San Francisco Giants
Mason Black has thrown 5,372 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2023 and 2025, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season and Spring Training. In 2025, they have relied primarily on their Fourseam Fastball (93mph) and Slider (83mph), also mixing in a Sinker (93mph), Cutter (90mph) and Splitter (87mph).
In 2025, compared to other RHP:
Their fourseam fastball generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, has some natural sinking action, has essentially average velo, results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' fourseamers and has slight armside run. Their slider is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' sliders, has exceptional depth, has short glove-side cut and results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' sliders. Their sinker is a real worm killer that generates an extreme number of groundballs compared to other pitchers' sinkers, generates more whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' sinkers, has slight armside run and has some natural sinking action. Their cutter has surprisingly little cutting action, results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' cutters, has slightly above average velo and has some natural sink. Their splitter generates fewer whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' splitters, is much firmer than usual, results in many more groundballs compared to other pitchers' splitters and has some natural sink to it.