His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Holton's cutter averages 87.7 mph, and has touched 90.6.
357 thrown, 31.8% of his pitches.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Holton throws a fastball 79.7% of the time, against 43.9% when he is ahead.
291 pitches behind in the count, 326 ahead.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Holton's sweeper moves 17.4 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
174 thrown, averaging 79.9 mph.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Holton averages 86.3 mph across his arsenal, 12th percentile in the league.
346 pitches in 2026. 12th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 471st in MLB.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Holton throws the sinker 47.9% of the time against left-handers and 0.6% against right-handers.
658 pitches to right-handers, 466 to left-handers.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Holton lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.09 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
1123 located pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Holton's 4-seam fastball carries 15.4 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
142 thrown, averaging 91.5 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Holton's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 89.0 mph, against 81.2 off his sweeper.
142 and 174 of them thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Holton lands 49.3% of his fastballs in the zone and only 28.8% of his breaking balls.
224 of his fastballs, 73 of his breaking balls.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Holton puts 61.2% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 36.2% when he is ahead.
291 located pitches behind, 326 ahead.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Holton puts 39.3% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 44% of his pitches to left-handers.
212 pitches to right-handed hitters, 134 to left-handed hitters.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Holton goes to the sweeper: 22.7% of his two-strike pitches, against 12.8% the rest of the time.
304 two-strike pitches in 2026.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.5 mph off the bat against Holton, 21st percentile.
346 pitches in 2026. 21st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 426th in MLB.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Holton's sweeper spins at 2,784 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
174 thrown in 2026.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Holton throws 38.2% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 42.2% with the bases empty.
90 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 256 with the bases empty.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Holton releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 42 degrees above horizontal and 1.6 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
1123 tracked release points, averaging 5.7 feet off the ground.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Holton works off the plate, with only 41.2% of his pitches in the zone, 32nd percentile.
346 pitches in 2026. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 367th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Holton projects a .357 average, 23rd percentile.
346 pitches in 2026. 23rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 416th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Holton works with 5 pitches: Cutter, Sinker, Changeup and Sweeper, and a little else. The cutter is 31.8% of everything he throws.
1124 classified pitches in 2026.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Holton throws a strike on the first pitch 64.5% of the time.
301 plate appearances started in 2026.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
44.6% of the contact Holton gives up is hit hard, 28th percentile.
346 pitches in 2026. 28th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 389th in MLB.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
11.6 mph separates Holton's 4-seam fastball from his sweeper, 91.5 against 79.9.
142 and 174 of them respectively.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Holton releases the ball 6.5 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
1044 tracked pitches in 2026.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Holton has thrown 38 curveballs this season, 3.4% of his pitches, at 79.1 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
1124 classified pitches in 2026.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Holton's cutter averages 87.7 mph, and has touched 90.6.
357 thrown, 31.8% of his pitches.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Holton throws the sinker 47.9% of the time against left-handers and 0.6% against right-handers.
658 pitches to right-handers, 466 to left-handers.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Holton's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 89.0 mph, against 81.2 off his sweeper.
142 and 174 of them thrown.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Holton's sweeper spins at 2,784 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
174 thrown in 2026.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Holton works with 5 pitches: Cutter, Sinker, Changeup and Sweeper, and a little else. The cutter is 31.8% of everything he throws.
1124 classified pitches in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
11.6 mph separates Holton's 4-seam fastball from his sweeper, 91.5 against 79.9.
142 and 174 of them respectively.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Holton has thrown 38 curveballs this season, 3.4% of his pitches, at 79.1 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
1124 classified pitches in 2026.
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When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Holton throws a fastball 79.7% of the time, against 43.9% when he is ahead.
291 pitches behind in the count, 326 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Holton puts 61.2% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 36.2% when he is ahead.
291 located pitches behind, 326 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Holton goes to the sweeper: 22.7% of his two-strike pitches, against 12.8% the rest of the time.
304 two-strike pitches in 2026.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Holton throws a strike on the first pitch 64.5% of the time.
301 plate appearances started 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
Holton's sweeper moves 17.4 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
174 thrown, averaging 79.9 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Holton's 4-seam fastball carries 15.4 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
142 thrown, averaging 91.5 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Holton averages 86.3 mph across his arsenal, 12th percentile in the league.
346 pitches in 2026. 12th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 471st in MLB.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Holton lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.09 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
1123 located pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Holton lands 49.3% of his fastballs in the zone and only 28.8% of his breaking balls.
224 of his fastballs, 73 of his breaking balls.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Holton puts 39.3% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 44% of his pitches to left-handers.
212 pitches to right-handed hitters, 134 to left-handed hitters.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.5 mph off the bat against Holton, 21st percentile.
346 pitches in 2026. 21st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 426th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Holton projects a .357 average, 23rd percentile.
346 pitches in 2026. 23rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 416th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
44.6% of the contact Holton gives up is hit hard, 28th percentile.
346 pitches in 2026. 28th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 389th in MLB.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Holton throws 38.2% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 42.2% with the bases empty.
90 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 256 with the bases empty.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Holton releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 42 degrees above horizontal and 1.6 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
1123 tracked release points, averaging 5.7 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Holton releases the ball 6.5 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
1044 tracked pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Holton works off the plate, with only 41.2% of his pitches in the zone, 32nd percentile.
346 pitches in 2026. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 367th in MLB.
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