Joe Musgrove

San Diego Padres

Pitch Repertoire At-A-Glance

Joe Musgrove has thrown 17,256 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2016 and 2026, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season, the MLB Postseason, The World Baseball Classic and Spring Training. In 2026, they have relied primarily on their Fourseam Fastball (94mph), also mixing in a Curve (82mph), Cutter (90mph), Sinker (93mph), Slider (85mph) and Change (88mph).


In 2026, compared to other RHP:
Their fourseam fastball is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, has less armside movement than typical, has some natural sinking action and has slightly above average velo. Their curve (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 12 of them in 2026) has an exceptional bite, generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' curves, is much harder than usual and results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' curves. Their cutter (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 11 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, has slightly above average velo, has some natural sink and has strong cutting action. Their sinker (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 8 of them in 2026) is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' sinkers, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' sinkers, has surprisingly little armside run, has slightly above average velo and has some natural sinking action. Their slider (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 5 of them in 2026) is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' sliders, has exceptional depth, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' sliders and has short glove-side cut. Their change (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 4 of them in 2026) is thrown extremely hard, is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' changeups, dives down out of the zone, results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' changeups and has slight armside fade.