One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Bachar's 4-seam fastball carries 18.5 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
118 thrown, averaging 94.7 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Bachar's slider leaves the bat at 91.1 mph, against 76.6 off his splitter.
87 and 40 of them thrown.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Bachar works off the plate, with only 38.2% of his pitches in the zone, 12th percentile.
340 pitches in 2026. 12th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 473rd in MLB.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Bachar goes to the sweeper: 29% of his two-strike pitches, against 16.6% the rest of the time.
93 two-strike pitches in 2026.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Bachar lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.11 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
340 located pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Bachar's splitter moves 15.8 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
40 thrown, averaging 83.3 mph.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Bachar's stuff spins at 2,656 rpm, 98th percentile in the league.
340 pitches in 2026. 98th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 13th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Bachar projects a .231 average, 98th percentile.
340 pitches in 2026. 98th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 14th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .260 expected average against them, against .191 on his fastballs.
182 of his breaking balls thrown.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Bachar's sweeper spins at 3,059 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
68 thrown in 2026.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Bachar throws a strike on the first pitch 52.4% of the time.
84 plate appearances started in 2026.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Bachar releases the ball 6.0 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
265 tracked pitches in 2026.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Bachar works with 5 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider, Sweeper and Splitter, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 34.7% of everything he throws.
340 classified pitches in 2026.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Bachar puts 36.4% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 39.8% of his pitches to left-handers.
154 pitches to right-handed hitters, 186 to left-handed hitters.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Bachar lands 46.6% of his fastballs in the zone and only 33.5% of his breaking balls.
118 of his fastballs, 182 of his breaking balls.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Bachar releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 42 degrees above horizontal and 1.5 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
340 tracked release points, averaging 5.6 feet off the ground.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Bachar throws the sweeper 28.6% of the time against right-handers and 12.9% against left-handers.
154 pitches to right-handers, 186 to left-handers.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 34% of the contact Bachar gives up is hit hard, 74th percentile.
340 pitches in 2026. 74th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 138th in MLB.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.4% of Bachar's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
59 of 340 located pitches.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Bachar puts 53% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 40.5% when he is ahead.
115 located pitches behind, 84 ahead.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Bachar's 4-seam fastball averages 94.7 mph, and has touched 96.2.
118 thrown, 34.7% of his pitches.
He lives on one side of the plate
Bachar works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.7 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
340 located pitches in 2026.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Bachar throws a fastball 36.5% of the time, against 29.8% when he is ahead.
115 pitches behind in the count, 84 ahead.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
11.4 mph separates Bachar's 4-seam fastball from his splitter, 94.7 against 83.3.
118 and 40 of them respectively.
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One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Bachar's 4-seam fastball carries 18.5 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
118 thrown, averaging 94.7 mph.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Bachar's splitter moves 15.8 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
40 thrown, averaging 83.3 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 Bachar's slider leaves the bat at 91.1 mph, against 76.6 off his splitter.
87 and 40 of them thrown.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Bachar's sweeper spins at 3,059 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
68 thrown in 2026.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Bachar works with 5 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider, Sweeper and Splitter, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 34.7% of everything he throws.
340 classified pitches in 2026.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Bachar throws the sweeper 28.6% of the time against right-handers and 12.9% against left-handers.
154 pitches to right-handers, 186 to left-handers.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Bachar's 4-seam fastball averages 94.7 mph, and has touched 96.2.
118 thrown, 34.7% of his pitches.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
11.4 mph separates Bachar's 4-seam fastball from his splitter, 94.7 against 83.3.
118 and 40 of them respectively.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Bachar works off the plate, with only 38.2% of his pitches in the zone, 12th percentile.
340 pitches in 2026. 12th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 473rd in MLB.
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 Bachar goes to the sweeper: 29% of his two-strike pitches, against 16.6% the rest of the time.
93 two-strike pitches in 2026.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Bachar throws a strike on the first pitch 52.4% of the time.
84 plate appearances started in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Bachar puts 53% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 40.5% when he is ahead.
115 located pitches behind, 84 ahead.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Bachar throws a fastball 36.5% of the time, against 29.8% when he is ahead.
115 pitches behind in the count, 84 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Bachar lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.11 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
17.4% of Bachar's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
59 of 340 located pitches.
He lives on one side of the plate
Bachar works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.7 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
340 located pitches in 2026.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Bachar's stuff spins at 2,656 rpm, 98th percentile in the league.
340 pitches in 2026. 98th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 13th in MLB.
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The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Bachar projects a .231 average, 98th percentile.
340 pitches in 2026. 98th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 14th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 34% of the contact Bachar gives up is hit hard, 74th percentile.
340 pitches in 2026. 74th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 138th 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 breaking balls: a .260 expected average against them, against .191 on his fastballs.
182 of his breaking balls thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Bachar lands 46.6% of his fastballs in the zone and only 33.5% of his breaking balls.
118 of his fastballs, 182 of his breaking balls.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Bachar releases the ball 6.0 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
265 tracked pitches in 2026.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Bachar releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 42 degrees above horizontal and 1.5 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
340 tracked release points, averaging 5.6 feet off the ground.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Bachar puts 36.4% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 39.8% of his pitches to left-handers.
154 pitches to right-handed hitters, 186 to left-handed hitters.
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