One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Pivetta's 4-seam fastball carries 19.6 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
314 thrown, averaging 93.9 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Pivetta's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 91.0 mph, against 84.4 off his cutter.
314 and 59 of them thrown.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Pivetta puts 38% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 44.9% of his pitches to left-handers.
137 pitches to right-handed hitters, 147 to left-handed hitters.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Pivetta releases the ball from over the top, about 71 degrees above horizontal and 0.7 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
579 tracked release points, averaging 6.5 feet off the ground.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Pivetta puts 69% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 40.1% when he is ahead.
158 located pitches behind, 167 ahead.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
14.8 mph separates Pivetta's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 93.9 against 79.0.
314 and 128 of them respectively.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Pivetta projects a .256 average, 92nd percentile.
284 pitches in 2026. 92nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 43rd in MLB.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Pivetta goes to the sweeper: 18.2% of his two-strike pitches, against 7.4% the rest of the time.
203 two-strike pitches in 2026.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Pivetta throws the curveball 32.9% of the time against left-handers and 9.1% against right-handers.
263 pitches to right-handers, 316 to left-handers.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .295 expected average against them, against .242 on his fastballs.
88 of his breaking balls thrown.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 29.7% of the contact Pivetta gives up is hit hard, 88th percentile.
284 pitches in 2026. 88th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 67th in MLB.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Pivetta's stuff spins at 2,440 rpm, 82nd percentile in the league.
284 pitches in 2026. 82nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 97th in MLB.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Pivetta throws a fastball 75.9% of the time, against 60.5% when he is ahead.
158 pitches behind in the count, 167 ahead.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Pivetta works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Curveball, Sweeper and Cutter. The 4-seam fastball is 54.2% of everything he throws.
579 classified pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Pivetta's sweeper moves 11.5 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
65 thrown, averaging 81.5 mph.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Pivetta releases the ball 6.9 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
494 tracked pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Pivetta's curveball spins at 2,723 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
128 thrown in 2026.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Pivetta works off the plate, with only 41.5% of his pitches in the zone, 34th percentile.
284 pitches in 2026. 34th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 356th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Pivetta is weak: 86.3 mph off the bat on average, 79th percentile.
284 pitches in 2026. 79th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 115th in MLB.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Pivetta lives up in the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.62 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
579 located pitches in 2026.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Pivetta throws a strike on the first pitch 63.1% of the time.
141 plate appearances started in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
21.2% of Pivetta's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
123 of 579 located pitches.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Pivetta's 4-seam fastball averages 93.9 mph, and has touched 96.5.
314 thrown, 54.2% of his pitches.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Pivetta has thrown 11 sinkers this season, 1.9% of his pitches, at 93.5 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
579 classified pitches in 2026.
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One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Pivetta's 4-seam fastball carries 19.6 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
314 thrown, averaging 93.9 mph.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Pivetta's sweeper moves 11.5 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
65 thrown, averaging 81.5 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Pivetta's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 91.0 mph, against 84.4 off his cutter.
314 and 59 of them thrown.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
14.8 mph separates Pivetta's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 93.9 against 79.0.
314 and 128 of them respectively.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Pivetta throws the curveball 32.9% of the time against left-handers and 9.1% against right-handers.
263 pitches to right-handers, 316 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Pivetta works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Curveball, Sweeper and Cutter. The 4-seam fastball is 54.2% of everything he throws.
579 classified pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Pivetta's curveball spins at 2,723 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
128 thrown in 2026.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Pivetta's 4-seam fastball averages 93.9 mph, and has touched 96.5.
314 thrown, 54.2% of his pitches.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Pivetta has thrown 11 sinkers this season, 1.9% of his pitches, at 93.5 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
579 classified pitches in 2026.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Pivetta puts 38% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 44.9% of his pitches to left-handers.
137 pitches to right-handed hitters, 147 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Pivetta releases the ball from over the top, about 71 degrees above horizontal and 0.7 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
579 tracked release points, averaging 6.5 feet off the ground.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Pivetta releases the ball 6.9 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
494 tracked pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Pivetta puts 69% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 40.1% when he is ahead.
158 located pitches behind, 167 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Pivetta goes to the sweeper: 18.2% of his two-strike pitches, against 7.4% the rest of the time.
203 two-strike pitches in 2026.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Pivetta throws a fastball 75.9% of the time, against 60.5% when he is ahead.
158 pitches behind in the count, 167 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Pivetta throws a strike on the first pitch 63.1% of the time.
141 plate appearances started in 2026.
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The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Pivetta projects a .256 average, 92nd percentile.
284 pitches in 2026. 92nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 43rd in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 29.7% of the contact Pivetta gives up is hit hard, 88th percentile.
284 pitches in 2026. 88th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 67th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Pivetta is weak: 86.3 mph off the bat on average, 79th percentile.
284 pitches in 2026. 79th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 115th 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 breaking balls: a .295 expected average against them, against .242 on his fastballs.
88 of his breaking balls thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Pivetta's stuff spins at 2,440 rpm, 82nd percentile in the league.
284 pitches in 2026. 82nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 97th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Pivetta works off the plate, with only 41.5% of his pitches in the zone, 34th percentile.
284 pitches in 2026. 34th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 356th 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
Pivetta lives up in the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.62 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
579 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
21.2% of Pivetta's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
123 of 579 located pitches.
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