Philadelphia Phillies
Kyle Backhus has thrown 1,943 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2022 and 2026, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season, The World Baseball Classic, Spring Training and Fall/Winter Ball. In 2026, they have relied primarily on their Sinker (92mph) and Slider (79mph), also mixing in a Change (80mph).
In 2026, compared to other LHP:
Their sinker generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' sinkers, has heavy sinking action, results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' sinkers, has slight armside run and has slightly above average velo. Their slider sweeps across the zone, has below average velo, results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' sliders and has some two-plane movement. Their change (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 7 of them in 2026) is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' changeups, has slight cut action, has slightly below average velo and has some natural sink to it.