This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Baz goes to the knuckle curve: 46.2% of his two-strike pitches, against 27.3% the rest of the time.
240 two-strike pitches in 2026.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .484 expected average against them, against .317 on his fastballs.
67 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Baz's 4-seam fastball averages 96.5 mph, and has touched 99.6.
307 thrown, 35.5% of his pitches.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Baz's 4-seam fastball carries 16.1 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
307 thrown, averaging 96.5 mph.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Baz throws a fastball 67.8% of the time, against 43.8% when he is ahead.
267 pitches behind in the count, 217 ahead.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Baz throws the cutter 35.6% of the time against right-handers and 8% against left-handers.
351 pitches to right-handers, 515 to left-handers.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Baz's sinker moves 15.0 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
43 thrown, averaging 95.8 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Baz's changeup leaves the bat at 92.1 mph, against 85.8 off his cutter.
67 and 166 of them thrown.
He lives on one side of the plate
Baz works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 3.4 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
866 located pitches in 2026.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Baz's stuff spins at 2,439 rpm, 82nd percentile in the league.
874 pitches in 2026. 82nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 98th in MLB.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Baz averages 91.0 mph across his arsenal, 69th percentile in the league.
874 pitches in 2026. 69th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 166th in MLB.
He is throwing as hard in the seventh as in the first
Baz's fastball averages 93.9 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 94.5 past his 75th.
140 early fastballs, 126 late ones.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Baz's knuckle curve spins at 2,676 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
282 thrown in 2026.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Baz lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.30 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
866 located pitches in 2026.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Baz works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Knuckle Curve, Cutter and Changeup. The 4-seam fastball is 35.5% of everything he throws.
866 classified pitches in 2026.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Baz lands 46.2% of his fastballs in the zone and only 35.8% of his offspeed pitches.
517 of his fastballs, 67 of his offspeed pitches.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Baz throws 45.9% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 43.3% with the bases empty.
224 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 650 with the bases empty.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Baz projects a .346 average, 32nd percentile.
874 pitches in 2026. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 367th in MLB.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Baz lives in the strike zone: 44% of his pitches are in it, 63rd percentile.
874 pitches in 2026. 63rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 201st in MLB.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Baz puts 53.2% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 42.9% when he is ahead.
267 located pitches behind, 217 ahead.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.5 mph off the bat against Baz, 34th percentile.
874 pitches in 2026. 34th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 355th in MLB.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Baz throws a strike on the first pitch 57.7% of the time.
227 plate appearances started in 2026.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Baz releases the ball 6.6 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
688 tracked pitches in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
11.1 mph separates Baz's 4-seam fastball from his knuckle curve, 96.5 against 85.5.
307 and 282 of them respectively.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Baz has thrown 43 sinkers this season, 5% of his pitches, at 95.8 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
866 classified pitches in 2026.
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This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Baz goes to the knuckle curve: 46.2% of his two-strike pitches, against 27.3% the rest of the time.
240 two-strike pitches in 2026.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Baz throws a fastball 67.8% of the time, against 43.8% when he is ahead.
267 pitches behind in the count, 217 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Baz puts 53.2% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 42.9% when he is ahead.
267 located pitches behind, 217 ahead.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Baz throws a strike on the first pitch 57.7% of the time.
227 plate appearances started in 2026.
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 offspeed pitches: a .484 expected average against them, against .317 on his fastballs.
67 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Baz lands 46.2% of his fastballs in the zone and only 35.8% of his offspeed pitches.
517 of his fastballs, 67 of his offspeed pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Baz's 4-seam fastball averages 96.5 mph, and has touched 99.6.
307 thrown, 35.5% of his pitches.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Baz throws the cutter 35.6% of the time against right-handers and 8% against left-handers.
351 pitches to right-handers, 515 to left-handers.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Baz's changeup leaves the bat at 92.1 mph, against 85.8 off his cutter.
67 and 166 of them thrown.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Baz's knuckle curve spins at 2,676 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
282 thrown in 2026.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Baz works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Knuckle Curve, Cutter and Changeup. The 4-seam fastball is 35.5% of everything he throws.
866 classified pitches in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
11.1 mph separates Baz's 4-seam fastball from his knuckle curve, 96.5 against 85.5.
307 and 282 of them respectively.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Baz has thrown 43 sinkers this season, 5% of his pitches, at 95.8 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
866 classified pitches in 2026.
Show more
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Baz's 4-seam fastball carries 16.1 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
307 thrown, averaging 96.5 mph.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Baz's sinker moves 15.0 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
43 thrown, averaging 95.8 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He lives on one side of the plate
Baz works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 3.4 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
866 located pitches in 2026.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Baz lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.30 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
866 located pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Baz's stuff spins at 2,439 rpm, 82nd percentile in the league.
874 pitches in 2026. 82nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 98th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Baz averages 91.0 mph across his arsenal, 69th percentile in the league.
874 pitches in 2026. 69th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 166th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He is throwing as hard in the seventh as in the first
Baz's fastball averages 93.9 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 94.5 past his 75th.
140 early fastballs, 126 late ones.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Baz releases the ball 6.6 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
688 tracked pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Baz throws 45.9% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 43.3% with the bases empty.
224 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 650 with the bases empty.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Baz projects a .346 average, 32nd percentile.
874 pitches in 2026. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 367th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.5 mph off the bat against Baz, 34th percentile.
874 pitches in 2026. 34th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 355th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Baz lives in the strike zone: 44% of his pitches are in it, 63rd percentile.
874 pitches in 2026. 63rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 201st in MLB.
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