When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Weathers throws a fastball 58.4% of the time, against 29.6% when he is ahead.
615 pitches behind in the count, 629 ahead.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Weathers's sinker moves 17.5 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
475 thrown, averaging 94.1 mph.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Weathers releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 24 degrees above horizontal and 2.5 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
2280 tracked release points, averaging 5.4 feet off the ground.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Weathers's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 94.5 mph, against 82.4 off his sweeper.
508 and 459 of them thrown.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Weathers lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.05 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
2280 located pitches in 2026.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Weathers lands 49.4% of his fastballs in the zone and only 25.3% of his offspeed pitches.
349 of his fastballs, 175 of his offspeed pitches.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Weathers's 4-seam fastball carries 14.9 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
508 thrown, averaging 95.8 mph.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Weathers throws 37% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 43.2% with the bases empty.
109 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 623 with the bases empty.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Weathers's 4-seam fastball averages 95.8 mph, and has touched 99.3.
508 thrown, 22.3% of his pitches.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Weathers puts 60.3% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 35.4% when he is ahead.
614 located pitches behind, 628 ahead.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Weathers projects a .370 average, 13th percentile.
732 pitches in 2026. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 467th in MLB.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Weathers releases the ball 5.8 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
2009 tracked pitches in 2026.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .395 expected average against them, against .329 on his offspeed pitches.
349 of his fastballs thrown.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
14.6 mph separates Weathers's 4-seam fastball from his sweeper, 95.8 against 81.2.
508 and 459 of them respectively.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Weathers throws the changeup 30.3% of the time against right-handers and 7.5% against left-handers.
1773 pitches to right-handers, 510 to left-handers.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Weathers goes to the slider: 17.5% of his two-strike pitches, against 9.1% the rest of the time.
681 two-strike pitches in 2026.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Weathers's fastball averages 95.1 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 94.1 past his 75th.
286 early fastballs, 155 late ones.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Weathers works with 5 pitches: Changeup, 4-Seam Fastball, Sinker and Sweeper, and a little else. The changeup is 25.2% of everything he throws.
2283 classified pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.5% of Weathers's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
399 of 2280 located pitches.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Weathers's slider spins at 2,651 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
265 thrown in 2026.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
42.5% of the contact Weathers gives up is hit hard, 36th percentile.
732 pitches in 2026. 36th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 345th in MLB.
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When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Weathers throws a fastball 58.4% of the time, against 29.6% when he is ahead.
615 pitches behind in the count, 629 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Weathers puts 60.3% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 35.4% when he is ahead.
614 located pitches behind, 628 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Weathers goes to the slider: 17.5% of his two-strike pitches, against 9.1% the rest of the time.
681 two-strike pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Weathers's sinker moves 17.5 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
475 thrown, averaging 94.1 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Weathers's 4-seam fastball carries 14.9 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
508 thrown, averaging 95.8 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Weathers releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 24 degrees above horizontal and 2.5 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
2280 tracked release points, averaging 5.4 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Weathers releases the ball 5.8 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
2009 tracked pitches in 2026.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Weathers's fastball averages 95.1 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 94.1 past his 75th.
286 early fastballs, 155 late ones.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Weathers's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 94.5 mph, against 82.4 off his sweeper.
508 and 459 of them thrown.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Weathers's 4-seam fastball averages 95.8 mph, and has touched 99.3.
508 thrown, 22.3% of his pitches.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
14.6 mph separates Weathers's 4-seam fastball from his sweeper, 95.8 against 81.2.
508 and 459 of them respectively.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Weathers throws the changeup 30.3% of the time against right-handers and 7.5% against left-handers.
1773 pitches to right-handers, 510 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Weathers works with 5 pitches: Changeup, 4-Seam Fastball, Sinker and Sweeper, and a little else. The changeup is 25.2% of everything he throws.
2283 classified pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Weathers's slider spins at 2,651 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
265 thrown 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
Weathers lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.05 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
2280 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.5% of Weathers's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
399 of 2280 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Weathers lands 49.4% of his fastballs in the zone and only 25.3% of his offspeed pitches.
349 of his fastballs, 175 of his offspeed pitches.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .395 expected average against them, against .329 on his offspeed pitches.
349 of his fastballs thrown.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Weathers throws 37% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 43.2% with the bases empty.
109 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 623 with the bases empty.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Weathers projects a .370 average, 13th percentile.
732 pitches in 2026. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 467th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
42.5% of the contact Weathers gives up is hit hard, 36th percentile.
732 pitches in 2026. 36th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 345th in MLB.
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