He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Lopez puts 55.3% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 46.2% of his pitches to left-handers.
190 pitches to right-handed hitters, 199 to left-handed hitters.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .413 expected average against them, against .277 on his breaking balls.
205 of his fastballs thrown.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Lopez's sinker moves 121.0 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
107 thrown, averaging 94.7 mph.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Lopez throws a fastball 66% of the time, against 40.9% when he is ahead.
94 pitches behind in the count, 132 ahead.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Lopez's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 97.5 mph, against 88.1 off his knuckle curve.
98 and 65 of them thrown.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Lopez throws 44.5% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 53% with the bases empty.
110 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 279 with the bases empty.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Lopez throws the 4-seam fastball 48.7% of the time against left-handers and 0.5% against right-handers.
190 pitches to right-handers, 199 to left-handers.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Lopez lives in the strike zone: 50.6% of his pitches are in it, 86th percentile.
389 pitches in 2025. 86th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 108th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 91.9 mph off the bat against Lopez, 6th percentile.
389 pitches in 2025. 6th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 733rd in MLB.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Lopez's 4-seam fastball carries 14.4 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
98 thrown, averaging 94.7 mph.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
50.6% of the contact Lopez gives up is hit hard, 7th percentile.
389 pitches in 2025. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 723rd in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Lopez's stuff spins at 2,083 rpm, 14th percentile in the league.
389 pitches in 2025. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 671st in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Lopez works with 5 pitches: Sinker, 4-Seam Fastball, Slider and Knuckle Curve, and a little else. The sinker is 27.5% of everything he throws.
389 classified pitches in 2025.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Lopez goes to the changeup: 15.4% of his two-strike pitches, against 7% the rest of the time.
117 two-strike pitches in 2025.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Lopez projects a .375 average, 12th percentile.
389 pitches in 2025. 12th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 685th in MLB.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
13.4 mph separates Lopez's sinker from his knuckle curve, 94.7 against 81.3.
107 and 65 of them respectively.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Lopez lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.33 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
389 located pitches in 2025.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Lopez's sinker averages 94.7 mph, and has touched 97.0.
107 thrown, 27.5% of his pitches.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Lopez throws a strike on the first pitch 62.3% of the time.
106 plate appearances started in 2025.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Lopez's knuckle curve spins at 2,471 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
65 thrown in 2025.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Lopez puts 55.3% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 48.5% when he is ahead.
94 located pitches behind, 132 ahead.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Lopez puts 55.3% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 46.2% of his pitches to left-handers.
190 pitches to right-handed hitters, 199 to left-handed hitters.
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 .413 expected average against them, against .277 on his breaking balls.
205 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Lopez's sinker moves 121.0 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
107 thrown, averaging 94.7 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Lopez's 4-seam fastball carries 14.4 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
98 thrown, averaging 94.7 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Lopez throws a fastball 66% of the time, against 40.9% when he is ahead.
94 pitches behind in the count, 132 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Lopez goes to the changeup: 15.4% of his two-strike pitches, against 7% the rest of the time.
117 two-strike pitches in 2025.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Lopez throws a strike on the first pitch 62.3% of the time.
106 plate appearances started in 2025.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Lopez puts 55.3% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 48.5% when he is ahead.
94 located pitches behind, 132 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Lopez's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 97.5 mph, against 88.1 off his knuckle curve.
98 and 65 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Lopez throws the 4-seam fastball 48.7% of the time against left-handers and 0.5% against right-handers.
190 pitches to right-handers, 199 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Lopez works with 5 pitches: Sinker, 4-Seam Fastball, Slider and Knuckle Curve, and a little else. The sinker is 27.5% of everything he throws.
389 classified pitches in 2025.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
13.4 mph separates Lopez's sinker from his knuckle curve, 94.7 against 81.3.
107 and 65 of them respectively.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Lopez's sinker averages 94.7 mph, and has touched 97.0.
107 thrown, 27.5% of his pitches.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Lopez's knuckle curve spins at 2,471 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
65 thrown in 2025.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Lopez throws 44.5% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 53% with the bases empty.
110 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 279 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Lopez lives in the strike zone: 50.6% of his pitches are in it, 86th percentile.
389 pitches in 2025. 86th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 108th in MLB.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 91.9 mph off the bat against Lopez, 6th percentile.
389 pitches in 2025. 6th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 733rd in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
50.6% of the contact Lopez gives up is hit hard, 7th percentile.
389 pitches in 2025. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 723rd in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Lopez projects a .375 average, 12th percentile.
389 pitches in 2025. 12th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 685th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Lopez's stuff spins at 2,083 rpm, 14th percentile in the league.
389 pitches in 2025. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 671st in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Lopez lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.33 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
389 located pitches in 2025.
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