He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Hurt lives in the strike zone: 50.6% of his pitches are in it, 96th percentile.
154 pitches in 2026. 96th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 24th in MLB.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Hurt's 4-seam fastball averages 96.6 mph, and has touched 99.0.
409 thrown, 55.1% of his pitches.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Hurt's 4-seam fastball carries 16.0 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
409 thrown, averaging 96.6 mph.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Hurt averages 93.2 mph across his arsenal, 92nd percentile in the league.
154 pitches in 2026. 92nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 45th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 19.2% of the contact Hurt gives up is hit hard, 98th percentile.
154 pitches in 2026. 98th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 12th in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Hurt's stuff spins at 1,835 rpm, 2nd percentile in the league.
154 pitches in 2026. 2nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 527th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Hurt's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 91.4 mph, against 85.3 off his slider.
409 and 71 of them thrown.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Hurt's changeup moves 13.6 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
262 thrown, averaging 88.7 mph.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Hurt throws a fastball 64.9% of the time, against 53.9% when he is ahead.
205 pitches behind in the count, 219 ahead.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Hurt works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup and Slider. The 4-seam fastball is 55.1% of everything he throws.
742 classified pitches in 2026.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Hurt projects a .297 average, 77th percentile.
154 pitches in 2026. 77th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 122nd in MLB.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Hurt goes to the 4-seam fastball: 58.3% of his two-strike pitches, against 53.8% the rest of the time.
216 two-strike pitches in 2026.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Hurt lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.36 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
742 located pitches in 2026.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Hurt throws the slider 15% of the time against right-handers and 2.2% against left-handers.
426 pitches to right-handers, 316 to left-handers.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Hurt releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 53 degrees above horizontal and 0.9 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
742 tracked release points, averaging 5.6 feet off the ground.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Hurt puts 62% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 53% when he is ahead.
205 located pitches behind, 219 ahead.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Hurt throws a strike on the first pitch 58.6% of the time.
198 plate appearances started in 2026.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Hurt lives in the strike zone: 50.6% of his pitches are in it, 96th percentile.
154 pitches in 2026. 96th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 24th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Hurt's 4-seam fastball averages 96.6 mph, and has touched 99.0.
409 thrown, 55.1% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Hurt's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 91.4 mph, against 85.3 off his slider.
409 and 71 of them thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Hurt works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup and Slider. The 4-seam fastball is 55.1% of everything he throws.
742 classified pitches in 2026.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Hurt throws the slider 15% of the time against right-handers and 2.2% against left-handers.
426 pitches to right-handers, 316 to left-handers.
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One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Hurt's 4-seam fastball carries 16.0 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
409 thrown, averaging 96.6 mph.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Hurt's changeup moves 13.6 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
262 thrown, averaging 88.7 mph.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Hurt averages 93.2 mph across his arsenal, 92nd percentile in the league.
154 pitches in 2026. 92nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 45th in MLB.
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Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 19.2% of the contact Hurt gives up is hit hard, 98th percentile.
154 pitches in 2026. 98th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 12th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Hurt projects a .297 average, 77th percentile.
154 pitches in 2026. 77th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 122nd in MLB.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Hurt's stuff spins at 1,835 rpm, 2nd percentile in the league.
154 pitches in 2026. 2nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 527th in MLB.
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When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Hurt throws a fastball 64.9% of the time, against 53.9% when he is ahead.
205 pitches behind in the count, 219 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Hurt goes to the 4-seam fastball: 58.3% of his two-strike pitches, against 53.8% the rest of the time.
216 two-strike pitches in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Hurt puts 62% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 53% when he is ahead.
205 located pitches behind, 219 ahead.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Hurt throws a strike on the first pitch 58.6% of the time.
198 plate appearances started in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Hurt lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.36 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
742 located pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Hurt releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 53 degrees above horizontal and 0.9 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
742 tracked release points, averaging 5.6 feet off the ground.
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