He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Quintana puts 33.7% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 43.3% of his pitches to left-handers.
410 pitches to right-handed hitters, 150 to left-handed hitters.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Quintana's 4-seam fastball averages 89.8 mph, and has touched 92.3.
163 thrown, 29.1% of his pitches.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Quintana throws a fastball 67.9% of the time, against 36.6% when he is ahead.
165 pitches behind in the count, 142 ahead.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Quintana works off the plate, with only 36.3% of his pitches in the zone, 5th percentile.
560 pitches in 2026. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 510th in MLB.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Quintana lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.02 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
559 located pitches in 2026.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Quintana averages 85.9 mph across his arsenal, 9th percentile in the league.
560 pitches in 2026. 9th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 488th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Quintana's sinker leaves the bat at 91.5 mph, against 82.7 off his changeup.
118 and 109 of them thrown.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Quintana releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 30 degrees above horizontal and 2.3 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
559 tracked release points, averaging 5.6 feet off the ground.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Quintana's 4-seam fastball carries 14.3 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
163 thrown, averaging 89.8 mph.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Quintana puts 56.4% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 20.4% when he is ahead.
165 located pitches behind, 142 ahead.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Quintana's stuff spins at 2,013 rpm, 10th percentile in the league.
560 pitches in 2026. 10th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 484th in MLB.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Quintana's changeup moves 13.1 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
109 thrown, averaging 85.4 mph.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Quintana lands 47.1% of his fastballs in the zone and only 31.2% of his breaking balls.
281 of his fastballs, 170 of his breaking balls.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Quintana throws the sinker 36% of the time against left-handers and 15.6% against right-handers.
410 pitches to right-handers, 150 to left-handers.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Quintana goes to the slurve: 20% of his two-strike pitches, against 10.5% the rest of the time.
160 two-strike pitches in 2026.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Quintana works with 5 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Sinker, Changeup and Curveball, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 29.1% of everything he throws.
560 classified pitches in 2026.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 33.6% of the contact Quintana gives up is hit hard, 75th percentile.
560 pitches in 2026. 75th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 134th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .335 expected average against them, against .289 on his offspeed pitches.
170 of his breaking balls thrown.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
16.8% of Quintana's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
94 of 559 located pitches.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Quintana is weak: 87.0 mph off the bat on average, 70th percentile.
560 pitches in 2026. 70th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 161st in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Quintana projects a .306 average, 69th percentile.
560 pitches in 2026. 69th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 166th in MLB.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
10.7 mph separates Quintana's sinker from his curveball, 89.9 against 79.2.
118 and 96 of them respectively.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Quintana's slurve spins at 2,279 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
74 thrown in 2026.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Quintana puts 33.7% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 43.3% of his pitches to left-handers.
410 pitches to right-handed hitters, 150 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Quintana's 4-seam fastball averages 89.8 mph, and has touched 92.3.
163 thrown, 29.1% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Quintana's sinker leaves the bat at 91.5 mph, against 82.7 off his changeup.
118 and 109 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Quintana throws the sinker 36% of the time against left-handers and 15.6% against right-handers.
410 pitches to right-handers, 150 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Quintana works with 5 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Sinker, Changeup and Curveball, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 29.1% of everything he throws.
560 classified pitches in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
10.7 mph separates Quintana's sinker from his curveball, 89.9 against 79.2.
118 and 96 of them respectively.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Quintana's slurve spins at 2,279 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
74 thrown in 2026.
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 Quintana throws a fastball 67.9% of the time, against 36.6% when he is ahead.
165 pitches behind in the count, 142 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Quintana puts 56.4% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 20.4% when he is ahead.
165 located pitches behind, 142 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Quintana goes to the slurve: 20% of his two-strike pitches, against 10.5% the rest of the time.
160 two-strike pitches in 2026.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Quintana works off the plate, with only 36.3% of his pitches in the zone, 5th percentile.
560 pitches in 2026. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 510th 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
Quintana lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.02 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
559 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
16.8% of Quintana's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
94 of 559 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Quintana averages 85.9 mph across his arsenal, 9th percentile in the league.
560 pitches in 2026. 9th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 488th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Quintana releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 30 degrees above horizontal and 2.3 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
559 tracked release points, averaging 5.6 feet off the ground.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Quintana's 4-seam fastball carries 14.3 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
163 thrown, averaging 89.8 mph.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Quintana's changeup moves 13.1 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
109 thrown, averaging 85.4 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Quintana's stuff spins at 2,013 rpm, 10th percentile in the league.
560 pitches in 2026. 10th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 484th 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
Quintana lands 47.1% of his fastballs in the zone and only 31.2% of his breaking balls.
281 of his fastballs, 170 of his breaking balls.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .335 expected average against them, against .289 on his offspeed pitches.
170 of his breaking balls thrown.
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Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 33.6% of the contact Quintana gives up is hit hard, 75th percentile.
560 pitches in 2026. 75th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 134th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Quintana is weak: 87.0 mph off the bat on average, 70th percentile.
560 pitches in 2026. 70th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 161st in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Quintana projects a .306 average, 69th percentile.
560 pitches in 2026. 69th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 166th in MLB.
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