One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .447 expected average against them, against .287 on his offspeed pitches.
217 of his breaking balls thrown.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
McGreevy throws 28.3% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 41.4% with the bases empty.
99 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 684 with the bases empty.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off McGreevy's sweeper leaves the bat at 95.4 mph, against 76.2 off his cutter.
90 and 87 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
McGreevy throws the sinker 38.4% of the time against right-handers and 4.4% against left-handers.
279 pitches to right-handers, 504 to left-handers.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
McGreevy averages 86.5 mph across his arsenal, 13th percentile in the league.
783 pitches in 2026. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 465th in MLB.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
McGreevy puts 60.6% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 34% when he is ahead.
236 located pitches behind, 188 ahead.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
McGreevy's sweeper moves 14.0 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
90 thrown, averaging 81.1 mph.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
McGreevy lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.14 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
783 located pitches in 2026.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
McGreevy releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 32 degrees above horizontal and 1.9 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
783 tracked release points, averaging 5.7 feet off the ground.
He cannot find the zone often enough
McGreevy works off the plate, with only 39.7% of his pitches in the zone, 19th percentile.
783 pitches in 2026. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 434th in MLB.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count McGreevy throws a fastball 59.3% of the time, against 43.1% when he is ahead.
236 pitches behind in the count, 188 ahead.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
McGreevy lands 51.1% of his fastballs in the zone and only 30.4% of his breaking balls.
407 of his fastballs, 217 of his breaking balls.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
McGreevy's 4-seam fastball averages 91.3 mph, and has touched 93.6.
191 thrown, 24.4% of his pitches.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
McGreevy's curveball carries 13.0 inches of drop against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
89 thrown, averaging 77.5 mph.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against McGreevy projects a .360 average, 20th percentile.
783 pitches in 2026. 20th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 430th in MLB.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
McGreevy's fastball averages 90.7 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 89.6 past his 75th.
123 early fastballs, 61 late ones.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes McGreevy goes to the slider: 11.5% of his two-strike pitches, against 2.2% the rest of the time.
226 two-strike pitches in 2026.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
McGreevy works with 6 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup, Sinker and Sweeper, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 24.4% of everything he throws.
783 classified pitches in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
13.9 mph separates McGreevy's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 91.3 against 77.5.
191 and 89 of them respectively.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
McGreevy puts 41.6% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 38.7% of his pitches to left-handers.
279 pitches to right-handed hitters, 504 to left-handed hitters.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.1% of McGreevy's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
134 of 783 located pitches.
He falls behind hitters far too often
McGreevy throws a strike on the first pitch 55% of the time.
191 plate appearances started in 2026.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
McGreevy releases the ball 6.6 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
618 tracked pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
McGreevy's curveball spins at 2,489 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
89 thrown in 2026.
His ball is straighter than it should be
McGreevy's stuff spins at 2,206 rpm, 38th percentile in the league.
783 pitches in 2026. 38th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 332nd in MLB.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
McGreevy has thrown 38 sliders this season, 4.9% of his pitches, at 83.1 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
783 classified pitches in 2026.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .447 expected average against them, against .287 on his offspeed pitches.
217 of his breaking balls thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
McGreevy lands 51.1% of his fastballs in the zone and only 30.4% of his breaking balls.
407 of his fastballs, 217 of his breaking balls.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
McGreevy throws 28.3% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 41.4% with the bases empty.
99 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 684 with the bases empty.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off McGreevy's sweeper leaves the bat at 95.4 mph, against 76.2 off his cutter.
90 and 87 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
McGreevy throws the sinker 38.4% of the time against right-handers and 4.4% against left-handers.
279 pitches to right-handers, 504 to left-handers.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
McGreevy's 4-seam fastball averages 91.3 mph, and has touched 93.6.
191 thrown, 24.4% of his pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
McGreevy works with 6 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup, Sinker and Sweeper, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 24.4% of everything he throws.
783 classified pitches in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
13.9 mph separates McGreevy's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 91.3 against 77.5.
191 and 89 of them respectively.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
McGreevy's curveball spins at 2,489 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
89 thrown in 2026.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
McGreevy has thrown 38 sliders this season, 4.9% of his pitches, at 83.1 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
783 classified pitches in 2026.
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The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
McGreevy averages 86.5 mph across his arsenal, 13th percentile in the league.
783 pitches in 2026. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 465th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
McGreevy puts 60.6% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 34% when he is ahead.
236 located pitches behind, 188 ahead.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count McGreevy throws a fastball 59.3% of the time, against 43.1% when he is ahead.
236 pitches behind in the count, 188 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes McGreevy goes to the slider: 11.5% of his two-strike pitches, against 2.2% the rest of the time.
226 two-strike pitches in 2026.
He falls behind hitters far too often
McGreevy throws a strike on the first pitch 55% of the time.
191 plate appearances started 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
McGreevy's sweeper moves 14.0 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
90 thrown, averaging 81.1 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
McGreevy's curveball carries 13.0 inches of drop against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
89 thrown, averaging 77.5 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
McGreevy lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.14 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
783 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.1% of McGreevy's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
134 of 783 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
McGreevy releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 32 degrees above horizontal and 1.9 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
783 tracked release points, averaging 5.7 feet off the ground.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
McGreevy's fastball averages 90.7 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 89.6 past his 75th.
123 early fastballs, 61 late ones.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
McGreevy releases the ball 6.6 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
618 tracked pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
McGreevy works off the plate, with only 39.7% of his pitches in the zone, 19th percentile.
783 pitches in 2026. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 434th in MLB.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against McGreevy projects a .360 average, 20th percentile.
783 pitches in 2026. 20th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 430th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
McGreevy puts 41.6% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 38.7% of his pitches to left-handers.
279 pitches to right-handed hitters, 504 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
McGreevy's stuff spins at 2,206 rpm, 38th percentile in the league.
783 pitches in 2026. 38th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 332nd in MLB.
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