There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Ritchie's curveball leaves the bat at 94.5 mph, against 81.0 off his sinker.
93 and 45 of them thrown.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Ritchie's sinker moves 15.5 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
45 thrown, averaging 93.5 mph.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Ritchie goes to the curveball: 35.3% of his two-strike pitches, against 21.6% the rest of the time.
102 two-strike pitches in 2026.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Ritchie throws the sinker 32.8% of the time against right-handers and 2% against left-handers.
122 pitches to right-handers, 244 to left-handers.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Ritchie's fastball averages 94.0 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 92.3 past his 75th.
48 early fastballs, 32 late ones.
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 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.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Ritchie releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 30 degrees above horizontal and 1.7 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
366 tracked release points, averaging 5.3 feet off the ground.
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.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Ritchie's 4-seam fastball carries 13.3 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
92 thrown, averaging 94.2 mph.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Ritchie throws a fastball 50.4% of the time, against 35.7% when he is ahead.
119 pitches behind in the count, 84 ahead.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Ritchie works with 6 pitches: Curveball, 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup and Sinker, and a little else. The curveball is 25.4% of everything he throws.
366 classified pitches in 2026.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Ritchie throws a strike on the first pitch 53.2% of the time.
94 plate appearances started in 2026.
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 2.29 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
366 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.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
16.7% of Ritchie's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
61 of 366 located pitches.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Ritchie's curveball spins at 2,592 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
93 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.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Ritchie puts 56.3% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 40.5% when he is ahead.
119 located pitches behind, 84 ahead.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
11.7 mph separates Ritchie's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 94.2 against 82.5.
92 and 93 of them respectively.
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 4-seam fastball averages 94.2 mph, and has touched 97.4.
92 thrown, 25.1% of his pitches.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Ritchie releases the ball 6.5 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
298 tracked pitches in 2026.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Ritchie's curveball leaves the bat at 94.5 mph, against 81.0 off his sinker.
93 and 45 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Ritchie throws the sinker 32.8% of the time against right-handers and 2% against left-handers.
122 pitches to right-handers, 244 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Ritchie works with 6 pitches: Curveball, 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup and Sinker, and a little else. The curveball is 25.4% of everything he throws.
366 classified pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Ritchie's curveball spins at 2,592 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
93 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, 94.2 against 82.5.
92 and 93 of them respectively.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Ritchie's 4-seam fastball averages 94.2 mph, and has touched 97.4.
92 thrown, 25.1% of his pitches.
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 15.5 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
45 thrown, averaging 93.5 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Ritchie's 4-seam fastball carries 13.3 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
92 thrown, averaging 94.2 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Ritchie goes to the curveball: 35.3% of his two-strike pitches, against 21.6% the rest of the time.
102 two-strike pitches in 2026.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Ritchie throws a fastball 50.4% of the time, against 35.7% when he is ahead.
119 pitches behind in the count, 84 ahead.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Ritchie throws a strike on the first pitch 53.2% of the time.
94 plate appearances started in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Ritchie puts 56.3% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 40.5% when he is ahead.
119 located pitches behind, 84 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Ritchie's fastball averages 94.0 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 92.3 past his 75th.
48 early fastballs, 32 late ones.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Ritchie releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 30 degrees above horizontal and 1.7 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
366 tracked release points, averaging 5.3 feet off the ground.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Ritchie releases the ball 6.5 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
298 tracked pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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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.
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 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 2.29 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
366 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
16.7% of Ritchie's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
61 of 366 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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