This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Garcia goes to the changeup: 41.6% of his two-strike pitches, against 18.4% the rest of the time.
77 two-strike pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Garcia's 4-seam fastball carries 18.0 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
93 thrown, averaging 95.4 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Garcia's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 87.5 mph, against 73.3 off his changeup.
93 and 64 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Garcia throws the slider 52% of the time against right-handers and 0.7% against left-handers.
102 pitches to right-handers, 149 to left-handers.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Garcia throws a fastball 49.2% of the time, against 26.2% when he is ahead.
61 pitches behind in the count, 65 ahead.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Garcia's changeup moves 16.3 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
64 thrown, averaging 86.6 mph.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 22.9% of the contact Garcia gives up is hit hard, 96th percentile.
251 pitches in 2026. 96th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 21st in MLB.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Garcia lives in the strike zone: 45.8% of his pitches are in it, 80th percentile.
251 pitches in 2026. 80th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 107th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .278 expected average against them, against .216 on his breaking balls.
64 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Garcia is weak: 83.1 mph off the bat on average, 95th percentile.
251 pitches in 2026. 95th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 27th in MLB.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Garcia's stuff spins at 2,474 rpm, 86th percentile in the league.
251 pitches in 2026. 86th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 76th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Garcia projects a .243 average, 95th percentile.
251 pitches in 2026. 95th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 28th in MLB.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Garcia lands 54.8% of his fastballs in the zone and only 36.2% of his breaking balls.
93 of his fastballs, 94 of his breaking balls.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Garcia's 4-seam fastball averages 95.4 mph, and has touched 97.8.
93 thrown, 37.1% of his pitches.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Garcia releases the ball 5.9 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
189 tracked pitches in 2026.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Garcia lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.29 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
251 located pitches in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Garcia puts 63.9% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 43.1% when he is ahead.
61 located pitches behind, 65 ahead.
He lives on one side of the plate
Garcia works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.4 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
251 located pitches in 2026.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Garcia works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup, Slider and Curveball. The 4-seam fastball is 37.1% of everything he throws.
251 classified pitches in 2026.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Garcia releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 55 degrees above horizontal and 1.2 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
251 tracked release points, averaging 5.8 feet off the ground.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Garcia's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,520 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
93 thrown in 2026.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Garcia throws a strike on the first pitch 57.8% of the time.
64 plate appearances started in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
21.5% of Garcia's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
54 of 251 located pitches.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.6 mph separates Garcia's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 95.4 against 85.8.
93 and 40 of them respectively.
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This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Garcia goes to the changeup: 41.6% of his two-strike pitches, against 18.4% the rest of the time.
77 two-strike pitches in 2026.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Garcia throws a fastball 49.2% of the time, against 26.2% when he is ahead.
61 pitches behind in the count, 65 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Garcia puts 63.9% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 43.1% when he is ahead.
61 located pitches behind, 65 ahead.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Garcia throws a strike on the first pitch 57.8% of the time.
64 plate appearances started in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Garcia's 4-seam fastball carries 18.0 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
93 thrown, averaging 95.4 mph.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Garcia's changeup moves 16.3 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
64 thrown, averaging 86.6 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 Garcia's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 87.5 mph, against 73.3 off his changeup.
93 and 64 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Garcia throws the slider 52% of the time against right-handers and 0.7% against left-handers.
102 pitches to right-handers, 149 to left-handers.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Garcia's 4-seam fastball averages 95.4 mph, and has touched 97.8.
93 thrown, 37.1% of his pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Garcia works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup, Slider and Curveball. The 4-seam fastball is 37.1% of everything he throws.
251 classified pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Garcia's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,520 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
93 thrown in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.6 mph separates Garcia's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 95.4 against 85.8.
93 and 40 of them respectively.
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Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 22.9% of the contact Garcia gives up is hit hard, 96th percentile.
251 pitches in 2026. 96th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 21st in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Garcia is weak: 83.1 mph off the bat on average, 95th percentile.
251 pitches in 2026. 95th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 27th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Garcia projects a .243 average, 95th percentile.
251 pitches in 2026. 95th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 28th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Garcia lives in the strike zone: 45.8% of his pitches are in it, 80th percentile.
251 pitches in 2026. 80th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 107th in MLB.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .278 expected average against them, against .216 on his breaking balls.
64 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Garcia lands 54.8% of his fastballs in the zone and only 36.2% of his breaking balls.
93 of his fastballs, 94 of his breaking balls.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Garcia's stuff spins at 2,474 rpm, 86th percentile in the league.
251 pitches in 2026. 86th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 76th in MLB.
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He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Garcia releases the ball 5.9 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
189 tracked pitches in 2026.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Garcia releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 55 degrees above horizontal and 1.2 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
251 tracked release points, averaging 5.8 feet off the ground.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Garcia lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.29 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
251 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on one side of the plate
Garcia works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.4 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
251 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
21.5% of Garcia's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
54 of 251 located pitches.
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