Chicago Cubs
Jimmy Herget has thrown 3,592 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2018 and 2024, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season and Spring Training. In 2024, they have relied primarily on their Curve (78mph) and Sinker (91mph), also mixing in a Slider (85mph), Fourseam Fastball (92mph) and Splitter (86mph).
In 2024, compared to other RHP:
Their curve has very little depth, has sweeping glove-side movement and results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' curves. Their sinker has heavy sinking action and has an obvious tail. Their slider generates fewer whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' sliders, results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' sliders and has primarily 12-6 movement. Their fourseam fastball generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, has heavy sinking action, has an obvious tail, results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' fourseamers and has essentially average velo. Their splitter has dives down out of the zone, generates fewer whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' splitters, results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' splitters, is slightly firmer than usual and has slight armside fade.