When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Clarke throws a fastball 57.7% of the time, against 26.9% when he is ahead.
78 pitches behind in the count, 67 ahead.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Clarke's sinker leaves the bat at 93.8 mph, against 80.0 off his changeup.
56 and 58 of them thrown.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Clarke goes to the slider: 45.3% of his two-strike pitches, against 28.2% the rest of the time.
64 two-strike pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Clarke's changeup moves 15.1 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
58 thrown, averaging 89.6 mph.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Clarke throws the slider 57.6% of the time against right-handers and 12.2% against left-handers.
118 pitches to right-handers, 148 to left-handers.
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.
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 2.16 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
266 located pitches in 2026.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Clarke releases the ball from over the top, about 66 degrees above horizontal and 0.7 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
266 tracked release points, averaging 6.0 feet off the ground.
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.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Clarke puts 66.7% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 32.8% when he is ahead.
78 located pitches behind, 67 ahead.
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.
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.
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.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Clarke works with 5 pitches: Slider, Changeup, Sinker and Cutter, and a little else. The slider is 32.3% of everything he throws.
266 classified pitches in 2026.
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.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Clarke's sinker averages 95.1 mph, and has touched 96.8.
56 thrown, 21.1% of his pitches.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Clarke's cutter carries 10.6 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
43 thrown, averaging 93.4 mph.
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.
266 located pitches in 2026.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Clarke releases the ball 6.1 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
200 tracked pitches in 2026.
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 the edges rather than over the middle
17.7% of Clarke's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
47 of 266 located pitches.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
7.0 mph separates Clarke's sinker from his slider, 95.1 against 88.1.
56 and 86 of them respectively.
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When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Clarke throws a fastball 57.7% of the time, against 26.9% when he is ahead.
78 pitches behind in the count, 67 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Clarke goes to the slider: 45.3% of his two-strike pitches, against 28.2% the rest of the time.
64 two-strike pitches in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Clarke puts 66.7% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 32.8% when he is ahead.
78 located pitches behind, 67 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 Clarke's sinker leaves the bat at 93.8 mph, against 80.0 off his changeup.
56 and 58 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Clarke throws the slider 57.6% of the time against right-handers and 12.2% against left-handers.
118 pitches to right-handers, 148 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Clarke works with 5 pitches: Slider, Changeup, Sinker and Cutter, and a little else. The slider is 32.3% of everything he throws.
266 classified pitches in 2026.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Clarke's sinker averages 95.1 mph, and has touched 96.8.
56 thrown, 21.1% of his pitches.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
7.0 mph separates Clarke's sinker from his slider, 95.1 against 88.1.
56 and 86 of them respectively.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Clarke's changeup moves 15.1 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
58 thrown, averaging 89.6 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Clarke's cutter carries 10.6 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
43 thrown, averaging 93.4 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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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 2.16 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
266 located pitches in 2026.
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.
266 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
17.7% of Clarke's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
47 of 266 located pitches.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Clarke releases the ball from over the top, about 66 degrees above horizontal and 0.7 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
266 tracked release points, averaging 6.0 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Clarke releases the ball 6.1 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
200 tracked pitches in 2026.
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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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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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