One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .352 expected average against them, against .178 on his offspeed pitches.
570 of his fastballs thrown.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Severino's sweeper moves 17.3 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
266 thrown, averaging 84.9 mph.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Severino throws a fastball 77.1% of the time, against 53.9% when he is ahead.
310 pitches behind in the count, 310 ahead.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Severino's sinker averages 96.4 mph, and has touched 98.7.
262 thrown, 24.1% of his pitches.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Severino goes to the sweeper: 35% of his two-strike pitches, against 19.9% the rest of the time.
331 two-strike pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Severino's 4-seam fastball carries 15.7 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
228 thrown, averaging 96.8 mph.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Severino averages 92.3 mph across his arsenal, 84th percentile in the league.
870 pitches in 2026. 84th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 85th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Severino's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.7 mph, against 85.6 off his cutter.
228 and 224 of them thrown.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Severino releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 37 degrees above horizontal and 1.9 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
1086 tracked release points, averaging 5.7 feet off the ground.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Severino throws 39.5% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 44.6% with the bases empty.
215 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 655 with the bases empty.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Severino works with 5 pitches: Sweeper, Sinker, 4-Seam Fastball and Cutter, and a little else. The sweeper is 24.5% of everything he throws.
1086 classified pitches in 2026.
He lives on one side of the plate
Severino works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.2 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
1086 located pitches in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Severino puts 57.4% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 39% when he is ahead.
310 located pitches behind, 310 ahead.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Severino throws the cutter 28.1% of the time against left-handers and 10.4% against right-handers.
460 pitches to right-handers, 626 to left-handers.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Severino lands 47.5% of his fastballs in the zone and only 34.8% of his breaking balls.
570 of his fastballs, 250 of his breaking balls.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Severino puts 41.7% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 44.4% of his pitches to left-handers.
345 pitches to right-handed hitters, 525 to left-handed hitters.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Severino's sweeper spins at 2,601 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
266 thrown in 2026.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Severino releases the ball 6.6 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
886 tracked pitches in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
11.9 mph separates Severino's 4-seam fastball from his sweeper, 96.8 against 84.9.
228 and 266 of them respectively.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Severino has thrown 47 sliders this season, 4.3% of his pitches, at 86.9 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
1086 classified pitches in 2026.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .352 expected average against them, against .178 on his offspeed pitches.
570 of his fastballs thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Severino lands 47.5% of his fastballs in the zone and only 34.8% of his breaking balls.
570 of his fastballs, 250 of his breaking balls.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Severino's sweeper moves 17.3 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
266 thrown, averaging 84.9 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Severino's 4-seam fastball carries 15.7 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
228 thrown, averaging 96.8 mph.
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 Severino throws a fastball 77.1% of the time, against 53.9% when he is ahead.
310 pitches behind in the count, 310 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Severino goes to the sweeper: 35% of his two-strike pitches, against 19.9% the rest of the time.
331 two-strike pitches in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Severino puts 57.4% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 39% when he is ahead.
310 located pitches behind, 310 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Severino's sinker averages 96.4 mph, and has touched 98.7.
262 thrown, 24.1% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Severino's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.7 mph, against 85.6 off his cutter.
228 and 224 of them thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Severino works with 5 pitches: Sweeper, Sinker, 4-Seam Fastball and Cutter, and a little else. The sweeper is 24.5% of everything he throws.
1086 classified pitches in 2026.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Severino throws the cutter 28.1% of the time against left-handers and 10.4% against right-handers.
460 pitches to right-handers, 626 to left-handers.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Severino's sweeper spins at 2,601 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
266 thrown in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
11.9 mph separates Severino's 4-seam fastball from his sweeper, 96.8 against 84.9.
228 and 266 of them respectively.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Severino has thrown 47 sliders this season, 4.3% of his pitches, at 86.9 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
1086 classified pitches in 2026.
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The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Severino averages 92.3 mph across his arsenal, 84th percentile in the league.
870 pitches in 2026. 84th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 85th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Severino releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 37 degrees above horizontal and 1.9 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
1086 tracked release points, averaging 5.7 feet off the ground.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Severino releases the ball 6.6 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
886 tracked pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Severino throws 39.5% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 44.6% with the bases empty.
215 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 655 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He lives on one side of the plate
Severino works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.2 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
1086 located pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Severino puts 41.7% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 44.4% of his pitches to left-handers.
345 pitches to right-handed hitters, 525 to left-handed hitters.
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Career team 2015 to 2023