This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Meyer goes to the sweeper: 48.4% of his two-strike pitches, against 23.2% the rest of the time.
523 two-strike pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Meyer's 4-seam fastball carries 16.9 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
431 thrown, averaging 95.1 mph.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .414 expected average against them, against .320 on his fastballs.
98 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Meyer's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.7 mph, against 85.9 off his slider.
431 and 457 of them thrown.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Meyer lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.08 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
1788 located pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Meyer's sinker moves 16.3 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
169 thrown, averaging 93.6 mph.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Meyer's sweeper spins at 2,798 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
547 thrown in 2026.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Meyer's stuff spins at 2,484 rpm, 88th percentile in the league.
780 pitches in 2026. 88th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 67th in MLB.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Meyer puts 58.7% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 35.5% when he is ahead.
441 located pitches behind, 550 ahead.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Meyer works with 5 pitches: Sweeper, Slider, 4-Seam Fastball and Changeup, and a little else. The sweeper is 30.6% of everything he throws.
1789 classified pitches in 2026.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Meyer lands 53.6% of his fastballs in the zone and only 36.7% of his breaking balls.
261 of his fastballs, 421 of his breaking balls.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Meyer projects a .357 average, 23rd percentile.
780 pitches in 2026. 23rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 415th in MLB.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Meyer averages 91.0 mph across his arsenal, 69th percentile in the league.
780 pitches in 2026. 69th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 165th in MLB.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Meyer releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 58 degrees above horizontal and 1.0 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
1788 tracked release points, averaging 5.7 feet off the ground.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Meyer's 4-seam fastball averages 95.1 mph, and has touched 97.5.
431 thrown, 24.1% of his pitches.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Meyer throws a strike on the first pitch 65% of the time.
463 plate appearances started in 2026.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Meyer releases the ball 6.1 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
1596 tracked pitches in 2026.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Meyer puts 43.9% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 41.5% of his pitches to left-handers.
360 pitches to right-handed hitters, 420 to left-handed hitters.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Meyer throws a fastball 36% of the time, against 27.1% when he is ahead.
442 pitches behind in the count, 550 ahead.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Meyer throws 40.8% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 43.2% with the bases empty.
197 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 583 with the bases empty.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.7 mph off the bat against Meyer, 32nd percentile.
780 pitches in 2026. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 364th in MLB.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Meyer throws the changeup 14.4% of the time against left-handers and 4.4% against right-handers.
726 pitches to right-handers, 1063 to left-handers.
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This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Meyer goes to the sweeper: 48.4% of his two-strike pitches, against 23.2% the rest of the time.
523 two-strike pitches in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Meyer puts 58.7% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 35.5% when he is ahead.
441 located pitches behind, 550 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Meyer throws a strike on the first pitch 65% of the time.
463 plate appearances started in 2026.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Meyer throws a fastball 36% of the time, against 27.1% when he is ahead.
442 pitches behind in the count, 550 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Meyer's 4-seam fastball carries 16.9 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
431 thrown, averaging 95.1 mph.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Meyer's sinker moves 16.3 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
169 thrown, averaging 93.6 mph.
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 offspeed pitches: a .414 expected average against them, against .320 on his fastballs.
98 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Meyer lands 53.6% of his fastballs in the zone and only 36.7% of his breaking balls.
261 of his fastballs, 421 of his breaking balls.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Meyer's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.7 mph, against 85.9 off his slider.
431 and 457 of them thrown.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Meyer's sweeper spins at 2,798 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
547 thrown in 2026.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Meyer works with 5 pitches: Sweeper, Slider, 4-Seam Fastball and Changeup, and a little else. The sweeper is 30.6% of everything he throws.
1789 classified pitches in 2026.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Meyer's 4-seam fastball averages 95.1 mph, and has touched 97.5.
431 thrown, 24.1% of his pitches.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Meyer throws the changeup 14.4% of the time against left-handers and 4.4% against right-handers.
726 pitches to right-handers, 1063 to left-handers.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Meyer lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.08 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
1788 located pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Meyer's stuff spins at 2,484 rpm, 88th percentile in the league.
780 pitches in 2026. 88th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 67th in MLB.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Meyer projects a .357 average, 23rd percentile.
780 pitches in 2026. 23rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 415th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.7 mph off the bat against Meyer, 32nd percentile.
780 pitches in 2026. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 364th in MLB.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Meyer averages 91.0 mph across his arsenal, 69th percentile in the league.
780 pitches in 2026. 69th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 165th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Meyer releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 58 degrees above horizontal and 1.0 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
1788 tracked release points, averaging 5.7 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Meyer releases the ball 6.1 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
1596 tracked pitches in 2026.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Meyer puts 43.9% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 41.5% of his pitches to left-handers.
360 pitches to right-handed hitters, 420 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Meyer throws 40.8% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 43.2% with the bases empty.
197 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 583 with the bases empty.
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