His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Holton's cutter averages 87.2 mph, and has touched 90.6.
118 thrown, 34.1% of his pitches.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Holton throws a fastball 81.1% of the time, against 40.2% when he is ahead.
95 pitches behind in the count, 97 ahead.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Holton's sweeper moves 17.6 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
58 thrown, averaging 80.0 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.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Holton's sinker leaves the bat at 97.6 mph, against 82.4 off his sweeper.
66 and 58 of them thrown.
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 2.10 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
345 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.
40 thrown, averaging 91.2 mph.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Holton throws the sinker 49.3% of the time against left-handers and 0% against right-handers.
212 pitches to right-handers, 134 to left-handers.
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 60% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 34% when he is ahead.
95 located pitches behind, 97 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: 24.2% of his two-strike pitches, against 13.9% the rest of the time.
95 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 2,764 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
58 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.
345 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, Sweeper and Changeup, and a little else. The cutter is 34.1% of everything he throws.
346 classified pitches 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
11.3 mph separates Holton's 4-seam fastball from his sweeper, 91.2 against 80.0.
40 and 58 of them respectively.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Holton throws a strike on the first pitch 62.2% of the time.
90 plate appearances started in 2026.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Holton has thrown 15 curveballs this season, 4.3% of his pitches, at 79.5 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
346 classified pitches in 2026.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Holton's cutter averages 87.2 mph, and has touched 90.6.
118 thrown, 34.1% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Holton's sinker leaves the bat at 97.6 mph, against 82.4 off his sweeper.
66 and 58 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Holton throws the sinker 49.3% of the time against left-handers and 0% against right-handers.
212 pitches to right-handers, 134 to left-handers.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Holton's sweeper spins at 2,764 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
58 thrown in 2026.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Holton works with 5 pitches: Cutter, Sinker, Sweeper and Changeup, and a little else. The cutter is 34.1% of everything he throws.
346 classified pitches in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
11.3 mph separates Holton's 4-seam fastball from his sweeper, 91.2 against 80.0.
40 and 58 of them respectively.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Holton has thrown 15 curveballs this season, 4.3% of his pitches, at 79.5 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
346 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 81.1% of the time, against 40.2% when he is ahead.
95 pitches behind in the count, 97 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Holton puts 60% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 34% when he is ahead.
95 located pitches behind, 97 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Holton goes to the sweeper: 24.2% of his two-strike pitches, against 13.9% the rest of the time.
95 two-strike pitches in 2026.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Holton throws a strike on the first pitch 62.2% of the time.
90 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 17.6 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
58 thrown, averaging 80.0 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.
40 thrown, averaging 91.2 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 2.10 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
345 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.
345 tracked release points, averaging 5.7 feet off the ground.
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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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