One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Newcomb's slurve moves 17.8 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
459 thrown, averaging 82.9 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Newcomb's curveball leaves the bat at 92.6 mph, against 85.7 off his 4-seam fastball.
59 and 583 of them thrown.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Newcomb releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 26 degrees above horizontal and 2.5 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
1472 tracked release points, averaging 5.7 feet off the ground.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Newcomb throws a fastball 71.9% of the time, against 51.9% when he is ahead.
413 pitches behind in the count, 445 ahead.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Newcomb lives in the strike zone: 47.2% of his pitches are in it, 87th percentile.
413 pitches in 2026. 87th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 69th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Newcomb is weak: 83.9 mph off the bat on average, 93rd percentile.
413 pitches in 2026. 93rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 38th in MLB.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Newcomb's curveball spins at 2,959 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
59 thrown in 2026.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Newcomb's curveball carries 14.5 inches of drop against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
59 thrown, averaging 80.8 mph.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Newcomb releases the ball 5.7 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
1378 tracked pitches in 2026.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Newcomb throws the sinker 35.6% of the time against left-handers and 12.4% against right-handers.
944 pitches to right-handers, 528 to left-handers.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Newcomb's stuff spins at 2,420 rpm, 79th percentile in the league.
413 pitches in 2026. 79th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 112th in MLB.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
14.1 mph separates Newcomb's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 94.9 against 80.8.
583 and 59 of them respectively.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Newcomb goes to the curveball: 8.4% of his two-strike pitches, against 2.2% the rest of the time.
430 two-strike pitches in 2026.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 32.9% of the contact Newcomb gives up is hit hard, 79th percentile.
413 pitches in 2026. 79th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 112th in MLB.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Newcomb puts 60.5% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 46.7% when he is ahead.
413 located pitches behind, 445 ahead.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Newcomb puts 46.2% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 48.8% of his pitches to left-handers.
251 pitches to right-handed hitters, 162 to left-handed hitters.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Newcomb averages 88.9 mph across his arsenal, 36th percentile in the league.
413 pitches in 2026. 36th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 342nd in MLB.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Newcomb's 4-seam fastball averages 94.9 mph, and has touched 98.1.
583 thrown, 39.6% of his pitches.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Newcomb throws 45.5% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 48% with the bases empty.
132 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 281 with the bases empty.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
21.5% of Newcomb's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
317 of 1472 located pitches.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .338 expected average against them, against .311 on his fastballs.
150 of his breaking balls thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Newcomb works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slurve and Sinker. The 4-seam fastball is 39.6% of everything he throws.
1472 classified pitches in 2026.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Newcomb has thrown 59 curveballs this season, 4% of his pitches, at 80.8 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
1472 classified pitches in 2026.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Newcomb's slurve moves 17.8 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
459 thrown, averaging 82.9 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Newcomb's curveball carries 14.5 inches of drop against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
59 thrown, averaging 80.8 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 Newcomb's curveball leaves the bat at 92.6 mph, against 85.7 off his 4-seam fastball.
59 and 583 of them thrown.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Newcomb's curveball spins at 2,959 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
59 thrown in 2026.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Newcomb throws the sinker 35.6% of the time against left-handers and 12.4% against right-handers.
944 pitches to right-handers, 528 to left-handers.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
14.1 mph separates Newcomb's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 94.9 against 80.8.
583 and 59 of them respectively.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Newcomb's 4-seam fastball averages 94.9 mph, and has touched 98.1.
583 thrown, 39.6% of his pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Newcomb works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slurve and Sinker. The 4-seam fastball is 39.6% of everything he throws.
1472 classified pitches in 2026.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Newcomb has thrown 59 curveballs this season, 4% of his pitches, at 80.8 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
1472 classified pitches in 2026.
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The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Newcomb releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 26 degrees above horizontal and 2.5 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
1472 tracked release points, averaging 5.7 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Newcomb releases the ball 5.7 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
1378 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 Newcomb throws a fastball 71.9% of the time, against 51.9% when he is ahead.
413 pitches behind in the count, 445 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Newcomb goes to the curveball: 8.4% of his two-strike pitches, against 2.2% the rest of the time.
430 two-strike pitches in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Newcomb puts 60.5% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 46.7% when he is ahead.
413 located pitches behind, 445 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Newcomb lives in the strike zone: 47.2% of his pitches are in it, 87th percentile.
413 pitches in 2026. 87th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 69th in MLB.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Newcomb is weak: 83.9 mph off the bat on average, 93rd percentile.
413 pitches in 2026. 93rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 38th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 32.9% of the contact Newcomb gives up is hit hard, 79th percentile.
413 pitches in 2026. 79th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 112th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Newcomb's stuff spins at 2,420 rpm, 79th percentile in the league.
413 pitches in 2026. 79th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 112th in MLB.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Newcomb puts 46.2% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 48.8% of his pitches to left-handers.
251 pitches to right-handed hitters, 162 to left-handed hitters.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Newcomb averages 88.9 mph across his arsenal, 36th percentile in the league.
413 pitches in 2026. 36th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 342nd in MLB.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Newcomb throws 45.5% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 48% with the bases empty.
132 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 281 with the bases empty.
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He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
21.5% of Newcomb's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
317 of 1472 located pitches.
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 .338 expected average against them, against .311 on his fastballs.
150 of his breaking balls thrown.
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