There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Strider's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 89.0 mph, against 76.3 off his slider.
127 and 73 of them thrown.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Strider's 4-seam fastball carries 16.0 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
127 thrown, averaging 95.4 mph.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Strider works off the plate, with only 37.8% of his pitches in the zone, 10th percentile.
262 pitches in 2026. 10th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 482nd in MLB.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
16.8 mph separates Strider's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 95.4 against 78.7.
127 and 45 of them respectively.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Strider goes to the curveball: 24.7% of his two-strike pitches, against 13.8% the rest of the time.
81 two-strike pitches in 2026.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Strider projects a .263 average, 91st percentile.
262 pitches in 2026. 91st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 51st in MLB.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Strider's 4-seam fastball averages 95.4 mph, and has touched 97.7.
127 thrown, 48.5% of his pitches.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Strider throws a fastball 58.1% of the time, against 45.8% when he is ahead.
74 pitches behind in the count, 83 ahead.
He lives on one side of the plate
Strider works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.3 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
262 located pitches in 2026.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Strider releases the ball 6.8 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
249 tracked pitches in 2026.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Strider works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider, Curveball and Changeup. The 4-seam fastball is 48.5% of everything he throws.
262 classified pitches in 2026.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 33.3% of the contact Strider gives up is hit hard, 76th percentile.
262 pitches in 2026. 76th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 130th in MLB.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Strider lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.34 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
262 located pitches in 2026.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Strider throws the curveball 24.4% of the time against left-handers and 6.6% against right-handers.
106 pitches to right-handers, 156 to left-handers.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Strider averages 88.9 mph across his arsenal, 36th percentile in the league.
262 pitches in 2026. 36th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 343rd in MLB.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Strider releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 44 degrees above horizontal and 1.6 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
262 tracked release points, averaging 5.7 feet off the ground.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Strider puts 50% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 38.6% when he is ahead.
74 located pitches behind, 83 ahead.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Strider is weak: 86.7 mph off the bat on average, 74th percentile.
262 pitches in 2026. 74th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 141st in MLB.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Strider's curveball spins at 2,650 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
45 thrown in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.6% of Strider's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
46 of 262 located pitches.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Strider's stuff spins at 2,350 rpm, 65th percentile in the league.
262 pitches in 2026. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 190th in MLB.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Strider's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 89.0 mph, against 76.3 off his slider.
127 and 73 of them thrown.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
16.8 mph separates Strider's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 95.4 against 78.7.
127 and 45 of them respectively.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Strider's 4-seam fastball averages 95.4 mph, and has touched 97.7.
127 thrown, 48.5% of his pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Strider works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider, Curveball and Changeup. The 4-seam fastball is 48.5% of everything he throws.
262 classified pitches in 2026.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Strider throws the curveball 24.4% of the time against left-handers and 6.6% against right-handers.
106 pitches to right-handers, 156 to left-handers.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Strider's curveball spins at 2,650 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
45 thrown in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Strider's 4-seam fastball carries 16.0 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
127 thrown, averaging 95.4 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Strider works off the plate, with only 37.8% of his pitches in the zone, 10th percentile.
262 pitches in 2026. 10th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 482nd 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 Strider goes to the curveball: 24.7% of his two-strike pitches, against 13.8% the rest of the time.
81 two-strike pitches in 2026.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Strider throws a fastball 58.1% of the time, against 45.8% when he is ahead.
74 pitches behind in the count, 83 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Strider puts 50% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 38.6% when he is ahead.
74 located pitches behind, 83 ahead.
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The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Strider projects a .263 average, 91st percentile.
262 pitches in 2026. 91st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 51st in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 33.3% of the contact Strider gives up is hit hard, 76th percentile.
262 pitches in 2026. 76th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 130th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Strider is weak: 86.7 mph off the bat on average, 74th percentile.
262 pitches in 2026. 74th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 141st in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He lives on one side of the plate
Strider works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.3 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
262 located pitches in 2026.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Strider lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.34 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
262 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.6% of Strider's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
46 of 262 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Strider releases the ball 6.8 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
249 tracked pitches in 2026.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Strider releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 44 degrees above horizontal and 1.6 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
262 tracked release points, averaging 5.7 feet off the ground.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Strider averages 88.9 mph across his arsenal, 36th percentile in the league.
262 pitches in 2026. 36th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 343rd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Strider's stuff spins at 2,350 rpm, 65th percentile in the league.
262 pitches in 2026. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 190th in MLB.
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