He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Lopez puts 50.5% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 37.9% of his pitches to left-handers.
190 pitches to right-handed hitters, 306 to left-handed hitters.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
19.9 mph separates Lopez's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 93.8 against 73.9.
261 and 50 of them respectively.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Lopez lands 57.1% of his fastballs in the zone and only 27.6% of his breaking balls.
261 of his fastballs, 214 of his breaking balls.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Lopez's 4-seam fastball carries 16.1 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
261 thrown, averaging 93.8 mph.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Lopez throws 49.5% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 41.1% with the bases empty.
99 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 397 with the bases empty.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Lopez's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 88.2 mph, against 75.9 off his curveball.
261 and 50 of them thrown.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Lopez throws a fastball 63.4% of the time, against 44.9% when he is ahead.
164 pitches behind in the count, 127 ahead.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Lopez 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.
496 located pitches in 2026.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Lopez averages 87.9 mph across his arsenal, 24th percentile in the league.
496 pitches in 2026. 24th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 408th in MLB.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Lopez goes to the slider: 39.7% of his two-strike pitches, against 30.6% the rest of the time.
136 two-strike pitches in 2026.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Lopez works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider and Curveball. The 4-seam fastball is 52.6% of everything he throws.
496 classified pitches in 2026.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Lopez's stuff spins at 2,126 rpm, 25th percentile in the league.
496 pitches in 2026. 25th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 404th in MLB.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Lopez releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 43 degrees above horizontal and 1.5 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
496 tracked release points, averaging 5.6 feet off the ground.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Lopez is weak: 86.8 mph off the bat on average, 73rd percentile.
496 pitches in 2026. 73rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 145th in MLB.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Lopez throws a strike on the first pitch 55.6% of the time.
124 plate appearances started in 2026.
He lives on one side of the plate
Lopez works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.9 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
496 located pitches in 2026.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .364 expected average against them, against .330 on his fastballs.
214 of his breaking balls thrown.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Lopez projects a .347 average, 30th percentile.
496 pitches in 2026. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 378th in MLB.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.7% of Lopez's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
88 of 496 located pitches.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Lopez's 4-seam fastball averages 93.8 mph, and has touched 97.2.
261 thrown, 52.6% of his pitches.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Lopez puts 53.7% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 45.7% when he is ahead.
164 located pitches behind, 127 ahead.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Lopez releases the ball 6.5 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
377 tracked pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Lopez's slider spins at 2,307 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
164 thrown in 2026.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Lopez has thrown 21 changeups this season, 4.2% of his pitches, at 84.0 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
496 classified pitches in 2026.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Lopez puts 50.5% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 37.9% of his pitches to left-handers.
190 pitches to right-handed hitters, 306 to left-handed hitters.
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The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
19.9 mph separates Lopez's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 93.8 against 73.9.
261 and 50 of them respectively.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Lopez's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 88.2 mph, against 75.9 off his curveball.
261 and 50 of them thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Lopez works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider and Curveball. The 4-seam fastball is 52.6% of everything he throws.
496 classified pitches in 2026.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Lopez's 4-seam fastball averages 93.8 mph, and has touched 97.2.
261 thrown, 52.6% of his pitches.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Lopez's slider spins at 2,307 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
164 thrown in 2026.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Lopez has thrown 21 changeups this season, 4.2% of his pitches, at 84.0 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
496 classified pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Lopez lands 57.1% of his fastballs in the zone and only 27.6% of his breaking balls.
261 of his fastballs, 214 of his breaking balls.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .364 expected average against them, against .330 on his fastballs.
214 of his breaking balls thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Lopez's 4-seam fastball carries 16.1 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
261 thrown, averaging 93.8 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Lopez throws 49.5% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 41.1% with the bases empty.
99 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 397 with the bases empty.
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 Lopez throws a fastball 63.4% of the time, against 44.9% when he is ahead.
164 pitches behind in the count, 127 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Lopez goes to the slider: 39.7% of his two-strike pitches, against 30.6% the rest of the time.
136 two-strike pitches in 2026.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Lopez throws a strike on the first pitch 55.6% of the time.
124 plate appearances started in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Lopez puts 53.7% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 45.7% when he is ahead.
164 located pitches behind, 127 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
Lopez 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.
496 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on one side of the plate
Lopez works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.9 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
496 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.7% of Lopez's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
88 of 496 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Lopez averages 87.9 mph across his arsenal, 24th percentile in the league.
496 pitches in 2026. 24th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 408th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Lopez's stuff spins at 2,126 rpm, 25th percentile in the league.
496 pitches in 2026. 25th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 404th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Lopez releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 43 degrees above horizontal and 1.5 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
496 tracked release points, averaging 5.6 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Lopez releases the ball 6.5 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
377 tracked pitches in 2026.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Lopez is weak: 86.8 mph off the bat on average, 73rd percentile.
496 pitches in 2026. 73rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 145th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Lopez projects a .347 average, 30th percentile.
496 pitches in 2026. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 378th in MLB.
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