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 17.2 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
213 thrown, averaging 84.8 mph.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Severino throws a fastball 77.7% of the time, against 53.2% when he is ahead.
260 pitches behind in the count, 235 ahead.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Severino's sinker averages 96.4 mph, and has touched 98.7.
217 thrown, 24.9% of his pitches.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Severino's 4-seam fastball carries 16.0 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
182 thrown, averaging 96.9 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.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Severino goes to the sweeper: 33.8% of his two-strike pitches, against 20.4% the rest of the time.
263 two-strike pitches in 2026.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Severino's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.6 mph, against 85.3 off his cutter.
182 and 171 of them thrown.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Severino releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 36 degrees above horizontal and 1.9 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
870 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: Sinker, Sweeper, 4-Seam Fastball and Cutter, and a little else. The sinker is 24.9% of everything he throws.
870 classified pitches in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Severino puts 56.5% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 36.6% when he is ahead.
260 located pitches behind, 235 ahead.
He lives on one side of the plate
Severino works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.7 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
870 located pitches in 2026.
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 saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Severino throws the sinker 34.2% of the time against right-handers and 18.9% against left-handers.
345 pitches to right-handers, 525 to left-handers.
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.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
12.1 mph separates Severino's 4-seam fastball from his sweeper, 96.9 against 84.8.
182 and 213 of them respectively.
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.
670 tracked pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Severino's sweeper spins at 2,585 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
213 thrown in 2026.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Severino has thrown 37 sliders this season, 4.3% of his pitches, at 86.9 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
870 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 17.2 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
213 thrown, averaging 84.8 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Severino's 4-seam fastball carries 16.0 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
182 thrown, averaging 96.9 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 77.7% of the time, against 53.2% when he is ahead.
260 pitches behind in the count, 235 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Severino goes to the sweeper: 33.8% of his two-strike pitches, against 20.4% the rest of the time.
263 two-strike pitches in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Severino puts 56.5% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 36.6% when he is ahead.
260 located pitches behind, 235 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.
217 thrown, 24.9% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Severino's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.6 mph, against 85.3 off his cutter.
182 and 171 of them thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Severino works with 5 pitches: Sinker, Sweeper, 4-Seam Fastball and Cutter, and a little else. The sinker is 24.9% of everything he throws.
870 classified pitches in 2026.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Severino throws the sinker 34.2% of the time against right-handers and 18.9% against left-handers.
345 pitches to right-handers, 525 to left-handers.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
12.1 mph separates Severino's 4-seam fastball from his sweeper, 96.9 against 84.8.
182 and 213 of them respectively.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Severino's sweeper spins at 2,585 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
213 thrown in 2026.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Severino has thrown 37 sliders this season, 4.3% of his pitches, at 86.9 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
870 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 36 degrees above horizontal and 1.9 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
870 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.
670 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 1.7 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
870 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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