One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Loutos's 4-seam fastball moves 89.8 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
107 thrown, averaging 95.4 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Loutos's slider leaves the bat at 97.4 mph, against 85.2 off his 4-seam fastball.
52 and 107 of them thrown.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Loutos lives in the strike zone: 51.9% of his pitches are in it, 93rd percentile.
231 pitches in 2025. 93rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 57th in MLB.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Loutos throws the changeup 32.7% of the time against left-handers and 5.3% against right-handers.
133 pitches to right-handers, 98 to left-handers.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
52% of the contact Loutos gives up is hit hard, 6th percentile.
231 pitches in 2025. 6th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 737th in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Loutos's stuff spins at 1,958 rpm, 6th percentile in the league.
231 pitches in 2025. 6th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 730th in MLB.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Loutos throws 47.9% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 53.8% with the bases empty.
71 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 160 with the bases empty.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Loutos averages 91.6 mph across his arsenal, 78th percentile in the league.
231 pitches in 2025. 78th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 176th in MLB.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Loutos throws a fastball 54.7% of the time, against 43.1% when he is ahead.
75 pitches behind in the count, 58 ahead.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Loutos's 4-seam fastball averages 95.4 mph, and has touched 97.0.
107 thrown, 46.3% of his pitches.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
16.5% of Loutos's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
38 of 231 located pitches.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Loutos's 4-seam fastball carries 11.6 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
107 thrown, averaging 95.4 mph.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Loutos projects a .362 average, 19th percentile.
231 pitches in 2025. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 634th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Loutos works with 5 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider, Changeup and Sweeper, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 46.3% of everything he throws.
231 classified pitches in 2025.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Loutos goes to the sweeper: 13% of his two-strike pitches, against 8.1% the rest of the time.
46 two-strike pitches in 2025.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.2 mph off the bat against Loutos, 23rd percentile.
231 pitches in 2025. 23rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 602nd in MLB.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Loutos releases the ball 6.2 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
231 tracked pitches in 2025.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Loutos releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 47 degrees above horizontal and 1.3 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
231 tracked release points, averaging 5.9 feet off the ground.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Loutos puts 52% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 44.8% when he is ahead.
75 located pitches behind, 58 ahead.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Loutos's slider spins at 2,372 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
52 thrown in 2025.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Loutos's 4-seam fastball moves 89.8 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
107 thrown, averaging 95.4 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Loutos's 4-seam fastball carries 11.6 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
107 thrown, averaging 95.4 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 Loutos's slider leaves the bat at 97.4 mph, against 85.2 off his 4-seam fastball.
52 and 107 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Loutos throws the changeup 32.7% of the time against left-handers and 5.3% against right-handers.
133 pitches to right-handers, 98 to left-handers.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Loutos's 4-seam fastball averages 95.4 mph, and has touched 97.0.
107 thrown, 46.3% of his pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Loutos works with 5 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider, Changeup and Sweeper, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 46.3% of everything he throws.
231 classified pitches in 2025.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Loutos's slider spins at 2,372 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
52 thrown in 2025.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Loutos lives in the strike zone: 51.9% of his pitches are in it, 93rd percentile.
231 pitches in 2025. 93rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 57th in MLB.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
52% of the contact Loutos gives up is hit hard, 6th percentile.
231 pitches in 2025. 6th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 737th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Loutos projects a .362 average, 19th percentile.
231 pitches in 2025. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 634th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.2 mph off the bat against Loutos, 23rd percentile.
231 pitches in 2025. 23rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 602nd in MLB.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Loutos's stuff spins at 1,958 rpm, 6th percentile in the league.
231 pitches in 2025. 6th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 730th in MLB.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Loutos throws 47.9% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 53.8% with the bases empty.
71 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 160 with the bases empty.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Loutos averages 91.6 mph across his arsenal, 78th percentile in the league.
231 pitches in 2025. 78th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 176th in MLB.
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When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Loutos throws a fastball 54.7% of the time, against 43.1% when he is ahead.
75 pitches behind in the count, 58 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Loutos goes to the sweeper: 13% of his two-strike pitches, against 8.1% the rest of the time.
46 two-strike pitches in 2025.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Loutos puts 52% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 44.8% when he is ahead.
75 located pitches behind, 58 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
16.5% of Loutos's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
38 of 231 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Loutos releases the ball 6.2 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
231 tracked pitches in 2025.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Loutos releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 47 degrees above horizontal and 1.3 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
231 tracked release points, averaging 5.9 feet off the ground.
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