This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Murray goes to the sweeper: 37% of his two-strike pitches, against 20.5% the rest of the time.
46 two-strike pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Murray's sweeper moves 16.0 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
42 thrown, averaging 81.0 mph.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Murray throws 41% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 48.6% with the bases empty.
61 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 107 with the bases empty.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Murray throws a strike on the first pitch 70.5% of the time.
44 plate appearances started in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
14.3 mph separates Murray's 4-seam fastball from his sweeper, 95.3 against 81.0.
78 and 42 of them respectively.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Murray's 4-seam fastball carries 14.7 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
78 thrown, averaging 95.3 mph.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Murray lives in the strike zone: 45.8% of his pitches are in it, 79th percentile.
168 pitches in 2026. 79th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 112th in MLB.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Murray releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 35 degrees above horizontal and 2.0 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
168 tracked release points, averaging 5.6 feet off the ground.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Murray's 4-seam fastball averages 95.3 mph, and has touched 97.3.
78 thrown, 46.4% of his pitches.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Murray throws a fastball 83.7% of the time, against 66.1% when he is ahead.
43 pitches behind in the count, 59 ahead.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Murray projects a .285 average, 84th percentile.
168 pitches in 2026. 84th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 87th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Murray works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Sweeper, Sinker and Cutter. The 4-seam fastball is 46.4% of everything he throws.
168 classified pitches in 2026.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Murray averages 91.0 mph across his arsenal, 68th percentile in the league.
168 pitches in 2026. 68th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 174th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.2 mph off the bat against Murray, 24th percentile.
168 pitches in 2026. 24th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 408th in MLB.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Murray lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.36 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
168 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.9% of Murray's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
30 of 168 located pitches.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Murray releases the ball 6.1 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
137 tracked pitches in 2026.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Murray throws the sinker 26.8% of the time against right-handers and 15% against left-handers.
41 pitches to right-handers, 127 to left-handers.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Murray's stuff spins at 2,357 rpm, 67th percentile in the league.
168 pitches in 2026. 67th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 179th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Murray's sweeper leaves the bat at 92.5 mph, against 90.2 off his 4-seam fastball.
42 and 78 of them thrown.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Murray's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,422 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
78 thrown in 2026.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 37.1% of the contact Murray gives up is hit hard, 62nd percentile.
168 pitches in 2026. 62nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 205th in MLB.
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This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Murray goes to the sweeper: 37% of his two-strike pitches, against 20.5% the rest of the time.
46 two-strike pitches in 2026.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Murray throws a strike on the first pitch 70.5% of the time.
44 plate appearances started in 2026.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Murray throws a fastball 83.7% of the time, against 66.1% when he is ahead.
43 pitches behind in the count, 59 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Murray's sweeper moves 16.0 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
42 thrown, averaging 81.0 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Murray's 4-seam fastball carries 14.7 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
78 thrown, averaging 95.3 mph.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Murray throws 41% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 48.6% with the bases empty.
61 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 107 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
14.3 mph separates Murray's 4-seam fastball from his sweeper, 95.3 against 81.0.
78 and 42 of them respectively.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Murray's 4-seam fastball averages 95.3 mph, and has touched 97.3.
78 thrown, 46.4% of his pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Murray works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Sweeper, Sinker and Cutter. The 4-seam fastball is 46.4% of everything he throws.
168 classified pitches in 2026.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Murray throws the sinker 26.8% of the time against right-handers and 15% against left-handers.
41 pitches to right-handers, 127 to left-handers.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Murray's sweeper leaves the bat at 92.5 mph, against 90.2 off his 4-seam fastball.
42 and 78 of them thrown.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Murray's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,422 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
78 thrown in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Murray lives in the strike zone: 45.8% of his pitches are in it, 79th percentile.
168 pitches in 2026. 79th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 112th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Murray releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 35 degrees above horizontal and 2.0 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
168 tracked release points, averaging 5.6 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Murray releases the ball 6.1 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
137 tracked pitches in 2026.
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The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Murray projects a .285 average, 84th percentile.
168 pitches in 2026. 84th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 87th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.2 mph off the bat against Murray, 24th percentile.
168 pitches in 2026. 24th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 408th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 37.1% of the contact Murray gives up is hit hard, 62nd percentile.
168 pitches in 2026. 62nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 205th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Murray averages 91.0 mph across his arsenal, 68th percentile in the league.
168 pitches in 2026. 68th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 174th in MLB.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Murray lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.36 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
168 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.9% of Murray's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
30 of 168 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Murray's stuff spins at 2,357 rpm, 67th percentile in the league.
168 pitches in 2026. 67th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 179th in MLB.
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