This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Littell goes to the splitter: 33.3% of his two-strike pitches, against 15% the rest of the time.
138 two-strike pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Littell's 4-seam fastball carries 16.2 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
162 thrown, averaging 91.5 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Littell's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 95.6 mph, against 90.2 off his sweeper.
162 and 52 of them thrown.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Littell's stuff spins at 1,863 rpm, 2nd percentile in the league.
574 pitches in 2026. 2nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 525th in MLB.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Littell releases the ball from over the top, about 68 degrees above horizontal and 0.6 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
570 tracked release points, averaging 6.0 feet off the ground.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Littell's sinker moves 15.0 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
81 thrown, averaging 90.9 mph.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 92.6 mph off the bat against Littell, 5th percentile.
574 pitches in 2026. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 511th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .387 expected average against them, against .317 on his offspeed pitches.
243 of his fastballs thrown.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Littell throws a fastball 52.9% of the time, against 34.4% when he is ahead.
155 pitches behind in the count, 157 ahead.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Littell's 4-seam fastball averages 91.5 mph, and has touched 93.9.
162 thrown, 28.4% of his pitches.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Littell averages 87.6 mph across his arsenal, 22nd percentile in the league.
574 pitches in 2026. 22nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 420th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
53.2% of the contact Littell gives up is hit hard, 6th percentile.
574 pitches in 2026. 6th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 507th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Littell works with 5 pitches: Slider, 4-Seam Fastball, Splitter and Sinker, and a little else. The slider is 28.8% of everything he throws.
570 classified pitches in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Littell puts 61.3% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 44.6% when he is ahead.
155 located pitches behind, 157 ahead.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Littell lives in the strike zone: 44.4% of his pitches are in it, 67th percentile.
574 pitches in 2026. 67th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 179th in MLB.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Littell lands 49.4% of his fastballs in the zone and only 36% of his offspeed pitches.
243 of his fastballs, 111 of his offspeed pitches.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
12.4 mph separates Littell's 4-seam fastball from his sweeper, 91.5 against 79.0.
162 and 52 of them respectively.
He leaves too much of it over the heart of the plate
22.3% of Littell's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, the part of the plate hitters do their damage on.
127 of 570 located pitches.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Littell projects a .357 average, 22nd percentile.
574 pitches in 2026. 22nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 417th in MLB.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Littell releases the ball 6.1 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
435 tracked pitches in 2026.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Littell lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.37 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
570 located pitches in 2026.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Littell throws the sinker 22.1% of the time against right-handers and 7.5% against left-handers.
262 pitches to right-handers, 308 to left-handers.
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This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Littell goes to the splitter: 33.3% of his two-strike pitches, against 15% the rest of the time.
138 two-strike pitches in 2026.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Littell throws a fastball 52.9% of the time, against 34.4% when he is ahead.
155 pitches behind in the count, 157 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Littell puts 61.3% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 44.6% when he is ahead.
155 located pitches behind, 157 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Littell's 4-seam fastball carries 16.2 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
162 thrown, averaging 91.5 mph.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Littell's sinker moves 15.0 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
81 thrown, averaging 90.9 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Littell's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 95.6 mph, against 90.2 off his sweeper.
162 and 52 of them thrown.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Littell's 4-seam fastball averages 91.5 mph, and has touched 93.9.
162 thrown, 28.4% of his pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Littell works with 5 pitches: Slider, 4-Seam Fastball, Splitter and Sinker, and a little else. The slider is 28.8% of everything he throws.
570 classified pitches in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
12.4 mph separates Littell's 4-seam fastball from his sweeper, 91.5 against 79.0.
162 and 52 of them respectively.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Littell throws the sinker 22.1% of the time against right-handers and 7.5% against left-handers.
262 pitches to right-handers, 308 to left-handers.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Littell's stuff spins at 1,863 rpm, 2nd percentile in the league.
574 pitches in 2026. 2nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 525th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Littell releases the ball from over the top, about 68 degrees above horizontal and 0.6 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
570 tracked release points, averaging 6.0 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Littell releases the ball 6.1 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
435 tracked pitches in 2026.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 92.6 mph off the bat against Littell, 5th percentile.
574 pitches in 2026. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 511th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
53.2% of the contact Littell gives up is hit hard, 6th percentile.
574 pitches in 2026. 6th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 507th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Littell projects a .357 average, 22nd percentile.
574 pitches in 2026. 22nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 417th in MLB.
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 .387 expected average against them, against .317 on his offspeed pitches.
243 of his fastballs thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Littell lands 49.4% of his fastballs in the zone and only 36% of his offspeed pitches.
243 of his fastballs, 111 of his offspeed pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Littell averages 87.6 mph across his arsenal, 22nd percentile in the league.
574 pitches in 2026. 22nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 420th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Littell lives in the strike zone: 44.4% of his pitches are in it, 67th percentile.
574 pitches in 2026. 67th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 179th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He leaves too much of it over the heart of the plate
22.3% of Littell's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, the part of the plate hitters do their damage on.
127 of 570 located pitches.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Littell lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.37 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
570 located pitches in 2026.
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