He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Stroman puts 39.5% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 50.6% of his pitches to left-handers.
291 pitches to right-handed hitters, 413 to left-handed hitters.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Stroman's sinker averages 89.8 mph, and has touched 91.4.
257 thrown, 36.5% of his pitches.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Stroman throws a fastball 71.4% of the time, against 43.1% when he is ahead.
206 pitches behind in the count, 188 ahead.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .376 expected average against them, against .172 on his offspeed pitches.
412 of his fastballs thrown.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Stroman's slurve moves 108.6 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
136 thrown, averaging 82.1 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Stroman's sinker leaves the bat at 94.4 mph, against 79.6 off his splitter.
257 and 75 of them thrown.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Stroman averages 86.4 mph across his arsenal, 15th percentile in the league.
704 pitches in 2025. 15th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 667th in MLB.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Stroman goes to the splitter: 20.1% of his two-strike pitches, against 6.5% the rest of the time.
214 two-strike pitches in 2025.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Stroman lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.16 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
704 located pitches in 2025.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
50% of the contact Stroman gives up is hit hard, 8th percentile.
704 pitches in 2025. 8th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 719th in MLB.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Stroman throws the sinker 51.5% of the time against right-handers and 25.9% against left-handers.
291 pitches to right-handers, 413 to left-handers.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Stroman releases the ball 5.9 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
704 tracked pitches in 2025.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Stroman puts 57.3% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 31.9% when he is ahead.
206 located pitches behind, 188 ahead.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Stroman's stuff spins at 2,422 rpm, 77th percentile in the league.
704 pitches in 2025. 77th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 177th in MLB.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Stroman's slider spins at 2,719 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
46 thrown in 2025.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Stroman lands 50.7% of his fastballs in the zone and only 36% of his offspeed pitches.
412 of his fastballs, 75 of his offspeed pitches.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Stroman throws 48.7% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 45.3% with the bases empty.
150 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 554 with the bases empty.
He lives on one side of the plate
Stroman works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.2 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
704 located pitches in 2025.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Stroman works with 5 pitches: Sinker, Slurve, Cutter and Splitter, and a little else. The sinker is 36.5% of everything he throws.
704 classified pitches in 2025.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Stroman throws a strike on the first pitch 64.6% of the time.
175 plate appearances started in 2025.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.8 mph off the bat against Stroman, 30th percentile.
704 pitches in 2025. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 545th in MLB.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Stroman's fastball averages 89.7 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 89.2 past his 75th.
140 early fastballs, 35 late ones.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Stroman releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 54 degrees above horizontal and 0.9 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
704 tracked release points, averaging 5.2 feet off the ground.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.3% of Stroman's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
129 of 704 located pitches.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Stroman projects a .344 average, 36th percentile.
704 pitches in 2025. 36th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 498th in MLB.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Stroman has thrown 35 curveballs this season, 5% of his pitches, at 77.9 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
704 classified pitches in 2025.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Stroman puts 39.5% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 50.6% of his pitches to left-handers.
291 pitches to right-handed hitters, 413 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Stroman's sinker averages 89.8 mph, and has touched 91.4.
257 thrown, 36.5% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Stroman's sinker leaves the bat at 94.4 mph, against 79.6 off his splitter.
257 and 75 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Stroman throws the sinker 51.5% of the time against right-handers and 25.9% against left-handers.
291 pitches to right-handers, 413 to left-handers.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Stroman's slider spins at 2,719 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
46 thrown in 2025.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Stroman works with 5 pitches: Sinker, Slurve, Cutter and Splitter, and a little else. The sinker is 36.5% of everything he throws.
704 classified pitches in 2025.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Stroman has thrown 35 curveballs this season, 5% of his pitches, at 77.9 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
704 classified pitches in 2025.
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 Stroman throws a fastball 71.4% of the time, against 43.1% when he is ahead.
206 pitches behind in the count, 188 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Stroman goes to the splitter: 20.1% of his two-strike pitches, against 6.5% the rest of the time.
214 two-strike pitches in 2025.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Stroman puts 57.3% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 31.9% when he is ahead.
206 located pitches behind, 188 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Stroman throws a strike on the first pitch 64.6% of the time.
175 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 fastballs: a .376 expected average against them, against .172 on his offspeed pitches.
412 of his fastballs thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Stroman lands 50.7% of his fastballs in the zone and only 36% of his offspeed pitches.
412 of his fastballs, 75 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
Stroman's slurve moves 108.6 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
136 thrown, averaging 82.1 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Stroman averages 86.4 mph across his arsenal, 15th percentile in the league.
704 pitches in 2025. 15th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 667th 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
Stroman lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.16 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
704 located pitches in 2025.
He lives on one side of the plate
Stroman works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.2 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
704 located pitches in 2025.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.3% of Stroman's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
129 of 704 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
50% of the contact Stroman gives up is hit hard, 8th percentile.
704 pitches in 2025. 8th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 719th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.8 mph off the bat against Stroman, 30th percentile.
704 pitches in 2025. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 545th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Stroman projects a .344 average, 36th percentile.
704 pitches in 2025. 36th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 498th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Stroman releases the ball 5.9 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
704 tracked pitches in 2025.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Stroman's fastball averages 89.7 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 89.2 past his 75th.
140 early fastballs, 35 late ones.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Stroman releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 54 degrees above horizontal and 0.9 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
704 tracked release points, averaging 5.2 feet off the ground.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Stroman's stuff spins at 2,422 rpm, 77th percentile in the league.
704 pitches in 2025. 77th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 177th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Stroman throws 48.7% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 45.3% with the bases empty.
150 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 554 with the bases empty.
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