Houston Astros
Kai-Wei Teng has thrown 4,776 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2023 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 Slider (85mph) and Fourseam Fastball (95mph), also mixing in a Sinker (95mph), Curve (84mph) and Change (88mph).
In 2026, compared to other RHP:
Their slider sweeps across the zone, generates more whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' sliders, results in many more groundballs compared to other pitchers' sliders and has some two-plane movement. Their fourseam fastball has heavy sinking action, has slight armside run and has slightly above average velo. Their sinker results in many more groundballs compared to other pitchers' sinkers, has well above average velo, has slight armside run and has some natural sinking action. Their curve is thrown extremely hard, has sweeping glove-side movement and results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' curves. Their change dives down out of the zone, is much firmer than usual and has slight armside fade.