His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Hoffman's 4-seam fastball averages 96.8 mph, and has touched 99.5.
151 thrown, 40.1% of his pitches.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Hoffman releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 22 degrees above horizontal and 2.5 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
377 tracked release points, averaging 5.5 feet off the ground.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Hoffman's 4-seam fastball carries 15.7 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
151 thrown, averaging 96.8 mph.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .411 expected average against them, against .326 on his offspeed pitches.
175 of his fastballs thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Hoffman throws the splitter 39.1% of the time against left-handers and 7% against right-handers.
157 pitches to right-handers, 220 to left-handers.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Hoffman averages 92.5 mph across his arsenal, 86th percentile in the league.
377 pitches in 2026. 86th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 74th in MLB.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Hoffman's splitter moves 15.6 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
97 thrown, averaging 90.0 mph.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Hoffman works off the plate, with only 39.5% of his pitches in the zone, 18th percentile.
377 pitches in 2026. 18th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 441st in MLB.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
13.8% of Hoffman's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
52 of 377 located pitches.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Hoffman projects a .379 average, 9th percentile.
377 pitches in 2026. 9th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 488th in MLB.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Hoffman puts 42% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 37.7% of his pitches to left-handers.
157 pitches to right-handed hitters, 220 to left-handed hitters.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Hoffman goes to the 4-seam fastball: 44.7% of his two-strike pitches, against 38% the rest of the time.
114 two-strike pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Hoffman's slider spins at 2,703 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
105 thrown in 2026.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 31.4% of the contact Hoffman gives up is hit hard, 84th percentile.
377 pitches in 2026. 84th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 89th in MLB.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Hoffman's stuff spins at 2,380 rpm, 73rd percentile in the league.
377 pitches in 2026. 73rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 146th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Hoffman works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider, Splitter and Sinker. The 4-seam fastball is 40.1% of everything he throws.
377 classified pitches in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Hoffman puts 52.2% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 42.4% when he is ahead.
90 located pitches behind, 118 ahead.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Hoffman lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.37 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
377 located pitches in 2026.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Hoffman releases the ball 6.6 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
300 tracked pitches in 2026.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Hoffman throws a strike on the first pitch 58.9% of the time.
95 plate appearances started in 2026.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Hoffman's 4-seam fastball averages 96.8 mph, and has touched 99.5.
151 thrown, 40.1% of his pitches.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Hoffman throws the splitter 39.1% of the time against left-handers and 7% against right-handers.
157 pitches to right-handers, 220 to left-handers.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Hoffman's slider spins at 2,703 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
105 thrown in 2026.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Hoffman works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider, Splitter and Sinker. The 4-seam fastball is 40.1% of everything he throws.
377 classified pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Hoffman releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 22 degrees above horizontal and 2.5 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
377 tracked release points, averaging 5.5 feet off the ground.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Hoffman releases the ball 6.6 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
300 tracked pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Hoffman's 4-seam fastball carries 15.7 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
151 thrown, averaging 96.8 mph.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Hoffman's splitter moves 15.6 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
97 thrown, averaging 90.0 mph.
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 fastballs: a .411 expected average against them, against .326 on his offspeed pitches.
175 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Hoffman averages 92.5 mph across his arsenal, 86th percentile in the league.
377 pitches in 2026. 86th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 74th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Hoffman works off the plate, with only 39.5% of his pitches in the zone, 18th percentile.
377 pitches in 2026. 18th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 441st in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
13.8% of Hoffman's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
52 of 377 located pitches.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Hoffman lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.37 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
377 located pitches in 2026.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Hoffman projects a .379 average, 9th percentile.
377 pitches in 2026. 9th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 488th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 31.4% of the contact Hoffman gives up is hit hard, 84th percentile.
377 pitches in 2026. 84th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 89th in MLB.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Hoffman puts 42% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 37.7% of his pitches to left-handers.
157 pitches to right-handed hitters, 220 to left-handed hitters.
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 Hoffman goes to the 4-seam fastball: 44.7% of his two-strike pitches, against 38% the rest of the time.
114 two-strike pitches in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Hoffman puts 52.2% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 42.4% when he is ahead.
90 located pitches behind, 118 ahead.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Hoffman throws a strike on the first pitch 58.9% of the time.
95 plate appearances started in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Hoffman's stuff spins at 2,380 rpm, 73rd percentile in the league.
377 pitches in 2026. 73rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 146th in MLB.
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