He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Bruihl puts 29.3% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 48.5% of his pitches to left-handers.
167 pitches to right-handed hitters, 175 to left-handed hitters.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Bruihl releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 10 degrees above horizontal and 3.2 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
1310 tracked release points, averaging 4.9 feet off the ground.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Bruihl's sweeper moves 17.7 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
537 thrown, averaging 77.9 mph.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Bruihl's sinker averages 90.2 mph, and has touched 92.8.
575 thrown, 43.8% of his pitches.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Bruihl averages 85.0 mph across his arsenal, 6th percentile in the league.
342 pitches in 2026. 6th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 507th in MLB.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Bruihl throws a fastball 63.5% of the time, against 40.8% when he is ahead.
348 pitches behind in the count, 373 ahead.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Bruihl's sinker leaves the bat at 87.1 mph, against 80.4 off his changeup.
575 and 111 of them thrown.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Bruihl goes to the sweeper: 51.3% of his two-strike pitches, against 36.5% the rest of the time.
390 two-strike pitches in 2026.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Bruihl works off the plate, with only 39.1% of his pitches in the zone, 15th percentile.
342 pitches in 2026. 15th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 456th in MLB.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Bruihl lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.25 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
1310 located pitches in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
13.9 mph separates Bruihl's 4-seam fastball from his sweeper, 91.8 against 77.9.
73 and 537 of them respectively.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Bruihl's 4-seam fastball carries 11.5 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
73 thrown, averaging 91.8 mph.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Bruihl puts 57.2% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 39.1% when he is ahead.
346 located pitches behind, 373 ahead.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Bruihl throws the changeup 18.3% of the time against right-handers and 0% against left-handers.
605 pitches to right-handers, 709 to left-handers.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Bruihl throws 41.3% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 37.8% with the bases empty.
121 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 221 with the bases empty.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Bruihl is weak: 87.0 mph off the bat on average, 71st percentile.
342 pitches in 2026. 71st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 156th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Bruihl works with 4 pitches: Sinker, Sweeper, Changeup and 4-Seam Fastball. The sinker is 43.8% of everything he throws.
1314 classified pitches in 2026.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Bruihl releases the ball 6.7 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
1228 tracked pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Bruihl's sweeper spins at 2,541 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
537 thrown in 2026.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Bruihl throws a strike on the first pitch 61.9% of the time.
341 plate appearances started in 2026.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Bruihl has thrown 18 cutters this season, 1.4% of his pitches, at 88.2 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
1314 classified pitches in 2026.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Bruihl puts 29.3% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 48.5% of his pitches to left-handers.
167 pitches to right-handed hitters, 175 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Bruihl releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 10 degrees above horizontal and 3.2 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
1310 tracked release points, averaging 4.9 feet off the ground.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Bruihl releases the ball 6.7 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
1228 tracked pitches 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
Bruihl's sweeper moves 17.7 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
537 thrown, averaging 77.9 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Bruihl's 4-seam fastball carries 11.5 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
73 thrown, averaging 91.8 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Bruihl's sinker averages 90.2 mph, and has touched 92.8.
575 thrown, 43.8% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Bruihl's sinker leaves the bat at 87.1 mph, against 80.4 off his changeup.
575 and 111 of them thrown.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
13.9 mph separates Bruihl's 4-seam fastball from his sweeper, 91.8 against 77.9.
73 and 537 of them respectively.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Bruihl throws the changeup 18.3% of the time against right-handers and 0% against left-handers.
605 pitches to right-handers, 709 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Bruihl works with 4 pitches: Sinker, Sweeper, Changeup and 4-Seam Fastball. The sinker is 43.8% of everything he throws.
1314 classified pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Bruihl's sweeper spins at 2,541 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
537 thrown in 2026.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Bruihl has thrown 18 cutters this season, 1.4% of his pitches, at 88.2 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
1314 classified pitches in 2026.
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The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Bruihl averages 85.0 mph across his arsenal, 6th percentile in the league.
342 pitches in 2026. 6th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 507th in MLB.
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 Bruihl throws a fastball 63.5% of the time, against 40.8% when he is ahead.
348 pitches behind in the count, 373 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Bruihl goes to the sweeper: 51.3% of his two-strike pitches, against 36.5% the rest of the time.
390 two-strike pitches in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Bruihl puts 57.2% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 39.1% when he is ahead.
346 located pitches behind, 373 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Bruihl throws a strike on the first pitch 61.9% of the time.
341 plate appearances started in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Bruihl works off the plate, with only 39.1% of his pitches in the zone, 15th percentile.
342 pitches in 2026. 15th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 456th 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
Bruihl lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.25 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
1310 located pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Bruihl throws 41.3% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 37.8% with the bases empty.
121 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 221 with the bases empty.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Bruihl is weak: 87.0 mph off the bat on average, 71st percentile.
342 pitches in 2026. 71st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 156th in MLB.
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