His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Allard's 4-seam fastball averages 89.4 mph, and has touched 90.8.
60 thrown, 33.9% of his pitches.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Allard averages 84.3 mph across his arsenal, 4th percentile in the league.
177 pitches in 2026. 4th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 517th in MLB.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Allard lives in the strike zone: 48% of his pitches are in it, 91st percentile.
177 pitches in 2026. 91st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 50th in MLB.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Allard's 4-seam fastball carries 15.2 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
60 thrown, averaging 89.4 mph.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Allard releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 28 degrees above horizontal and 2.0 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
177 tracked release points, averaging 5.3 feet off the ground.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Allard's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 95.1 mph, against 82.8 off his cutter.
60 and 40 of them thrown.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Allard goes to the changeup: 27% of his two-strike pitches, against 14% the rest of the time.
63 two-strike pitches in 2026.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Allard's stuff spins at 1,842 rpm, 2nd percentile in the league.
177 pitches in 2026. 2nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 526th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Allard projects a .406 average, 4th percentile.
177 pitches in 2026. 4th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 516th in MLB.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Allard throws the sinker 29% of the time against left-handers and 0% against right-handers.
108 pitches to right-handers, 69 to left-handers.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Allard puts 63.2% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 47.7% when he is ahead.
38 located pitches behind, 65 ahead.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Allard works with 5 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Cutter, Changeup and Curveball, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 33.9% of everything he throws.
177 classified pitches in 2026.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.9 mph off the bat against Allard, 28th percentile.
177 pitches in 2026. 28th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 388th in MLB.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Allard releases the ball 6.2 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
120 tracked pitches in 2026.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
43.8% of the contact Allard gives up is hit hard, 32nd percentile.
177 pitches in 2026. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 366th in MLB.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Allard throws a strike on the first pitch 61.4% of the time.
44 plate appearances started in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
6.4 mph separates Allard's 4-seam fastball from his cutter, 89.4 against 83.0.
60 and 40 of them respectively.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Allard's 4-seam fastball averages 89.4 mph, and has touched 90.8.
60 thrown, 33.9% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Allard's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 95.1 mph, against 82.8 off his cutter.
60 and 40 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Allard throws the sinker 29% of the time against left-handers and 0% against right-handers.
108 pitches to right-handers, 69 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Allard works with 5 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Cutter, Changeup and Curveball, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 33.9% of everything he throws.
177 classified pitches in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
6.4 mph separates Allard's 4-seam fastball from his cutter, 89.4 against 83.0.
60 and 40 of them respectively.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Allard averages 84.3 mph across his arsenal, 4th percentile in the league.
177 pitches in 2026. 4th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 517th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Allard lives in the strike zone: 48% of his pitches are in it, 91st percentile.
177 pitches in 2026. 91st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 50th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Allard's 4-seam fastball carries 15.2 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
60 thrown, averaging 89.4 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Allard releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 28 degrees above horizontal and 2.0 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
177 tracked release points, averaging 5.3 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Allard releases the ball 6.2 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
120 tracked pitches in 2026.
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 Allard goes to the changeup: 27% of his two-strike pitches, against 14% the rest of the time.
63 two-strike pitches in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Allard puts 63.2% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 47.7% when he is ahead.
38 located pitches behind, 65 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Allard throws a strike on the first pitch 61.4% of the time.
44 plate appearances started in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Allard's stuff spins at 1,842 rpm, 2nd percentile in the league.
177 pitches in 2026. 2nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 526th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Allard projects a .406 average, 4th percentile.
177 pitches in 2026. 4th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 516th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.9 mph off the bat against Allard, 28th percentile.
177 pitches in 2026. 28th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 388th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
43.8% of the contact Allard gives up is hit hard, 32nd percentile.
177 pitches in 2026. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 366th in MLB.
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