One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .400 expected average against them, against .224 on his breaking balls.
304 of his fastballs thrown.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Eovaldi's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 93.6 mph, against 83.9 off his curveball.
295 and 492 of them thrown.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Eovaldi throws 35.5% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 44.3% with the bases empty.
110 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 619 with the bases empty.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Eovaldi lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.02 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
2220 located pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Eovaldi's sinker moves 16.0 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
161 thrown, averaging 93.5 mph.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
18.0 mph separates Eovaldi's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 94.3 against 76.3.
295 and 492 of them respectively.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Eovaldi's cutter averages 90.3 mph, and has touched 95.1.
420 thrown, 18.9% of his pitches.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Eovaldi's stuff spins at 1,904 rpm, 4th percentile in the league.
729 pitches in 2026. 4th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 515th in MLB.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Eovaldi releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 33 degrees above horizontal and 2.1 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
2220 tracked release points, averaging 5.6 feet off the ground.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Eovaldi puts 46.6% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 41.2% of his pitches to left-handers.
232 pitches to right-handed hitters, 497 to left-handed hitters.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Eovaldi goes to the splitter: 44.4% of his two-strike pitches, against 34.7% the rest of the time.
633 two-strike pitches in 2026.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Eovaldi averages 87.7 mph across his arsenal, 23rd percentile in the league.
729 pitches in 2026. 23rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 415th in MLB.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Eovaldi's 4-seam fastball carries 13.2 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
295 thrown, averaging 94.3 mph.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
46.4% of the contact Eovaldi gives up is hit hard, 19th percentile.
729 pitches in 2026. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 436th in MLB.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Eovaldi puts 58.4% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 41.3% when he is ahead.
558 located pitches behind, 681 ahead.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Eovaldi's fastball averages 92.6 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 91.7 past his 75th.
278 early fastballs, 125 late ones.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Eovaldi throws a strike on the first pitch 64.7% of the time.
614 plate appearances started in 2026.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Eovaldi works with 5 pitches: Splitter, Curveball, Cutter and 4-Seam Fastball, and a little else. The splitter is 37.4% of everything he throws.
2220 classified pitches in 2026.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.2 mph off the bat against Eovaldi, 25th percentile.
729 pitches in 2026. 25th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 402nd in MLB.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Eovaldi releases the ball 6.8 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
1991 tracked pitches in 2026.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Eovaldi lands 49% of his fastballs in the zone and only 38.5% of his offspeed pitches.
304 of his fastballs, 275 of his offspeed pitches.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Eovaldi throws the sinker 15.9% of the time against right-handers and 0.8% against left-handers.
947 pitches to right-handers, 1273 to left-handers.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Eovaldi projects a .354 average, 26th percentile.
729 pitches in 2026. 26th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 400th in MLB.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.3% of Eovaldi's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
407 of 2220 located pitches.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Eovaldi throws a fastball 43.7% of the time, against 37% when he is ahead.
558 pitches behind in the count, 681 ahead.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Eovaldi has thrown 21 sliders this season, 0.9% of his pitches, at 86.7 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
2220 classified pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Eovaldi's cutter spins at 2,243 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
420 thrown in 2026.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .400 expected average against them, against .224 on his breaking balls.
304 of his fastballs thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Eovaldi lands 49% of his fastballs in the zone and only 38.5% of his offspeed pitches.
304 of his fastballs, 275 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 Eovaldi's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 93.6 mph, against 83.9 off his curveball.
295 and 492 of them thrown.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
18.0 mph separates Eovaldi's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 94.3 against 76.3.
295 and 492 of them respectively.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Eovaldi's cutter averages 90.3 mph, and has touched 95.1.
420 thrown, 18.9% of his pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Eovaldi works with 5 pitches: Splitter, Curveball, Cutter and 4-Seam Fastball, and a little else. The splitter is 37.4% of everything he throws.
2220 classified pitches in 2026.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Eovaldi throws the sinker 15.9% of the time against right-handers and 0.8% against left-handers.
947 pitches to right-handers, 1273 to left-handers.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Eovaldi has thrown 21 sliders this season, 0.9% of his pitches, at 86.7 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
2220 classified pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Eovaldi's cutter spins at 2,243 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
420 thrown in 2026.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Eovaldi throws 35.5% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 44.3% with the bases empty.
110 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 619 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Eovaldi lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.02 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
2220 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.3% of Eovaldi's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
407 of 2220 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Eovaldi's sinker moves 16.0 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
161 thrown, averaging 93.5 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Eovaldi's 4-seam fastball carries 13.2 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
295 thrown, averaging 94.3 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Eovaldi's stuff spins at 1,904 rpm, 4th percentile in the league.
729 pitches in 2026. 4th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 515th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Eovaldi releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 33 degrees above horizontal and 2.1 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
2220 tracked release points, averaging 5.6 feet off the ground.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Eovaldi's fastball averages 92.6 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 91.7 past his 75th.
278 early fastballs, 125 late ones.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Eovaldi releases the ball 6.8 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
1991 tracked pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Eovaldi puts 46.6% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 41.2% of his pitches to left-handers.
232 pitches to right-handed hitters, 497 to left-handed hitters.
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 Eovaldi goes to the splitter: 44.4% of his two-strike pitches, against 34.7% the rest of the time.
633 two-strike pitches in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Eovaldi puts 58.4% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 41.3% when he is ahead.
558 located pitches behind, 681 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Eovaldi throws a strike on the first pitch 64.7% of the time.
614 plate appearances started in 2026.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Eovaldi throws a fastball 43.7% of the time, against 37% when he is ahead.
558 pitches behind in the count, 681 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Eovaldi averages 87.7 mph across his arsenal, 23rd percentile in the league.
729 pitches in 2026. 23rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 415th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
46.4% of the contact Eovaldi gives up is hit hard, 19th percentile.
729 pitches in 2026. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 436th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.2 mph off the bat against Eovaldi, 25th percentile.
729 pitches in 2026. 25th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 402nd in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Eovaldi projects a .354 average, 26th percentile.
729 pitches in 2026. 26th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 400th in MLB.
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