The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Tolle releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 19 degrees above horizontal and 2.5 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
2282 tracked release points, averaging 5.4 feet off the ground.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Tolle's sinker moves 16.9 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
550 thrown, averaging 94.8 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Tolle's changeup leaves the bat at 91.6 mph, against 84.9 off his cutter.
66 and 439 of them thrown.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Tolle averages 92.8 mph across his arsenal, 90th percentile in the league.
325 pitches in 2026. 90th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 55th in MLB.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Tolle lives in the strike zone: 47.7% of his pitches are in it, 89th percentile.
325 pitches in 2026. 89th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 60th in MLB.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Tolle throws a fastball 96.6% of the time, against 78.6% when he is ahead.
499 pitches behind in the count, 772 ahead.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Tolle's 4-seam fastball averages 96.1 mph, and has touched 99.5.
1014 thrown, 44.4% of his pitches.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Tolle's 4-seam fastball carries 15.2 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
1014 thrown, averaging 96.1 mph.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Tolle projects a .250 average, 93rd percentile.
325 pitches in 2026. 93rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 36th in MLB.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Tolle releases the ball 7.3 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
2212 tracked pitches in 2026.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Tolle goes to the curveball: 17.8% of his two-strike pitches, against 5.5% the rest of the time.
706 two-strike pitches in 2026.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Tolle's fastball averages 94.8 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 93.3 past his 75th.
601 early fastballs, 313 late ones.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Tolle throws a strike on the first pitch 66.7% of the time.
603 plate appearances started in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
13.2 mph separates Tolle's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 96.1 against 82.9.
1014 and 213 of them respectively.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Tolle is weak: 85.9 mph off the bat on average, 82nd percentile.
325 pitches in 2026. 82nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 98th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Tolle works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Sinker, Cutter and Curveball. The 4-seam fastball is 44.4% of everything he throws.
2282 classified pitches in 2026.
He leaves too much of it over the heart of the plate
22% of Tolle's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, the part of the plate hitters do their damage on.
503 of 2282 located pitches.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Tolle throws the 4-seam fastball 48% of the time against right-handers and 34.1% against left-handers.
1692 pitches to right-handers, 590 to left-handers.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Tolle puts 62.1% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 52.2% when he is ahead.
499 located pitches behind, 772 ahead.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Tolle's curveball spins at 2,421 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
213 thrown in 2026.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Tolle has thrown 66 changeups this season, 2.9% of his pitches, at 88.8 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
2282 classified pitches in 2026.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Tolle releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 19 degrees above horizontal and 2.5 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
2282 tracked release points, averaging 5.4 feet off the ground.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Tolle releases the ball 7.3 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
2212 tracked pitches in 2026.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Tolle's fastball averages 94.8 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 93.3 past his 75th.
601 early fastballs, 313 late ones.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Tolle's sinker moves 16.9 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
550 thrown, averaging 94.8 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Tolle's 4-seam fastball carries 15.2 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
1014 thrown, averaging 96.1 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 Tolle's changeup leaves the bat at 91.6 mph, against 84.9 off his cutter.
66 and 439 of them thrown.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Tolle's 4-seam fastball averages 96.1 mph, and has touched 99.5.
1014 thrown, 44.4% of his pitches.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
13.2 mph separates Tolle's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 96.1 against 82.9.
1014 and 213 of them respectively.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Tolle works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Sinker, Cutter and Curveball. The 4-seam fastball is 44.4% of everything he throws.
2282 classified pitches in 2026.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Tolle throws the 4-seam fastball 48% of the time against right-handers and 34.1% against left-handers.
1692 pitches to right-handers, 590 to left-handers.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Tolle's curveball spins at 2,421 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
213 thrown in 2026.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Tolle has thrown 66 changeups this season, 2.9% of his pitches, at 88.8 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
2282 classified pitches in 2026.
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The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Tolle averages 92.8 mph across his arsenal, 90th percentile in the league.
325 pitches in 2026. 90th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 55th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Tolle lives in the strike zone: 47.7% of his pitches are in it, 89th percentile.
325 pitches in 2026. 89th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 60th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Tolle throws a fastball 96.6% of the time, against 78.6% when he is ahead.
499 pitches behind in the count, 772 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Tolle goes to the curveball: 17.8% of his two-strike pitches, against 5.5% the rest of the time.
706 two-strike pitches in 2026.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Tolle throws a strike on the first pitch 66.7% of the time.
603 plate appearances started in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Tolle puts 62.1% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 52.2% when he is ahead.
499 located pitches behind, 772 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Tolle projects a .250 average, 93rd percentile.
325 pitches in 2026. 93rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 36th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Tolle is weak: 85.9 mph off the bat on average, 82nd percentile.
325 pitches in 2026. 82nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 98th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He leaves too much of it over the heart of the plate
22% of Tolle's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, the part of the plate hitters do their damage on.
503 of 2282 located pitches.
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