He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Okert averages 84.0 mph across his arsenal, 2nd percentile in the league.
296 pitches in 2026. 2nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 526th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Okert's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 88.6 mph, against 82.2 off his slider.
91 and 205 of them thrown.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Okert's 4-seam fastball carries 15.6 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
91 thrown, averaging 91.0 mph.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Okert releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 27 degrees above horizontal and 2.9 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
296 tracked release points, averaging 5.8 feet off the ground.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Okert lives in the strike zone: 47.6% of his pitches are in it, 88th percentile.
296 pitches in 2026. 88th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 63rd in MLB.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Okert's 4-seam fastball averages 91.0 mph, and has touched 93.6.
91 thrown, 30.7% of his pitches.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Okert throws 52.4% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 45.8% with the bases empty.
82 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 214 with the bases empty.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 25.9% of the contact Okert gives up is hit hard, 94th percentile.
296 pitches in 2026. 94th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 31st in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Okert works with 2 pitches: Slider and 4-Seam Fastball. The slider is 69.3% of everything he throws.
296 classified pitches in 2026.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Okert is weak: 84.1 mph off the bat on average, 92nd percentile.
296 pitches in 2026. 92nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 43rd in MLB.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Okert throws a strike on the first pitch 54.5% of the time.
77 plate appearances started in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Okert puts 61.3% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 46.2% when he is ahead.
80 located pitches behind, 93 ahead.
He lives on one side of the plate
Okert works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.0 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
296 located pitches in 2026.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Okert throws a fastball 32.5% of the time, against 23.7% when he is ahead.
80 pitches behind in the count, 93 ahead.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Okert projects a .302 average, 72nd percentile.
296 pitches in 2026. 72nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 150th in MLB.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
10.0 mph separates Okert's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 91.0 against 81.0.
91 and 205 of them respectively.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Okert's slider spins at 2,373 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
205 thrown in 2026.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Okert averages 84.0 mph across his arsenal, 2nd percentile in the league.
296 pitches in 2026. 2nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 526th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Okert's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 88.6 mph, against 82.2 off his slider.
91 and 205 of them thrown.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Okert's 4-seam fastball averages 91.0 mph, and has touched 93.6.
91 thrown, 30.7% of his pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Okert works with 2 pitches: Slider and 4-Seam Fastball. The slider is 69.3% of everything he throws.
296 classified pitches in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
10.0 mph separates Okert's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 91.0 against 81.0.
91 and 205 of them respectively.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Okert's slider spins at 2,373 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
205 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
Okert's 4-seam fastball carries 15.6 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
91 thrown, averaging 91.0 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Okert releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 27 degrees above horizontal and 2.9 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
296 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
Okert lives in the strike zone: 47.6% of his pitches are in it, 88th percentile.
296 pitches in 2026. 88th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 63rd in MLB.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Okert throws 52.4% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 45.8% with the bases empty.
82 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 214 with the bases empty.
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Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 25.9% of the contact Okert gives up is hit hard, 94th percentile.
296 pitches in 2026. 94th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 31st in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Okert is weak: 84.1 mph off the bat on average, 92nd percentile.
296 pitches in 2026. 92nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 43rd in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Okert projects a .302 average, 72nd percentile.
296 pitches in 2026. 72nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 150th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He falls behind hitters far too often
Okert throws a strike on the first pitch 54.5% of the time.
77 plate appearances started in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Okert puts 61.3% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 46.2% when he is ahead.
80 located pitches behind, 93 ahead.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Okert throws a fastball 32.5% of the time, against 23.7% when he is ahead.
80 pitches behind in the count, 93 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He lives on one side of the plate
Okert works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.0 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
296 located pitches in 2026.
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