One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Boyd's changeup moves 17.5 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
123 thrown, averaging 79.4 mph.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Boyd releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 24 degrees above horizontal and 2.3 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
430 tracked release points, averaging 5.4 feet off the ground.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .402 expected average against them, against .304 on his breaking balls.
223 of his fastballs thrown.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Boyd's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 96.5 mph, against 80.2 off his changeup.
214 and 123 of them thrown.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Boyd averages 86.2 mph across his arsenal, 11th percentile in the league.
430 pitches in 2026. 11th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 477th in MLB.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Boyd throws the slider 42.5% of the time against left-handers and 5.3% against right-handers.
357 pitches to right-handers, 73 to left-handers.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Boyd throws 35% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 41.7% with the bases empty.
80 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 350 with the bases empty.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Boyd goes to the slider: 17.9% of his two-strike pitches, against 8% the rest of the time.
156 two-strike pitches in 2026.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Boyd projects a .385 average, 8th percentile.
430 pitches in 2026. 8th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 494th in MLB.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Boyd's fastball averages 93.1 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 91.6 past his 75th.
70 early fastballs, 34 late ones.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Boyd's 4-seam fastball carries 13.0 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
214 thrown, averaging 92.5 mph.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
50.8% of the contact Boyd gives up is hit hard, 9th percentile.
430 pitches in 2026. 9th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 487th in MLB.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Boyd works off the plate, with only 40.5% of his pitches in the zone, 26th percentile.
430 pitches in 2026. 26th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 395th in MLB.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
15.8% of Boyd's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
68 of 430 located pitches.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Boyd throws a strike on the first pitch 66% of the time.
100 plate appearances started in 2026.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Boyd works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup, Slider and Curveball. The 4-seam fastball is 49.8% of everything he throws.
430 classified pitches in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Boyd puts 58.8% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 39.1% when he is ahead.
102 located pitches behind, 151 ahead.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
13.1 mph separates Boyd's 4-seam fastball from his changeup, 92.5 against 79.4.
214 and 123 of them respectively.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Boyd lands 46.2% of his fastballs in the zone and only 33.3% of his offspeed pitches.
223 of his fastballs, 123 of his offspeed pitches.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Boyd throws a fastball 58.8% of the time, against 47% when he is ahead.
102 pitches behind in the count, 151 ahead.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Boyd 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.
430 located pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Boyd's slider spins at 2,563 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
50 thrown in 2026.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Boyd's stuff spins at 2,186 rpm, 35th percentile in the league.
430 pitches in 2026. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 352nd in MLB.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Boyd's 4-seam fastball averages 92.5 mph, and has touched 95.3.
214 thrown, 49.8% of his pitches.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.2 mph off the bat against Boyd, 39th percentile.
430 pitches in 2026. 39th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 330th in MLB.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Boyd has thrown 9 sinkers this season, 2.1% of his pitches, at 90.9 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
430 classified pitches in 2026.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Boyd's changeup moves 17.5 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
123 thrown, averaging 79.4 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Boyd's 4-seam fastball carries 13.0 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
214 thrown, averaging 92.5 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Boyd releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 24 degrees above horizontal and 2.3 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
430 tracked release points, averaging 5.4 feet off the ground.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Boyd's fastball averages 93.1 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 91.6 past his 75th.
70 early fastballs, 34 late ones.
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 .402 expected average against them, against .304 on his breaking balls.
223 of his fastballs thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Boyd lands 46.2% of his fastballs in the zone and only 33.3% of his offspeed pitches.
223 of his fastballs, 123 of his offspeed pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Boyd's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 96.5 mph, against 80.2 off his changeup.
214 and 123 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Boyd throws the slider 42.5% of the time against left-handers and 5.3% against right-handers.
357 pitches to right-handers, 73 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Boyd works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup, Slider and Curveball. The 4-seam fastball is 49.8% of everything he throws.
430 classified pitches in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
13.1 mph separates Boyd's 4-seam fastball from his changeup, 92.5 against 79.4.
214 and 123 of them respectively.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Boyd's slider spins at 2,563 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
50 thrown in 2026.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Boyd's 4-seam fastball averages 92.5 mph, and has touched 95.3.
214 thrown, 49.8% of his pitches.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Boyd has thrown 9 sinkers this season, 2.1% of his pitches, at 90.9 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
430 classified pitches in 2026.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Boyd averages 86.2 mph across his arsenal, 11th percentile in the league.
430 pitches in 2026. 11th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 477th in MLB.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Boyd throws 35% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 41.7% with the bases empty.
80 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 350 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Boyd goes to the slider: 17.9% of his two-strike pitches, against 8% the rest of the time.
156 two-strike pitches in 2026.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Boyd throws a strike on the first pitch 66% of the time.
100 plate appearances started in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Boyd puts 58.8% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 39.1% when he is ahead.
102 located pitches behind, 151 ahead.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Boyd throws a fastball 58.8% of the time, against 47% when he is ahead.
102 pitches behind in the count, 151 ahead.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Boyd projects a .385 average, 8th percentile.
430 pitches in 2026. 8th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 494th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
50.8% of the contact Boyd gives up is hit hard, 9th percentile.
430 pitches in 2026. 9th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 487th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.2 mph off the bat against Boyd, 39th percentile.
430 pitches in 2026. 39th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 330th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Boyd works off the plate, with only 40.5% of his pitches in the zone, 26th percentile.
430 pitches in 2026. 26th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 395th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
15.8% of Boyd's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
68 of 430 located pitches.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Boyd 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.
430 located pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Boyd's stuff spins at 2,186 rpm, 35th percentile in the league.
430 pitches in 2026. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 352nd in MLB.
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