The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Manaea releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 12 degrees above horizontal and 3.1 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
2490 tracked release points, averaging 5.1 feet off the ground.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Manaea's sinker moves 18.2 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
481 thrown, averaging 90.3 mph.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Manaea averages 83.7 mph across his arsenal, 2nd percentile in the league.
457 pitches in 2026. 2nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 527th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Manaea's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.5 mph, against 83.4 off his sweeper.
959 and 741 of them thrown.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .392 expected average against them, against .310 on his breaking balls.
270 of his fastballs thrown.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Manaea's fastball averages 90.9 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 88.8 past his 75th.
542 early fastballs, 224 late ones.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Manaea throws 39.7% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 46.9% with the bases empty.
136 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 321 with the bases empty.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Manaea throws a fastball 78.1% of the time, against 60.6% when he is ahead.
625 pitches behind in the count, 774 ahead.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
15.6 mph separates Manaea's 4-seam fastball from his sweeper, 91.3 against 75.7.
959 and 741 of them respectively.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Manaea's stuff spins at 2,057 rpm, 13th percentile in the league.
457 pitches in 2026. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 465th in MLB.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Manaea's 4-seam fastball averages 91.3 mph, and has touched 95.4.
959 thrown, 38.5% of his pitches.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Manaea projects a .366 average, 16th percentile.
457 pitches in 2026. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 450th in MLB.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Manaea goes to the 4-seam fastball: 44.7% of his two-strike pitches, against 35.8% the rest of the time.
756 two-strike pitches in 2026.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Manaea lands 52.8% of his fastballs in the zone and only 34.8% of his breaking balls.
270 of his fastballs, 159 of his breaking balls.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Manaea puts 43.6% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 47.4% of his pitches to left-handers.
324 pitches to right-handed hitters, 133 to left-handed hitters.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Manaea lives in the strike zone: 44.7% of his pitches are in it, 71st percentile.
457 pitches in 2026. 71st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 156th in MLB.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Manaea throws the sinker 31% of the time against left-handers and 14.2% against right-handers.
1731 pitches to right-handers, 762 to left-handers.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Manaea's 4-seam fastball carries 10.3 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
959 thrown, averaging 91.3 mph.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Manaea releases the ball 6.8 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
2370 tracked pitches in 2026.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Manaea works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Sweeper, Sinker and Cutter. The 4-seam fastball is 38.5% of everything he throws.
2493 classified pitches in 2026.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.8 mph off the bat against Manaea, 29th percentile.
457 pitches in 2026. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 383rd in MLB.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Manaea puts 62.2% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 50.7% when he is ahead.
624 located pitches behind, 773 ahead.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Manaea has thrown 105 changeups this season, 4.2% of his pitches, at 84.0 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
2493 classified pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Manaea's sweeper spins at 2,268 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
741 thrown in 2026.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Manaea releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 12 degrees above horizontal and 3.1 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
2490 tracked release points, averaging 5.1 feet off the ground.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Manaea's fastball averages 90.9 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 88.8 past his 75th.
542 early fastballs, 224 late ones.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Manaea releases the ball 6.8 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
2370 tracked 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
Manaea's sinker moves 18.2 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
481 thrown, averaging 90.3 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Manaea's 4-seam fastball carries 10.3 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
959 thrown, averaging 91.3 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Manaea averages 83.7 mph across his arsenal, 2nd percentile in the league.
457 pitches in 2026. 2nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 527th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Manaea's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.5 mph, against 83.4 off his sweeper.
959 and 741 of them thrown.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
15.6 mph separates Manaea's 4-seam fastball from his sweeper, 91.3 against 75.7.
959 and 741 of them respectively.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Manaea's 4-seam fastball averages 91.3 mph, and has touched 95.4.
959 thrown, 38.5% of his pitches.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Manaea throws the sinker 31% of the time against left-handers and 14.2% against right-handers.
1731 pitches to right-handers, 762 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Manaea works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Sweeper, Sinker and Cutter. The 4-seam fastball is 38.5% of everything he throws.
2493 classified pitches in 2026.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Manaea has thrown 105 changeups this season, 4.2% of his pitches, at 84.0 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
2493 classified pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Manaea's sweeper spins at 2,268 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
741 thrown in 2026.
Show more
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 fastballs: a .392 expected average against them, against .310 on his breaking balls.
270 of his fastballs thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Manaea lands 52.8% of his fastballs in the zone and only 34.8% of his breaking balls.
270 of his fastballs, 159 of his breaking balls.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Manaea throws 39.7% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 46.9% with the bases empty.
136 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 321 with the bases empty.
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 Manaea throws a fastball 78.1% of the time, against 60.6% when he is ahead.
625 pitches behind in the count, 774 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Manaea goes to the 4-seam fastball: 44.7% of his two-strike pitches, against 35.8% the rest of the time.
756 two-strike pitches in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Manaea puts 62.2% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 50.7% when he is ahead.
624 located pitches behind, 773 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Manaea's stuff spins at 2,057 rpm, 13th percentile in the league.
457 pitches in 2026. 13th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 465th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Manaea projects a .366 average, 16th percentile.
457 pitches in 2026. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 450th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.8 mph off the bat against Manaea, 29th percentile.
457 pitches in 2026. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 383rd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Manaea puts 43.6% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 47.4% of his pitches to left-handers.
324 pitches to right-handed hitters, 133 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Manaea lives in the strike zone: 44.7% of his pitches are in it, 71st percentile.
457 pitches in 2026. 71st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 156th in MLB.
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