His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Evans's cutter averages 87.8 mph, and has touched 92.9.
356 thrown, 26.6% of his pitches.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Evans throws a fastball 74.5% of the time, against 36.8% when he is ahead.
345 pitches behind in the count, 397 ahead.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .405 expected average against them, against .275 on his offspeed pitches.
446 of his breaking balls thrown.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Evans's changeup moves 130.0 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
163 thrown, averaging 87.3 mph.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Evans puts 44.4% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 51.3% of his pitches to left-handers.
689 pitches to right-handed hitters, 649 to left-handed hitters.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Evans's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 94.1 mph, against 85.9 off his changeup.
147 and 163 of them thrown.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Evans releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 35 degrees above horizontal and 2.0 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
1338 tracked release points, averaging 5.8 feet off the ground.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Evans goes to the sweeper: 31.1% of his two-strike pitches, against 20.4% the rest of the time.
396 two-strike pitches in 2025.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Evans lands 53.8% of his fastballs in the zone and only 32.5% of his offspeed pitches.
729 of his fastballs, 163 of his offspeed pitches.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Evans's curveball spins at 3,055 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
131 thrown in 2025.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Evans lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.24 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
1338 located pitches in 2025.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Evans averages 87.7 mph across his arsenal, 25th percentile in the league.
1338 pitches in 2025. 25th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 584th in MLB.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Evans releases the ball 5.8 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
1338 tracked pitches in 2025.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Evans's stuff spins at 2,463 rpm, 82nd percentile in the league.
1338 pitches in 2025. 82nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 139th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Evans works with 6 pitches: Cutter, Sweeper, Sinker and Changeup, and a little else. The cutter is 26.6% of everything he throws.
1338 classified pitches in 2025.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Evans puts 56.8% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 37.3% when he is ahead.
345 located pitches behind, 397 ahead.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Evans's curveball carries 11.2 inches of drop against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
131 thrown, averaging 81.6 mph.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Evans's fastball averages 90.8 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 89.8 past his 75th.
235 early fastballs, 101 late ones.
He lives on one side of the plate
Evans works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.2 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
1338 located pitches in 2025.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Evans throws the sinker 25.3% of the time against right-handers and 8% against left-handers.
689 pitches to right-handers, 649 to left-handers.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.7 mph off the bat against Evans, 32nd percentile.
1338 pitches in 2025. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 528th in MLB.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.8% of Evans's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
238 of 1338 located pitches.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
11.3 mph separates Evans's sinker from his curveball, 92.9 against 81.6.
226 and 131 of them respectively.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Evans projects a .345 average, 35th percentile.
1338 pitches in 2025. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 508th in MLB.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Evans throws a strike on the first pitch 61.8% of the time.
351 plate appearances started in 2025.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Evans's cutter averages 87.8 mph, and has touched 92.9.
356 thrown, 26.6% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Evans's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 94.1 mph, against 85.9 off his changeup.
147 and 163 of them thrown.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Evans's curveball spins at 3,055 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
131 thrown in 2025.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Evans works with 6 pitches: Cutter, Sweeper, Sinker and Changeup, and a little else. The cutter is 26.6% of everything he throws.
1338 classified pitches in 2025.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Evans throws the sinker 25.3% of the time against right-handers and 8% against left-handers.
689 pitches to right-handers, 649 to left-handers.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
11.3 mph separates Evans's sinker from his curveball, 92.9 against 81.6.
226 and 131 of them respectively.
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 Evans throws a fastball 74.5% of the time, against 36.8% when he is ahead.
345 pitches behind in the count, 397 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Evans goes to the sweeper: 31.1% of his two-strike pitches, against 20.4% the rest of the time.
396 two-strike pitches in 2025.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Evans puts 56.8% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 37.3% when he is ahead.
345 located pitches behind, 397 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Evans throws a strike on the first pitch 61.8% of the time.
351 plate appearances started 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 .405 expected average against them, against .275 on his offspeed pitches.
446 of his breaking balls thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Evans lands 53.8% of his fastballs in the zone and only 32.5% of his offspeed pitches.
729 of his fastballs, 163 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
Evans's changeup moves 130.0 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
163 thrown, averaging 87.3 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Evans's curveball carries 11.2 inches of drop against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
131 thrown, averaging 81.6 mph.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Evans puts 44.4% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 51.3% of his pitches to left-handers.
689 pitches to right-handed hitters, 649 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Evans releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 35 degrees above horizontal and 2.0 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
1338 tracked release points, averaging 5.8 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Evans releases the ball 5.8 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
1338 tracked pitches in 2025.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Evans's fastball averages 90.8 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 89.8 past his 75th.
235 early fastballs, 101 late ones.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Evans lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.24 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
1338 located pitches in 2025.
He lives on one side of the plate
Evans works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.2 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
1338 located pitches in 2025.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.8% of Evans's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
238 of 1338 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Evans averages 87.7 mph across his arsenal, 25th percentile in the league.
1338 pitches in 2025. 25th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 584th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Evans's stuff spins at 2,463 rpm, 82nd percentile in the league.
1338 pitches in 2025. 82nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 139th in MLB.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.7 mph off the bat against Evans, 32nd percentile.
1338 pitches in 2025. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 528th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Evans projects a .345 average, 35th percentile.
1338 pitches in 2025. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 508th in MLB.
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