Ryne Nelson

Arizona Diamondbacks

Pitch Repertoire At-A-Glance

Ryne Nelson has thrown 9,593 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2022 and 2025, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season, the MLB Postseason and Spring Training. In 2025, they have relied primarily on their Fourseam Fastball (95mph), also mixing in a Slider (86mph), Cutter (90mph), Curve (80mph) and Change (86mph).


In 2025, compared to other RHP:
Their fourseam fastball has less armside movement than typical, has slightly above average velo and has some added backspin. Their slider is a real worm killer that generates an extreme number of groundballs compared to other pitchers' sliders, generates fewer whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' sliders and has some two-plane movement. Their cutter results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' cutters, has slightly above average velo, has some natural sink and has strong cutting action. Their curve generates fewer whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' curves, is slightly harder than usual and results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' curves. Their change is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' changeups, has a lot of backspin and is slightly firmer than usual.