He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Fluharty puts 36.7% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 47.5% of his pitches to left-handers.
139 pitches to right-handed hitters, 158 to left-handed hitters.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Fluharty releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 24 degrees above horizontal and 3.4 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
297 tracked release points, averaging 5.8 feet off the ground.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Fluharty throws the sweeper 55.7% of the time against left-handers and 24.5% against right-handers.
139 pitches to right-handers, 158 to left-handers.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Fluharty's sweeper moves 15.1 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
122 thrown, averaging 82.5 mph.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Fluharty projects a .223 average, 98th percentile.
297 pitches in 2026. 98th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 10th in MLB.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Fluharty's stuff spins at 2,615 rpm, 97th percentile in the league.
297 pitches in 2026. 97th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 19th in MLB.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Fluharty's cutter averages 91.0 mph, and has touched 93.5.
156 thrown, 52.5% of his pitches.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Fluharty averages 87.2 mph across his arsenal, 19th percentile in the league.
297 pitches in 2026. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 436th in MLB.
He lives on one side of the plate
Fluharty works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 3.6 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
297 located pitches in 2026.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Fluharty is weak: 82.9 mph off the bat on average, 96th percentile.
297 pitches in 2026. 96th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 24th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 24.4% of the contact Fluharty gives up is hit hard, 96th percentile.
297 pitches in 2026. 96th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 22nd in MLB.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Fluharty throws a fastball 57.6% of the time, against 47% when he is ahead.
85 pitches behind in the count, 83 ahead.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Fluharty works with 3 pitches: Cutter, Sweeper and Changeup. The cutter is 52.5% of everything he throws.
297 classified pitches in 2026.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Fluharty's cutter leaves the bat at 85.4 mph, against 80.8 off his sweeper.
156 and 122 of them thrown.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Fluharty throws 45.2% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 41.5% with the bases empty.
73 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 224 with the bases empty.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Fluharty puts 58.8% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 44.6% when he is ahead.
85 located pitches behind, 83 ahead.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Fluharty's cutter carries 10.5 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
156 thrown, averaging 91.0 mph.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Fluharty releases the ball 6.8 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
234 tracked pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
16.8% of Fluharty's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
50 of 297 located pitches.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Fluharty's sweeper spins at 2,689 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
122 thrown in 2026.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Fluharty lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.34 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
297 located pitches in 2026.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .234 expected average against them, against .206 on his breaking balls.
156 of his fastballs thrown.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Fluharty throws a strike on the first pitch 61.2% of the time.
67 plate appearances started in 2026.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Fluharty puts 36.7% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 47.5% of his pitches to left-handers.
139 pitches to right-handed hitters, 158 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
Fluharty releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 24 degrees above horizontal and 3.4 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
297 tracked release points, averaging 5.8 feet off the ground.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Fluharty releases the ball 6.8 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
234 tracked pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Fluharty throws the sweeper 55.7% of the time against left-handers and 24.5% against right-handers.
139 pitches to right-handers, 158 to left-handers.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Fluharty's cutter averages 91.0 mph, and has touched 93.5.
156 thrown, 52.5% of his pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Fluharty works with 3 pitches: Cutter, Sweeper and Changeup. The cutter is 52.5% of everything he throws.
297 classified pitches in 2026.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Fluharty's cutter leaves the bat at 85.4 mph, against 80.8 off his sweeper.
156 and 122 of them thrown.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Fluharty's sweeper spins at 2,689 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
122 thrown in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Fluharty's sweeper moves 15.1 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
122 thrown, averaging 82.5 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Fluharty's cutter carries 10.5 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
156 thrown, averaging 91.0 mph.
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The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Fluharty projects a .223 average, 98th percentile.
297 pitches in 2026. 98th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 10th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Fluharty is weak: 82.9 mph off the bat on average, 96th percentile.
297 pitches in 2026. 96th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 24th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 24.4% of the contact Fluharty gives up is hit hard, 96th percentile.
297 pitches in 2026. 96th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 22nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Fluharty's stuff spins at 2,615 rpm, 97th percentile in the league.
297 pitches in 2026. 97th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 19th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Fluharty averages 87.2 mph across his arsenal, 19th percentile in the league.
297 pitches in 2026. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 436th in MLB.
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He lives on one side of the plate
Fluharty works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 3.6 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
297 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
16.8% of Fluharty's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
50 of 297 located pitches.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Fluharty lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.34 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
297 located pitches in 2026.
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 Fluharty throws a fastball 57.6% of the time, against 47% when he is ahead.
85 pitches behind in the count, 83 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Fluharty puts 58.8% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 44.6% when he is ahead.
85 located pitches behind, 83 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Fluharty throws a strike on the first pitch 61.2% of the time.
67 plate appearances started in 2026.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Fluharty throws 45.2% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 41.5% with the bases empty.
73 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 224 with the bases empty.
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 .234 expected average against them, against .206 on his breaking balls.
156 of his fastballs thrown.
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