One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Burke's 4-seam fastball carries 18.7 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
292 thrown, averaging 94.2 mph.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Burke goes to the 4-seam fastball: 46.9% of his two-strike pitches, against 31.7% the rest of the time.
273 two-strike pitches in 2026.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Burke throws the slider 31.1% of the time against right-handers and 5.6% against left-handers.
328 pitches to right-handers, 462 to left-handers.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Burke lives in the strike zone: 47% of his pitches are in it, 87th percentile.
790 pitches in 2026. 87th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 72nd in MLB.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
14.9 mph separates Burke's sinker from his knuckle curve, 94.3 against 79.4.
118 and 185 of them respectively.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Burke throws a strike on the first pitch 68% of the time.
203 plate appearances started in 2026.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .364 expected average against them, against .306 on his fastballs.
313 of his breaking balls thrown.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Burke's sinker moves 13.1 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
118 thrown, averaging 94.3 mph.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Burke's stuff spins at 2,464 rpm, 85th percentile in the league.
790 pitches in 2026. 85th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 82nd in MLB.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Burke releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 38 degrees above horizontal and 2.1 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
790 tracked release points, averaging 6.2 feet off the ground.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Burke throws 43.5% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 48% with the bases empty.
184 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 606 with the bases empty.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Burke works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Knuckle Curve, Slider and Sinker. The 4-seam fastball is 37% of everything he throws.
790 classified pitches in 2026.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Burke releases the ball 6.8 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
615 tracked pitches in 2026.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Burke's fastball averages 93.9 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 93.1 past his 75th.
135 early fastballs, 68 late ones.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Burke's sinker leaves the bat at 90.3 mph, against 87.0 off his slider.
118 and 128 of them thrown.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Burke puts 48.5% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 45.9% of his pitches to left-handers.
328 pitches to right-handed hitters, 462 to left-handed hitters.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Burke's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,550 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
292 thrown in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Burke puts 61.4% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 50.7% when he is ahead.
166 located pitches behind, 282 ahead.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Burke averages 89.0 mph across his arsenal, 39th percentile in the league.
790 pitches in 2026. 39th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 327th in MLB.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Burke throws a fastball 62.7% of the time, against 57.1% when he is ahead.
166 pitches behind in the count, 282 ahead.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Burke's 4-seam fastball averages 94.2 mph, and has touched 97.4.
292 thrown, 37% of his pitches.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Burke has thrown 39 cutters this season, 4.9% of his pitches, at 90.0 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
790 classified pitches in 2026.
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One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Burke's 4-seam fastball carries 18.7 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
292 thrown, averaging 94.2 mph.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Burke's sinker moves 13.1 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
118 thrown, averaging 94.3 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Burke goes to the 4-seam fastball: 46.9% of his two-strike pitches, against 31.7% the rest of the time.
273 two-strike pitches in 2026.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Burke throws a strike on the first pitch 68% of the time.
203 plate appearances started in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Burke puts 61.4% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 50.7% when he is ahead.
166 located pitches behind, 282 ahead.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Burke throws a fastball 62.7% of the time, against 57.1% when he is ahead.
166 pitches behind in the count, 282 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Burke throws the slider 31.1% of the time against right-handers and 5.6% against left-handers.
328 pitches to right-handers, 462 to left-handers.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
14.9 mph separates Burke's sinker from his knuckle curve, 94.3 against 79.4.
118 and 185 of them respectively.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Burke works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Knuckle Curve, Slider and Sinker. The 4-seam fastball is 37% of everything he throws.
790 classified pitches in 2026.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Burke's sinker leaves the bat at 90.3 mph, against 87.0 off his slider.
118 and 128 of them thrown.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Burke's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,550 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
292 thrown in 2026.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Burke's 4-seam fastball averages 94.2 mph, and has touched 97.4.
292 thrown, 37% of his pitches.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Burke has thrown 39 cutters this season, 4.9% of his pitches, at 90.0 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
790 classified pitches in 2026.
Show more
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Burke lives in the strike zone: 47% of his pitches are in it, 87th percentile.
790 pitches in 2026. 87th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 72nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .364 expected average against them, against .306 on his fastballs.
313 of his breaking balls thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Burke's stuff spins at 2,464 rpm, 85th percentile in the league.
790 pitches in 2026. 85th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 82nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Burke releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 38 degrees above horizontal and 2.1 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
790 tracked release points, averaging 6.2 feet off the ground.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Burke releases the ball 6.8 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
615 tracked pitches in 2026.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Burke's fastball averages 93.9 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 93.1 past his 75th.
135 early fastballs, 68 late ones.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Burke throws 43.5% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 48% with the bases empty.
184 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 606 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Burke puts 48.5% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 45.9% of his pitches to left-handers.
328 pitches to right-handed hitters, 462 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Burke averages 89.0 mph across his arsenal, 39th percentile in the league.
790 pitches in 2026. 39th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 327th in MLB.
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