There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Littell's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 94.8 mph, against 87.8 off his sweeper.
487 and 156 of them thrown.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Littell's 4-seam fastball carries 15.9 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
487 thrown, averaging 91.7 mph.
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.
1877 tracked release points, averaging 6.0 feet off the ground.
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.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Littell goes to the splitter: 30.1% of his two-strike pitches, against 20.1% the rest of the time.
539 two-strike pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Littell's sinker moves 14.2 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
262 thrown, averaging 91.4 mph.
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 fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Littell's 4-seam fastball averages 91.7 mph, and has touched 94.9.
487 thrown, 25.9% of his pitches.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Littell puts 63.3% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 41.6% when he is ahead.
490 located pitches behind, 558 ahead.
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.
1877 classified pitches in 2026.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Littell throws a fastball 47.6% of the time, against 34.8% when he is ahead.
490 pitches behind in the count, 558 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, 91.7 against 79.3.
487 and 156 of them respectively.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Littell's fastball averages 92.0 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 91.3 past his 75th.
248 early fastballs, 71 late ones.
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 gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Littell throws a strike on the first pitch 63.8% of the time.
514 plate appearances started in 2026.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Littell releases the ball 6.1 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
1742 tracked pitches in 2026.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Littell throws the splitter 26.9% of the time against left-handers and 17.6% against right-handers.
797 pitches to right-handers, 1080 to left-handers.
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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 94.8 mph, against 87.8 off his sweeper.
487 and 156 of them thrown.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Littell's 4-seam fastball averages 91.7 mph, and has touched 94.9.
487 thrown, 25.9% 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.
1877 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, 91.7 against 79.3.
487 and 156 of them respectively.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Littell throws the splitter 26.9% of the time against left-handers and 17.6% against right-handers.
797 pitches to right-handers, 1080 to left-handers.
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 15.9 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
487 thrown, averaging 91.7 mph.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Littell's sinker moves 14.2 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
262 thrown, averaging 91.4 mph.
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.
1877 tracked release points, averaging 6.0 feet off the ground.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Littell's fastball averages 92.0 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 91.3 past his 75th.
248 early fastballs, 71 late ones.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Littell releases the ball 6.1 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
1742 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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This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Littell goes to the splitter: 30.1% of his two-strike pitches, against 20.1% the rest of the time.
539 two-strike pitches in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Littell puts 63.3% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 41.6% when he is ahead.
490 located pitches behind, 558 ahead.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Littell throws a fastball 47.6% of the time, against 34.8% when he is ahead.
490 pitches behind in the count, 558 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Littell throws a strike on the first pitch 63.8% of the time.
514 plate appearances started in 2026.
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.
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