One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Lambert's 4-seam fastball carries 17.1 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
821 thrown, averaging 93.9 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Lambert's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 91.2 mph, against 82.8 off his changeup.
821 and 634 of them thrown.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .335 expected average against them, against .239 on his offspeed pitches.
233 of his fastballs thrown.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Lambert's sweeper moves 15.6 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
133 thrown, averaging 83.4 mph.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Lambert releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 35 degrees above horizontal and 2.2 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
2643 tracked release points, averaging 5.9 feet off the ground.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Lambert puts 47.1% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 41.9% of his pitches to left-handers.
157 pitches to right-handed hitters, 320 to left-handed hitters.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Lambert puts 59.2% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 39% when he is ahead.
692 located pitches behind, 789 ahead.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Lambert throws the sinker 21.5% of the time against right-handers and 1.1% against left-handers.
1139 pitches to right-handers, 1504 to left-handers.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Lambert lands 51.5% of his fastballs in the zone and only 30.7% of his offspeed pitches.
233 of his fastballs, 114 of his offspeed pitches.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Lambert lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.26 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
2643 located pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Lambert's sweeper spins at 2,705 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
133 thrown in 2026.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Lambert goes to the changeup: 28.3% of his two-strike pitches, against 22.1% the rest of the time.
810 two-strike pitches in 2026.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Lambert works with 7 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup, Slider and Cutter, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 31.1% of everything he throws.
2643 classified pitches in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
13.4 mph separates Lambert's 4-seam fastball from his slurve, 93.9 against 80.5.
821 and 219 of them respectively.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Lambert throws a strike on the first pitch 64.2% of the time.
665 plate appearances started in 2026.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Lambert's fastball averages 93.6 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 92.9 past his 75th.
380 early fastballs, 268 late ones.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Lambert projects a .304 average, 71st percentile.
477 pitches in 2026. 71st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 156th in MLB.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Lambert throws a fastball 55.2% of the time, against 46.4% when he is ahead.
692 pitches behind in the count, 789 ahead.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Lambert releases the ball 6.2 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
2556 tracked pitches in 2026.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Lambert's 4-seam fastball averages 93.9 mph, and has touched 97.4.
821 thrown, 31.1% of his pitches.
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One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Lambert's 4-seam fastball carries 17.1 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
821 thrown, averaging 93.9 mph.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Lambert's sweeper moves 15.6 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
133 thrown, averaging 83.4 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 Lambert's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 91.2 mph, against 82.8 off his changeup.
821 and 634 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Lambert throws the sinker 21.5% of the time against right-handers and 1.1% against left-handers.
1139 pitches to right-handers, 1504 to left-handers.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Lambert's sweeper spins at 2,705 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
133 thrown in 2026.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Lambert works with 7 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup, Slider and Cutter, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 31.1% of everything he throws.
2643 classified pitches in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
13.4 mph separates Lambert's 4-seam fastball from his slurve, 93.9 against 80.5.
821 and 219 of them respectively.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Lambert's 4-seam fastball averages 93.9 mph, and has touched 97.4.
821 thrown, 31.1% of his pitches.
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 .335 expected average against them, against .239 on his offspeed pitches.
233 of his fastballs thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Lambert lands 51.5% of his fastballs in the zone and only 30.7% of his offspeed pitches.
233 of his fastballs, 114 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
Lambert releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 35 degrees above horizontal and 2.2 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
2643 tracked release points, averaging 5.9 feet off the ground.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Lambert's fastball averages 93.6 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 92.9 past his 75th.
380 early fastballs, 268 late ones.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Lambert releases the ball 6.2 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
2556 tracked pitches in 2026.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Lambert puts 47.1% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 41.9% of his pitches to left-handers.
157 pitches to right-handed hitters, 320 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Lambert puts 59.2% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 39% when he is ahead.
692 located pitches behind, 789 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Lambert goes to the changeup: 28.3% of his two-strike pitches, against 22.1% the rest of the time.
810 two-strike pitches in 2026.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Lambert throws a strike on the first pitch 64.2% of the time.
665 plate appearances started in 2026.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Lambert throws a fastball 55.2% of the time, against 46.4% when he is ahead.
692 pitches behind in the count, 789 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Lambert lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.26 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
2643 located pitches in 2026.
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 Lambert projects a .304 average, 71st percentile.
477 pitches in 2026. 71st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 156th in MLB.
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