His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Crismatt's sinker averages 89.2 mph, and has touched 91.6.
135 thrown, 25.3% of his pitches.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Crismatt goes to the changeup: 56.8% of his two-strike pitches, against 31.8% the rest of the time.
132 two-strike pitches in 2025.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Crismatt's sinker moves 106.4 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
135 thrown, averaging 89.2 mph.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Crismatt averages 83.4 mph across his arsenal, 3rd percentile in the league.
534 pitches in 2025. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 754th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .385 expected average against them, against .294 on his breaking balls.
218 of his fastballs thrown.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Crismatt releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 30 degrees above horizontal and 2.4 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
534 tracked release points, averaging 5.6 feet off the ground.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 29.7% of the contact Crismatt gives up is hit hard, 96th percentile.
534 pitches in 2025. 96th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 35th in MLB.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
15.4 mph separates Crismatt's sinker from his curveball, 89.2 against 73.8.
135 and 83 of them respectively.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Crismatt's 4-seam fastball carries 14.9 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
83 thrown, averaging 89.1 mph.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Crismatt's stuff spins at 1,947 rpm, 6th percentile in the league.
534 pitches in 2025. 6th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 737th in MLB.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Crismatt lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.17 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
534 located pitches in 2025.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Crismatt throws a fastball 45.5% of the time, against 30.6% when he is ahead.
143 pitches behind in the count, 157 ahead.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Crismatt is weak: 86.3 mph off the bat on average, 88th percentile.
534 pitches in 2025. 88th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 93rd in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Crismatt's sinker leaves the bat at 89.2 mph, against 84.8 off his curveball.
135 and 83 of them thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Crismatt lands 56% of his fastballs in the zone and only 39.4% of his offspeed pitches.
218 of his fastballs, 203 of his offspeed pitches.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Crismatt puts 60.8% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 43.9% when he is ahead.
143 located pitches behind, 157 ahead.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Crismatt puts 48.9% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 46% of his pitches to left-handers.
319 pitches to right-handed hitters, 215 to left-handed hitters.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Crismatt works with 5 pitches: Changeup, Sinker, 4-Seam Fastball and Curveball, and a little else. The changeup is 38% of everything he throws.
534 classified pitches in 2025.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Crismatt releases the ball 6.8 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
534 tracked pitches in 2025.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.2% of Crismatt's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
92 of 534 located pitches.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Crismatt throws a strike on the first pitch 64.7% of the time.
153 plate appearances started in 2025.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Crismatt throws the sinker 31% of the time against right-handers and 16.7% against left-handers.
319 pitches to right-handers, 215 to left-handers.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Crismatt lives in the strike zone: 47.8% of his pitches are in it, 61st percentile.
534 pitches in 2025. 61st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 308th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Crismatt projects a .347 average, 33rd percentile.
534 pitches in 2025. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 523rd in MLB.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Crismatt's curveball spins at 2,275 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
83 thrown in 2025.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Crismatt's sinker averages 89.2 mph, and has touched 91.6.
135 thrown, 25.3% of his pitches.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
15.4 mph separates Crismatt's sinker from his curveball, 89.2 against 73.8.
135 and 83 of them respectively.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Crismatt's sinker leaves the bat at 89.2 mph, against 84.8 off his curveball.
135 and 83 of them thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Crismatt works with 5 pitches: Changeup, Sinker, 4-Seam Fastball and Curveball, and a little else. The changeup is 38% of everything he throws.
534 classified pitches in 2025.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Crismatt throws the sinker 31% of the time against right-handers and 16.7% against left-handers.
319 pitches to right-handers, 215 to left-handers.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Crismatt's curveball spins at 2,275 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
83 thrown in 2025.
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 Crismatt goes to the changeup: 56.8% of his two-strike pitches, against 31.8% the rest of the time.
132 two-strike pitches in 2025.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Crismatt throws a fastball 45.5% of the time, against 30.6% when he is ahead.
143 pitches behind in the count, 157 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Crismatt puts 60.8% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 43.9% when he is ahead.
143 located pitches behind, 157 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Crismatt throws a strike on the first pitch 64.7% of the time.
153 plate appearances started in 2025.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Crismatt's sinker moves 106.4 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
135 thrown, averaging 89.2 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Crismatt's 4-seam fastball carries 14.9 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
83 thrown, averaging 89.1 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Crismatt averages 83.4 mph across his arsenal, 3rd percentile in the league.
534 pitches in 2025. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 754th in MLB.
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 .385 expected average against them, against .294 on his breaking balls.
218 of his fastballs thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Crismatt lands 56% of his fastballs in the zone and only 39.4% of his offspeed pitches.
218 of his fastballs, 203 of his offspeed pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Crismatt releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 30 degrees above horizontal and 2.4 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
534 tracked release points, averaging 5.6 feet off the ground.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Crismatt releases the ball 6.8 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
534 tracked pitches in 2025.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 29.7% of the contact Crismatt gives up is hit hard, 96th percentile.
534 pitches in 2025. 96th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 35th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Crismatt is weak: 86.3 mph off the bat on average, 88th percentile.
534 pitches in 2025. 88th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 93rd in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Crismatt projects a .347 average, 33rd percentile.
534 pitches in 2025. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 523rd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Crismatt's stuff spins at 1,947 rpm, 6th percentile in the league.
534 pitches in 2025. 6th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 737th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Crismatt lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.17 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
534 located pitches in 2025.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.2% of Crismatt's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
92 of 534 located pitches.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Crismatt puts 48.9% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 46% of his pitches to left-handers.
319 pitches to right-handed hitters, 215 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Crismatt lives in the strike zone: 47.8% of his pitches are in it, 61st percentile.
534 pitches in 2025. 61st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 308th in MLB.
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