Pittsburgh Pirates
Paul Skenes has thrown 6,922 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 Fourseam Fastball (97mph) and Sinker (95mph), also mixing in a Change (89mph) and Slider (84mph). He also rarely throws a Curve (82mph).
In 2026, compared to other RHP:
Their fourseam fastball generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, has heavy sinking action, is blazing fast, results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' fourseamers and has slight armside run. Their sinker has heavy sinking action, is blazing fast, generates more whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' sinkers, results in many more groundballs compared to other pitchers' sinkers and has slight armside run. Their change is thrown extremely hard, has an obvious armside fade, results in many more groundballs compared to other pitchers' changeups and has some natural sink to it. Their slider sweeps across the zone and results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' sliders. Their curve is much harder than usual and results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' curves.