One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Leahy's sweeper moves 17.9 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
85 thrown, averaging 84.4 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Leahy's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 97.5 mph, against 84.0 off his sweeper.
218 and 85 of them thrown.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Leahy throws a fastball 60.5% of the time, against 39.6% when he is ahead.
200 pitches behind in the count, 182 ahead.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Leahy releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 29 degrees above horizontal and 1.8 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
689 tracked release points, averaging 5.5 feet off the ground.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Leahy's 4-seam fastball carries 15.3 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
218 thrown, averaging 93.7 mph.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Leahy lands 50.8% of his fastballs in the zone and only 28.2% of his offspeed pitches.
319 of his fastballs, 71 of his offspeed pitches.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Leahy puts 62.5% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 34.6% when he is ahead.
200 located pitches behind, 182 ahead.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Leahy throws 37% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 43.1% with the bases empty.
166 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 524 with the bases empty.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
51.2% of the contact Leahy gives up is hit hard, 9th percentile.
690 pitches in 2026. 9th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 491st in MLB.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Leahy releases the ball 7.2 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
513 tracked pitches in 2026.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Leahy lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.23 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
689 located pitches in 2026.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Leahy throws the sinker 25.2% of the time against right-handers and 5.6% against left-handers.
317 pitches to right-handers, 373 to left-handers.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 91.5 mph off the bat against Leahy, 11th percentile.
690 pitches in 2026. 11th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 477th in MLB.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Leahy's fastball averages 94.3 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 92.9 past his 75th.
100 early fastballs, 37 late ones.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Leahy goes to the sweeper: 20.1% of his two-strike pitches, against 9.4% the rest of the time.
189 two-strike pitches in 2026.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Leahy works with 6 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider, Curveball and Sinker, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 31.6% of everything he throws.
690 classified pitches in 2026.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .403 expected average against them, against .349 on his breaking balls.
71 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Leahy projects a .370 average, 13th percentile.
690 pitches in 2026. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 465th in MLB.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Leahy puts 43.5% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 40.1% of his pitches to left-handers.
317 pitches to right-handed hitters, 373 to left-handed hitters.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Leahy's sweeper spins at 2,632 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
85 thrown in 2026.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Leahy works off the plate, with only 41.7% of his pitches in the zone, 36th percentile.
690 pitches in 2026. 36th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 345th in MLB.
He lives on one side of the plate
Leahy works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.4 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
689 located pitches in 2026.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Leahy throws a strike on the first pitch 56.7% of the time.
180 plate appearances started in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
11.4 mph separates Leahy's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 93.7 against 82.3.
218 and 104 of them respectively.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Leahy's stuff spins at 2,208 rpm, 39th percentile in the league.
690 pitches in 2026. 39th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 329th in MLB.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Leahy's 4-seam fastball averages 93.7 mph, and has touched 97.1.
218 thrown, 31.6% of his pitches.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Leahy's sweeper moves 17.9 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
85 thrown, averaging 84.4 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Leahy's 4-seam fastball carries 15.3 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
218 thrown, averaging 93.7 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Leahy's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 97.5 mph, against 84.0 off his sweeper.
218 and 85 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Leahy throws the sinker 25.2% of the time against right-handers and 5.6% against left-handers.
317 pitches to right-handers, 373 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Leahy works with 6 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider, Curveball and Sinker, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 31.6% of everything he throws.
690 classified pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Leahy's sweeper spins at 2,632 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
85 thrown in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
11.4 mph separates Leahy's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 93.7 against 82.3.
218 and 104 of them respectively.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Leahy's 4-seam fastball averages 93.7 mph, and has touched 97.1.
218 thrown, 31.6% of his pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Leahy throws a fastball 60.5% of the time, against 39.6% when he is ahead.
200 pitches behind in the count, 182 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Leahy puts 62.5% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 34.6% when he is ahead.
200 located pitches behind, 182 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Leahy goes to the sweeper: 20.1% of his two-strike pitches, against 9.4% the rest of the time.
189 two-strike pitches in 2026.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Leahy throws a strike on the first pitch 56.7% of the time.
180 plate appearances started in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Leahy releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 29 degrees above horizontal and 1.8 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
689 tracked release points, averaging 5.5 feet off the ground.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Leahy releases the ball 7.2 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
513 tracked pitches in 2026.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Leahy's fastball averages 94.3 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 92.9 past his 75th.
100 early fastballs, 37 late ones.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Leahy lands 50.8% of his fastballs in the zone and only 28.2% of his offspeed pitches.
319 of his fastballs, 71 of his offspeed pitches.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .403 expected average against them, against .349 on his breaking balls.
71 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Leahy throws 37% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 43.1% with the bases empty.
166 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 524 with the bases empty.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
51.2% of the contact Leahy gives up is hit hard, 9th percentile.
690 pitches in 2026. 9th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 491st in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 91.5 mph off the bat against Leahy, 11th percentile.
690 pitches in 2026. 11th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 477th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Leahy projects a .370 average, 13th percentile.
690 pitches in 2026. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 465th in MLB.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Leahy lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.23 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
689 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on one side of the plate
Leahy works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.4 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
689 located pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Leahy puts 43.5% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 40.1% of his pitches to left-handers.
317 pitches to right-handed hitters, 373 to left-handed hitters.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Leahy works off the plate, with only 41.7% of his pitches in the zone, 36th percentile.
690 pitches in 2026. 36th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 345th in MLB.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Leahy's stuff spins at 2,208 rpm, 39th percentile in the league.
690 pitches in 2026. 39th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 329th in MLB.
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