One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Weiss's 4-seam fastball carries 16.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
196 thrown, averaging 95.2 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Weiss's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 94.6 mph, against 82.6 off his sinker.
196 and 67 of them thrown.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .395 expected average against them, against .298 on his breaking balls.
263 of his fastballs thrown.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Weiss throws a fastball 58% of the time, against 40.1% when he is ahead.
169 pitches behind in the count, 142 ahead.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Weiss's sweeper moves 15.7 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
172 thrown, averaging 83.8 mph.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Weiss releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 33 degrees above horizontal and 2.1 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
530 tracked release points, averaging 5.8 feet off the ground.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Weiss lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.16 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
530 located pitches in 2026.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Weiss throws a strike on the first pitch 51.9% of the time.
131 plate appearances started in 2026.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
48.8% of the contact Weiss gives up is hit hard, 14th percentile.
530 pitches in 2026. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 460th in MLB.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Weiss throws 44.4% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 39.2% with the bases empty.
135 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 395 with the bases empty.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Weiss's 4-seam fastball averages 95.2 mph, and has touched 97.7.
196 thrown, 37% of his pitches.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Weiss works off the plate, with only 40.6% of his pitches in the zone, 27th percentile.
530 pitches in 2026. 27th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 394th in MLB.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
15.5% of Weiss's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
82 of 530 located pitches.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Weiss throws the changeup 21.9% of the time against left-handers and 3.4% against right-handers.
206 pitches to right-handers, 324 to left-handers.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Weiss projects a .363 average, 18th percentile.
530 pitches in 2026. 18th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 443rd in MLB.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Weiss puts 42.7% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 39.2% of his pitches to left-handers.
206 pitches to right-handed hitters, 324 to left-handed hitters.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Weiss goes to the sweeper: 37.4% of his two-strike pitches, against 30.4% the rest of the time.
155 two-strike pitches in 2026.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Weiss works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Sweeper, Changeup and Sinker. The 4-seam fastball is 37% of everything he throws.
530 classified pitches in 2026.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.2 mph off the bat against Weiss, 24th percentile.
530 pitches in 2026. 24th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 409th in MLB.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Weiss's sweeper spins at 2,614 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
172 thrown in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
11.4 mph separates Weiss's 4-seam fastball from his sweeper, 95.2 against 83.8.
196 and 172 of them respectively.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Weiss lands 46.8% of his fastballs in the zone and only 39.2% of his breaking balls.
263 of his fastballs, 189 of his breaking balls.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Weiss puts 52.7% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 47.2% when he is ahead.
169 located pitches behind, 142 ahead.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Weiss has thrown 17 curveballs this season, 3.2% of his pitches, at 80.7 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
530 classified pitches in 2026.
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One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Weiss's 4-seam fastball carries 16.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
196 thrown, averaging 95.2 mph.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Weiss's sweeper moves 15.7 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
172 thrown, averaging 83.8 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 Weiss's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 94.6 mph, against 82.6 off his sinker.
196 and 67 of them thrown.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Weiss's 4-seam fastball averages 95.2 mph, and has touched 97.7.
196 thrown, 37% of his pitches.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Weiss throws the changeup 21.9% of the time against left-handers and 3.4% against right-handers.
206 pitches to right-handers, 324 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Weiss works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Sweeper, Changeup and Sinker. The 4-seam fastball is 37% of everything he throws.
530 classified pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Weiss's sweeper spins at 2,614 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
172 thrown in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
11.4 mph separates Weiss's 4-seam fastball from his sweeper, 95.2 against 83.8.
196 and 172 of them respectively.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Weiss has thrown 17 curveballs this season, 3.2% of his pitches, at 80.7 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
530 classified pitches in 2026.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .395 expected average against them, against .298 on his breaking balls.
263 of his fastballs thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Weiss lands 46.8% of his fastballs in the zone and only 39.2% of his breaking balls.
263 of his fastballs, 189 of his breaking balls.
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 Weiss throws a fastball 58% of the time, against 40.1% when he is ahead.
169 pitches behind in the count, 142 ahead.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Weiss throws a strike on the first pitch 51.9% of the time.
131 plate appearances started in 2026.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Weiss goes to the sweeper: 37.4% of his two-strike pitches, against 30.4% the rest of the time.
155 two-strike pitches in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Weiss puts 52.7% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 47.2% when he is ahead.
169 located pitches behind, 142 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Weiss releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 33 degrees above horizontal and 2.1 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
530 tracked release points, averaging 5.8 feet off the ground.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Weiss lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.16 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
530 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
15.5% of Weiss's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
82 of 530 located pitches.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
48.8% of the contact Weiss gives up is hit hard, 14th percentile.
530 pitches in 2026. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 460th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Weiss projects a .363 average, 18th percentile.
530 pitches in 2026. 18th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 443rd in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.2 mph off the bat against Weiss, 24th percentile.
530 pitches in 2026. 24th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 409th in MLB.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Weiss throws 44.4% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 39.2% with the bases empty.
135 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 395 with the bases empty.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Weiss works off the plate, with only 40.6% of his pitches in the zone, 27th percentile.
530 pitches in 2026. 27th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 394th in MLB.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Weiss puts 42.7% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 39.2% of his pitches to left-handers.
206 pitches to right-handed hitters, 324 to left-handed hitters.
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