He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Suarez puts 37.1% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 51.4% of his pitches to left-handers.
507 pitches to right-handed hitters, 143 to left-handed hitters.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Suarez throws a fastball 77.3% of the time, against 49.2% when he is ahead.
621 pitches behind in the count, 689 ahead.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Suarez's sinker averages 90.3 mph, and has touched 93.8.
578 thrown, 24.2% of his pitches.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Suarez averages 86.3 mph across his arsenal, 12th percentile in the league.
650 pitches in 2026. 12th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 475th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Suarez's slider leaves the bat at 91.6 mph, against 84.4 off his changeup.
127 and 291 of them thrown.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Suarez's sinker moves 14.2 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
578 thrown, averaging 90.3 mph.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Suarez lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.13 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
2383 located pitches in 2026.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Suarez's stuff spins at 1,914 rpm, 4th percentile in the league.
650 pitches in 2026. 4th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 514th in MLB.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Suarez puts 58.8% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 29.9% when he is ahead.
621 located pitches behind, 689 ahead.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
15.8 mph separates Suarez's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 91.5 against 75.7.
540 and 400 of them respectively.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Suarez lands 47% of his fastballs in the zone and only 28.4% of his offspeed pitches.
433 of his fastballs, 116 of his offspeed pitches.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Suarez works off the plate, with only 40.2% of his pitches in the zone, 23rd percentile.
650 pitches in 2026. 23rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 415th in MLB.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Suarez releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 37 degrees above horizontal and 2.1 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
2383 tracked release points, averaging 5.8 feet off the ground.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Suarez throws 35.8% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 40.8% with the bases empty.
81 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 569 with the bases empty.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Suarez throws the cutter 26% of the time against right-handers and 1.2% against left-handers.
1695 pitches to right-handers, 689 to left-handers.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Suarez's 4-seam fastball carries 11.6 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
540 thrown, averaging 91.5 mph.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
15.7% of Suarez's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
373 of 2383 located pitches.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Suarez goes to the curveball: 23% of his two-strike pitches, against 14.1% the rest of the time.
708 two-strike pitches in 2026.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Suarez works with 6 pitches: Sinker, 4-Seam Fastball, Cutter and Curveball, and a little else. The sinker is 24.2% of everything he throws.
2384 classified pitches in 2026.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Suarez throws a strike on the first pitch 65.7% of the time.
613 plate appearances started in 2026.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .319 expected average against them, against .279 on his breaking balls.
433 of his fastballs thrown.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Suarez releases the ball 6.1 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
2237 tracked pitches in 2026.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 35.6% of the contact Suarez gives up is hit hard, 68th percentile.
650 pitches in 2026. 68th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 175th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Suarez is weak: 87.4 mph off the bat on average, 65th percentile.
650 pitches in 2026. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 189th in MLB.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Suarez's slider spins at 2,254 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
127 thrown in 2026.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Suarez puts 37.1% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 51.4% of his pitches to left-handers.
507 pitches to right-handed hitters, 143 to left-handed hitters.
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 Suarez throws a fastball 77.3% of the time, against 49.2% when he is ahead.
621 pitches behind in the count, 689 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Suarez puts 58.8% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 29.9% when he is ahead.
621 located pitches behind, 689 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Suarez goes to the curveball: 23% of his two-strike pitches, against 14.1% the rest of the time.
708 two-strike pitches in 2026.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Suarez throws a strike on the first pitch 65.7% of the time.
613 plate appearances started in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Suarez's sinker averages 90.3 mph, and has touched 93.8.
578 thrown, 24.2% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Suarez's slider leaves the bat at 91.6 mph, against 84.4 off his changeup.
127 and 291 of them thrown.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
15.8 mph separates Suarez's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 91.5 against 75.7.
540 and 400 of them respectively.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Suarez throws the cutter 26% of the time against right-handers and 1.2% against left-handers.
1695 pitches to right-handers, 689 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Suarez works with 6 pitches: Sinker, 4-Seam Fastball, Cutter and Curveball, and a little else. The sinker is 24.2% of everything he throws.
2384 classified pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Suarez's slider spins at 2,254 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
127 thrown in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Suarez averages 86.3 mph across his arsenal, 12th percentile in the league.
650 pitches in 2026. 12th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 475th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Suarez's sinker moves 14.2 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
578 thrown, averaging 90.3 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Suarez's 4-seam fastball carries 11.6 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
540 thrown, averaging 91.5 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Suarez lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.13 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
2383 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
15.7% of Suarez's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
373 of 2383 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Suarez's stuff spins at 1,914 rpm, 4th percentile in the league.
650 pitches in 2026. 4th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 514th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Suarez lands 47% of his fastballs in the zone and only 28.4% of his offspeed pitches.
433 of his fastballs, 116 of his offspeed pitches.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .319 expected average against them, against .279 on his breaking balls.
433 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Suarez works off the plate, with only 40.2% of his pitches in the zone, 23rd percentile.
650 pitches in 2026. 23rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 415th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Suarez releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 37 degrees above horizontal and 2.1 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
2383 tracked release points, averaging 5.8 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Suarez releases the ball 6.1 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
2237 tracked pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Suarez throws 35.8% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 40.8% with the bases empty.
81 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 569 with the bases empty.
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Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 35.6% of the contact Suarez gives up is hit hard, 68th percentile.
650 pitches in 2026. 68th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 175th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Suarez is weak: 87.4 mph off the bat on average, 65th percentile.
650 pitches in 2026. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 189th in MLB.
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