This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Maton goes to the curveball: 45.3% of his two-strike pitches, against 21.4% the rest of the time.
172 two-strike pitches in 2026.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Maton's cutter averages 89.5 mph, and has touched 91.9.
202 thrown, 37% of his pitches.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Maton's curveball moves 18.6 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
158 thrown, averaging 75.6 mph.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Maton averages 84.1 mph across his arsenal, 3rd percentile in the league.
229 pitches in 2026. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 522nd in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .418 expected average against them, against .332 on his fastballs.
109 of his breaking balls thrown.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Maton's sweeper leaves the bat at 94.0 mph, against 82.2 off his sinker.
83 and 103 of them thrown.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Maton releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 30 degrees above horizontal and 1.3 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
546 tracked release points, averaging 5.1 feet off the ground.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Maton's stuff spins at 2,721 rpm, 99th percentile in the league.
229 pitches in 2026. 99th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 8th in MLB.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Maton throws a fastball 66.4% of the time, against 47.1% when he is ahead.
143 pitches behind in the count, 174 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Maton throws a strike on the first pitch 69.1% of the time.
136 plate appearances started in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Maton's curveball spins at 3,113 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
158 thrown in 2026.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Maton projects a .367 average, 16th percentile.
229 pitches in 2026. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 451st in MLB.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Maton lives in the strike zone: 45% of his pitches are in it, 74th percentile.
229 pitches in 2026. 74th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 143rd in MLB.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Maton releases the ball 7.0 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
486 tracked pitches in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
14.6 mph separates Maton's sinker from his curveball, 90.2 against 75.6.
103 and 158 of them respectively.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Maton lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.34 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
546 located pitches in 2026.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Maton lands 50.8% of his fastballs in the zone and only 38.5% of his breaking balls.
120 of his fastballs, 109 of his breaking balls.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Maton works with 4 pitches: Cutter, Curveball, Sinker and Sweeper. The cutter is 37% of everything he throws.
546 classified pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Maton's curveball carries 9.7 inches of drop against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
158 thrown, averaging 75.6 mph.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
21.8% of Maton's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
119 of 546 located pitches.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
43.8% of the contact Maton gives up is hit hard, 32nd percentile.
229 pitches in 2026. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 364th in MLB.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Maton puts 55.2% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 44.3% when he is ahead.
143 located pitches behind, 174 ahead.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Maton throws the sweeper 19.7% of the time against right-handers and 9.5% against left-handers.
305 pitches to right-handers, 241 to left-handers.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Maton is weak: 87.5 mph off the bat on average, 65th percentile.
229 pitches in 2026. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 190th in MLB.
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This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Maton goes to the curveball: 45.3% of his two-strike pitches, against 21.4% the rest of the time.
172 two-strike pitches in 2026.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Maton throws a fastball 66.4% of the time, against 47.1% when he is ahead.
143 pitches behind in the count, 174 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Maton throws a strike on the first pitch 69.1% of the time.
136 plate appearances started in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Maton puts 55.2% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 44.3% when he is ahead.
143 located pitches behind, 174 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Maton's cutter averages 89.5 mph, and has touched 91.9.
202 thrown, 37% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Maton's sweeper leaves the bat at 94.0 mph, against 82.2 off his sinker.
83 and 103 of them thrown.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Maton's curveball spins at 3,113 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
158 thrown in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
14.6 mph separates Maton's sinker from his curveball, 90.2 against 75.6.
103 and 158 of them respectively.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Maton works with 4 pitches: Cutter, Curveball, Sinker and Sweeper. The cutter is 37% of everything he throws.
546 classified pitches in 2026.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Maton throws the sweeper 19.7% of the time against right-handers and 9.5% against left-handers.
305 pitches to right-handers, 241 to left-handers.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Maton's curveball moves 18.6 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
158 thrown, averaging 75.6 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Maton's curveball carries 9.7 inches of drop against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
158 thrown, averaging 75.6 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Maton averages 84.1 mph across his arsenal, 3rd percentile in the league.
229 pitches in 2026. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 522nd 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 .418 expected average against them, against .332 on his fastballs.
109 of his breaking balls thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Maton lands 50.8% of his fastballs in the zone and only 38.5% of his breaking balls.
120 of his fastballs, 109 of his breaking balls.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Maton releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 30 degrees above horizontal and 1.3 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
546 tracked release points, averaging 5.1 feet off the ground.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Maton releases the ball 7.0 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
486 tracked pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Maton's stuff spins at 2,721 rpm, 99th percentile in the league.
229 pitches in 2026. 99th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 8th in MLB.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Maton projects a .367 average, 16th percentile.
229 pitches in 2026. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 451st in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
43.8% of the contact Maton gives up is hit hard, 32nd percentile.
229 pitches in 2026. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 364th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Maton is weak: 87.5 mph off the bat on average, 65th percentile.
229 pitches in 2026. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 190th in MLB.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Maton lives in the strike zone: 45% of his pitches are in it, 74th percentile.
229 pitches in 2026. 74th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 143rd in MLB.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Maton lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.34 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
546 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
21.8% of Maton's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
119 of 546 located pitches.
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