His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Bowlan's 4-seam fastball averages 97.1 mph, and has touched 99.3.
98 thrown, 41.4% of his pitches.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Bowlan's 4-seam fastball carries 18.0 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
98 thrown, averaging 97.1 mph.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Bowlan puts 61% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 31.9% when he is ahead.
59 located pitches behind, 72 ahead.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Bowlan averages 92.4 mph across his arsenal, 86th percentile in the league.
237 pitches in 2026. 86th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 77th in MLB.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Bowlan throws the sweeper 29.9% of the time against right-handers and 1.5% against left-handers.
107 pitches to right-handers, 130 to left-handers.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Bowlan releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 33 degrees above horizontal and 2.4 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
237 tracked release points, averaging 6.1 feet off the ground.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Bowlan works off the plate, with only 39.7% of his pitches in the zone, 20th percentile.
237 pitches in 2026. 20th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 430th in MLB.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Bowlan throws a fastball 62.7% of the time, against 45.8% when he is ahead.
59 pitches behind in the count, 72 ahead.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Bowlan lands 43.4% of his fastballs in the zone and only 26.1% of his breaking balls.
129 of his fastballs, 69 of his breaking balls.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Bowlan goes to the slider: 18.4% of his two-strike pitches, against 7.5% the rest of the time.
76 two-strike pitches in 2026.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Bowlan projects a .294 average, 81st percentile.
237 pitches in 2026. 81st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 105th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Bowlan works with 5 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup, Sweeper and Sinker, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 41.4% of everything he throws.
237 classified pitches in 2026.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Bowlan is weak: 86.1 mph off the bat on average, 80th percentile.
237 pitches in 2026. 80th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 106th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 33.3% of the contact Bowlan gives up is hit hard, 78th percentile.
237 pitches in 2026. 78th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 118th in MLB.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Bowlan puts 38.3% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 40.8% of his pitches to left-handers.
107 pitches to right-handed hitters, 130 to left-handed hitters.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Bowlan releases the ball 6.6 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
175 tracked pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Bowlan's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,387 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
98 thrown in 2026.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Bowlan has thrown 9 curveballs this season, 3.8% of his pitches, at 82.3 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
237 classified pitches in 2026.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Bowlan's 4-seam fastball averages 97.1 mph, and has touched 99.3.
98 thrown, 41.4% of his pitches.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Bowlan throws the sweeper 29.9% of the time against right-handers and 1.5% against left-handers.
107 pitches to right-handers, 130 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Bowlan works with 5 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup, Sweeper and Sinker, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 41.4% of everything he throws.
237 classified pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Bowlan's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,387 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
98 thrown in 2026.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Bowlan has thrown 9 curveballs this season, 3.8% of his pitches, at 82.3 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
237 classified 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
Bowlan's 4-seam fastball carries 18.0 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
98 thrown, averaging 97.1 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Bowlan puts 61% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 31.9% when he is ahead.
59 located pitches behind, 72 ahead.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Bowlan throws a fastball 62.7% of the time, against 45.8% when he is ahead.
59 pitches behind in the count, 72 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Bowlan goes to the slider: 18.4% of his two-strike pitches, against 7.5% the rest of the time.
76 two-strike pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Bowlan averages 92.4 mph across his arsenal, 86th percentile in the league.
237 pitches in 2026. 86th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 77th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Bowlan releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 33 degrees above horizontal and 2.4 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
237 tracked release points, averaging 6.1 feet off the ground.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Bowlan releases the ball 6.6 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
175 tracked pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Bowlan works off the plate, with only 39.7% of his pitches in the zone, 20th percentile.
237 pitches in 2026. 20th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 430th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Bowlan lands 43.4% of his fastballs in the zone and only 26.1% of his breaking balls.
129 of his fastballs, 69 of his breaking balls.
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The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Bowlan projects a .294 average, 81st percentile.
237 pitches in 2026. 81st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 105th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Bowlan is weak: 86.1 mph off the bat on average, 80th percentile.
237 pitches in 2026. 80th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 106th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 33.3% of the contact Bowlan gives up is hit hard, 78th percentile.
237 pitches in 2026. 78th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 118th in MLB.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Bowlan puts 38.3% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 40.8% of his pitches to left-handers.
107 pitches to right-handed hitters, 130 to left-handed hitters.
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