This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Ritchie goes to the curveball: 39.8% of his two-strike pitches, against 21.6% the rest of the time.
329 two-strike pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Ritchie's sinker moves 16.1 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
290 thrown, averaging 94.0 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Ritchie's changeup leaves the bat at 91.4 mph, against 85.0 off his slider.
222 and 94 of them thrown.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Ritchie releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 29 degrees above horizontal and 1.9 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
1278 tracked release points, averaging 5.4 feet off the ground.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Ritchie throws a fastball 56.9% of the time, against 34.5% when he is ahead.
425 pitches behind in the count, 304 ahead.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Ritchie throws 33.9% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 40.8% with the bases empty.
62 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 304 with the bases empty.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .320 expected average against them, against .246 on his fastballs.
65 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Ritchie throws the sinker 38.5% of the time against right-handers and 11.8% against left-handers.
522 pitches to right-handers, 756 to left-handers.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Ritchie works off the plate, with only 39.6% of his pitches in the zone, 18th percentile.
366 pitches in 2026. 18th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 438th in MLB.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Ritchie's 4-seam fastball carries 14.0 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
242 thrown, averaging 94.6 mph.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Ritchie projects a .276 average, 88th percentile.
366 pitches in 2026. 88th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 64th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Ritchie works with 6 pitches: Curveball, Sinker, 4-Seam Fastball and Changeup, and a little else. The curveball is 26.3% of everything he throws.
1278 classified pitches in 2026.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Ritchie's fastball averages 93.9 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 92.8 past his 75th.
217 early fastballs, 75 late ones.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Ritchie lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.32 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
1278 located pitches in 2026.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Ritchie puts 41.8% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 38.5% of his pitches to left-handers.
122 pitches to right-handed hitters, 244 to left-handed hitters.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Ritchie puts 57.4% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 40.8% when he is ahead.
425 located pitches behind, 304 ahead.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Ritchie's curveball spins at 2,623 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
336 thrown in 2026.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Ritchie averages 88.8 mph across his arsenal, 35th percentile in the league.
366 pitches in 2026. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 350th in MLB.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18% of Ritchie's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
230 of 1278 located pitches.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
11.7 mph separates Ritchie's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 94.6 against 82.9.
242 and 336 of them respectively.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Ritchie throws a strike on the first pitch 56.4% of the time.
326 plate appearances started in 2026.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 35.6% of the contact Ritchie gives up is hit hard, 68th percentile.
366 pitches in 2026. 68th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 174th in MLB.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Ritchie's sinker averages 94.0 mph, and has touched 97.0.
290 thrown, 22.7% of his pitches.
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This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Ritchie goes to the curveball: 39.8% of his two-strike pitches, against 21.6% the rest of the time.
329 two-strike pitches in 2026.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Ritchie throws a fastball 56.9% of the time, against 34.5% when he is ahead.
425 pitches behind in the count, 304 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Ritchie puts 57.4% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 40.8% when he is ahead.
425 located pitches behind, 304 ahead.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Ritchie throws a strike on the first pitch 56.4% of the time.
326 plate appearances started in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Ritchie's sinker moves 16.1 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
290 thrown, averaging 94.0 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Ritchie's 4-seam fastball carries 14.0 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
242 thrown, averaging 94.6 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Ritchie's changeup leaves the bat at 91.4 mph, against 85.0 off his slider.
222 and 94 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Ritchie throws the sinker 38.5% of the time against right-handers and 11.8% against left-handers.
522 pitches to right-handers, 756 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Ritchie works with 6 pitches: Curveball, Sinker, 4-Seam Fastball and Changeup, and a little else. The curveball is 26.3% of everything he throws.
1278 classified pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Ritchie's curveball spins at 2,623 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
336 thrown in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
11.7 mph separates Ritchie's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 94.6 against 82.9.
242 and 336 of them respectively.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Ritchie's sinker averages 94.0 mph, and has touched 97.0.
290 thrown, 22.7% of his pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Ritchie releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 29 degrees above horizontal and 1.9 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
1278 tracked release points, averaging 5.4 feet off the ground.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Ritchie's fastball averages 93.9 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 92.8 past his 75th.
217 early fastballs, 75 late ones.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Ritchie throws 33.9% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 40.8% with the bases empty.
62 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 304 with the bases empty.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .320 expected average against them, against .246 on his fastballs.
65 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Ritchie works off the plate, with only 39.6% of his pitches in the zone, 18th percentile.
366 pitches in 2026. 18th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 438th in MLB.
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The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Ritchie projects a .276 average, 88th percentile.
366 pitches in 2026. 88th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 64th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 35.6% of the contact Ritchie gives up is hit hard, 68th percentile.
366 pitches in 2026. 68th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 174th 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
Ritchie lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.32 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
1278 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18% of Ritchie's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
230 of 1278 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Ritchie puts 41.8% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 38.5% of his pitches to left-handers.
122 pitches to right-handed hitters, 244 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Ritchie averages 88.8 mph across his arsenal, 35th percentile in the league.
366 pitches in 2026. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 350th in MLB.
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