One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Luzardo's sinker moves 18.1 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
128 thrown, averaging 96.1 mph.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Luzardo's 4-seam fastball averages 97.0 mph, and has touched 99.2.
226 thrown, 26.3% of his pitches.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Luzardo lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.06 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
859 located pitches in 2026.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Luzardo releases the ball 5.6 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
688 tracked pitches in 2026.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Luzardo throws the sinker 37.3% of the time against left-handers and 9.4% against right-handers.
690 pitches to right-handers, 169 to left-handers.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Luzardo puts 55.7% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 30.1% when he is ahead.
246 located pitches behind, 226 ahead.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Luzardo works off the plate, with only 39.8% of his pitches in the zone, 21st percentile.
859 pitches in 2026. 21st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 427th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Luzardo is weak: 84.6 mph off the bat on average, 90th percentile.
859 pitches in 2026. 90th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 57th in MLB.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Luzardo's 4-seam fastball carries 13.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
226 thrown, averaging 97.0 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Luzardo's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 87.2 mph, against 81.3 off his changeup.
226 and 190 of them thrown.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Luzardo releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 33 degrees above horizontal and 2.2 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
859 tracked release points, averaging 5.6 feet off the ground.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .362 expected average against them, against .303 on his offspeed pitches.
315 of his breaking balls thrown.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 28.7% of the contact Luzardo gives up is hit hard, 90th percentile.
859 pitches in 2026. 90th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 55th in MLB.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Luzardo throws 35.8% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 40.7% with the bases empty.
162 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 697 with the bases empty.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Luzardo goes to the 4-seam fastball: 32.5% of his two-strike pitches, against 23.6% the rest of the time.
265 two-strike pitches in 2026.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Luzardo throws a fastball 42.3% of the time, against 29.2% when he is ahead.
246 pitches behind in the count, 226 ahead.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Luzardo's fastball averages 97.0 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 96.0 past his 75th.
112 early fastballs, 76 late ones.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
16.8% of Luzardo's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
144 of 859 located pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Luzardo works with 4 pitches: Sweeper, 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup and Sinker. The sweeper is 36.7% of everything he throws.
859 classified pitches in 2026.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Luzardo's stuff spins at 2,166 rpm, 30th percentile in the league.
859 pitches in 2026. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 374th in MLB.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Luzardo lands 46.3% of his fastballs in the zone and only 34.9% of his breaking balls.
354 of his fastballs, 315 of his breaking balls.
He lives on one side of the plate
Luzardo works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.1 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
859 located pitches in 2026.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Luzardo averages 90.5 mph across his arsenal, 63rd percentile in the league.
859 pitches in 2026. 63rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 198th in MLB.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
10.8 mph separates Luzardo's 4-seam fastball from his sweeper, 97.0 against 86.2.
226 and 315 of them respectively.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Luzardo throws a strike on the first pitch 57.9% of the time.
214 plate appearances started in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Luzardo's sweeper spins at 2,371 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
315 thrown in 2026.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Luzardo projects a .338 average, 38th percentile.
859 pitches in 2026. 38th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 334th in MLB.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Luzardo's sinker moves 18.1 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
128 thrown, averaging 96.1 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Luzardo's 4-seam fastball carries 13.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
226 thrown, averaging 97.0 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Luzardo's 4-seam fastball averages 97.0 mph, and has touched 99.2.
226 thrown, 26.3% of his pitches.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Luzardo throws the sinker 37.3% of the time against left-handers and 9.4% against right-handers.
690 pitches to right-handers, 169 to left-handers.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Luzardo's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 87.2 mph, against 81.3 off his changeup.
226 and 190 of them thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Luzardo works with 4 pitches: Sweeper, 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup and Sinker. The sweeper is 36.7% of everything he throws.
859 classified pitches in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
10.8 mph separates Luzardo's 4-seam fastball from his sweeper, 97.0 against 86.2.
226 and 315 of them respectively.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Luzardo's sweeper spins at 2,371 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
315 thrown in 2026.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Luzardo lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.06 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
859 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
16.8% of Luzardo's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
144 of 859 located pitches.
He lives on one side of the plate
Luzardo works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.1 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
859 located pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Luzardo releases the ball 5.6 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
688 tracked pitches in 2026.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Luzardo releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 33 degrees above horizontal and 2.2 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
859 tracked release points, averaging 5.6 feet off the ground.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Luzardo's fastball averages 97.0 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 96.0 past his 75th.
112 early fastballs, 76 late ones.
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How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Luzardo puts 55.7% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 30.1% when he is ahead.
246 located pitches behind, 226 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Luzardo goes to the 4-seam fastball: 32.5% of his two-strike pitches, against 23.6% the rest of the time.
265 two-strike pitches in 2026.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Luzardo throws a fastball 42.3% of the time, against 29.2% when he is ahead.
246 pitches behind in the count, 226 ahead.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Luzardo throws a strike on the first pitch 57.9% of the time.
214 plate appearances started in 2026.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Luzardo works off the plate, with only 39.8% of his pitches in the zone, 21st percentile.
859 pitches in 2026. 21st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 427th in MLB.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Luzardo is weak: 84.6 mph off the bat on average, 90th percentile.
859 pitches in 2026. 90th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 57th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 28.7% of the contact Luzardo gives up is hit hard, 90th percentile.
859 pitches in 2026. 90th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 55th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Luzardo projects a .338 average, 38th percentile.
859 pitches in 2026. 38th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 334th in MLB.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .362 expected average against them, against .303 on his offspeed pitches.
315 of his breaking balls thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Luzardo lands 46.3% of his fastballs in the zone and only 34.9% of his breaking balls.
354 of his fastballs, 315 of his breaking balls.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Luzardo throws 35.8% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 40.7% with the bases empty.
162 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 697 with the bases empty.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Luzardo's stuff spins at 2,166 rpm, 30th percentile in the league.
859 pitches in 2026. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 374th in MLB.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Luzardo averages 90.5 mph across his arsenal, 63rd percentile in the league.
859 pitches in 2026. 63rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 198th in MLB.
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