Baltimore Orioles
Chris Bassitt has thrown 22,337 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2014 and 2026, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season, the MLB Postseason and Spring Training. In 2026, they have relied primarily on their Sinker (91mph), also mixing in a Fourseam Fastball (90mph), Curve (70mph), Splitter (83mph) and Cutter (88mph). He also rarely throws a Slider (72mph).
In 2026, compared to other RHP:
Their sinker is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' sinkers, results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' sinkers, has slight armside run, has slightly below average velo and has some natural sinking action. Their fourseam fastball (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 5 of them in 2026) has heavy sinking action, is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' fourseamers and has below average velo. Their curve (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 4 of them in 2026) has an exceptional bite, comes in below hitting speed, is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' curves, has sweeping glove-side movement and results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' curves. Their splitter (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 4 of them in 2026) has dives down out of the zone, is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' splitters, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' splitters and has slight armside fade. Their cutter (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 3 of them in 2026) generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' cutters, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' cutters and has little cutting action. Their slider (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 1 of them in 2026) comes in below hitting speed, is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' sliders, sweeps across the zone, has exceptional depth and is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' sliders.