When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Freeland throws a fastball 60.9% of the time, against 33.7% when he is ahead.
138 pitches behind in the count, 199 ahead.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Freeland throws 35.7% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 47.9% with the bases empty.
171 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 424 with the bases empty.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Freeland's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 93.5 mph, against 79.8 off his sweeper.
159 and 90 of them thrown.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Freeland puts 43.1% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 50% of his pitches to left-handers.
489 pitches to right-handed hitters, 106 to left-handed hitters.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Freeland's 4-seam fastball carries 14.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
159 thrown, averaging 91.7 mph.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Freeland releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 30 degrees above horizontal and 2.4 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
595 tracked release points, averaging 5.8 feet off the ground.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Freeland averages 86.5 mph across his arsenal, 14th percentile in the league.
595 pitches in 2026. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 463rd in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .420 expected average against them, against .341 on his breaking balls.
93 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Freeland projects a .374 average, 11th percentile.
595 pitches in 2026. 11th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 479th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Freeland works with 5 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Knuckle Curve, Changeup and Sweeper, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 26.7% of everything he throws.
595 classified pitches in 2026.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Freeland lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.24 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
595 located pitches in 2026.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Freeland throws a strike on the first pitch 66.7% of the time.
159 plate appearances started in 2026.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Freeland's changeup moves 12.3 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
93 thrown, averaging 87.0 mph.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Freeland's 4-seam fastball averages 91.7 mph, and has touched 93.8.
159 thrown, 26.7% of his pitches.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Freeland's fastball averages 91.1 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 90.2 past his 75th.
90 early fastballs, 29 late ones.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Freeland goes to the sweeper: 20.8% of his two-strike pitches, against 12.8% the rest of the time.
173 two-strike pitches in 2026.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Freeland lives in the strike zone: 44.4% of his pitches are in it, 68th percentile.
595 pitches in 2026. 68th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 173rd in MLB.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Freeland throws the sweeper 30.2% of the time against left-handers and 11.9% against right-handers.
489 pitches to right-handers, 106 to left-handers.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Freeland puts 60.9% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 42.7% when he is ahead.
138 located pitches behind, 199 ahead.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18% of Freeland's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
107 of 595 located pitches.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Freeland lands 48% of his fastballs in the zone and only 39.8% of his offspeed pitches.
256 of his fastballs, 93 of his offspeed pitches.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Freeland's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,386 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
159 thrown in 2026.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Freeland releases the ball 6.6 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
478 tracked pitches in 2026.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
41.8% of the contact Freeland gives up is hit hard, 39th percentile.
595 pitches in 2026. 39th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 327th in MLB.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.5 mph separates Freeland's 4-seam fastball from his knuckle curve, 91.7 against 82.2.
159 and 156 of them respectively.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Freeland has thrown 16 sinkers this season, 2.7% of his pitches, at 92.1 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
595 classified pitches in 2026.
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When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Freeland throws a fastball 60.9% of the time, against 33.7% when he is ahead.
138 pitches behind in the count, 199 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Freeland throws a strike on the first pitch 66.7% of the time.
159 plate appearances started in 2026.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Freeland goes to the sweeper: 20.8% of his two-strike pitches, against 12.8% the rest of the time.
173 two-strike pitches in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Freeland puts 60.9% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 42.7% when he is ahead.
138 located pitches behind, 199 ahead.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Freeland throws 35.7% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 47.9% with the bases empty.
171 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 424 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Freeland's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 93.5 mph, against 79.8 off his sweeper.
159 and 90 of them thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Freeland works with 5 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Knuckle Curve, Changeup and Sweeper, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 26.7% of everything he throws.
595 classified pitches in 2026.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Freeland's 4-seam fastball averages 91.7 mph, and has touched 93.8.
159 thrown, 26.7% of his pitches.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Freeland throws the sweeper 30.2% of the time against left-handers and 11.9% against right-handers.
489 pitches to right-handers, 106 to left-handers.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Freeland's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,386 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
159 thrown in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.5 mph separates Freeland's 4-seam fastball from his knuckle curve, 91.7 against 82.2.
159 and 156 of them respectively.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Freeland has thrown 16 sinkers this season, 2.7% of his pitches, at 92.1 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
595 classified pitches in 2026.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Freeland puts 43.1% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 50% of his pitches to left-handers.
489 pitches to right-handed hitters, 106 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Freeland's 4-seam fastball carries 14.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
159 thrown, averaging 91.7 mph.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Freeland's changeup moves 12.3 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
93 thrown, averaging 87.0 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Freeland releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 30 degrees above horizontal and 2.4 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
595 tracked release points, averaging 5.8 feet off the ground.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Freeland's fastball averages 91.1 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 90.2 past his 75th.
90 early fastballs, 29 late ones.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Freeland releases the ball 6.6 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
478 tracked pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Freeland averages 86.5 mph across his arsenal, 14th percentile in the league.
595 pitches in 2026. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 463rd in MLB.
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 offspeed pitches: a .420 expected average against them, against .341 on his breaking balls.
93 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Freeland lands 48% of his fastballs in the zone and only 39.8% of his offspeed pitches.
256 of his fastballs, 93 of his offspeed pitches.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Freeland projects a .374 average, 11th percentile.
595 pitches in 2026. 11th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 479th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
41.8% of the contact Freeland gives up is hit hard, 39th percentile.
595 pitches in 2026. 39th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 327th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Freeland lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.24 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
595 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18% of Freeland's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
107 of 595 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Freeland lives in the strike zone: 44.4% of his pitches are in it, 68th percentile.
595 pitches in 2026. 68th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 173rd in MLB.
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