His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Buehler's cutter averages 90.0 mph, and has touched 92.2.
153 thrown, 24.1% of his pitches.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Buehler throws a fastball 72.2% of the time, against 39.2% when he is ahead.
162 pitches behind in the count, 186 ahead.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .440 expected average against them, against .325 on his breaking balls.
61 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Buehler's 4-seam fastball carries 15.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
115 thrown, averaging 93.9 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Buehler's knuckle curve leaves the bat at 93.3 mph, against 84.1 off his sweeper.
99 and 44 of them thrown.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Buehler throws 38.3% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 45.4% with the bases empty.
141 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 493 with the bases empty.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
16.5 mph separates Buehler's 4-seam fastball from his knuckle curve, 93.9 against 77.3.
115 and 99 of them respectively.
He lives on one side of the plate
Buehler works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 3.9 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
634 located pitches in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Buehler puts 61.1% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 33.3% when he is ahead.
162 located pitches behind, 186 ahead.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Buehler's sweeper moves 13.7 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
44 thrown, averaging 82.6 mph.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Buehler throws a strike on the first pitch 67.1% of the time.
158 plate appearances started in 2026.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Buehler projects a .362 average, 19th percentile.
634 pitches in 2026. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 435th in MLB.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Buehler averages 88.2 mph across his arsenal, 29th percentile in the league.
634 pitches in 2026. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 383rd in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Buehler works with 7 pitches: Cutter, 4-Seam Fastball, Knuckle Curve and Sinker, and a little else. The cutter is 24.1% of everything he throws.
634 classified pitches in 2026.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Buehler goes to the knuckle curve: 22.6% of his two-strike pitches, against 12.7% the rest of the time.
186 two-strike pitches in 2026.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Buehler lands 49.3% of his fastballs in the zone and only 36.4% of his breaking balls.
359 of his fastballs, 214 of his breaking balls.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Buehler throws the cutter 33% of the time against left-handers and 13.7% against right-handers.
292 pitches to right-handers, 342 to left-handers.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Buehler lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.38 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
634 located pitches in 2026.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Buehler releases the ball 6.6 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
486 tracked pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Buehler's sweeper spins at 2,596 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
44 thrown in 2026.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.7 mph off the bat against Buehler, 32nd percentile.
634 pitches in 2026. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 367th in MLB.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Buehler's cutter averages 90.0 mph, and has touched 92.2.
153 thrown, 24.1% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Buehler's knuckle curve leaves the bat at 93.3 mph, against 84.1 off his sweeper.
99 and 44 of them thrown.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
16.5 mph separates Buehler's 4-seam fastball from his knuckle curve, 93.9 against 77.3.
115 and 99 of them respectively.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Buehler works with 7 pitches: Cutter, 4-Seam Fastball, Knuckle Curve and Sinker, and a little else. The cutter is 24.1% of everything he throws.
634 classified pitches in 2026.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Buehler throws the cutter 33% of the time against left-handers and 13.7% against right-handers.
292 pitches to right-handers, 342 to left-handers.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Buehler's sweeper spins at 2,596 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
44 thrown in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Buehler throws a fastball 72.2% of the time, against 39.2% when he is ahead.
162 pitches behind in the count, 186 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Buehler puts 61.1% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 33.3% when he is ahead.
162 located pitches behind, 186 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Buehler throws a strike on the first pitch 67.1% of the time.
158 plate appearances started in 2026.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Buehler goes to the knuckle curve: 22.6% of his two-strike pitches, against 12.7% the rest of the time.
186 two-strike pitches in 2026.
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 offspeed pitches: a .440 expected average against them, against .325 on his breaking balls.
61 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Buehler lands 49.3% of his fastballs in the zone and only 36.4% of his breaking balls.
359 of his fastballs, 214 of his breaking balls.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Buehler's 4-seam fastball carries 15.8 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
115 thrown, averaging 93.9 mph.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Buehler's sweeper moves 13.7 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
44 thrown, averaging 82.6 mph.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Buehler throws 38.3% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 45.4% with the bases empty.
141 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 493 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He lives on one side of the plate
Buehler works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 3.9 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
634 located pitches in 2026.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Buehler lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.38 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
634 located pitches in 2026.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Buehler projects a .362 average, 19th percentile.
634 pitches in 2026. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 435th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.7 mph off the bat against Buehler, 32nd percentile.
634 pitches in 2026. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 367th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Buehler averages 88.2 mph across his arsenal, 29th percentile in the league.
634 pitches in 2026. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 383rd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Buehler releases the ball 6.6 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
486 tracked pitches in 2026.
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