When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Garcia throws a fastball 75.7% of the time, against 13.3% when he is ahead.
74 pitches behind in the count, 75 ahead.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .403 expected average against them, against .260 on his offspeed pitches.
118 of his fastballs thrown.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Garcia's sweeper leaves the bat at 91.4 mph, against 72.2 off his splitter.
53 and 84 of them thrown.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Garcia lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 1.98 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
265 located pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Garcia's sinker moves 15.3 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
125 thrown, averaging 95.0 mph.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Garcia throws the sweeper 41.3% of the time against right-handers and 5.1% against left-handers.
109 pitches to right-handers, 156 to left-handers.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Garcia throws 39.5% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 46.8% with the bases empty.
119 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 124 with the bases empty.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Garcia goes to the splitter: 43.1% of his two-strike pitches, against 28% the rest of the time.
65 two-strike pitches in 2026.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Garcia's stuff spins at 1,993 rpm, 8th percentile in the league.
243 pitches in 2026. 8th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 496th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Garcia projects a .373 average, 12th percentile.
243 pitches in 2026. 12th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 474th in MLB.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Garcia lands 60.2% of his fastballs in the zone and only 39.2% of his breaking balls.
118 of his fastballs, 51 of his breaking balls.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Garcia puts 63.5% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 36% when he is ahead.
74 located pitches behind, 75 ahead.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
13.2 mph separates Garcia's sinker from his sweeper, 95.0 against 81.8.
125 and 53 of them respectively.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
46.3% of the contact Garcia gives up is hit hard, 20th percentile.
243 pitches in 2026. 20th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 432nd in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Garcia works with 3 pitches: Sinker, Splitter and Sweeper. The sinker is 47.2% of everything he throws.
265 classified pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Garcia's sinker carries 10.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
125 thrown, averaging 95.0 mph.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Garcia throws a strike on the first pitch 66.2% of the time.
74 plate appearances started in 2026.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Garcia's sinker averages 95.0 mph, and has touched 98.0.
125 thrown, 47.2% of his pitches.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.1% of Garcia's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
48 of 265 located pitches.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Garcia releases the ball 6.6 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
197 tracked pitches in 2026.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Garcia is weak: 87.3 mph off the bat on average, 66th percentile.
243 pitches in 2026. 66th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 182nd in MLB.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Garcia's sweeper spins at 2,414 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
53 thrown in 2026.
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When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Garcia throws a fastball 75.7% of the time, against 13.3% when he is ahead.
74 pitches behind in the count, 75 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Garcia goes to the splitter: 43.1% of his two-strike pitches, against 28% the rest of the time.
65 two-strike pitches in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Garcia puts 63.5% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 36% when he is ahead.
74 located pitches behind, 75 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Garcia throws a strike on the first pitch 66.2% of the time.
74 plate appearances started in 2026.
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 fastballs: a .403 expected average against them, against .260 on his offspeed pitches.
118 of his fastballs thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Garcia lands 60.2% of his fastballs in the zone and only 39.2% of his breaking balls.
118 of his fastballs, 51 of his breaking balls.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Garcia's sweeper leaves the bat at 91.4 mph, against 72.2 off his splitter.
53 and 84 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Garcia throws the sweeper 41.3% of the time against right-handers and 5.1% against left-handers.
109 pitches to right-handers, 156 to left-handers.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
13.2 mph separates Garcia's sinker from his sweeper, 95.0 against 81.8.
125 and 53 of them respectively.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Garcia works with 3 pitches: Sinker, Splitter and Sweeper. The sinker is 47.2% of everything he throws.
265 classified pitches in 2026.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Garcia's sinker averages 95.0 mph, and has touched 98.0.
125 thrown, 47.2% of his pitches.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Garcia's sweeper spins at 2,414 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
53 thrown 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
Garcia lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 1.98 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
265 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.1% of Garcia's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
48 of 265 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Garcia's sinker moves 15.3 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
125 thrown, averaging 95.0 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Garcia's sinker carries 10.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
125 thrown, averaging 95.0 mph.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Garcia throws 39.5% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 46.8% with the bases empty.
119 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 124 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Garcia's stuff spins at 1,993 rpm, 8th percentile in the league.
243 pitches in 2026. 8th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 496th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Garcia projects a .373 average, 12th percentile.
243 pitches in 2026. 12th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 474th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
46.3% of the contact Garcia gives up is hit hard, 20th percentile.
243 pitches in 2026. 20th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 432nd in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Garcia is weak: 87.3 mph off the bat on average, 66th percentile.
243 pitches in 2026. 66th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 182nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Garcia releases the ball 6.6 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
197 tracked pitches in 2026.
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