
506 pitches to right-handers, 600 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Kochanowicz works with 4 pitches: Sinker, Changeup, 4-Seam Fastball and Slider. The sinker is 38.3% of everything he throws.
1106 classified pitches in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
10.5 mph separates Kochanowicz's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 96.2 against 85.7.
246 and 181 of them respectively.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Kochanowicz averages 92.5 mph across his arsenal, 87th percentile in the league.
841 pitches in 2026. 87th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 70th in MLB.
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 Kochanowicz goes to the 4-seam fastball: 30.4% of his two-strike pitches, against 19.8% the rest of the time.
257 two-strike pitches in 2026.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Kochanowicz throws a fastball 66.8% of the time, against 53.1% when he is ahead.
352 pitches behind in the count, 262 ahead.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Kochanowicz throws a strike on the first pitch 54.1% of the time.
296 plate appearances started in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Kochanowicz puts 54.3% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 45.4% when he is ahead.
352 located pitches behind, 262 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Kochanowicz's 4-seam fastball carries 13.3 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
246 thrown, averaging 96.2 mph.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Kochanowicz's sinker moves 13.0 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
424 thrown, averaging 95.7 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Kochanowicz 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.
1106 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.2% of Kochanowicz's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
190 of 1106 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Kochanowicz's fastball averages 96.4 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 95.3 past his 75th.
198 early fastballs, 120 late ones.
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 offspeed pitches: a .371 expected average against them, against .328 on his breaking balls.
191 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Kochanowicz lands 47.3% of his fastballs in the zone and only 35.2% of his breaking balls.
484 of his fastballs, 165 of his breaking balls.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Kochanowicz puts 42.2% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 45.5% of his pitches to left-handers.
404 pitches to right-handed hitters, 437 to left-handed hitters.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
44.1% of the contact Kochanowicz gives up is hit hard, 30th percentile.
841 pitches in 2026. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 377th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.4 mph off the bat against Kochanowicz, 35th percentile.
841 pitches in 2026. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 350th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Kochanowicz projects a .341 average, 35th percentile.
841 pitches in 2026. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 350th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Kochanowicz lives in the strike zone: 43.9% of his pitches are in it, 61st percentile.
841 pitches in 2026. 61st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 212th in MLB.
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