His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Hendricks's sinker averages 86.2 mph, and has touched 89.0.
987 thrown, 38.4% of his pitches.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .461 expected average against them, against .294 on his offspeed pitches.
212 of his breaking balls thrown.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Hendricks's sinker moves 103.5 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
987 thrown, averaging 86.2 mph.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Hendricks averages 82.5 mph across his arsenal, 2nd percentile in the league.
2573 pitches in 2025. 2nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 764th in MLB.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Hendricks puts 51.2% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 43.3% of his pitches to left-handers.
1329 pitches to right-handed hitters, 1244 to left-handed hitters.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Hendricks goes to the changeup: 48.5% of his two-strike pitches, against 34.2% the rest of the time.
752 two-strike pitches in 2025.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Hendricks's curveball leaves the bat at 93.2 mph, against 83.3 off his changeup.
212 and 987 of them thrown.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Hendricks releases the ball 5.5 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
2573 tracked pitches in 2025.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Hendricks throws 42.1% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 48.7% with the bases empty.
497 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 2076 with the bases empty.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Hendricks is weak: 85.8 mph off the bat on average, 92nd percentile.
2573 pitches in 2025. 92nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 65th in MLB.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Hendricks's 4-seam fastball carries 13.7 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
387 thrown, averaging 86.5 mph.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Hendricks releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 34 degrees above horizontal and 2.3 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
2573 tracked release points, averaging 6.0 feet off the ground.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Hendricks's curveball spins at 2,822 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
212 thrown in 2025.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Hendricks lands 55.7% of his fastballs in the zone and only 35.7% of his offspeed pitches.
1374 of his fastballs, 987 of his offspeed pitches.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Hendricks's stuff spins at 2,097 rpm, 16th percentile in the league.
2573 pitches in 2025. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 656th in MLB.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Hendricks throws a strike on the first pitch 65.9% of the time.
692 plate appearances started in 2025.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 34.3% of the contact Hendricks gives up is hit hard, 85th percentile.
2573 pitches in 2025. 85th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 116th in MLB.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
14.2 mph separates Hendricks's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 86.5 against 72.2.
387 and 212 of them respectively.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
16.7% of Hendricks's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
429 of 2573 located pitches.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Hendricks throws a fastball 58.1% of the time, against 46.7% when he is ahead.
606 pitches behind in the count, 836 ahead.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Hendricks lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.33 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
2573 located pitches in 2025.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Hendricks projects a .313 average, 78th percentile.
2573 pitches in 2025. 78th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 176th in MLB.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Hendricks puts 55.3% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 40% when he is ahead.
606 located pitches behind, 836 ahead.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Hendricks works with 4 pitches: Sinker, Changeup, 4-Seam Fastball and Curveball. The sinker is 38.4% of everything he throws.
2573 classified pitches in 2025.
He lives on one side of the plate
Hendricks works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.5 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
2573 located pitches in 2025.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Hendricks's sinker averages 86.2 mph, and has touched 89.0.
987 thrown, 38.4% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Hendricks's curveball leaves the bat at 93.2 mph, against 83.3 off his changeup.
212 and 987 of them thrown.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Hendricks's curveball spins at 2,822 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
212 thrown in 2025.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
14.2 mph separates Hendricks's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 86.5 against 72.2.
387 and 212 of them respectively.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Hendricks works with 4 pitches: Sinker, Changeup, 4-Seam Fastball and Curveball. The sinker is 38.4% of everything he throws.
2573 classified pitches in 2025.
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 breaking balls: a .461 expected average against them, against .294 on his offspeed pitches.
212 of his breaking balls thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Hendricks lands 55.7% of his fastballs in the zone and only 35.7% of his offspeed pitches.
1374 of his fastballs, 987 of his offspeed pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Hendricks's sinker moves 103.5 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
987 thrown, averaging 86.2 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Hendricks's 4-seam fastball carries 13.7 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
387 thrown, averaging 86.5 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Hendricks averages 82.5 mph across his arsenal, 2nd percentile in the league.
2573 pitches in 2025. 2nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 764th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Hendricks puts 51.2% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 43.3% of his pitches to left-handers.
1329 pitches to right-handed hitters, 1244 to left-handed hitters.
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 Hendricks goes to the changeup: 48.5% of his two-strike pitches, against 34.2% the rest of the time.
752 two-strike pitches in 2025.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Hendricks throws a strike on the first pitch 65.9% of the time.
692 plate appearances started in 2025.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Hendricks throws a fastball 58.1% of the time, against 46.7% when he is ahead.
606 pitches behind in the count, 836 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Hendricks puts 55.3% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 40% when he is ahead.
606 located pitches behind, 836 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Hendricks releases the ball 5.5 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
2573 tracked pitches in 2025.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Hendricks releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 34 degrees above horizontal and 2.3 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
2573 tracked release points, averaging 6.0 feet off the ground.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Hendricks throws 42.1% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 48.7% with the bases empty.
497 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 2076 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Hendricks is weak: 85.8 mph off the bat on average, 92nd percentile.
2573 pitches in 2025. 92nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 65th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 34.3% of the contact Hendricks gives up is hit hard, 85th percentile.
2573 pitches in 2025. 85th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 116th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Hendricks projects a .313 average, 78th percentile.
2573 pitches in 2025. 78th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 176th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Hendricks's stuff spins at 2,097 rpm, 16th percentile in the league.
2573 pitches in 2025. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 656th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
16.7% of Hendricks's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
429 of 2573 located pitches.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Hendricks lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.33 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
2573 located pitches in 2025.
He lives on one side of the plate
Hendricks works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.5 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
2573 located pitches in 2025.
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