He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Miles throws 37% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 46.2% with the bases empty.
93 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 291 with the bases empty.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Miles's sinker moves 16.3 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
672 thrown, averaging 96.3 mph.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Miles's sinker averages 96.3 mph, and has touched 100.2.
672 thrown, 44.7% of his pitches.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
15.4 mph separates Miles's sinker from his curveball, 96.3 against 80.9.
672 and 367 of them respectively.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Miles is weak: 83.6 mph off the bat on average, 94th percentile.
384 pitches in 2026. 94th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 33rd in MLB.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Miles's 4-seam fastball carries 14.4 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
219 thrown, averaging 96.0 mph.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Miles goes to the 4-seam fastball: 21.3% of his two-strike pitches, against 11.5% the rest of the time.
470 two-strike pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Miles's curveball spins at 2,858 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
367 thrown in 2026.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Miles throws a strike on the first pitch 66.5% of the time.
388 plate appearances started in 2026.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 30% of the contact Miles gives up is hit hard, 87th percentile.
384 pitches in 2026. 87th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 71st in MLB.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Miles's stuff spins at 2,419 rpm, 79th percentile in the league.
384 pitches in 2026. 79th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 113th in MLB.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Miles puts 64.6% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 44.8% when he is ahead.
345 located pitches behind, 496 ahead.
He lives on one side of the plate
Miles works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.2 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
1501 located pitches in 2026.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Miles averages 91.0 mph across his arsenal, 68th percentile in the league.
384 pitches in 2026. 68th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 171st in MLB.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Miles releases the ball 6.7 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
1413 tracked pitches in 2026.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Miles works with 4 pitches: Sinker, Curveball, Slider and 4-Seam Fastball. The sinker is 44.7% of everything he throws.
1503 classified pitches in 2026.
He leaves too much of it over the heart of the plate
23.2% of Miles's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, the part of the plate hitters do their damage on.
348 of 1501 located pitches.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Miles throws a fastball 65.3% of the time, against 53.9% when he is ahead.
346 pitches behind in the count, 497 ahead.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Miles throws the slider 23.9% of the time against right-handers and 9.4% against left-handers.
703 pitches to right-handers, 800 to left-handers.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Miles lives in the strike zone: 44% of his pitches are in it, 62nd percentile.
384 pitches in 2026. 62nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 204th in MLB.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Miles releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 53 degrees above horizontal and 1.1 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
1501 tracked release points, averaging 5.8 feet off the ground.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Miles throws 37% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 46.2% with the bases empty.
93 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 291 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Miles's sinker moves 16.3 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
672 thrown, averaging 96.3 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Miles's 4-seam fastball carries 14.4 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
219 thrown, averaging 96.0 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Miles's sinker averages 96.3 mph, and has touched 100.2.
672 thrown, 44.7% of his pitches.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
15.4 mph separates Miles's sinker from his curveball, 96.3 against 80.9.
672 and 367 of them respectively.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Miles's curveball spins at 2,858 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
367 thrown in 2026.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Miles works with 4 pitches: Sinker, Curveball, Slider and 4-Seam Fastball. The sinker is 44.7% of everything he throws.
1503 classified pitches in 2026.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Miles throws the slider 23.9% of the time against right-handers and 9.4% against left-handers.
703 pitches to right-handers, 800 to left-handers.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Miles is weak: 83.6 mph off the bat on average, 94th percentile.
384 pitches in 2026. 94th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 33rd in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 30% of the contact Miles gives up is hit hard, 87th percentile.
384 pitches in 2026. 87th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 71st in MLB.
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 Miles goes to the 4-seam fastball: 21.3% of his two-strike pitches, against 11.5% the rest of the time.
470 two-strike pitches in 2026.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Miles throws a strike on the first pitch 66.5% of the time.
388 plate appearances started in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Miles puts 64.6% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 44.8% when he is ahead.
345 located pitches behind, 496 ahead.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Miles throws a fastball 65.3% of the time, against 53.9% when he is ahead.
346 pitches behind in the count, 497 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Miles's stuff spins at 2,419 rpm, 79th percentile in the league.
384 pitches in 2026. 79th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 113th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He lives on one side of the plate
Miles works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.2 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
1501 located pitches in 2026.
He leaves too much of it over the heart of the plate
23.2% of Miles's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, the part of the plate hitters do their damage on.
348 of 1501 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Miles averages 91.0 mph across his arsenal, 68th percentile in the league.
384 pitches in 2026. 68th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 171st in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Miles releases the ball 6.7 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
1413 tracked pitches in 2026.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Miles releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 53 degrees above horizontal and 1.1 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
1501 tracked release points, averaging 5.8 feet off the ground.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Miles lives in the strike zone: 44% of his pitches are in it, 62nd percentile.
384 pitches in 2026. 62nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 204th in MLB.
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