Pittsburgh Pirates
Paul Skenes has thrown 6,830 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 Slider (84mph) and Change (89mph). 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, is blazing fast, results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, has some natural sinking action and has slight armside run. Their sinker generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' sinkers, has heavy sinking action, is a real worm killer that generates an extreme number of groundballs compared to other pitchers' sinkers, is blazing fast and has slight armside run. Their slider sweeps across the zone, results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' sliders and has less than expected depth. 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 curve is much harder than usual and results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' curves.