Pittsburgh Pirates
Paul Skenes has thrown 1,229 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2023 and 2024, all of them occuring in the MLB Regular Season. In 2024, they have relied primarily on their Fourseam Fastball (100mph) and Sinker (94mph), also mixing in a Slider (86mph), Curve (82mph) and Change (88mph).
In 2024, 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 thrown at a speed that's borderline unfair and has an obvious tail. Their sinker generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' sinkers, has heavy sinking action, generates a very high amount of groundballs compared to other pitchers' sinkers and has well above average velo. Their slider is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' sliders, has short glove-side cut and has less than expected depth. Their curve generates fewer whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' curves, is much harder than usual, results in many more groundballs compared to other pitchers' curves and has little depth. Their change generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' changeups, has an obvious armside fade, is much firmer than usual, results in somewhat more groundballs compared to other pitchers' changeups and has some natural sink to it.