His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Schultz's cutter averages 88.8 mph, and has touched 91.8.
109 thrown, 43.8% of his pitches.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Schultz goes to the 4-seam fastball: 51.4% of his two-strike pitches, against 23.5% the rest of the time.
70 two-strike pitches in 2026.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .402 expected average against them, against .298 on his fastballs.
52 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Schultz's 4-seam fastball carries 15.9 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
78 thrown, averaging 93.8 mph.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Schultz releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 30 degrees above horizontal and 2.3 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
249 tracked release points, averaging 5.7 feet off the ground.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Schultz lands 50.3% of his fastballs in the zone and only 25% of his offspeed pitches.
187 of his fastballs, 52 of his offspeed pitches.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Schultz puts 73% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 33.3% when he is ahead.
63 located pitches behind, 69 ahead.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Schultz throws 41.3% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 46.8% with the bases empty.
63 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 186 with the bases empty.
He lives on one side of the plate
Schultz works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 3.4 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
249 located pitches in 2026.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Schultz throws a fastball 81% of the time, against 62.3% when he is ahead.
63 pitches behind in the count, 69 ahead.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Schultz lives in the strike zone: 45.4% of his pitches are in it, 76th percentile.
249 pitches in 2026. 76th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 127th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Schultz works with 3 pitches: Cutter, 4-Seam Fastball and Changeup. The cutter is 43.8% of everything he throws.
249 classified pitches in 2026.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Schultz puts 47.3% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 43.8% of his pitches to left-handers.
112 pitches to right-handed hitters, 137 to left-handed hitters.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.2 mph off the bat against Schultz, 25th percentile.
249 pitches in 2026. 25th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 405th in MLB.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Schultz releases the ball 6.0 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
210 tracked pitches in 2026.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Schultz lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.32 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
249 located pitches in 2026.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Schultz's changeup leaves the bat at 91.8 mph, against 88.9 off his cutter.
52 and 109 of them thrown.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Schultz's stuff spins at 2,165 rpm, 30th percentile in the league.
249 pitches in 2026. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 376th in MLB.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Schultz throws a strike on the first pitch 64.2% of the time.
67 plate appearances started in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.5% of Schultz's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
46 of 249 located pitches.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Schultz projects a .337 average, 38th percentile.
249 pitches in 2026. 38th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 332nd in MLB.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Schultz has thrown 10 sliders this season, 4% of his pitches, at 85.7 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
249 classified pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Schultz's cutter spins at 2,270 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
109 thrown in 2026.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Schultz's cutter averages 88.8 mph, and has touched 91.8.
109 thrown, 43.8% of his pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Schultz works with 3 pitches: Cutter, 4-Seam Fastball and Changeup. The cutter is 43.8% of everything he throws.
249 classified pitches in 2026.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Schultz's changeup leaves the bat at 91.8 mph, against 88.9 off his cutter.
52 and 109 of them thrown.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Schultz has thrown 10 sliders this season, 4% of his pitches, at 85.7 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
249 classified pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Schultz's cutter spins at 2,270 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
109 thrown in 2026.
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 Schultz goes to the 4-seam fastball: 51.4% of his two-strike pitches, against 23.5% the rest of the time.
70 two-strike pitches in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Schultz puts 73% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 33.3% when he is ahead.
63 located pitches behind, 69 ahead.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Schultz throws a fastball 81% of the time, against 62.3% when he is ahead.
63 pitches behind in the count, 69 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Schultz throws a strike on the first pitch 64.2% of the time.
67 plate appearances started in 2026.
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 .402 expected average against them, against .298 on his fastballs.
52 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Schultz lands 50.3% of his fastballs in the zone and only 25% of his offspeed pitches.
187 of his fastballs, 52 of his offspeed pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Schultz's 4-seam fastball carries 15.9 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
78 thrown, averaging 93.8 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Schultz releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 30 degrees above horizontal and 2.3 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
249 tracked release points, averaging 5.7 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Schultz releases the ball 6.0 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
210 tracked pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Schultz throws 41.3% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 46.8% with the bases empty.
63 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 186 with the bases empty.
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He lives on one side of the plate
Schultz works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 3.4 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
249 located pitches in 2026.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Schultz lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.32 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
249 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.5% of Schultz's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
46 of 249 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Schultz lives in the strike zone: 45.4% of his pitches are in it, 76th percentile.
249 pitches in 2026. 76th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 127th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Schultz puts 47.3% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 43.8% of his pitches to left-handers.
112 pitches to right-handed hitters, 137 to left-handed hitters.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.2 mph off the bat against Schultz, 25th percentile.
249 pitches in 2026. 25th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 405th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Schultz projects a .337 average, 38th percentile.
249 pitches in 2026. 38th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 332nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Schultz's stuff spins at 2,165 rpm, 30th percentile in the league.
249 pitches in 2026. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 376th in MLB.
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