He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Skubal puts 44% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 57.3% of his pitches to left-handers.
516 pitches to right-handed hitters, 110 to left-handed hitters.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .402 expected average against them, against .287 on his breaking balls.
361 of his fastballs thrown.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Skubal throws 37.9% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 48.2% with the bases empty.
116 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 510 with the bases empty.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Skubal's 4-seam fastball carries 16.9 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
245 thrown, averaging 96.6 mph.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Skubal goes to the changeup: 37.4% of his two-strike pitches, against 20.6% the rest of the time.
190 two-strike pitches in 2026.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Skubal's slider leaves the bat at 98.0 mph, against 83.8 off his changeup.
86 and 161 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Skubal throws the sinker 52.7% of the time against left-handers and 11.2% against right-handers.
516 pitches to right-handers, 110 to left-handers.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Skubal averages 92.5 mph across his arsenal, 86th percentile in the league.
626 pitches in 2026. 86th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 75th in MLB.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Skubal lands 55.1% of his fastballs in the zone and only 28% of his offspeed pitches.
361 of his fastballs, 161 of his offspeed pitches.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Skubal's 4-seam fastball averages 96.6 mph, and has touched 99.0.
245 thrown, 39.1% of his pitches.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Skubal lives in the strike zone: 46.3% of his pitches are in it, 82nd percentile.
626 pitches in 2026. 82nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 96th in MLB.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Skubal puts 68.3% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 40.8% when he is ahead.
123 located pitches behind, 206 ahead.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Skubal's sinker moves 14.2 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
116 thrown, averaging 96.4 mph.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Skubal throws a strike on the first pitch 67.9% of the time.
165 plate appearances started in 2026.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Skubal projects a .363 average, 18th percentile.
626 pitches in 2026. 18th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 441st in MLB.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Skubal releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 43 degrees above horizontal and 1.7 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
626 tracked release points, averaging 6.0 feet off the ground.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Skubal 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.
626 located pitches in 2026.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Skubal works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup, Sinker and Slider. The 4-seam fastball is 39.1% of everything he throws.
626 classified pitches in 2026.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Skubal's stuff spins at 2,154 rpm, 29th percentile in the league.
626 pitches in 2026. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 382nd in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
43% of the contact Skubal gives up is hit hard, 33rd percentile.
626 pitches in 2026. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 358th in MLB.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Skubal throws a fastball 60.2% of the time, against 54.9% when he is ahead.
123 pitches behind in the count, 206 ahead.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.9 mph separates Skubal's 4-seam fastball from his changeup, 96.6 against 86.6.
245 and 161 of them respectively.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Skubal's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,332 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
245 thrown in 2026.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Skubal has thrown 18 curveballs this season, 2.9% of his pitches, at 79.9 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
626 classified pitches in 2026.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Skubal puts 44% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 57.3% of his pitches to left-handers.
516 pitches to right-handed hitters, 110 to left-handed hitters.
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 .402 expected average against them, against .287 on his breaking balls.
361 of his fastballs thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Skubal lands 55.1% of his fastballs in the zone and only 28% of his offspeed pitches.
361 of his fastballs, 161 of his offspeed pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Skubal throws 37.9% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 48.2% with the bases empty.
116 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 510 with the bases empty.
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One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Skubal's 4-seam fastball carries 16.9 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
245 thrown, averaging 96.6 mph.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Skubal's sinker moves 14.2 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
116 thrown, averaging 96.4 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 Skubal goes to the changeup: 37.4% of his two-strike pitches, against 20.6% the rest of the time.
190 two-strike pitches in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Skubal puts 68.3% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 40.8% when he is ahead.
123 located pitches behind, 206 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Skubal throws a strike on the first pitch 67.9% of the time.
165 plate appearances started in 2026.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Skubal throws a fastball 60.2% of the time, against 54.9% when he is ahead.
123 pitches behind in the count, 206 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Skubal's slider leaves the bat at 98.0 mph, against 83.8 off his changeup.
86 and 161 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Skubal throws the sinker 52.7% of the time against left-handers and 11.2% against right-handers.
516 pitches to right-handers, 110 to left-handers.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Skubal's 4-seam fastball averages 96.6 mph, and has touched 99.0.
245 thrown, 39.1% of his pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Skubal works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup, Sinker and Slider. The 4-seam fastball is 39.1% of everything he throws.
626 classified pitches in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.9 mph separates Skubal's 4-seam fastball from his changeup, 96.6 against 86.6.
245 and 161 of them respectively.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Skubal's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,332 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
245 thrown in 2026.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Skubal has thrown 18 curveballs this season, 2.9% of his pitches, at 79.9 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
626 classified pitches in 2026.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Skubal averages 92.5 mph across his arsenal, 86th percentile in the league.
626 pitches in 2026. 86th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 75th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Skubal lives in the strike zone: 46.3% of his pitches are in it, 82nd percentile.
626 pitches in 2026. 82nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 96th in MLB.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Skubal projects a .363 average, 18th percentile.
626 pitches in 2026. 18th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 441st in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
43% of the contact Skubal gives up is hit hard, 33rd percentile.
626 pitches in 2026. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 358th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Skubal releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 43 degrees above horizontal and 1.7 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
626 tracked release points, averaging 6.0 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
Skubal 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.
626 located pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Skubal's stuff spins at 2,154 rpm, 29th percentile in the league.
626 pitches in 2026. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 382nd in MLB.
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