Arizona Diamondbacks
Brandon Pfaadt has thrown 10,261 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2022 and 2026, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season, the MLB Postseason and Spring Training. In 2026, they have relied primarily on their Sinker (94mph), also mixing in a Curve (82mph), Slider (84mph), Change (87mph), Cutter (90mph) and Fourseam Fastball (93mph).
In 2026, compared to other RHP:
Their sinker is a real worm killer that generates an extreme number of groundballs compared to other pitchers' sinkers, has slight armside run, has slightly above average velo and has some natural sinking action. Their curve is much harder than usual, has a sharp downward bite and results in somewhat more groundballs compared to other pitchers' curves. Their slider generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' sliders, results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' sliders and has short glove-side cut. Their change generates more whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' changeups, is slightly firmer than usual, has slight armside fade and has some natural sink to it. Their cutter has slightly above average velo and has some natural sink. Their fourseam fastball (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 17 of them in 2026) is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, has some natural sinking action, has essentially average velo and results in somewhat more groundballs compared to other pitchers' fourseamers.