The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Payamps releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 26 degrees above horizontal and 2.3 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
151 tracked release points, averaging 5.5 feet off the ground.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Payamps puts 56.4% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 27.5% when he is ahead.
39 located pitches behind, 40 ahead.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Payamps's sweeper spins at 2,782 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
69 thrown in 2026.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Payamps's 4-seam fastball carries 13.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
61 thrown, averaging 93.9 mph.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 92.5 mph off the bat against Payamps, 5th percentile.
151 pitches in 2026. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 510th in MLB.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Payamps's stuff spins at 2,570 rpm, 94th percentile in the league.
151 pitches in 2026. 94th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 33rd in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .372 expected average against them, against .310 on his fastballs.
69 of his breaking balls thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Payamps throws the sinker 21.6% of the time against right-handers and 0% against left-handers.
74 pitches to right-handers, 77 to left-handers.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Payamps goes to the 4-seam fastball: 47.6% of his two-strike pitches, against 37.6% the rest of the time.
42 two-strike pitches in 2026.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Payamps's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 94.4 mph, against 89.8 off his sweeper.
61 and 69 of them thrown.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Payamps's sweeper moves 11.6 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
69 thrown, averaging 84.1 mph.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.2% of Payamps's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
26 of 151 located pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Payamps works with 3 pitches: Sweeper, 4-Seam Fastball and Sinker. The sweeper is 45.7% of everything he throws.
151 classified pitches in 2026.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Payamps projects a .351 average, 27th percentile.
151 pitches in 2026. 27th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 392nd in MLB.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Payamps's 4-seam fastball averages 93.9 mph, and has touched 95.8.
61 thrown, 40.4% of his pitches.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.8 mph separates Payamps's 4-seam fastball from his sweeper, 93.9 against 84.1.
61 and 69 of them respectively.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Payamps releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 26 degrees above horizontal and 2.3 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
151 tracked release points, averaging 5.5 feet off the ground.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Payamps puts 56.4% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 27.5% when he is ahead.
39 located pitches behind, 40 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Payamps goes to the 4-seam fastball: 47.6% of his two-strike pitches, against 37.6% the rest of the time.
42 two-strike pitches in 2026.
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One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Payamps's sweeper spins at 2,782 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
69 thrown in 2026.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Payamps throws the sinker 21.6% of the time against right-handers and 0% against left-handers.
74 pitches to right-handers, 77 to left-handers.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Payamps's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 94.4 mph, against 89.8 off his sweeper.
61 and 69 of them thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Payamps works with 3 pitches: Sweeper, 4-Seam Fastball and Sinker. The sweeper is 45.7% of everything he throws.
151 classified pitches in 2026.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Payamps's 4-seam fastball averages 93.9 mph, and has touched 95.8.
61 thrown, 40.4% of his pitches.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.8 mph separates Payamps's 4-seam fastball from his sweeper, 93.9 against 84.1.
61 and 69 of them respectively.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Payamps's 4-seam fastball carries 13.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
61 thrown, averaging 93.9 mph.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Payamps's sweeper moves 11.6 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
69 thrown, averaging 84.1 mph.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 92.5 mph off the bat against Payamps, 5th percentile.
151 pitches in 2026. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 510th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Payamps projects a .351 average, 27th percentile.
151 pitches in 2026. 27th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 392nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Payamps's stuff spins at 2,570 rpm, 94th percentile in the league.
151 pitches in 2026. 94th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 33rd 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 .372 expected average against them, against .310 on his fastballs.
69 of his breaking balls thrown.
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He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.2% of Payamps's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
26 of 151 located pitches.
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