The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Scott releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 20 degrees above horizontal and 2.5 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
236 tracked release points, averaging 5.1 feet off the ground.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Scott throws a strike on the first pitch 73.8% of the time.
65 plate appearances started in 2026.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .434 expected average against them, against .292 on his breaking balls.
125 of his fastballs thrown.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Scott's 4-seam fastball averages 96.4 mph, and has touched 98.6.
125 thrown, 52.5% of his pitches.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Scott's 4-seam fastball carries 15.9 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
125 thrown, averaging 96.4 mph.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Scott averages 93.1 mph across his arsenal, 91st percentile in the league.
238 pitches in 2026. 91st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 48th in MLB.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Scott lives in the strike zone: 47% of his pitches are in it, 86th percentile.
238 pitches in 2026. 86th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 76th in MLB.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Scott's stuff spins at 2,567 rpm, 94th percentile in the league.
238 pitches in 2026. 94th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 34th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 26.7% of the contact Scott gives up is hit hard, 93rd percentile.
238 pitches in 2026. 93rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 38th in MLB.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Scott puts 78.8% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 34.4% when he is ahead.
33 located pitches behind, 96 ahead.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Scott works with 2 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball and Slider. The 4-seam fastball is 52.5% of everything he throws.
238 classified pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Scott's slider spins at 2,615 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
113 thrown in 2026.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Scott lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.33 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
236 located pitches in 2026.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Scott projects a .358 average, 21st percentile.
238 pitches in 2026. 21st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 422nd in MLB.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Scott goes to the slider: 50.6% of his two-strike pitches, against 46% the rest of the time.
77 two-strike pitches in 2026.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Scott releases the ball 6.2 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
179 tracked pitches in 2026.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Scott's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 89.3 mph, against 87.1 off his slider.
125 and 113 of them thrown.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
6.8 mph separates Scott's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 96.4 against 89.6.
125 and 113 of them respectively.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Scott releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 20 degrees above horizontal and 2.5 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
236 tracked release points, averaging 5.1 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Scott releases the ball 6.2 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
179 tracked pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Scott throws a strike on the first pitch 73.8% of the time.
65 plate appearances started in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Scott puts 78.8% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 34.4% when he is ahead.
33 located pitches behind, 96 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Scott goes to the slider: 50.6% of his two-strike pitches, against 46% the rest of the time.
77 two-strike pitches 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 .434 expected average against them, against .292 on his breaking balls.
125 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Scott's 4-seam fastball averages 96.4 mph, and has touched 98.6.
125 thrown, 52.5% of his pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Scott works with 2 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball and Slider. The 4-seam fastball is 52.5% of everything he throws.
238 classified pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Scott's slider spins at 2,615 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
113 thrown in 2026.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Scott's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 89.3 mph, against 87.1 off his slider.
125 and 113 of them thrown.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
6.8 mph separates Scott's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 96.4 against 89.6.
125 and 113 of them respectively.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Scott's 4-seam fastball carries 15.9 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
125 thrown, averaging 96.4 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Scott averages 93.1 mph across his arsenal, 91st percentile in the league.
238 pitches in 2026. 91st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 48th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Scott lives in the strike zone: 47% of his pitches are in it, 86th percentile.
238 pitches in 2026. 86th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 76th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Scott's stuff spins at 2,567 rpm, 94th percentile in the league.
238 pitches in 2026. 94th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 34th in MLB.
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Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 26.7% of the contact Scott gives up is hit hard, 93rd percentile.
238 pitches in 2026. 93rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 38th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Scott projects a .358 average, 21st percentile.
238 pitches in 2026. 21st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 422nd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Scott lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.33 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
236 located pitches in 2026.
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