One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .387 expected average against them, against .263 on his offspeed pitches.
180 of his fastballs thrown.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Graveman's sinker moves 109.6 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
128 thrown, averaging 94.6 mph.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Graveman works off the plate, with only 35.5% of his pitches in the zone, 1st percentile.
324 pitches in 2025. 1st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 771st in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Graveman's sinker leaves the bat at 94.8 mph, against 81.2 off his changeup.
128 and 66 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Graveman throws the changeup 52% of the time against left-handers and 1% against right-handers.
201 pitches to right-handers, 123 to left-handers.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Graveman goes to the 4-seam fastball: 26% of his two-strike pitches, against 13.1% the rest of the time.
73 two-strike pitches in 2025.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Graveman lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.11 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
324 located pitches in 2025.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Graveman's 4-seam fastball carries 15.3 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
52 thrown, averaging 94.2 mph.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
13% of Graveman's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
42 of 324 located pitches.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
50% of the contact Graveman gives up is hit hard, 10th percentile.
324 pitches in 2025. 10th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 701st in MLB.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Graveman throws a fastball 61.8% of the time, against 48.1% when he is ahead.
102 pitches behind in the count, 79 ahead.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Graveman throws 38.2% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 34.1% with the bases empty.
110 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 214 with the bases empty.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Graveman puts 44.1% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 24.1% when he is ahead.
102 located pitches behind, 79 ahead.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Graveman projects a .362 average, 19th percentile.
324 pitches in 2025. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 631st in MLB.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Graveman averages 90.8 mph across his arsenal, 69th percentile in the league.
324 pitches in 2025. 69th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 239th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Graveman works with 4 pitches: Sinker, Slider, Changeup and 4-Seam Fastball. The sinker is 39.5% of everything he throws.
324 classified pitches in 2025.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Graveman's stuff spins at 2,186 rpm, 29th percentile in the league.
324 pitches in 2025. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 554th in MLB.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Graveman's sinker averages 94.6 mph, and has touched 96.6.
128 thrown, 39.5% of his pitches.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Graveman lands 39.4% of his fastballs in the zone and only 29.5% of his breaking balls.
180 of his fastballs, 78 of his breaking balls.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Graveman releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 53 degrees above horizontal and 1.0 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
324 tracked release points, averaging 5.6 feet off the ground.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Graveman throws a strike on the first pitch 56.6% of the time.
83 plate appearances started in 2025.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Graveman's slider spins at 2,493 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
71 thrown in 2025.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.3 mph separates Graveman's sinker from his slider, 94.6 against 85.2.
128 and 71 of them respectively.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .387 expected average against them, against .263 on his offspeed pitches.
180 of his fastballs thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Graveman lands 39.4% of his fastballs in the zone and only 29.5% of his breaking balls.
180 of his fastballs, 78 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
Graveman's sinker moves 109.6 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
128 thrown, averaging 94.6 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Graveman's 4-seam fastball carries 15.3 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
52 thrown, averaging 94.2 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Graveman works off the plate, with only 35.5% of his pitches in the zone, 1st percentile.
324 pitches in 2025. 1st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 771st in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Graveman's sinker leaves the bat at 94.8 mph, against 81.2 off his changeup.
128 and 66 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Graveman throws the changeup 52% of the time against left-handers and 1% against right-handers.
201 pitches to right-handers, 123 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Graveman works with 4 pitches: Sinker, Slider, Changeup and 4-Seam Fastball. The sinker is 39.5% of everything he throws.
324 classified pitches in 2025.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Graveman's sinker averages 94.6 mph, and has touched 96.6.
128 thrown, 39.5% of his pitches.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Graveman's slider spins at 2,493 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
71 thrown in 2025.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.3 mph separates Graveman's sinker from his slider, 94.6 against 85.2.
128 and 71 of them respectively.
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 Graveman goes to the 4-seam fastball: 26% of his two-strike pitches, against 13.1% the rest of the time.
73 two-strike pitches in 2025.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Graveman throws a fastball 61.8% of the time, against 48.1% when he is ahead.
102 pitches behind in the count, 79 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Graveman puts 44.1% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 24.1% when he is ahead.
102 located pitches behind, 79 ahead.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Graveman throws a strike on the first pitch 56.6% of the time.
83 plate appearances started in 2025.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Graveman lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.11 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
324 located pitches in 2025.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
13% of Graveman's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
42 of 324 located pitches.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
50% of the contact Graveman gives up is hit hard, 10th percentile.
324 pitches in 2025. 10th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 701st in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Graveman projects a .362 average, 19th percentile.
324 pitches in 2025. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 631st in MLB.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Graveman throws 38.2% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 34.1% with the bases empty.
110 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 214 with the bases empty.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Graveman averages 90.8 mph across his arsenal, 69th percentile in the league.
324 pitches in 2025. 69th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 239th in MLB.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Graveman's stuff spins at 2,186 rpm, 29th percentile in the league.
324 pitches in 2025. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 554th in MLB.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Graveman releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 53 degrees above horizontal and 1.0 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
324 tracked release points, averaging 5.6 feet off the ground.
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