Arizona Diamondbacks
Junior Fernández has thrown 4,001 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2019 and 2026, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season, Spring Training and Fall/Winter Ball. In 2026, they have relied primarily on their Sinker (98mph) and Fourseam Fastball (98mph), also mixing in a Change (90mph) and Slider (87mph).
In 2026, compared to other RHP:
Their sinker generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' sinkers, is thrown at a speed that's borderline unfair and results in many more groundballs compared to other pitchers' sinkers. Their fourseam fastball is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, is blazing fast and has some natural sinking action. Their change (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 12 of them in 2026) is thrown extremely hard, is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' changeups, results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' changeups and has some natural sink to it. Their slider (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 9 of them in 2026) generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' sliders, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' sliders, has primarily 12-6 movement, is much harder than usual and has less than expected depth.