One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Bachar's 4-seam fastball carries 17.6 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
451 thrown, averaging 94.4 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Bachar's sweeper leaves the bat at 91.6 mph, against 78.3 off his splitter.
217 and 102 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.
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 2.12 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
1448 located pitches in 2026.
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 pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Bachar's splitter moves 15.6 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
102 thrown, averaging 84.2 mph.
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 3,045 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
217 thrown in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Bachar puts 57.5% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 35.4% when he is ahead.
398 located pitches behind, 426 ahead.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Bachar releases the ball 5.9 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
1373 tracked pitches in 2026.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Bachar works with 5 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider, Curveball and Sweeper, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 31.1% of everything he throws.
1448 classified pitches in 2026.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Bachar goes to the sweeper: 20.3% of his two-strike pitches, against 12.7% the rest of the time.
438 two-strike 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.
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.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Bachar throws a fastball 37.4% of the time, against 30% when he is ahead.
398 pitches behind in the count, 426 ahead.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Bachar's 4-seam fastball averages 94.4 mph, and has touched 96.6.
451 thrown, 31.1% of his pitches.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Bachar releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 45 degrees above horizontal and 1.4 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
1448 tracked release points, averaging 5.7 feet off the ground.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.4% of Bachar's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
266 of 1448 located pitches.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Bachar throws the sweeper 21.8% of the time against right-handers and 10.2% against left-handers.
602 pitches to right-handers, 846 to left-handers.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
10.3 mph separates Bachar's 4-seam fastball from his splitter, 94.4 against 84.2.
451 and 102 of them respectively.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Bachar has thrown 52 sinkers this season, 3.6% of his pitches, at 92.9 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
1448 classified pitches in 2026.
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One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Bachar's 4-seam fastball carries 17.6 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
451 thrown, averaging 94.4 mph.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Bachar's splitter moves 15.6 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
102 thrown, averaging 84.2 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 sweeper leaves the bat at 91.6 mph, against 78.3 off his splitter.
217 and 102 of them thrown.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Bachar's sweeper spins at 3,045 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
217 thrown in 2026.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Bachar works with 5 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider, Curveball and Sweeper, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 31.1% of everything he throws.
1448 classified pitches in 2026.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Bachar's 4-seam fastball averages 94.4 mph, and has touched 96.6.
451 thrown, 31.1% of his pitches.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Bachar throws the sweeper 21.8% of the time against right-handers and 10.2% against left-handers.
602 pitches to right-handers, 846 to left-handers.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
10.3 mph separates Bachar's 4-seam fastball from his splitter, 94.4 against 84.2.
451 and 102 of them respectively.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Bachar has thrown 52 sinkers this season, 3.6% of his pitches, at 92.9 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
1448 classified pitches in 2026.
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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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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 2.12 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
1448 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.4% of Bachar's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
266 of 1448 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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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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How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Bachar puts 57.5% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 35.4% when he is ahead.
398 located pitches behind, 426 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Bachar goes to the sweeper: 20.3% of his two-strike pitches, against 12.7% the rest of the time.
438 two-strike pitches in 2026.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Bachar throws a fastball 37.4% of the time, against 30% when he is ahead.
398 pitches behind in the count, 426 ahead.
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 5.9 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
1373 tracked pitches in 2026.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Bachar releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 45 degrees above horizontal and 1.4 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
1448 tracked release points, averaging 5.7 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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