Focus 2026 pitches thrown vs 2025. Timelines include every available Statcast season. Date windows stay on Arsenal and Hitting. Change-points are in-season detections, not year-over-year cards.
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Change timeline
Dated 2026 detections. Click a mark to open the matching chart. Why shares below are stored associations.
What's changing
Date, metric, delta, and confidence. Show me why still opens the matching chart. Stored Why shares are associations, not proven causation.
- Jun 23MEDpitcherVelocity · Slider-1.0 mphShow me why
These shares are model-attributed associations, not proven causation.
- Jun 23MEDpitcherVelocity · Knuckle Curve-1.0 mphShow me why
These shares are model-attributed associations, not proven causation.
- Jun 18MEDpitcherVelocity · Four-seam Fastball+0.8 mphShow me why
These shares are model-attributed associations, not proven causation.
- Jun 18MEDpitcherSpin · Four-seam Fastball+51 rpmShow me why
These shares are model-attributed associations, not proven causation.
Slider releaseX
+0.35 ft
Changeup releaseX
+0.30 ft
Knuckle Curve releaseX
+0.27 ft
Four-seam Fastball releaseX
+0.26 ft
Sinker releaseX
+0.26 ft
Sinker usage
+9.4%
Slider CSW
+9.1%
Sinker CSW
+7.8%
Arsenal mix
Pitch usage by season. Mix always shows every type; other charts honor the pitch-type filter.
Velocity
Average release speed by pitch type.
Spin
Average spin rate by pitch type.
Movement
Season averages connected by pitch type.
Release
Release side and height by season.
Plate discipline
CSW% and whiff% across rebuilt seasons.
Location change
Density share, focus minus compare. Diverging scale.
Zone change
Savant zones, same density delta.
Chase / zone swing
Chase and zone-swing rates by season.
2,693 pitches in 2026 · 2025–2026.