This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Funderburk goes to the sweeper: 41.5% of his two-strike pitches, against 11.3% the rest of the time.
248 two-strike pitches in 2026.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .329 expected average against them, against .199 on his breaking balls.
172 of his fastballs thrown.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Funderburk's changeup leaves the bat at 88.7 mph, against 81.5 off his sinker.
51 and 304 of them thrown.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Funderburk throws a fastball 86.5% of the time, against 46.7% when he is ahead.
251 pitches behind in the count, 242 ahead.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Funderburk's changeup moves 15.6 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
51 thrown, averaging 89.0 mph.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Funderburk throws 46.7% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 38.8% with the bases empty.
60 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 206 with the bases empty.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Funderburk puts 44.2% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 37.2% of his pitches to left-handers.
129 pitches to right-handed hitters, 137 to left-handed hitters.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Funderburk releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 29 degrees above horizontal and 2.2 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
876 tracked release points, averaging 5.7 feet off the ground.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Funderburk is weak: 84.4 mph off the bat on average, 91st percentile.
266 pitches in 2026. 91st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 50th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 28.9% of the contact Funderburk gives up is hit hard, 90th percentile.
266 pitches in 2026. 90th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 57th in MLB.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Funderburk throws the sinker 43.5% of the time against left-handers and 25.4% against right-handers.
425 pitches to right-handers, 451 to left-handers.
He lives on one side of the plate
Funderburk works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.8 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
876 located pitches in 2026.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Funderburk works off the plate, with only 40.6% of his pitches in the zone, 27th percentile.
266 pitches in 2026. 27th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 390th in MLB.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Funderburk's cutter carries 12.2 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
311 thrown, averaging 92.5 mph.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Funderburk releases the ball 6.9 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
821 tracked pitches in 2026.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Funderburk works with 4 pitches: Cutter, Sinker, Sweeper and Changeup. The cutter is 35.5% of everything he throws.
876 classified pitches in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Funderburk puts 54.6% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 39.7% when he is ahead.
251 located pitches behind, 242 ahead.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Funderburk's cutter averages 92.5 mph, and has touched 95.2.
311 thrown, 35.5% of his pitches.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Funderburk's stuff spins at 2,359 rpm, 68th percentile in the league.
266 pitches in 2026. 68th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 172nd in MLB.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Funderburk lands 43% of his fastballs in the zone and only 33.7% of his breaking balls.
172 of his fastballs, 83 of his breaking balls.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Funderburk throws a strike on the first pitch 56.6% of the time.
219 plate appearances started in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
11.4 mph separates Funderburk's sinker from his sweeper, 92.9 against 81.6.
304 and 174 of them respectively.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Funderburk projects a .307 average, 69th percentile.
266 pitches in 2026. 69th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 169th in MLB.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Funderburk's sweeper spins at 2,500 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
174 thrown in 2026.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Funderburk has thrown 36 sliders this season, 4.1% of his pitches, at 87.7 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
876 classified pitches in 2026.
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This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Funderburk goes to the sweeper: 41.5% of his two-strike pitches, against 11.3% the rest of the time.
248 two-strike pitches in 2026.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Funderburk throws a fastball 86.5% of the time, against 46.7% when he is ahead.
251 pitches behind in the count, 242 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Funderburk puts 54.6% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 39.7% when he is ahead.
251 located pitches behind, 242 ahead.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Funderburk throws a strike on the first pitch 56.6% of the time.
219 plate appearances started 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 .329 expected average against them, against .199 on his breaking balls.
172 of his fastballs thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Funderburk lands 43% of his fastballs in the zone and only 33.7% of his breaking balls.
172 of his fastballs, 83 of his breaking balls.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Funderburk's changeup leaves the bat at 88.7 mph, against 81.5 off his sinker.
51 and 304 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Funderburk throws the sinker 43.5% of the time against left-handers and 25.4% against right-handers.
425 pitches to right-handers, 451 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Funderburk works with 4 pitches: Cutter, Sinker, Sweeper and Changeup. The cutter is 35.5% of everything he throws.
876 classified pitches in 2026.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Funderburk's cutter averages 92.5 mph, and has touched 95.2.
311 thrown, 35.5% of his pitches.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
11.4 mph separates Funderburk's sinker from his sweeper, 92.9 against 81.6.
304 and 174 of them respectively.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Funderburk's sweeper spins at 2,500 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
174 thrown in 2026.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Funderburk has thrown 36 sliders this season, 4.1% of his pitches, at 87.7 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
876 classified pitches in 2026.
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The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Funderburk's changeup moves 15.6 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
51 thrown, averaging 89.0 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Funderburk's cutter carries 12.2 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
311 thrown, averaging 92.5 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Funderburk throws 46.7% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 38.8% with the bases empty.
60 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 206 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Funderburk puts 44.2% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 37.2% of his pitches to left-handers.
129 pitches to right-handed hitters, 137 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
Funderburk releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 29 degrees above horizontal and 2.2 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
876 tracked release points, averaging 5.7 feet off the ground.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Funderburk releases the ball 6.9 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
821 tracked pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Funderburk is weak: 84.4 mph off the bat on average, 91st percentile.
266 pitches in 2026. 91st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 50th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 28.9% of the contact Funderburk gives up is hit hard, 90th percentile.
266 pitches in 2026. 90th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 57th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Funderburk projects a .307 average, 69th percentile.
266 pitches in 2026. 69th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 169th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He lives on one side of the plate
Funderburk works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.8 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
876 located pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Funderburk works off the plate, with only 40.6% of his pitches in the zone, 27th percentile.
266 pitches in 2026. 27th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 390th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Funderburk's stuff spins at 2,359 rpm, 68th percentile in the league.
266 pitches in 2026. 68th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 172nd in MLB.
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