This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Glasnow goes to the curveball: 27.4% of his two-strike pitches, against 0.2% the rest of the time.
186 two-strike pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Glasnow's knuckle curve carries 16.6 inches of drop against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
125 thrown, averaging 80.2 mph.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .315 expected average against them, against .218 on his breaking balls.
326 of his fastballs thrown.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Glasnow throws a fastball 79.5% of the time, against 31.2% when he is ahead.
161 pitches behind in the count, 176 ahead.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
15.5 mph separates Glasnow's sinker from his knuckle curve, 95.7 against 80.2.
152 and 125 of them respectively.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Glasnow releases the ball 7.4 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
391 tracked pitches in 2026.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Glasnow's stuff spins at 2,625 rpm, 97th percentile in the league.
599 pitches in 2026. 97th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 17th in MLB.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Glasnow's curveball spins at 2,878 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
52 thrown in 2026.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Glasnow puts 39.8% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 45.2% of his pitches to left-handers.
226 pitches to right-handed hitters, 373 to left-handed hitters.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Glasnow lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.18 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
598 located pitches in 2026.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Glasnow lands 53.4% of his fastballs in the zone and only 30.9% of his breaking balls.
326 of his fastballs, 273 of his breaking balls.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Glasnow projects a .281 average, 86th percentile.
599 pitches in 2026. 86th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 75th in MLB.
He lives on one side of the plate
Glasnow works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 3.5 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
598 located pitches in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Glasnow puts 64% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 39.8% when he is ahead.
161 located pitches behind, 176 ahead.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Glasnow's 4-seam fastball averages 95.3 mph, and has touched 98.3.
174 thrown, 29% of his pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Glasnow works with 5 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Sinker, Knuckle Curve and Slider, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 29% of everything he throws.
599 classified pitches in 2026.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Glasnow throws 46.3% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 42.8% with the bases empty.
67 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 532 with the bases empty.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.4 mph off the bat against Glasnow, 22nd percentile.
599 pitches in 2026. 22nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 420th in MLB.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Glasnow's sinker moves 10.6 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
152 thrown, averaging 95.7 mph.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Glasnow throws the knuckle curve 26.3% of the time against left-handers and 11.9% against right-handers.
226 pitches to right-handers, 373 to left-handers.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Glasnow releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 46 degrees above horizontal and 1.3 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
598 tracked release points, averaging 6.0 feet off the ground.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Glasnow averages 90.3 mph across his arsenal, 61st percentile in the league.
599 pitches in 2026. 61st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 212th in MLB.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
21.6% of Glasnow's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
129 of 598 located pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Glasnow's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 91.8 mph, against 89.2 off his slider.
174 and 96 of them thrown.
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This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Glasnow goes to the curveball: 27.4% of his two-strike pitches, against 0.2% the rest of the time.
186 two-strike pitches in 2026.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Glasnow throws a fastball 79.5% of the time, against 31.2% when he is ahead.
161 pitches behind in the count, 176 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Glasnow puts 64% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 39.8% when he is ahead.
161 located pitches behind, 176 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Glasnow's knuckle curve carries 16.6 inches of drop against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
125 thrown, averaging 80.2 mph.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Glasnow's sinker moves 10.6 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
152 thrown, averaging 95.7 mph.
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 .315 expected average against them, against .218 on his breaking balls.
326 of his fastballs thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Glasnow lands 53.4% of his fastballs in the zone and only 30.9% of his breaking balls.
326 of his fastballs, 273 of his breaking balls.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
15.5 mph separates Glasnow's sinker from his knuckle curve, 95.7 against 80.2.
152 and 125 of them respectively.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Glasnow's curveball spins at 2,878 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
52 thrown in 2026.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Glasnow's 4-seam fastball averages 95.3 mph, and has touched 98.3.
174 thrown, 29% of his pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Glasnow works with 5 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Sinker, Knuckle Curve and Slider, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 29% of everything he throws.
599 classified pitches in 2026.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Glasnow throws the knuckle curve 26.3% of the time against left-handers and 11.9% against right-handers.
226 pitches to right-handers, 373 to left-handers.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Glasnow's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 91.8 mph, against 89.2 off his slider.
174 and 96 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Glasnow releases the ball 7.4 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
391 tracked pitches in 2026.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Glasnow releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 46 degrees above horizontal and 1.3 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
598 tracked release points, averaging 6.0 feet off the ground.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Glasnow's stuff spins at 2,625 rpm, 97th percentile in the league.
599 pitches in 2026. 97th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 17th in MLB.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Glasnow puts 39.8% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 45.2% of his pitches to left-handers.
226 pitches to right-handed hitters, 373 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Glasnow lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.18 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
598 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on one side of the plate
Glasnow works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 3.5 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
598 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
21.6% of Glasnow's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
129 of 598 located pitches.
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The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Glasnow projects a .281 average, 86th percentile.
599 pitches in 2026. 86th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 75th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.4 mph off the bat against Glasnow, 22nd percentile.
599 pitches in 2026. 22nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 420th in MLB.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Glasnow throws 46.3% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 42.8% with the bases empty.
67 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 532 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Glasnow averages 90.3 mph across his arsenal, 61st percentile in the league.
599 pitches in 2026. 61st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 212th in MLB.
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