One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Newcomb's slurve moves 19.5 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
141 thrown, averaging 82.0 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Newcomb's sinker leaves the bat at 86.5 mph, against 78.3 off his 4-seam fastball.
124 and 108 of them thrown.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Newcomb releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 27 degrees above horizontal and 2.5 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
413 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 67.9% of the time, against 48.4% when he is ahead.
106 pitches behind in the count, 126 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.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Newcomb's 4-seam fastball carries 14.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
108 thrown, averaging 94.3 mph.
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 slurve spins at 2,832 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
141 thrown in 2026.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Newcomb releases the ball 5.6 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
319 tracked pitches in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Newcomb puts 64.2% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 39.7% when he is ahead.
106 located pitches behind, 126 ahead.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Newcomb throws the sinker 43.2% of the time against left-handers and 21.5% against right-handers.
251 pitches to right-handers, 162 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.
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.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Newcomb goes to the 4-seam fastball: 31.3% of his two-strike pitches, against 24.2% the rest of the time.
115 two-strike pitches in 2026.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Newcomb works with 4 pitches: Slurve, Sinker, 4-Seam Fastball and Changeup. The slurve is 34.1% of everything he throws.
413 classified pitches in 2026.
He lives on one side of the plate
Newcomb works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.7 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
413 located pitches in 2026.
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.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
12.3 mph separates Newcomb's 4-seam fastball from his slurve, 94.3 against 82.0.
108 and 141 of them respectively.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Newcomb lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.37 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
413 located pitches in 2026.
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.
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 fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Newcomb's sinker averages 92.9 mph, and has touched 95.9.
124 thrown, 30% of his pitches.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Newcomb has thrown 10 cutters this season, 2.4% of his pitches, at 90.4 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
413 classified pitches in 2026.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Newcomb's slurve moves 19.5 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
141 thrown, averaging 82.0 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Newcomb's 4-seam fastball carries 14.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
108 thrown, averaging 94.3 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 sinker leaves the bat at 86.5 mph, against 78.3 off his 4-seam fastball.
124 and 108 of them thrown.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Newcomb's slurve spins at 2,832 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
141 thrown in 2026.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Newcomb throws the sinker 43.2% of the time against left-handers and 21.5% against right-handers.
251 pitches to right-handers, 162 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Newcomb works with 4 pitches: Slurve, Sinker, 4-Seam Fastball and Changeup. The slurve is 34.1% of everything he throws.
413 classified pitches in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
12.3 mph separates Newcomb's 4-seam fastball from his slurve, 94.3 against 82.0.
108 and 141 of them respectively.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Newcomb's sinker averages 92.9 mph, and has touched 95.9.
124 thrown, 30% of his pitches.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Newcomb has thrown 10 cutters this season, 2.4% of his pitches, at 90.4 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
413 classified pitches in 2026.
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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 27 degrees above horizontal and 2.5 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
413 tracked release points, averaging 5.7 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Newcomb releases the ball 5.6 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
319 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 67.9% of the time, against 48.4% when he is ahead.
106 pitches behind in the count, 126 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Newcomb puts 64.2% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 39.7% when he is ahead.
106 located pitches behind, 126 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Newcomb goes to the 4-seam fastball: 31.3% of his two-strike pitches, against 24.2% the rest of the time.
115 two-strike pitches in 2026.
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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.
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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 lives on one side of the plate
Newcomb works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.7 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
413 located pitches in 2026.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Newcomb lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.37 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
413 located pitches in 2026.
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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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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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