Houston Astros
Lance McCullers Jr. has thrown 15,579 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2015 and 2026, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season, the MLB Postseason and Spring Training. In 2026, they have relied primarily on their Cutter (89mph) and Sinker (92mph), also mixing in a Change (86mph), Slider (82mph), Curve (81mph) and Fourseam Fastball (93mph).
In 2026, compared to other RHP:
Their cutter is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' cutters, has some natural sink and has strong cutting action. Their sinker generates a very high amount of groundballs compared to other pitchers' sinkers, has slight armside run and has some natural sinking action. Their change has an obvious armside fade, dives down out of the zone, generates more whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' changeups, is slightly firmer than usual and results in somewhat more groundballs compared to other pitchers' changeups. Their slider sweeps across the zone and results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' sliders. Their curve has a sharp downward bite, is slightly harder than usual and has slight glove-side movement. Their fourseam fastball is a real worm killer that generates an extreme number of groundballs compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, generates a high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, has some natural sinking action and has essentially average velo.