His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Chavez's cutter averages 87.9 mph, and has touched 89.9.
66 thrown, 38.6% of his pitches.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Chavez's sinker moves 117.2 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
59 thrown, averaging 89.6 mph.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Chavez releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 28 degrees above horizontal and 1.3 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
171 tracked release points, averaging 5.0 feet off the ground.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Chavez goes to the changeup: 25.5% of his two-strike pitches, against 13.7% the rest of the time.
47 two-strike pitches in 2025.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Chavez lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.13 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
171 located pitches in 2025.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Chavez averages 86.7 mph across his arsenal, 17th percentile in the league.
171 pitches in 2025. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 644th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 91.0 mph off the bat against Chavez, 13th percentile.
171 pitches in 2025. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 677th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Chavez's cutter leaves the bat at 95.2 mph, against 90.7 off his sinker.
66 and 59 of them thrown.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Chavez's stuff spins at 2,086 rpm, 14th percentile in the league.
171 pitches in 2025. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 668th in MLB.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Chavez's cutter carries 12.4 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
66 thrown, averaging 87.9 mph.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Chavez puts 50% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 30.4% when he is ahead.
52 located pitches behind, 46 ahead.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Chavez throws a fastball 75% of the time, against 63% when he is ahead.
52 pitches behind in the count, 46 ahead.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Chavez works with 4 pitches: Cutter, Sinker, Changeup and Curveball. The cutter is 38.6% of everything he throws.
171 classified pitches in 2025.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Chavez throws the changeup 26.5% of the time against left-handers and 10.7% against right-handers.
103 pitches to right-handers, 68 to left-handers.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Chavez throws a strike on the first pitch 65.1% of the time.
43 plate appearances started in 2025.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Chavez projects a .348 average, 32nd percentile.
171 pitches in 2025. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 533rd in MLB.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Chavez releases the ball 6.2 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
171 tracked pitches in 2025.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Chavez has thrown 8 sliders this season, 4.7% of his pitches, at 80.4 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
171 classified pitches in 2025.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Chavez's cutter averages 87.9 mph, and has touched 89.9.
66 thrown, 38.6% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Chavez's cutter leaves the bat at 95.2 mph, against 90.7 off his sinker.
66 and 59 of them thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Chavez works with 4 pitches: Cutter, Sinker, Changeup and Curveball. The cutter is 38.6% of everything he throws.
171 classified pitches in 2025.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Chavez throws the changeup 26.5% of the time against left-handers and 10.7% against right-handers.
103 pitches to right-handers, 68 to left-handers.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Chavez has thrown 8 sliders this season, 4.7% of his pitches, at 80.4 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
171 classified pitches in 2025.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Chavez's sinker moves 117.2 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
59 thrown, averaging 89.6 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Chavez's cutter carries 12.4 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
66 thrown, averaging 87.9 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Chavez releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 28 degrees above horizontal and 1.3 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
171 tracked release points, averaging 5.0 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Chavez releases the ball 6.2 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
171 tracked pitches in 2025.
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 Chavez goes to the changeup: 25.5% of his two-strike pitches, against 13.7% the rest of the time.
47 two-strike pitches in 2025.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Chavez puts 50% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 30.4% when he is ahead.
52 located pitches behind, 46 ahead.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Chavez throws a fastball 75% of the time, against 63% when he is ahead.
52 pitches behind in the count, 46 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Chavez throws a strike on the first pitch 65.1% of the time.
43 plate appearances started in 2025.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Chavez lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.13 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
171 located pitches in 2025.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Chavez averages 86.7 mph across his arsenal, 17th percentile in the league.
171 pitches in 2025. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 644th in MLB.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 91.0 mph off the bat against Chavez, 13th percentile.
171 pitches in 2025. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 677th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Chavez projects a .348 average, 32nd percentile.
171 pitches in 2025. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 533rd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Chavez's stuff spins at 2,086 rpm, 14th percentile in the league.
171 pitches in 2025. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 668th in MLB.
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