Houston Astros
Lance McCullers Jr. has thrown 14,381 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2015 and 2025, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season, the MLB Postseason and Spring Training. In 2025, they have relied primarily on their Slider (82mph) and Change (87mph), also mixing in a Sinker (91mph), Curve (82mph) and Fourseam Fastball (92mph). He also rarely throws a Cutter (88mph).
In 2025, compared to other RHP:
Their slider sweeps across the zone and results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' sliders. Their change has an obvious armside fade, dives down out of the zone, generates fewer whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' changeups and is slightly firmer than usual. Their sinker has heavy sinking action and generates more whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' sinkers. Their curve has sweeping glove-side movement, generates a high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' curves, is much harder than usual and has a sharp downward bite. Their fourseam fastball generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, has heavy sinking action, has slightly below average velo and has slightly less natural movement than typical. Their cutter has heavy sink, generates a high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' cutters, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' cutters and has strong cutting action.