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.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Miles's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 87.7 mph, against 79.6 off his sinker.
89 and 133 of them thrown.
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.
133 thrown, averaging 96.2 mph.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Miles goes to the 4-seam fastball: 33% of his two-strike pitches, against 19.1% the rest of the time.
112 two-strike pitches in 2026.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Miles's sinker averages 96.2 mph, and has touched 98.3.
133 thrown, 34.6% of his pitches.
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 14.6 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
89 thrown, averaging 96.1 mph.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
15.7 mph separates Miles's sinker from his curveball, 96.2 against 80.5.
133 and 84 of them respectively.
He lives on one side of the plate
Miles works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 3.1 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
382 located pitches 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.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Miles's curveball spins at 2,839 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
84 thrown in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Miles puts 60.2% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 42.2% when he is ahead.
93 located pitches behind, 116 ahead.
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.
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.
294 tracked pitches in 2026.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Miles works with 4 pitches: Sinker, 4-Seam Fastball, Curveball and Slider. The sinker is 34.6% of everything he throws.
384 classified pitches in 2026.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Miles throws a fastball 59.6% of the time, against 51.3% when he is ahead.
94 pitches behind in the count, 117 ahead.
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.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
21.7% of Miles's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
83 of 382 located pitches.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Miles throws the slider 26.8% of the time against right-handers and 12% against left-handers.
209 pitches to right-handers, 175 to left-handers.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Miles throws a strike on the first pitch 62.7% of the time.
102 plate appearances started 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.
382 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.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Miles's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 87.7 mph, against 79.6 off his sinker.
89 and 133 of them thrown.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Miles's sinker averages 96.2 mph, and has touched 98.3.
133 thrown, 34.6% of his pitches.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
15.7 mph separates Miles's sinker from his curveball, 96.2 against 80.5.
133 and 84 of them respectively.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Miles's curveball spins at 2,839 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
84 thrown in 2026.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Miles works with 4 pitches: Sinker, 4-Seam Fastball, Curveball and Slider. The sinker is 34.6% of everything he throws.
384 classified pitches in 2026.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Miles throws the slider 26.8% of the time against right-handers and 12% against left-handers.
209 pitches to right-handers, 175 to left-handers.
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.
133 thrown, averaging 96.2 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Miles's 4-seam fastball carries 14.6 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
89 thrown, averaging 96.1 mph.
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: 33% of his two-strike pitches, against 19.1% the rest of the time.
112 two-strike pitches in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Miles puts 60.2% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 42.2% when he is ahead.
93 located pitches behind, 116 ahead.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Miles throws a fastball 59.6% of the time, against 51.3% when he is ahead.
94 pitches behind in the count, 117 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Miles throws a strike on the first pitch 62.7% of the time.
102 plate appearances started in 2026.
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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.
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He lives on one side of the plate
Miles works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 3.1 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
382 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
21.7% of Miles's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
83 of 382 located pitches.
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.
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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.
294 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.
382 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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