This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Mahle goes to the splitter: 40.9% of his two-strike pitches, against 19.1% the rest of the time.
208 two-strike pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Mahle's 4-seam fastball carries 17.9 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
383 thrown, averaging 92.3 mph.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .393 expected average against them, against .295 on his offspeed pitches.
69 of his breaking balls thrown.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Mahle's cutter leaves the bat at 92.0 mph, against 85.0 off his splitter.
138 and 199 of them thrown.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Mahle throws a fastball 79.3% of the time, against 51.3% when he is ahead.
256 pitches behind in the count, 191 ahead.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Mahle releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 31 degrees above horizontal and 1.7 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
806 tracked release points, averaging 5.4 feet off the ground.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Mahle's splitter moves 13.7 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
199 thrown, averaging 85.2 mph.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Mahle lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.25 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
806 located pitches in 2026.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Mahle works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Splitter, Cutter and Slider. The 4-seam fastball is 47.5% of everything he throws.
806 classified pitches in 2026.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Mahle throws a strike on the first pitch 52.2% of the time.
207 plate appearances started in 2026.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Mahle lands 48.5% of his fastballs in the zone and only 31.2% of his offspeed pitches.
538 of his fastballs, 199 of his offspeed pitches.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
15.5% of Mahle's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
125 of 806 located pitches.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Mahle throws the slider 17.4% of the time against right-handers and 0.5% against left-handers.
386 pitches to right-handers, 420 to left-handers.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Mahle puts 43.8% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 40.7% of his pitches to left-handers.
386 pitches to right-handed hitters, 420 to left-handed hitters.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Mahle's 4-seam fastball averages 92.3 mph, and has touched 95.4.
383 thrown, 47.5% of his pitches.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Mahle puts 58.2% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 42.4% when he is ahead.
256 located pitches behind, 191 ahead.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Mahle releases the ball 6.6 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
556 tracked pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Mahle's slider spins at 2,515 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
69 thrown in 2026.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 36.3% of the contact Mahle gives up is hit hard, 65th percentile.
806 pitches in 2026. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 190th in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Mahle's stuff spins at 2,199 rpm, 37th percentile in the league.
806 pitches in 2026. 37th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 338th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.2 mph off the bat against Mahle, 38th percentile.
806 pitches in 2026. 38th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 334th in MLB.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Mahle has thrown 17 sinkers this season, 2.1% of his pitches, at 91.9 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
806 classified pitches in 2026.
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This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Mahle goes to the splitter: 40.9% of his two-strike pitches, against 19.1% the rest of the time.
208 two-strike pitches in 2026.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Mahle throws a fastball 79.3% of the time, against 51.3% when he is ahead.
256 pitches behind in the count, 191 ahead.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Mahle throws a strike on the first pitch 52.2% of the time.
207 plate appearances started in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Mahle puts 58.2% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 42.4% when he is ahead.
256 located pitches behind, 191 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Mahle's 4-seam fastball carries 17.9 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
383 thrown, averaging 92.3 mph.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Mahle's splitter moves 13.7 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
199 thrown, averaging 85.2 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 breaking balls: a .393 expected average against them, against .295 on his offspeed pitches.
69 of his breaking balls thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Mahle lands 48.5% of his fastballs in the zone and only 31.2% of his offspeed pitches.
538 of his fastballs, 199 of his offspeed pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Mahle's cutter leaves the bat at 92.0 mph, against 85.0 off his splitter.
138 and 199 of them thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Mahle works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Splitter, Cutter and Slider. The 4-seam fastball is 47.5% of everything he throws.
806 classified pitches in 2026.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Mahle throws the slider 17.4% of the time against right-handers and 0.5% against left-handers.
386 pitches to right-handers, 420 to left-handers.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Mahle's 4-seam fastball averages 92.3 mph, and has touched 95.4.
383 thrown, 47.5% of his pitches.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Mahle's slider spins at 2,515 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
69 thrown in 2026.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Mahle has thrown 17 sinkers this season, 2.1% of his pitches, at 91.9 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
806 classified pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Mahle releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 31 degrees above horizontal and 1.7 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
806 tracked release points, averaging 5.4 feet off the ground.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Mahle releases the ball 6.6 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
556 tracked pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Mahle lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.25 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
806 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
15.5% of Mahle's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
125 of 806 located pitches.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Mahle puts 43.8% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 40.7% of his pitches to left-handers.
386 pitches to right-handed hitters, 420 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 36.3% of the contact Mahle gives up is hit hard, 65th percentile.
806 pitches in 2026. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 190th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.2 mph off the bat against Mahle, 38th percentile.
806 pitches in 2026. 38th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 334th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Mahle's stuff spins at 2,199 rpm, 37th percentile in the league.
806 pitches in 2026. 37th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 338th in MLB.
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