Chicago Cubs
Phil Maton has thrown 8,749 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2017 and 2026, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season, the MLB Postseason and Spring Training. In 2026, they have relied primarily on their Cutter (89mph) and Curve (75mph), also mixing in a Slider (83mph), Change (83mph) and Sinker (89mph).
In 2026, compared to other RHP:
Their cutter is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' cutters and is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' cutters. Their curve has sweeping glove-side movement, has a sharp downward bite and has slightly below average velo. Their slider sweeps across the zone, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' sliders, generates more whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' sliders and has less than expected depth. Their change (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 19 of them in 2026) has surprising cut action, dives down out of the zone, generates fewer whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' changeups and results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' changeups. Their sinker (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 14 of them in 2026) is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' sinkers, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' sinkers, has below average velo, has slight armside run and has some natural sinking action.