His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Bachman's sinker averages 98.5 mph, and has touched 101.4.
97 thrown, 31.1% of his pitches.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Bachman's sinker moves 16.4 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
97 thrown, averaging 98.5 mph.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Bachman averages 92.3 mph across his arsenal, 84th percentile in the league.
312 pitches in 2026. 84th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 87th in MLB.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Bachman throws 36.1% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 42.8% with the bases empty.
83 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 229 with the bases empty.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Bachman throws the changeup 27.5% of the time against left-handers and 0.6% against right-handers.
159 pitches to right-handers, 153 to left-handers.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Bachman projects a .258 average, 92nd percentile.
312 pitches in 2026. 92nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 44th in MLB.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Bachman lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.20 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
312 located pitches in 2026.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Bachman's sinker leaves the bat at 89.4 mph, against 84.0 off his slider.
97 and 172 of them thrown.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Bachman throws a strike on the first pitch 54.9% of the time.
82 plate appearances started in 2026.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Bachman's stuff spins at 2,458 rpm, 84th percentile in the league.
312 pitches in 2026. 84th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 87th in MLB.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Bachman releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 39 degrees above horizontal and 1.4 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
312 tracked release points, averaging 5.4 feet off the ground.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Bachman is weak: 85.5 mph off the bat on average, 86th percentile.
312 pitches in 2026. 86th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 78th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Bachman works with 3 pitches: Slider, Sinker and Changeup. The slider is 55.1% of everything he throws.
312 classified pitches in 2026.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Bachman works off the plate, with only 41% of his pitches in the zone, 30th percentile.
312 pitches in 2026. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 376th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 30.4% of the contact Bachman gives up is hit hard, 85th percentile.
312 pitches in 2026. 85th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 79th in MLB.
Even behind in the count he keeps hitters guessing
Behind in the count Bachman throws a fastball 29.1% of the time, against 38.1% when he is ahead.
103 pitches behind in the count, 84 ahead.
He lives on one side of the plate
Bachman works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.0 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
312 located pitches in 2026.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .267 expected average against them, against .234 on his fastballs.
172 of his breaking balls thrown.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Bachman's slider spins at 2,671 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
172 thrown in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Bachman puts 52.4% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 41.7% when he is ahead.
103 located pitches behind, 84 ahead.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Bachman releases the ball 6.2 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
198 tracked pitches in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.6 mph separates Bachman's sinker from his slider, 98.5 against 88.9.
97 and 172 of them respectively.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Bachman's sinker averages 98.5 mph, and has touched 101.4.
97 thrown, 31.1% of his pitches.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Bachman throws the changeup 27.5% of the time against left-handers and 0.6% against right-handers.
159 pitches to right-handers, 153 to left-handers.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Bachman's sinker leaves the bat at 89.4 mph, against 84.0 off his slider.
97 and 172 of them thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Bachman works with 3 pitches: Slider, Sinker and Changeup. The slider is 55.1% of everything he throws.
312 classified pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Bachman's slider spins at 2,671 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
172 thrown in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.6 mph separates Bachman's sinker from his slider, 98.5 against 88.9.
97 and 172 of them respectively.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Bachman's sinker moves 16.4 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
97 thrown, averaging 98.5 mph.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Bachman averages 92.3 mph across his arsenal, 84th percentile in the league.
312 pitches in 2026. 84th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 87th in MLB.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Bachman throws 36.1% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 42.8% with the bases empty.
83 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 229 with the bases empty.
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The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Bachman projects a .258 average, 92nd percentile.
312 pitches in 2026. 92nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 44th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Bachman is weak: 85.5 mph off the bat on average, 86th percentile.
312 pitches in 2026. 86th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 78th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 30.4% of the contact Bachman gives up is hit hard, 85th percentile.
312 pitches in 2026. 85th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 79th in MLB.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Bachman lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.20 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
312 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on one side of the plate
Bachman works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.0 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
312 located pitches in 2026.
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He falls behind hitters far too often
Bachman throws a strike on the first pitch 54.9% of the time.
82 plate appearances started in 2026.
Even behind in the count he keeps hitters guessing
Behind in the count Bachman throws a fastball 29.1% of the time, against 38.1% when he is ahead.
103 pitches behind in the count, 84 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Bachman puts 52.4% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 41.7% when he is ahead.
103 located pitches behind, 84 ahead.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Bachman's stuff spins at 2,458 rpm, 84th percentile in the league.
312 pitches in 2026. 84th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 87th in MLB.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Bachman releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 39 degrees above horizontal and 1.4 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
312 tracked release points, averaging 5.4 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Bachman releases the ball 6.2 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
198 tracked pitches in 2026.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Bachman works off the plate, with only 41% of his pitches in the zone, 30th percentile.
312 pitches in 2026. 30th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 376th in MLB.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .267 expected average against them, against .234 on his fastballs.
172 of his breaking balls thrown.
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