One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Fitts's sinker moves 80.6 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
69 thrown, averaging 94.9 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Fitts's curveball leaves the bat at 92.8 mph, against 84.8 off his sweeper.
83 and 81 of them thrown.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Fitts's 4-seam fastball carries 17.1 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
286 thrown, averaging 95.9 mph.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Fitts's 4-seam fastball averages 95.9 mph, and has touched 98.9.
286 thrown, 38.4% of his pitches.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Fitts throws a strike on the first pitch 67% of the time.
197 plate appearances started in 2025.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
48.9% of the contact Fitts gives up is hit hard, 11th percentile.
745 pitches in 2025. 11th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 693rd in MLB.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Fitts throws 42.8% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 48.1% with the bases empty.
152 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 593 with the bases empty.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Fitts goes to the sweeper: 17.2% of his two-strike pitches, against 7.8% the rest of the time.
244 two-strike pitches in 2025.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Fitts releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 39 degrees above horizontal and 1.9 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
745 tracked release points, averaging 5.9 feet off the ground.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Fitts throws the curveball 22.5% of the time against left-handers and 1.7% against right-handers.
407 pitches to right-handers, 338 to left-handers.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Fitts puts 48.6% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 45% of his pitches to left-handers.
407 pitches to right-handed hitters, 338 to left-handed hitters.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Fitts puts 60.5% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 40.9% when he is ahead.
185 located pitches behind, 237 ahead.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Fitts's stuff spins at 2,403 rpm, 76th percentile in the league.
745 pitches in 2025. 76th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 191st in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Fitts projects a .360 average, 20th percentile.
745 pitches in 2025. 20th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 621st in MLB.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
13.0 mph separates Fitts's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 95.9 against 82.9.
286 and 83 of them respectively.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.3% of Fitts's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
129 of 745 located pitches.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Fitts averages 90.7 mph across his arsenal, 67th percentile in the league.
745 pitches in 2025. 67th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 257th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.3 mph off the bat against Fitts, 21st percentile.
745 pitches in 2025. 21st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 619th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Fitts works with 5 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider, Curveball and Sweeper, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 38.4% of everything he throws.
745 classified pitches in 2025.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Fitts throws a fastball 50.3% of the time, against 40.9% when he is ahead.
185 pitches behind in the count, 237 ahead.
He lives on one side of the plate
Fitts works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.5 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
745 located pitches in 2025.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Fitts releases the ball 6.6 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
745 tracked pitches in 2025.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Fitts's curveball spins at 2,493 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
83 thrown in 2025.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Fitts has thrown 20 changeups this season, 2.7% of his pitches, at 89.0 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
745 classified pitches in 2025.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Fitts's sinker moves 80.6 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
69 thrown, averaging 94.9 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Fitts's 4-seam fastball carries 17.1 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
286 thrown, averaging 95.9 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 Fitts's curveball leaves the bat at 92.8 mph, against 84.8 off his sweeper.
83 and 81 of them thrown.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Fitts's 4-seam fastball averages 95.9 mph, and has touched 98.9.
286 thrown, 38.4% of his pitches.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Fitts throws the curveball 22.5% of the time against left-handers and 1.7% against right-handers.
407 pitches to right-handers, 338 to left-handers.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
13.0 mph separates Fitts's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 95.9 against 82.9.
286 and 83 of them respectively.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Fitts works with 5 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider, Curveball and Sweeper, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 38.4% of everything he throws.
745 classified pitches in 2025.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Fitts's curveball spins at 2,493 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
83 thrown in 2025.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Fitts has thrown 20 changeups this season, 2.7% of his pitches, at 89.0 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
745 classified pitches in 2025.
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The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Fitts throws a strike on the first pitch 67% of the time.
197 plate appearances started in 2025.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Fitts goes to the sweeper: 17.2% of his two-strike pitches, against 7.8% the rest of the time.
244 two-strike pitches in 2025.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Fitts puts 60.5% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 40.9% when he is ahead.
185 located pitches behind, 237 ahead.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Fitts throws a fastball 50.3% of the time, against 40.9% when he is ahead.
185 pitches behind in the count, 237 ahead.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
48.9% of the contact Fitts gives up is hit hard, 11th percentile.
745 pitches in 2025. 11th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 693rd in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Fitts projects a .360 average, 20th percentile.
745 pitches in 2025. 20th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 621st in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.3 mph off the bat against Fitts, 21st percentile.
745 pitches in 2025. 21st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 619th in MLB.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Fitts throws 42.8% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 48.1% with the bases empty.
152 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 593 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Fitts releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 39 degrees above horizontal and 1.9 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
745 tracked release points, averaging 5.9 feet off the ground.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Fitts releases the ball 6.6 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
745 tracked pitches in 2025.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Fitts puts 48.6% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 45% of his pitches to left-handers.
407 pitches to right-handed hitters, 338 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Fitts's stuff spins at 2,403 rpm, 76th percentile in the league.
745 pitches in 2025. 76th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 191st in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.3% of Fitts's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
129 of 745 located pitches.
He lives on one side of the plate
Fitts works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.5 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
745 located 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
Fitts averages 90.7 mph across his arsenal, 67th percentile in the league.
745 pitches in 2025. 67th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 257th in MLB.
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