This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Garrett goes to the splitter: 40% of his two-strike pitches, against 14% the rest of the time.
315 two-strike pitches in 2025.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Garrett's sinker moves 122.8 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
238 thrown, averaging 97.0 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Garrett's cutter leaves the bat at 92.6 mph, against 81.0 off his splitter.
276 and 219 of them thrown.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Garrett throws a fastball 76.5% of the time, against 32.4% when he is ahead.
277 pitches behind in the count, 278 ahead.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Garrett throws 36.1% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 44.5% with the bases empty.
327 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 652 with the bases empty.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Garrett works off the plate, with only 41.7% of his pitches in the zone, 10th percentile.
979 pitches in 2025. 10th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 700th in MLB.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Garrett lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.07 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
979 located pitches in 2025.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .356 expected average against them, against .276 on his offspeed pitches.
553 of his fastballs thrown.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Garrett releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 30 degrees above horizontal and 2.1 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
979 tracked release points, averaging 5.5 feet off the ground.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Garrett's sweeper spins at 2,814 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
207 thrown in 2025.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Garrett averages 91.7 mph across his arsenal, 79th percentile in the league.
979 pitches in 2025. 79th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 166th in MLB.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Garrett puts 56.7% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 30.2% when he is ahead.
277 located pitches behind, 278 ahead.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Garrett works with 4 pitches: Cutter, Sinker, Splitter and Sweeper. The cutter is 28.2% of everything he throws.
979 classified pitches in 2025.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
15% of Garrett's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
147 of 979 located pitches.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Garrett is weak: 87.6 mph off the bat on average, 74th percentile.
979 pitches in 2025. 74th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 206th in MLB.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Garrett throws the sinker 32.6% of the time against right-handers and 14.8% against left-handers.
521 pitches to right-handers, 458 to left-handers.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Garrett throws a strike on the first pitch 64.8% of the time.
236 plate appearances started in 2025.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Garrett puts 42.8% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 40.4% of his pitches to left-handers.
521 pitches to right-handed hitters, 458 to left-handed hitters.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Garrett releases the ball 6.1 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
979 tracked pitches in 2025.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Garrett's cutter averages 92.5 mph, and has touched 95.4.
276 thrown, 28.2% of his pitches.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
10.6 mph separates Garrett's sinker from his sweeper, 97.0 against 86.4.
238 and 207 of them respectively.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Garrett has thrown 39 4-seam fastballs this season, 4% of his pitches, at 97.9 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
979 classified pitches in 2025.
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This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Garrett goes to the splitter: 40% of his two-strike pitches, against 14% the rest of the time.
315 two-strike pitches in 2025.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Garrett throws a fastball 76.5% of the time, against 32.4% when he is ahead.
277 pitches behind in the count, 278 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Garrett puts 56.7% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 30.2% when he is ahead.
277 located pitches behind, 278 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Garrett throws a strike on the first pitch 64.8% of the time.
236 plate appearances started in 2025.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Garrett's sinker moves 122.8 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
238 thrown, averaging 97.0 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 Garrett's cutter leaves the bat at 92.6 mph, against 81.0 off his splitter.
276 and 219 of them thrown.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Garrett's sweeper spins at 2,814 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
207 thrown in 2025.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Garrett works with 4 pitches: Cutter, Sinker, Splitter and Sweeper. The cutter is 28.2% of everything he throws.
979 classified pitches in 2025.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Garrett throws the sinker 32.6% of the time against right-handers and 14.8% against left-handers.
521 pitches to right-handers, 458 to left-handers.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Garrett's cutter averages 92.5 mph, and has touched 95.4.
276 thrown, 28.2% of his pitches.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
10.6 mph separates Garrett's sinker from his sweeper, 97.0 against 86.4.
238 and 207 of them respectively.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Garrett has thrown 39 4-seam fastballs this season, 4% of his pitches, at 97.9 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
979 classified pitches in 2025.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Garrett throws 36.1% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 44.5% with the bases empty.
327 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 652 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Garrett works off the plate, with only 41.7% of his pitches in the zone, 10th percentile.
979 pitches in 2025. 10th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 700th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Garrett lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.07 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
979 located pitches in 2025.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
15% of Garrett's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
147 of 979 located 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 .356 expected average against them, against .276 on his offspeed pitches.
553 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Garrett releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 30 degrees above horizontal and 2.1 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
979 tracked release points, averaging 5.5 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Garrett releases the ball 6.1 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
979 tracked pitches in 2025.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Garrett averages 91.7 mph across his arsenal, 79th percentile in the league.
979 pitches in 2025. 79th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 166th in MLB.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Garrett is weak: 87.6 mph off the bat on average, 74th percentile.
979 pitches in 2025. 74th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 206th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Garrett puts 42.8% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 40.4% of his pitches to left-handers.
521 pitches to right-handed hitters, 458 to left-handed hitters.
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