St. Louis Cardinals
Zack Thompson has thrown 3,182 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2020 and 2024, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season, Spring Training and Fall/Winter Ball. In 2024, they have relied primarily on their Fourseam Fastball (91mph), also mixing in a Splitter (84mph), Cutter (85mph), Curve (74mph) and Slider (82mph).
In 2024, compared to other LHP:
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 less armside movement than typical, has some natural sinking action and has essentially average velo. Their splitter has surprising cut action, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' splitters and has some natural sink to it. Their cutter has heavy sink, results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' cutters, has slightly below average velo and has strong cutting action. Their curve has an exceptional bite, results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' curves, has slight glove-side movement and has slightly below average velo. Their slider has exceptional depth, generates fewer whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' sliders and results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' sliders.