St. Louis Cardinals
Justin Bruihl has thrown 4,183 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2021 and 2026, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season and Spring Training. In 2026, they have relied primarily on their Sinker (90mph) and Slider (78mph), also mixing in a Splitter (81mph), Fourseam Fastball (92mph) and Cutter (88mph).
In 2026, compared to other LHP:
Their sinker has heavy sinking action and results in somewhat more groundballs compared to other pitchers' sinkers. Their slider is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' sliders, sweeps across the zone, has exceptional depth and has below average velo. Their splitter comes in below hitting speed, has dives down out of the zone and results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' splitters. Their fourseam fastball has heavy sinking action, is a real worm killer that generates an extreme number of groundballs compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, has less armside movement than typical and has essentially average velo. Their cutter is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' cutters, generates more whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' cutters, has slightly above average velo, has some natural sink and has strong cutting action.