This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Waldichuk goes to the curveball: 62.2% of his two-strike pitches, against 30.8% the rest of the time.
45 two-strike pitches in 2026.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .399 expected average against them, against .237 on his breaking balls.
79 of his fastballs thrown.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Waldichuk's 4-seam fastball carries 16.7 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
52 thrown, averaging 93.1 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Waldichuk's curveball leaves the bat at 86.6 mph, against 76.1 off his 4-seam fastball.
61 and 52 of them thrown.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Waldichuk works off the plate, with only 36.8% of his pitches in the zone, 7th percentile.
152 pitches in 2026. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 498th in MLB.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Waldichuk averages 86.9 mph across his arsenal, 16th percentile in the league.
152 pitches in 2026. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 449th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Waldichuk is weak: 82.6 mph off the bat on average, 97th percentile.
152 pitches in 2026. 97th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 18th in MLB.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Waldichuk throws the curveball 54.3% of the time against left-handers and 28% against right-handers.
82 pitches to right-handers, 70 to left-handers.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Waldichuk releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 33 degrees above horizontal and 2.0 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
152 tracked release points, averaging 5.7 feet off the ground.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Waldichuk's curveball moves 14.7 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
61 thrown, averaging 81.5 mph.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Waldichuk works with 4 pitches: Curveball, 4-Seam Fastball, Cutter and Sweeper. The curveball is 40.1% of everything he throws.
152 classified pitches in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
11.6 mph separates Waldichuk's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 93.1 against 81.5.
52 and 61 of them respectively.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.4% of Waldichuk's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
28 of 152 located pitches.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Waldichuk's stuff spins at 2,350 rpm, 65th percentile in the league.
152 pitches in 2026. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 191st in MLB.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Waldichuk throws a strike on the first pitch 58.5% of the time.
41 plate appearances started in 2026.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 36% of the contact Waldichuk gives up is hit hard, 66th percentile.
152 pitches in 2026. 66th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 182nd in MLB.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Waldichuk's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,414 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
52 thrown in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Waldichuk puts 46.8% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 41% when he is ahead.
47 located pitches behind, 39 ahead.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Waldichuk's 4-seam fastball averages 93.1 mph, and has touched 96.2.
52 thrown, 34.2% of his pitches.
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This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Waldichuk goes to the curveball: 62.2% of his two-strike pitches, against 30.8% the rest of the time.
45 two-strike pitches in 2026.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Waldichuk throws a strike on the first pitch 58.5% of the time.
41 plate appearances started in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Waldichuk puts 46.8% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 41% when he is ahead.
47 located pitches behind, 39 ahead.
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 .399 expected average against them, against .237 on his breaking balls.
79 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Waldichuk's 4-seam fastball carries 16.7 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
52 thrown, averaging 93.1 mph.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Waldichuk's curveball moves 14.7 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
61 thrown, averaging 81.5 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 Waldichuk's curveball leaves the bat at 86.6 mph, against 76.1 off his 4-seam fastball.
61 and 52 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Waldichuk throws the curveball 54.3% of the time against left-handers and 28% against right-handers.
82 pitches to right-handers, 70 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Waldichuk works with 4 pitches: Curveball, 4-Seam Fastball, Cutter and Sweeper. The curveball is 40.1% of everything he throws.
152 classified pitches in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
11.6 mph separates Waldichuk's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 93.1 against 81.5.
52 and 61 of them respectively.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Waldichuk's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,414 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
52 thrown in 2026.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Waldichuk's 4-seam fastball averages 93.1 mph, and has touched 96.2.
52 thrown, 34.2% of his pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Waldichuk works off the plate, with only 36.8% of his pitches in the zone, 7th percentile.
152 pitches in 2026. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 498th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Waldichuk averages 86.9 mph across his arsenal, 16th percentile in the league.
152 pitches in 2026. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 449th in MLB.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Waldichuk is weak: 82.6 mph off the bat on average, 97th percentile.
152 pitches in 2026. 97th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 18th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 36% of the contact Waldichuk gives up is hit hard, 66th percentile.
152 pitches in 2026. 66th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 182nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Waldichuk releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 33 degrees above horizontal and 2.0 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
152 tracked release points, averaging 5.7 feet off the ground.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.4% of Waldichuk's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
28 of 152 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Waldichuk's stuff spins at 2,350 rpm, 65th percentile in the league.
152 pitches in 2026. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 191st in MLB.
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