One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Garcia's 4-seam fastball carries 17.2 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
330 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 92.9 mph, against 78.8 off his changeup.
330 and 273 of them thrown.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Garcia throws a fastball 42% of the time, against 21.3% when he is ahead.
276 pitches behind in the count, 282 ahead.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Garcia throws the changeup 42.1% of the time against left-handers and 2.7% against right-handers.
373 pitches to right-handers, 624 to left-handers.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Garcia's changeup moves 15.6 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
273 thrown, averaging 86.7 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 works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Garcia lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.18 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
997 located pitches in 2026.
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.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Garcia goes to the curveball: 30.4% of his two-strike pitches, against 21.1% the rest of the time.
273 two-strike pitches in 2026.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Garcia releases the ball 5.9 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
935 tracked pitches in 2026.
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.
330 thrown, 33.1% of his pitches.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Garcia puts 61.2% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 42.2% when he is ahead.
276 located pitches behind, 282 ahead.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Garcia works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup, Curveball and Slider. The 4-seam fastball is 33.1% of everything he throws.
997 classified pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Garcia's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,517 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
330 thrown in 2026.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Garcia releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 54 degrees above horizontal and 1.2 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
997 tracked release points, averaging 5.8 feet off the ground.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Garcia throws a strike on the first pitch 61.4% of the time.
264 plate appearances started in 2026.
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One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Garcia's 4-seam fastball carries 17.2 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
330 thrown, averaging 95.4 mph.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Garcia's changeup moves 15.6 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
273 thrown, averaging 86.7 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 92.9 mph, against 78.8 off his changeup.
330 and 273 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Garcia throws the changeup 42.1% of the time against left-handers and 2.7% against right-handers.
373 pitches to right-handers, 624 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.
330 thrown, 33.1% of his pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Garcia works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup, Curveball and Slider. The 4-seam fastball is 33.1% of everything he throws.
997 classified pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Garcia's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,517 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
330 thrown in 2026.
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 Garcia throws a fastball 42% of the time, against 21.3% when he is ahead.
276 pitches behind in the count, 282 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Garcia goes to the curveball: 30.4% of his two-strike pitches, against 21.1% the rest of the time.
273 two-strike pitches in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Garcia puts 61.2% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 42.2% when he is ahead.
276 located pitches behind, 282 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Garcia throws a strike on the first pitch 61.4% of the time.
264 plate appearances started in 2026.
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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 works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Garcia lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.18 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
997 located pitches in 2026.
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.
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 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.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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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.
935 tracked pitches in 2026.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Garcia releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 54 degrees above horizontal and 1.2 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
997 tracked release points, averaging 5.8 feet off the ground.
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