His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Manaea's 4-seam fastball averages 89.8 mph, and has touched 92.7.
193 thrown, 42.2% of his pitches.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Manaea releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 11 degrees above horizontal and 3.2 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
454 tracked release points, averaging 5.1 feet off the ground.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Manaea throws a fastball 76.4% of the time, against 45% when he is ahead.
123 pitches behind in the count, 140 ahead.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Manaea's sinker moves 19.5 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
62 thrown, averaging 88.8 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 sinker leaves the bat at 93.3 mph, against 83.7 off his sweeper.
62 and 159 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.
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.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Manaea goes to the 4-seam fastball: 50% of his two-strike pitches, against 38.6% the rest of the time.
146 two-strike pitches in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
15.4 mph separates Manaea's 4-seam fastball from his sweeper, 89.8 against 74.5.
193 and 159 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.
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.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Manaea lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.27 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
454 located 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 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.
334 tracked pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Manaea's 4-seam fastball carries 10.9 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
193 thrown, averaging 89.8 mph.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Manaea works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Sweeper, Sinker and Changeup. The 4-seam fastball is 42.2% of everything he throws.
457 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 59.8% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 48.9% when he is ahead.
122 located pitches behind, 139 ahead.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.5% of Manaea's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
84 of 454 located pitches.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Manaea throws the sweeper 41.4% of the time against left-handers and 32.1% against right-handers.
324 pitches to right-handers, 133 to left-handers.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Manaea throws a strike on the first pitch 58.9% of the time.
112 plate appearances started in 2026.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Manaea has thrown 15 cutters this season, 3.3% of his pitches, at 84.3 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
457 classified pitches in 2026.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Manaea's 4-seam fastball averages 89.8 mph, and has touched 92.7.
193 thrown, 42.2% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Manaea's sinker leaves the bat at 93.3 mph, against 83.7 off his sweeper.
62 and 159 of them thrown.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
15.4 mph separates Manaea's 4-seam fastball from his sweeper, 89.8 against 74.5.
193 and 159 of them respectively.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Manaea works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Sweeper, Sinker and Changeup. The 4-seam fastball is 42.2% of everything he throws.
457 classified pitches in 2026.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Manaea throws the sweeper 41.4% of the time against left-handers and 32.1% against right-handers.
324 pitches to right-handers, 133 to left-handers.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Manaea has thrown 15 cutters this season, 3.3% of his pitches, at 84.3 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
457 classified pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Manaea releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 11 degrees above horizontal and 3.2 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
454 tracked release points, averaging 5.1 feet off the ground.
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.
334 tracked pitches in 2026.
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 76.4% of the time, against 45% when he is ahead.
123 pitches behind in the count, 140 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Manaea goes to the 4-seam fastball: 50% of his two-strike pitches, against 38.6% the rest of the time.
146 two-strike pitches in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Manaea puts 59.8% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 48.9% when he is ahead.
122 located pitches behind, 139 ahead.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Manaea throws a strike on the first pitch 58.9% of the time.
112 plate appearances started 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 19.5 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
62 thrown, averaging 88.8 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Manaea's 4-seam fastball carries 10.9 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
193 thrown, averaging 89.8 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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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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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.
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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 Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Manaea lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.27 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
454 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.5% of Manaea's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
84 of 454 located pitches.
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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