He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Arrighetti puts 48% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 38.6% of his pitches to left-handers.
204 pitches to right-handed hitters, 370 to left-handed hitters.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Arrighetti releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 13 degrees above horizontal and 2.3 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
1942 tracked release points, averaging 4.8 feet off the ground.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .437 expected average against them, against .255 on his breaking balls.
50 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Arrighetti's curveball moves 17.2 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
682 thrown, averaging 76.6 mph.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Arrighetti averages 84.5 mph across his arsenal, 4th percentile in the league.
574 pitches in 2026. 4th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 516th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Arrighetti's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.7 mph, against 82.5 off his curveball.
546 and 682 of them thrown.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Arrighetti goes to the curveball: 47% of his two-strike pitches, against 31.1% the rest of the time.
494 two-strike pitches in 2026.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Arrighetti throws 47.8% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 40.1% with the bases empty.
138 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 436 with the bases empty.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
15.8 mph separates Arrighetti's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 92.4 against 76.6.
546 and 682 of them respectively.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Arrighetti releases the ball 7.3 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
1866 tracked pitches in 2026.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Arrighetti lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.18 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
1942 located pitches in 2026.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Arrighetti throws a fastball 52.4% of the time, against 35.2% when he is ahead.
620 pitches behind in the count, 494 ahead.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Arrighetti's 4-seam fastball carries 13.4 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
546 thrown, averaging 92.4 mph.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Arrighetti's curveball spins at 2,821 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
682 thrown in 2026.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Arrighetti's stuff spins at 2,463 rpm, 85th percentile in the league.
574 pitches in 2026. 85th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 84th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 32.2% of the contact Arrighetti gives up is hit hard, 82nd percentile.
574 pitches in 2026. 82nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 100th in MLB.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Arrighetti lands 52.5% of his fastballs in the zone and only 36% of his breaking balls.
263 of his fastballs, 261 of his breaking balls.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Arrighetti's fastball averages 92.2 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 91.0 past his 75th.
282 early fastballs, 145 late ones.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
16.2% of Arrighetti's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
314 of 1942 located pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Arrighetti works with 6 pitches: Curveball, 4-Seam Fastball, Sweeper and Sinker, and a little else. The curveball is 35.1% of everything he throws.
1942 classified pitches in 2026.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Arrighetti throws a strike on the first pitch 55.8% of the time.
493 plate appearances started in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Arrighetti puts 53.1% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 39.1% when he is ahead.
620 located pitches behind, 494 ahead.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Arrighetti's 4-seam fastball averages 92.4 mph, and has touched 94.8.
546 thrown, 28.1% of his pitches.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Arrighetti works off the plate, with only 42% of his pitches in the zone, 39th percentile.
574 pitches in 2026. 39th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 328th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Arrighetti is weak: 87.3 mph off the bat on average, 67th percentile.
574 pitches in 2026. 67th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 180th in MLB.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Arrighetti throws the sinker 18.7% of the time against right-handers and 4.9% against left-handers.
801 pitches to right-handers, 1141 to left-handers.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Arrighetti projects a .341 average, 35th percentile.
574 pitches in 2026. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 348th in MLB.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Arrighetti puts 48% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 38.6% of his pitches to left-handers.
204 pitches to right-handed hitters, 370 to left-handed hitters.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Arrighetti releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 13 degrees above horizontal and 2.3 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
1942 tracked release points, averaging 4.8 feet off the ground.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Arrighetti releases the ball 7.3 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
1866 tracked pitches in 2026.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Arrighetti's fastball averages 92.2 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 91.0 past his 75th.
282 early fastballs, 145 late ones.
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 .437 expected average against them, against .255 on his breaking balls.
50 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Arrighetti lands 52.5% of his fastballs in the zone and only 36% of his breaking balls.
263 of his fastballs, 261 of his breaking balls.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Arrighetti's curveball moves 17.2 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
682 thrown, averaging 76.6 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Arrighetti's 4-seam fastball carries 13.4 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
546 thrown, averaging 92.4 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Arrighetti averages 84.5 mph across his arsenal, 4th percentile in the league.
574 pitches in 2026. 4th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 516th in MLB.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Arrighetti's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.7 mph, against 82.5 off his curveball.
546 and 682 of them thrown.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
15.8 mph separates Arrighetti's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 92.4 against 76.6.
546 and 682 of them respectively.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Arrighetti's curveball spins at 2,821 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
682 thrown in 2026.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Arrighetti works with 6 pitches: Curveball, 4-Seam Fastball, Sweeper and Sinker, and a little else. The curveball is 35.1% of everything he throws.
1942 classified pitches in 2026.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Arrighetti's 4-seam fastball averages 92.4 mph, and has touched 94.8.
546 thrown, 28.1% of his pitches.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Arrighetti throws the sinker 18.7% of the time against right-handers and 4.9% against left-handers.
801 pitches to right-handers, 1141 to left-handers.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Arrighetti goes to the curveball: 47% of his two-strike pitches, against 31.1% the rest of the time.
494 two-strike pitches in 2026.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Arrighetti throws a fastball 52.4% of the time, against 35.2% when he is ahead.
620 pitches behind in the count, 494 ahead.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Arrighetti throws a strike on the first pitch 55.8% of the time.
493 plate appearances started in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Arrighetti puts 53.1% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 39.1% when he is ahead.
620 located pitches behind, 494 ahead.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Arrighetti throws 47.8% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 40.1% with the bases empty.
138 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 436 with the bases empty.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Arrighetti lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.18 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
1942 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
16.2% of Arrighetti's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
314 of 1942 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Arrighetti's stuff spins at 2,463 rpm, 85th percentile in the league.
574 pitches in 2026. 85th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 84th in MLB.
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Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 32.2% of the contact Arrighetti gives up is hit hard, 82nd percentile.
574 pitches in 2026. 82nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 100th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Arrighetti is weak: 87.3 mph off the bat on average, 67th percentile.
574 pitches in 2026. 67th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 180th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Arrighetti projects a .341 average, 35th percentile.
574 pitches in 2026. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 348th in MLB.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Arrighetti works off the plate, with only 42% of his pitches in the zone, 39th percentile.
574 pitches in 2026. 39th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 328th in MLB.
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