When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Finnegan throws a fastball 71.2% of the time, against 38.7% when he is ahead.
104 pitches behind in the count, 93 ahead.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Finnegan's 4-seam fastball carries 17.9 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
191 thrown, averaging 96.3 mph.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Finnegan throws 60% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 37.1% with the bases empty.
60 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 280 with the bases empty.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Finnegan goes to the splitter: 46.3% of his two-strike pitches, against 26.1% the rest of the time.
95 two-strike pitches in 2026.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Finnegan's 4-seam fastball averages 96.3 mph, and has touched 98.5.
191 thrown, 56.2% of his pitches.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Finnegan averages 92.4 mph across his arsenal, 85th percentile in the league.
340 pitches in 2026. 85th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 79th in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Finnegan's stuff spins at 1,879 rpm, 3rd percentile in the league.
340 pitches in 2026. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 522nd in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Finnegan projects a .263 average, 91st percentile.
340 pitches in 2026. 91st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 47th in MLB.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Finnegan throws the slider 23.2% of the time against right-handers and 0% against left-handers.
177 pitches to right-handers, 163 to left-handers.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Finnegan lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.20 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
340 located pitches in 2026.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Finnegan releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 37 degrees above horizontal and 1.6 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
340 tracked release points, averaging 5.6 feet off the ground.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Finnegan works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Splitter and Slider. The 4-seam fastball is 56.2% of everything he throws.
340 classified pitches in 2026.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Finnegan puts 39.5% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 42.9% of his pitches to left-handers.
177 pitches to right-handed hitters, 163 to left-handed hitters.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Finnegan works off the plate, with only 41.2% of his pitches in the zone, 32nd percentile.
340 pitches in 2026. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 366th in MLB.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Finnegan's splitter moves 9.9 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
108 thrown, averaging 87.9 mph.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Finnegan lands 45% of his fastballs in the zone and only 36.1% of his offspeed pitches.
191 of his fastballs, 108 of his offspeed pitches.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Finnegan throws a strike on the first pitch 62.9% of the time.
89 plate appearances started in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.2% of Finnegan's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
62 of 340 located pitches.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
10.3 mph separates Finnegan's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 96.3 against 86.0.
191 and 41 of them respectively.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .280 expected average against them, against .253 on his fastballs.
108 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Finnegan releases the ball 6.6 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
277 tracked pitches in 2026.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
42.4% of the contact Finnegan gives up is hit hard, 37th percentile.
340 pitches in 2026. 37th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 341st in MLB.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Finnegan's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,254 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
191 thrown in 2026.
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When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Finnegan throws a fastball 71.2% of the time, against 38.7% when he is ahead.
104 pitches behind in the count, 93 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Finnegan goes to the splitter: 46.3% of his two-strike pitches, against 26.1% the rest of the time.
95 two-strike pitches in 2026.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Finnegan throws a strike on the first pitch 62.9% of the time.
89 plate appearances started in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Finnegan's 4-seam fastball carries 17.9 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
191 thrown, averaging 96.3 mph.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Finnegan's splitter moves 9.9 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
108 thrown, averaging 87.9 mph.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Finnegan throws 60% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 37.1% with the bases empty.
60 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 280 with the bases empty.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Finnegan's 4-seam fastball averages 96.3 mph, and has touched 98.5.
191 thrown, 56.2% of his pitches.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Finnegan throws the slider 23.2% of the time against right-handers and 0% against left-handers.
177 pitches to right-handers, 163 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Finnegan works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Splitter and Slider. The 4-seam fastball is 56.2% of everything he throws.
340 classified pitches in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
10.3 mph separates Finnegan's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 96.3 against 86.0.
191 and 41 of them respectively.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Finnegan's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,254 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
191 thrown in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Finnegan averages 92.4 mph across his arsenal, 85th percentile in the league.
340 pitches in 2026. 85th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 79th in MLB.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Finnegan's stuff spins at 1,879 rpm, 3rd percentile in the league.
340 pitches in 2026. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 522nd in MLB.
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The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Finnegan projects a .263 average, 91st percentile.
340 pitches in 2026. 91st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 47th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
42.4% of the contact Finnegan gives up is hit hard, 37th percentile.
340 pitches in 2026. 37th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 341st in MLB.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Finnegan lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.20 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
340 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.2% of Finnegan's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
62 of 340 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Finnegan releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 37 degrees above horizontal and 1.6 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
340 tracked release points, averaging 5.6 feet off the ground.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Finnegan releases the ball 6.6 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
277 tracked pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Finnegan puts 39.5% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 42.9% of his pitches to left-handers.
177 pitches to right-handed hitters, 163 to left-handed hitters.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Finnegan works off the plate, with only 41.2% of his pitches in the zone, 32nd percentile.
340 pitches in 2026. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 366th in MLB.
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He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Finnegan lands 45% of his fastballs in the zone and only 36.1% of his offspeed pitches.
191 of his fastballs, 108 of his offspeed pitches.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .280 expected average against them, against .253 on his fastballs.
108 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
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