His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Bibee's cutter averages 85.9 mph, and has touched 90.2.
242 thrown, 27.3% of his pitches.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .357 expected average against them, against .159 on his offspeed pitches.
606 of his fastballs thrown.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Bibee's 4-seam fastball carries 15.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
223 thrown, averaging 94.2 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Bibee's sinker leaves the bat at 93.5 mph, against 83.2 off his changeup.
141 and 175 of them thrown.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Bibee puts 63.1% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 34.1% when he is ahead.
241 located pitches behind, 258 ahead.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Bibee's curveball moves 14.8 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
101 thrown, averaging 77.8 mph.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
16.3 mph separates Bibee's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 94.2 against 77.8.
223 and 101 of them respectively.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Bibee averages 87.4 mph across his arsenal, 21st percentile in the league.
887 pitches in 2026. 21st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 425th in MLB.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Bibee goes to the curveball: 17.6% of his two-strike pitches, against 8.6% the rest of the time.
272 two-strike pitches in 2026.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Bibee puts 41.8% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 46% of his pitches to left-handers.
411 pitches to right-handed hitters, 476 to left-handed hitters.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Bibee's fastball averages 91.3 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 90.4 past his 75th.
182 early fastballs, 104 late ones.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Bibee throws the changeup 30.5% of the time against left-handers and 7.3% against right-handers.
411 pitches to right-handers, 476 to left-handers.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Bibee lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.31 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
887 located pitches in 2026.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.4 mph off the bat against Bibee, 23rd percentile.
887 pitches in 2026. 23rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 415th in MLB.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Bibee throws a fastball 73.9% of the time, against 62% when he is ahead.
241 pitches behind in the count, 258 ahead.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Bibee works with 5 pitches: Cutter, 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup and Sinker, and a little else. The cutter is 27.3% of everything he throws.
887 classified pitches in 2026.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
45.5% of the contact Bibee gives up is hit hard, 24th percentile.
887 pitches in 2026. 24th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 407th in MLB.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Bibee lives in the strike zone: 44.1% of his pitches are in it, 64th percentile.
887 pitches in 2026. 64th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 195th in MLB.
He lives on one side of the plate
Bibee works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.8 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
887 located pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Bibee's cutter spins at 2,657 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
242 thrown in 2026.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Bibee releases the ball 6.6 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
710 tracked pitches in 2026.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Bibee throws 42.2% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 44.6% with the bases empty.
192 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 695 with the bases empty.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Bibee releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 46 degrees above horizontal and 1.9 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
887 tracked release points, averaging 6.2 feet off the ground.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Bibee projects a .310 average, 65th percentile.
887 pitches in 2026. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 188th in MLB.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Bibee throws a strike on the first pitch 61.4% of the time.
223 plate appearances started in 2026.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Bibee's cutter averages 85.9 mph, and has touched 90.2.
242 thrown, 27.3% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Bibee's sinker leaves the bat at 93.5 mph, against 83.2 off his changeup.
141 and 175 of them thrown.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
16.3 mph separates Bibee's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 94.2 against 77.8.
223 and 101 of them respectively.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Bibee throws the changeup 30.5% of the time against left-handers and 7.3% against right-handers.
411 pitches to right-handers, 476 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Bibee works with 5 pitches: Cutter, 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup and Sinker, and a little else. The cutter is 27.3% of everything he throws.
887 classified pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Bibee's cutter spins at 2,657 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
242 thrown in 2026.
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 fastballs: a .357 expected average against them, against .159 on his offspeed pitches.
606 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Bibee's 4-seam fastball carries 15.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
223 thrown, averaging 94.2 mph.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Bibee's curveball moves 14.8 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
101 thrown, averaging 77.8 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Bibee puts 63.1% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 34.1% when he is ahead.
241 located pitches behind, 258 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Bibee goes to the curveball: 17.6% of his two-strike pitches, against 8.6% the rest of the time.
272 two-strike pitches in 2026.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Bibee throws a fastball 73.9% of the time, against 62% when he is ahead.
241 pitches behind in the count, 258 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Bibee throws a strike on the first pitch 61.4% of the time.
223 plate appearances started in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Bibee averages 87.4 mph across his arsenal, 21st percentile in the league.
887 pitches in 2026. 21st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 425th in MLB.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Bibee puts 41.8% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 46% of his pitches to left-handers.
411 pitches to right-handed hitters, 476 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Bibee's fastball averages 91.3 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 90.4 past his 75th.
182 early fastballs, 104 late ones.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Bibee releases the ball 6.6 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
710 tracked pitches in 2026.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Bibee releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 46 degrees above horizontal and 1.9 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
887 tracked release points, averaging 6.2 feet off the ground.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Bibee lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.31 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
887 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on one side of the plate
Bibee works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.8 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
887 located pitches in 2026.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.4 mph off the bat against Bibee, 23rd percentile.
887 pitches in 2026. 23rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 415th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
45.5% of the contact Bibee gives up is hit hard, 24th percentile.
887 pitches in 2026. 24th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 407th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Bibee projects a .310 average, 65th percentile.
887 pitches in 2026. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 188th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Bibee lives in the strike zone: 44.1% of his pitches are in it, 64th percentile.
887 pitches in 2026. 64th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 195th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Bibee throws 42.2% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 44.6% with the bases empty.
192 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 695 with the bases empty.
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