Chicago Cubs
Jake Woodford has thrown 8,716 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2020 and 2026, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season, The World Baseball Classic and Spring Training. In 2026, they have relied primarily on their Cutter (90mph) and Sinker (94mph), also mixing in a Change (86mph), Slider (81mph) and Fourseam Fastball (93mph). He also rarely throws a Curve (77mph).
In 2026, compared to other RHP:
Their cutter results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' cutters, has slightly above average velo and has some natural sink. Their sinker has slight armside run, has slightly above average velo and has some natural sinking action. Their change dives down out of the zone, has slight cut action and is slightly firmer than usual. Their slider sweeps across the zone, has exceptional depth, has below average velo and results in somewhat more groundballs compared to other pitchers' sliders. Their fourseam fastball generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, has heavy sinking action, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' fourseamers and has essentially average velo. Their curve (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 6 of them in 2026) generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' curves, results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' curves, has a sharp downward bite and has slight glove-side movement.