He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Clarke throws the slider 50% of the time against right-handers and 13.9% against left-handers.
464 pitches to right-handers, 606 to left-handers.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Clarke throws a fastball 49.3% of the time, against 27.2% when he is ahead.
286 pitches behind in the count, 298 ahead.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Clarke lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.04 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
1070 located pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Clarke's changeup moves 14.8 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
295 thrown, averaging 90.2 mph.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Clarke puts 46.6% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 39.9% of his pitches to left-handers.
118 pitches to right-handed hitters, 148 to left-handed hitters.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .303 expected average against them, against .224 on his breaking balls.
58 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Clarke puts 65% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 26.8% when he is ahead.
286 located pitches behind, 298 ahead.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 27.1% of the contact Clarke gives up is hit hard, 92nd percentile.
266 pitches in 2026. 92nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 42nd in MLB.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Clarke's sinker averages 95.3 mph, and has touched 97.4.
241 thrown, 22.5% of his pitches.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Clarke projects a .258 average, 92nd percentile.
266 pitches in 2026. 92nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 45th in MLB.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Clarke goes to the slider: 38.3% of his two-strike pitches, against 26.1% the rest of the time.
303 two-strike pitches in 2026.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Clarke's stuff spins at 2,084 rpm, 17th percentile in the league.
266 pitches in 2026. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 448th in MLB.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Clarke releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 61 degrees above horizontal and 0.8 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
1070 tracked release points, averaging 5.9 feet off the ground.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Clarke works with 4 pitches: Slider, Changeup, Sinker and Cutter. The slider is 29.5% of everything he throws.
1070 classified pitches in 2026.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Clarke averages 91.3 mph across his arsenal, 72nd percentile in the league.
266 pitches in 2026. 72nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 150th in MLB.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Clarke's cutter carries 11.7 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
183 thrown, averaging 94.2 mph.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
15.9% of Clarke's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
170 of 1070 located pitches.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Clarke is weak: 85.5 mph off the bat on average, 85th percentile.
266 pitches in 2026. 85th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 80th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Clarke's slider leaves the bat at 88.8 mph, against 84.9 off his cutter.
316 and 183 of them thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Clarke lands 45.9% of his fastballs in the zone and only 34.5% of his offspeed pitches.
122 of his fastballs, 58 of his offspeed pitches.
He lives on one side of the plate
Clarke works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.1 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
1070 located pitches in 2026.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Clarke throws a strike on the first pitch 63.4% of the time.
287 plate appearances started in 2026.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Clarke releases the ball 6.2 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
1004 tracked pitches in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
6.8 mph separates Clarke's sinker from his slider, 95.3 against 88.5.
241 and 316 of them respectively.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Clarke has thrown 35 4-seam fastballs this season, 3.3% of his pitches, at 94.7 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
1070 classified pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Clarke's cutter spins at 2,273 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
183 thrown in 2026.
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He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Clarke throws the slider 50% of the time against right-handers and 13.9% against left-handers.
464 pitches to right-handers, 606 to left-handers.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Clarke's sinker averages 95.3 mph, and has touched 97.4.
241 thrown, 22.5% of his pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Clarke works with 4 pitches: Slider, Changeup, Sinker and Cutter. The slider is 29.5% of everything he throws.
1070 classified pitches in 2026.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Clarke's slider leaves the bat at 88.8 mph, against 84.9 off his cutter.
316 and 183 of them thrown.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
6.8 mph separates Clarke's sinker from his slider, 95.3 against 88.5.
241 and 316 of them respectively.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Clarke has thrown 35 4-seam fastballs this season, 3.3% of his pitches, at 94.7 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
1070 classified pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Clarke's cutter spins at 2,273 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
183 thrown in 2026.
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When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Clarke throws a fastball 49.3% of the time, against 27.2% when he is ahead.
286 pitches behind in the count, 298 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Clarke puts 65% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 26.8% when he is ahead.
286 located pitches behind, 298 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Clarke goes to the slider: 38.3% of his two-strike pitches, against 26.1% the rest of the time.
303 two-strike pitches in 2026.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Clarke throws a strike on the first pitch 63.4% of the time.
287 plate appearances started in 2026.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Clarke lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.04 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
1070 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
15.9% of Clarke's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
170 of 1070 located pitches.
He lives on one side of the plate
Clarke works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.1 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
1070 located pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Clarke's changeup moves 14.8 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
295 thrown, averaging 90.2 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Clarke's cutter carries 11.7 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
183 thrown, averaging 94.2 mph.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Clarke puts 46.6% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 39.9% of his pitches to left-handers.
118 pitches to right-handed hitters, 148 to left-handed hitters.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .303 expected average against them, against .224 on his breaking balls.
58 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Clarke lands 45.9% of his fastballs in the zone and only 34.5% of his offspeed pitches.
122 of his fastballs, 58 of his offspeed pitches.
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Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 27.1% of the contact Clarke gives up is hit hard, 92nd percentile.
266 pitches in 2026. 92nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 42nd in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Clarke projects a .258 average, 92nd percentile.
266 pitches in 2026. 92nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 45th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Clarke is weak: 85.5 mph off the bat on average, 85th percentile.
266 pitches in 2026. 85th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 80th in MLB.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Clarke's stuff spins at 2,084 rpm, 17th percentile in the league.
266 pitches in 2026. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 448th in MLB.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Clarke releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 61 degrees above horizontal and 0.8 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
1070 tracked release points, averaging 5.9 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Clarke releases the ball 6.2 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
1004 tracked pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Clarke averages 91.3 mph across his arsenal, 72nd percentile in the league.
266 pitches in 2026. 72nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 150th in MLB.
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