Detroit Tigers
Tarik Skubal has thrown 14,470 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2020 and 2026, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season, The World Baseball Classic and Spring Training. In 2026, they have relied primarily on their Fourseam Fastball (97mph) and Change (87mph), also mixing in a Sinker (97mph) and Slider (90mph). He also rarely throws a Curve (80mph).
In 2026, compared to other LHP:
Their fourseam fastball is thrown at a speed that's borderline unfair, generates a high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, has much less armside movement than typical and results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' fourseamers. Their change is thrown extremely hard, dives down out of the zone, generates a high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' changeups and generates a very high amount of groundballs compared to other pitchers' changeups. Their sinker is a real worm killer that generates an extreme number of groundballs compared to other pitchers' sinkers, is thrown at a speed that's borderline unfair and has less armside run than typical. Their slider is thrown extremely hard and is a real worm killer that generates an extreme number of groundballs compared to other pitchers' sliders. Their curve generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' curves, is much harder than usual, results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' curves and has slight glove-side movement.