He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Bradish throws 33.5% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 41.8% with the bases empty.
203 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 631 with the bases empty.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Bradish throws a fastball 62.8% of the time, against 41.8% when he is ahead.
787 pitches behind in the count, 670 ahead.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Bradish throws the slider 40.4% of the time against right-handers and 13.7% against left-handers.
1065 pitches to right-handers, 1564 to left-handers.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Bradish 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.
2629 located pitches in 2026.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Bradish's fastball averages 95.2 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 93.9 past his 75th.
426 early fastballs, 263 late ones.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Bradish's curveball carries 13.0 inches of drop against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
562 thrown, averaging 84.9 mph.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Bradish works off the plate, with only 39.8% of his pitches in the zone, 21st percentile.
834 pitches in 2026. 21st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 425th in MLB.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Bradish puts 43% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 38.1% of his pitches to left-handers.
293 pitches to right-handed hitters, 541 to left-handed hitters.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Bradish's curveball leaves the bat at 90.6 mph, against 85.9 off his slider.
562 and 645 of them thrown.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Bradish's stuff spins at 2,459 rpm, 84th percentile in the league.
834 pitches in 2026. 84th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 86th in MLB.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Bradish's slider moves 12.5 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
645 thrown, averaging 87.4 mph.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Bradish puts 57.9% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 38.2% when he is ahead.
787 located pitches behind, 670 ahead.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Bradish lands 47.3% of his fastballs in the zone and only 32.7% of his breaking balls.
406 of his fastballs, 428 of his breaking balls.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Bradish's curveball spins at 2,650 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
562 thrown in 2026.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Bradish is weak: 86.7 mph off the bat on average, 75th percentile.
834 pitches in 2026. 75th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 133rd in MLB.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Bradish goes to the slider: 29.6% of his two-strike pitches, against 22.5% the rest of the time.
763 two-strike pitches in 2026.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Bradish works with 4 pitches: Sinker, Slider, Curveball and 4-Seam Fastball. The sinker is 36.8% of everything he throws.
2629 classified pitches in 2026.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .336 expected average against them, against .294 on his breaking balls.
406 of his fastballs thrown.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Bradish releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 56 degrees above horizontal and 1.2 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
2629 tracked release points, averaging 6.1 feet off the ground.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Bradish's sinker averages 94.7 mph, and has touched 99.1.
968 thrown, 36.8% of his pitches.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Bradish throws a strike on the first pitch 56.5% of the time.
669 plate appearances started in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.1% of Bradish's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
477 of 2629 located pitches.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.9 mph separates Bradish's sinker from his curveball, 94.7 against 84.9.
968 and 562 of them respectively.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Bradish throws 33.5% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 41.8% with the bases empty.
203 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 631 with the bases empty.
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When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Bradish throws a fastball 62.8% of the time, against 41.8% when he is ahead.
787 pitches behind in the count, 670 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Bradish puts 57.9% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 38.2% when he is ahead.
787 located pitches behind, 670 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Bradish goes to the slider: 29.6% of his two-strike pitches, against 22.5% the rest of the time.
763 two-strike pitches in 2026.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Bradish throws a strike on the first pitch 56.5% of the time.
669 plate appearances started in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Bradish throws the slider 40.4% of the time against right-handers and 13.7% against left-handers.
1065 pitches to right-handers, 1564 to left-handers.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Bradish's curveball leaves the bat at 90.6 mph, against 85.9 off his slider.
562 and 645 of them thrown.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Bradish's curveball spins at 2,650 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
562 thrown in 2026.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Bradish works with 4 pitches: Sinker, Slider, Curveball and 4-Seam Fastball. The sinker is 36.8% of everything he throws.
2629 classified pitches in 2026.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Bradish's sinker averages 94.7 mph, and has touched 99.1.
968 thrown, 36.8% of his pitches.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.9 mph separates Bradish's sinker from his curveball, 94.7 against 84.9.
968 and 562 of them respectively.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Bradish 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.
2629 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.1% of Bradish's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
477 of 2629 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Bradish's fastball averages 95.2 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 93.9 past his 75th.
426 early fastballs, 263 late ones.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Bradish releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 56 degrees above horizontal and 1.2 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
2629 tracked release points, averaging 6.1 feet off the ground.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Bradish's curveball carries 13.0 inches of drop against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
562 thrown, averaging 84.9 mph.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Bradish's slider moves 12.5 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
645 thrown, averaging 87.4 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Bradish works off the plate, with only 39.8% of his pitches in the zone, 21st percentile.
834 pitches in 2026. 21st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 425th in MLB.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Bradish puts 43% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 38.1% of his pitches to left-handers.
293 pitches to right-handed hitters, 541 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Bradish's stuff spins at 2,459 rpm, 84th percentile in the league.
834 pitches in 2026. 84th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 86th in MLB.
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He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Bradish lands 47.3% of his fastballs in the zone and only 32.7% of his breaking balls.
406 of his fastballs, 428 of his breaking balls.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .336 expected average against them, against .294 on his breaking balls.
406 of his fastballs thrown.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Bradish is weak: 86.7 mph off the bat on average, 75th percentile.
834 pitches in 2026. 75th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 133rd in MLB.
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