There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Teng's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 95.0 mph, against 86.0 off his sweeper.
114 and 153 of them thrown.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Teng's sinker moves 16.3 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
69 thrown, averaging 93.8 mph.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Teng releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 25 degrees above horizontal and 2.1 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
416 tracked release points, averaging 5.4 feet off the ground.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Teng throws 38% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 45.2% with the bases empty.
71 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 345 with the bases empty.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Teng goes to the 4-seam fastball: 34.4% of his two-strike pitches, against 24.2% the rest of the time.
131 two-strike pitches in 2026.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Teng's stuff spins at 2,529 rpm, 91st percentile in the league.
416 pitches in 2026. 91st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 51st in MLB.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Teng throws the sinker 27.4% of the time against right-handers and 4.6% against left-handers.
219 pitches to right-handers, 197 to left-handers.
He lives on one side of the plate
Teng works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 3.3 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
416 located pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Teng's 4-seam fastball carries 13.2 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
114 thrown, averaging 94.6 mph.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Teng's sweeper spins at 2,776 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
153 thrown in 2026.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.6 mph off the bat against Teng, 20th percentile.
416 pitches in 2026. 20th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 431st in MLB.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Teng puts 57.1% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 42.5% when he is ahead.
126 located pitches behind, 113 ahead.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Teng works with 5 pitches: Sweeper, 4-Seam Fastball, Sinker and Curveball, and a little else. The sweeper is 36.8% of everything he throws.
416 classified pitches in 2026.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Teng throws a strike on the first pitch 56.2% of the time.
105 plate appearances started in 2026.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Teng puts 45.2% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 42.6% of his pitches to left-handers.
219 pitches to right-handed hitters, 197 to left-handed hitters.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Teng averages 88.9 mph across his arsenal, 36th percentile in the league.
416 pitches in 2026. 36th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 344th in MLB.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
11.9 mph separates Teng's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 94.6 against 82.7.
114 and 46 of them respectively.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
21.9% of Teng's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
91 of 416 located pitches.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Teng lives in the strike zone: 44% of his pitches are in it, 61st percentile.
416 pitches in 2026. 61st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 208th in MLB.
Even behind in the count he keeps hitters guessing
Behind in the count Teng throws a fastball 38.9% of the time, against 46% when he is ahead.
126 pitches behind in the count, 113 ahead.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Teng's 4-seam fastball averages 94.6 mph, and has touched 96.8.
114 thrown, 27.4% of his pitches.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Teng's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 95.0 mph, against 86.0 off his sweeper.
114 and 153 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Teng throws the sinker 27.4% of the time against right-handers and 4.6% against left-handers.
219 pitches to right-handers, 197 to left-handers.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Teng's sweeper spins at 2,776 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
153 thrown in 2026.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Teng works with 5 pitches: Sweeper, 4-Seam Fastball, Sinker and Curveball, and a little else. The sweeper is 36.8% of everything he throws.
416 classified pitches in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
11.9 mph separates Teng's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 94.6 against 82.7.
114 and 46 of them respectively.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Teng's 4-seam fastball averages 94.6 mph, and has touched 96.8.
114 thrown, 27.4% 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
Teng's sinker moves 16.3 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
69 thrown, averaging 93.8 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Teng's 4-seam fastball carries 13.2 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
114 thrown, averaging 94.6 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Teng releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 25 degrees above horizontal and 2.1 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
416 tracked release points, averaging 5.4 feet off the ground.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Teng throws 38% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 45.2% with the bases empty.
71 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 345 with the bases empty.
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 Teng goes to the 4-seam fastball: 34.4% of his two-strike pitches, against 24.2% the rest of the time.
131 two-strike pitches in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Teng puts 57.1% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 42.5% when he is ahead.
126 located pitches behind, 113 ahead.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Teng throws a strike on the first pitch 56.2% of the time.
105 plate appearances started in 2026.
Even behind in the count he keeps hitters guessing
Behind in the count Teng throws a fastball 38.9% of the time, against 46% when he is ahead.
126 pitches behind in the count, 113 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Teng's stuff spins at 2,529 rpm, 91st percentile in the league.
416 pitches in 2026. 91st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 51st in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He lives on one side of the plate
Teng works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 3.3 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
416 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
21.9% of Teng's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
91 of 416 located pitches.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.6 mph off the bat against Teng, 20th percentile.
416 pitches in 2026. 20th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 431st in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Teng puts 45.2% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 42.6% of his pitches to left-handers.
219 pitches to right-handed hitters, 197 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
Teng averages 88.9 mph across his arsenal, 36th percentile in the league.
416 pitches in 2026. 36th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 344th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Teng lives in the strike zone: 44% of his pitches are in it, 61st percentile.
416 pitches in 2026. 61st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 208th in MLB.
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