Clarke Schmidt

New York Yankees

Pitch Repertoire At-A-Glance

Clarke Schmidt has thrown 4,843 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2020 and 2024, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season and Spring Training. In 2024, they have relied primarily on their Cutter (93mph), Sinker (95mph) and Slider (85mph), also mixing in a Curve (83mph). He also rarely throws a Change (87mph).


In 2024, compared to other RHP:
Their cutter is a real worm killer that generates an extreme number of groundballs compared to other pitchers' cutters, is blazing fast, generates a high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' cutters and has some natural sink. Their sinker generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' sinkers, has surprisingly little armside run, has well above average velo and has some natural sinking action. Their slider is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' sliders, sweeps across the zone and results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' sliders. Their curve generates more whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' curves, is much harder than usual, has a sharp downward bite, results in somewhat more groundballs compared to other pitchers' curves and has slight glove-side movement. Their change (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 15 of them in 2024) has surprising cut action, dives down out of the zone, is much firmer than usual and results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' changeups.