St. Louis Cardinals
Bruce Zimmermann has thrown 7,844 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2020 and 2026, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season and Spring Training. In 2026, they have relied primarily on their Change (84mph), also mixing in a Slider (84mph), Sinker (91mph), Fourseam Fastball (91mph), Curve (80mph) and Cutter (89mph).
In 2026, compared to other LHP:
Their change generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' changeups, dives down out of the zone, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' changeups, has slight cut action and is slightly firmer than usual. Their slider (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 15 of them in 2026) is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' sliders, has exceptional depth, results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' sliders and has primarily 12-6 movement. Their sinker (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 15 of them in 2026) generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' sinkers, has heavy sinking action and is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' sinkers. Their fourseam fastball (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 11 of them in 2026) is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, has some natural sinking action, has essentially average velo and has slightly less natural movement than typical. Their curve (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 9 of them in 2026) is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' curves and is much harder than usual. Their cutter (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 6 of them in 2026) is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' cutters, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' cutters, has well above average velo and has some natural sink.