One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Hodge's sweeper moves 97.9 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
199 thrown, averaging 84.0 mph.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Hodge releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 23 degrees above horizontal and 2.6 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
619 tracked release points, averaging 5.6 feet off the ground.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Hodge throws 39.1% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 48.3% with the bases empty.
151 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 468 with the bases empty.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .409 expected average against them, against .312 on his breaking balls.
311 of his fastballs thrown.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Hodge's 4-seam fastball averages 96.0 mph, and has touched 99.1.
311 thrown, 50.2% of his pitches.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Hodge's 4-seam fastball carries 15.5 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
311 thrown, averaging 96.0 mph.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Hodge releases the ball 7.2 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
619 tracked pitches in 2025.
Even behind in the count he keeps hitters guessing
Behind in the count Hodge throws a fastball 39.6% of the time, against 54.1% when he is ahead.
182 pitches behind in the count, 172 ahead.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Hodge's stuff spins at 2,502 rpm, 87th percentile in the league.
619 pitches in 2025. 87th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 106th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Hodge works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Sweeper and Slider. The 4-seam fastball is 50.2% of everything he throws.
619 classified pitches in 2025.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Hodge's sweeper spins at 2,664 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
199 thrown in 2025.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Hodge goes to the slider: 21.3% of his two-strike pitches, against 15.3% the rest of the time.
188 two-strike pitches in 2025.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Hodge's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 91.3 mph, against 87.5 off his slider.
311 and 106 of them thrown.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Hodge throws a strike on the first pitch 56.6% of the time.
145 plate appearances started in 2025.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Hodge averages 90.4 mph across his arsenal, 63rd percentile in the league.
619 pitches in 2025. 63rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 289th in MLB.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
12.1 mph separates Hodge's 4-seam fastball from his sweeper, 96.0 against 84.0.
311 and 199 of them respectively.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Hodge projects a .347 average, 33rd percentile.
619 pitches in 2025. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 525th in MLB.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Hodge lands 49.8% of his breaking balls in the zone and only 42.4% of his fastballs.
305 of his breaking balls, 311 of his fastballs.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 38.6% of the contact Hodge gives up is hit hard, 65th percentile.
619 pitches in 2025. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 271st in MLB.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Hodge throws the slider 21.1% of the time against right-handers and 11.1% against left-handers.
375 pitches to right-handers, 244 to left-handers.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Hodge's sweeper moves 97.9 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
199 thrown, averaging 84.0 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Hodge's 4-seam fastball carries 15.5 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
311 thrown, averaging 96.0 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Hodge releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 23 degrees above horizontal and 2.6 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
619 tracked release points, averaging 5.6 feet off the ground.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Hodge releases the ball 7.2 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
619 tracked pitches in 2025.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Hodge throws 39.1% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 48.3% with the bases empty.
151 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 468 with the bases empty.
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 .409 expected average against them, against .312 on his breaking balls.
311 of his fastballs thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Hodge lands 49.8% of his breaking balls in the zone and only 42.4% of his fastballs.
305 of his breaking balls, 311 of his fastballs.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Hodge's 4-seam fastball averages 96.0 mph, and has touched 99.1.
311 thrown, 50.2% of his pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Hodge works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Sweeper and Slider. The 4-seam fastball is 50.2% of everything he throws.
619 classified pitches in 2025.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Hodge's sweeper spins at 2,664 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
199 thrown in 2025.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Hodge's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 91.3 mph, against 87.5 off his slider.
311 and 106 of them thrown.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
12.1 mph separates Hodge's 4-seam fastball from his sweeper, 96.0 against 84.0.
311 and 199 of them respectively.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Hodge throws the slider 21.1% of the time against right-handers and 11.1% against left-handers.
375 pitches to right-handers, 244 to left-handers.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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Even behind in the count he keeps hitters guessing
Behind in the count Hodge throws a fastball 39.6% of the time, against 54.1% when he is ahead.
182 pitches behind in the count, 172 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Hodge goes to the slider: 21.3% of his two-strike pitches, against 15.3% the rest of the time.
188 two-strike pitches in 2025.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Hodge throws a strike on the first pitch 56.6% of the time.
145 plate appearances started in 2025.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Hodge's stuff spins at 2,502 rpm, 87th percentile in the league.
619 pitches in 2025. 87th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 106th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Hodge averages 90.4 mph across his arsenal, 63rd percentile in the league.
619 pitches in 2025. 63rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 289th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Hodge projects a .347 average, 33rd percentile.
619 pitches in 2025. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 525th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 38.6% of the contact Hodge gives up is hit hard, 65th percentile.
619 pitches in 2025. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 271st in MLB.
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