His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Miller's 4-seam fastball averages 101.3 mph, and has touched 103.8.
138 thrown, 42.3% of his pitches.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Miller throws a fastball 64.9% of the time, against 36.6% when he is ahead.
74 pitches behind in the count, 112 ahead.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .318 expected average against them, against .160 on his breaking balls.
148 of his fastballs thrown.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Miller's 4-seam fastball carries 16.5 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
138 thrown, averaging 101.3 mph.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Miller averages 93.9 mph across his arsenal, 94th percentile in the league.
326 pitches in 2026. 94th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 32nd in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 13.8% of the contact Miller gives up is hit hard, 100th percentile.
326 pitches in 2026. 100th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 2nd in MLB.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Miller works off the plate, with only 39.3% of his pitches in the zone, 16th percentile.
326 pitches in 2026. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 450th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Miller's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 85.0 mph, against 79.1 off his slider.
138 and 169 of them thrown.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Miller is weak: 81.5 mph off the bat on average, 99th percentile.
326 pitches in 2026. 99th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 8th in MLB.
He lives on one side of the plate
Miller works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 3.2 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
326 located pitches in 2026.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Miller goes to the slider: 58.8% of his two-strike pitches, against 48.9% the rest of the time.
97 two-strike pitches in 2026.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Miller's stuff spins at 2,469 rpm, 85th percentile in the league.
326 pitches in 2026. 85th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 79th in MLB.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Miller throws 43.3% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 38.3% with the bases empty.
60 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 266 with the bases empty.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Miller projects a .247 average, 94th percentile.
326 pitches in 2026. 94th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 32nd in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Miller works with 2 pitches: Slider and 4-Seam Fastball. The slider is 51.8% of everything he throws.
326 classified pitches in 2026.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Miller puts 37.3% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 41.2% of his pitches to left-handers.
161 pitches to right-handed hitters, 165 to left-handed hitters.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Miller puts 56.8% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 35.7% when he is ahead.
74 located pitches behind, 112 ahead.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Miller lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.27 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
326 located pitches in 2026.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Miller releases the ball 6.8 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
263 tracked pitches in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
13.5 mph separates Miller's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 101.3 against 87.8.
138 and 169 of them respectively.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Miller throws a strike on the first pitch 65.8% of the time.
79 plate appearances started in 2026.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Miller's slider moves 9.8 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
169 thrown, averaging 87.8 mph.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.2% of Miller's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
56 of 326 located pitches.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Miller's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,555 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
138 thrown in 2026.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Miller releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 47 degrees above horizontal and 1.5 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
326 tracked release points, averaging 6.1 feet off the ground.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Miller has thrown 9 changeups this season, 2.8% of his pitches, at 96.0 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
326 classified pitches in 2026.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Miller's 4-seam fastball averages 101.3 mph, and has touched 103.8.
138 thrown, 42.3% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Miller's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 85.0 mph, against 79.1 off his slider.
138 and 169 of them thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Miller works with 2 pitches: Slider and 4-Seam Fastball. The slider is 51.8% of everything he throws.
326 classified pitches in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
13.5 mph separates Miller's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 101.3 against 87.8.
138 and 169 of them respectively.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Miller's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,555 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
138 thrown in 2026.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Miller has thrown 9 changeups this season, 2.8% of his pitches, at 96.0 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
326 classified 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 Miller throws a fastball 64.9% of the time, against 36.6% when he is ahead.
74 pitches behind in the count, 112 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Miller goes to the slider: 58.8% of his two-strike pitches, against 48.9% the rest of the time.
97 two-strike pitches in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Miller puts 56.8% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 35.7% when he is ahead.
74 located pitches behind, 112 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Miller throws a strike on the first pitch 65.8% of the time.
79 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 .318 expected average against them, against .160 on his breaking balls.
148 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Miller's 4-seam fastball carries 16.5 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
138 thrown, averaging 101.3 mph.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Miller's slider moves 9.8 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
169 thrown, averaging 87.8 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Miller averages 93.9 mph across his arsenal, 94th percentile in the league.
326 pitches in 2026. 94th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 32nd in MLB.
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Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 13.8% of the contact Miller gives up is hit hard, 100th percentile.
326 pitches in 2026. 100th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 2nd in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Miller is weak: 81.5 mph off the bat on average, 99th percentile.
326 pitches in 2026. 99th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 8th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Miller projects a .247 average, 94th percentile.
326 pitches in 2026. 94th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 32nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Miller works off the plate, with only 39.3% of his pitches in the zone, 16th percentile.
326 pitches in 2026. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 450th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He lives on one side of the plate
Miller works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 3.2 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
326 located pitches in 2026.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Miller lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.27 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
326 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.2% of Miller's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
56 of 326 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Miller's stuff spins at 2,469 rpm, 85th percentile in the league.
326 pitches in 2026. 85th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 79th in MLB.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Miller throws 43.3% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 38.3% with the bases empty.
60 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 266 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Miller puts 37.3% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 41.2% of his pitches to left-handers.
161 pitches to right-handed hitters, 165 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Miller releases the ball 6.8 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
263 tracked pitches in 2026.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Miller releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 47 degrees above horizontal and 1.5 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
326 tracked release points, averaging 6.1 feet off the ground.
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