One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .416 expected average against them, against .282 on his offspeed pitches.
313 of his breaking balls thrown.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Ray's 4-seam fastball carries 17.5 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
412 thrown, averaging 93.3 mph.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Ray throws the slider 52.2% of the time against left-handers and 22.5% against right-handers.
688 pitches to right-handers, 180 to left-handers.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Ray throws 33.8% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 41.8% with the bases empty.
133 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 735 with the bases empty.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Ray puts 39.2% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 45.6% of his pitches to left-handers.
688 pitches to right-handed hitters, 180 to left-handed hitters.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
14.5 mph separates Ray's 4-seam fastball from his knuckle curve, 93.3 against 78.8.
412 and 64 of them respectively.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Ray releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 35 degrees above horizontal and 2.4 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
868 tracked release points, averaging 6.0 feet off the ground.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Ray works off the plate, with only 40.6% of his pitches in the zone, 27th percentile.
868 pitches in 2026. 27th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 393rd in MLB.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Ray puts 55.4% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 39.5% when he is ahead.
249 located pitches behind, 248 ahead.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Ray 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.
868 located pitches in 2026.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Ray works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider, Changeup and Knuckle Curve. The 4-seam fastball is 47.5% of everything he throws.
868 classified pitches in 2026.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Ray averages 88.5 mph across his arsenal, 32nd percentile in the league.
868 pitches in 2026. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 364th in MLB.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Ray throws a fastball 54.2% of the time, against 45.2% when he is ahead.
249 pitches behind in the count, 248 ahead.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Ray's changeup moves 10.8 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
143 thrown, averaging 85.5 mph.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Ray lands 46.1% of his fastballs in the zone and only 32.9% of his breaking balls.
412 of his fastballs, 313 of his breaking balls.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 34.1% of the contact Ray gives up is hit hard, 73rd percentile.
868 pitches in 2026. 73rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 144th in MLB.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Ray's fastball averages 93.5 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 92.8 past his 75th.
102 early fastballs, 85 late ones.
He lives on one side of the plate
Ray works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.0 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
868 located pitches in 2026.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Ray's stuff spins at 2,167 rpm, 31st percentile in the league.
868 pitches in 2026. 31st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 372nd in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Ray's knuckle curve leaves the bat at 88.8 mph, against 86.1 off his changeup.
64 and 143 of them thrown.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.5% of Ray's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
152 of 868 located pitches.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Ray releases the ball 6.1 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
681 tracked pitches in 2026.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Ray is weak: 87.5 mph off the bat on average, 64th percentile.
868 pitches in 2026. 64th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 195th in MLB.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Ray throws a strike on the first pitch 58.8% of the time.
204 plate appearances started in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Ray's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,339 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
412 thrown in 2026.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Ray's 4-seam fastball averages 93.3 mph, and has touched 95.7.
412 thrown, 47.5% of his pitches.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .416 expected average against them, against .282 on his offspeed pitches.
313 of his breaking balls thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Ray lands 46.1% of his fastballs in the zone and only 32.9% of his breaking balls.
412 of his fastballs, 313 of his breaking balls.
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One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Ray's 4-seam fastball carries 17.5 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
412 thrown, averaging 93.3 mph.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Ray's changeup moves 10.8 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
143 thrown, averaging 85.5 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Ray throws the slider 52.2% of the time against left-handers and 22.5% against right-handers.
688 pitches to right-handers, 180 to left-handers.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
14.5 mph separates Ray's 4-seam fastball from his knuckle curve, 93.3 against 78.8.
412 and 64 of them respectively.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Ray works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider, Changeup and Knuckle Curve. The 4-seam fastball is 47.5% of everything he throws.
868 classified pitches in 2026.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Ray's knuckle curve leaves the bat at 88.8 mph, against 86.1 off his changeup.
64 and 143 of them thrown.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Ray's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,339 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
412 thrown in 2026.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Ray's 4-seam fastball averages 93.3 mph, and has touched 95.7.
412 thrown, 47.5% of his pitches.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Ray throws 33.8% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 41.8% with the bases empty.
133 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 735 with the bases empty.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Ray puts 39.2% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 45.6% of his pitches to left-handers.
688 pitches to right-handed hitters, 180 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Ray releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 35 degrees above horizontal and 2.4 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
868 tracked release points, averaging 6.0 feet off the ground.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Ray's fastball averages 93.5 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 92.8 past his 75th.
102 early fastballs, 85 late ones.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Ray releases the ball 6.1 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
681 tracked pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Ray works off the plate, with only 40.6% of his pitches in the zone, 27th percentile.
868 pitches in 2026. 27th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 393rd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Ray puts 55.4% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 39.5% when he is ahead.
249 located pitches behind, 248 ahead.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Ray throws a fastball 54.2% of the time, against 45.2% when he is ahead.
249 pitches behind in the count, 248 ahead.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Ray throws a strike on the first pitch 58.8% of the time.
204 plate appearances started in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Ray 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.
868 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on one side of the plate
Ray works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.0 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
868 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.5% of Ray's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
152 of 868 located pitches.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Ray averages 88.5 mph across his arsenal, 32nd percentile in the league.
868 pitches in 2026. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 364th in MLB.
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Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 34.1% of the contact Ray gives up is hit hard, 73rd percentile.
868 pitches in 2026. 73rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 144th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Ray is weak: 87.5 mph off the bat on average, 64th percentile.
868 pitches in 2026. 64th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 195th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Ray's stuff spins at 2,167 rpm, 31st percentile in the league.
868 pitches in 2026. 31st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 372nd in MLB.
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