When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Ginn throws a fastball 83% of the time, against 50.6% when he is ahead.
188 pitches behind in the count, 180 ahead.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Ginn's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 89.6 mph, against 81.8 off his changeup.
92 and 109 of them thrown.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .331 expected average against them, against .244 on his offspeed pitches.
443 of his fastballs thrown.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Ginn's sinker moves 15.3 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
240 thrown, averaging 94.2 mph.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Ginn throws the sinker 53.5% of the time against right-handers and 24.8% against left-handers.
258 pitches to right-handers, 411 to left-handers.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Ginn throws 36.1% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 42.1% with the bases empty.
149 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 520 with the bases empty.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Ginn's stuff spins at 2,013 rpm, 10th percentile in the league.
669 pitches in 2026. 10th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 485th in MLB.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Ginn puts 43.8% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 38.9% of his pitches to left-handers.
258 pitches to right-handed hitters, 411 to left-handed hitters.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Ginn puts 55.9% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 32.6% when he is ahead.
188 located pitches behind, 178 ahead.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Ginn lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.24 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
667 located pitches in 2026.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Ginn averages 91.3 mph across his arsenal, 72nd percentile in the league.
669 pitches in 2026. 72nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 153rd in MLB.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Ginn works off the plate, with only 40.8% of his pitches in the zone, 29th percentile.
669 pitches in 2026. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 383rd in MLB.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Ginn's 4-seam fastball carries 11.6 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
92 thrown, averaging 94.2 mph.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Ginn goes to the slider: 23.9% of his two-strike pitches, against 15.2% the rest of the time.
176 two-strike pitches in 2026.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Ginn works with 5 pitches: Sinker, Slider, Cutter and Changeup, and a little else. The sinker is 35.9% of everything he throws.
669 classified pitches in 2026.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Ginn is weak: 86.5 mph off the bat on average, 77th percentile.
669 pitches in 2026. 77th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 124th in MLB.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Ginn releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 44 degrees above horizontal and 1.2 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
667 tracked release points, averaging 5.5 feet off the ground.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Ginn throws a strike on the first pitch 54.5% of the time.
176 plate appearances started in 2026.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 33.9% of the contact Ginn gives up is hit hard, 75th percentile.
669 pitches in 2026. 75th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 137th in MLB.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.4% of Ginn's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
116 of 667 located pitches.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Ginn releases the ball 6.7 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
559 tracked pitches in 2026.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Ginn's sinker averages 94.2 mph, and has touched 96.3.
240 thrown, 35.9% of his pitches.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Ginn lands 45.9% of his fastballs in the zone and only 37.1% of his breaking balls.
443 of his fastballs, 117 of his breaking balls.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Ginn's slider spins at 2,357 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
117 thrown in 2026.
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When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Ginn throws a fastball 83% of the time, against 50.6% when he is ahead.
188 pitches behind in the count, 180 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Ginn puts 55.9% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 32.6% when he is ahead.
188 located pitches behind, 178 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Ginn goes to the slider: 23.9% of his two-strike pitches, against 15.2% the rest of the time.
176 two-strike pitches in 2026.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Ginn throws a strike on the first pitch 54.5% of the time.
176 plate appearances started in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Ginn's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 89.6 mph, against 81.8 off his changeup.
92 and 109 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Ginn throws the sinker 53.5% of the time against right-handers and 24.8% against left-handers.
258 pitches to right-handers, 411 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Ginn works with 5 pitches: Sinker, Slider, Cutter and Changeup, and a little else. The sinker is 35.9% of everything he throws.
669 classified pitches in 2026.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Ginn's sinker averages 94.2 mph, and has touched 96.3.
240 thrown, 35.9% of his pitches.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Ginn's slider spins at 2,357 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
117 thrown in 2026.
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 .331 expected average against them, against .244 on his offspeed pitches.
443 of his fastballs thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Ginn lands 45.9% of his fastballs in the zone and only 37.1% of his breaking balls.
443 of his fastballs, 117 of his breaking balls.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Ginn's sinker moves 15.3 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
240 thrown, averaging 94.2 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Ginn's 4-seam fastball carries 11.6 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
92 thrown, averaging 94.2 mph.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Ginn throws 36.1% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 42.1% with the bases empty.
149 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 520 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Ginn's stuff spins at 2,013 rpm, 10th percentile in the league.
669 pitches in 2026. 10th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 485th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Ginn puts 43.8% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 38.9% of his pitches to left-handers.
258 pitches to right-handed hitters, 411 to left-handed hitters.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Ginn lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.24 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
667 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.4% of Ginn's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
116 of 667 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Ginn averages 91.3 mph across his arsenal, 72nd percentile in the league.
669 pitches in 2026. 72nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 153rd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Ginn works off the plate, with only 40.8% of his pitches in the zone, 29th percentile.
669 pitches in 2026. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 383rd in MLB.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Ginn is weak: 86.5 mph off the bat on average, 77th percentile.
669 pitches in 2026. 77th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 124th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 33.9% of the contact Ginn gives up is hit hard, 75th percentile.
669 pitches in 2026. 75th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 137th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Ginn releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 44 degrees above horizontal and 1.2 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
667 tracked release points, averaging 5.5 feet off the ground.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Ginn releases the ball 6.7 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
559 tracked pitches in 2026.
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