Philadelphia Phillies
Orion Kerkering has thrown 1,661 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2021 and 2024, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season and Spring Training. In 2024, they have relied primarily on their Slider (86mph) and Fourseam Fastball (98mph), also mixing in a Sinker (96mph).
In 2024, compared to other RHP:
Their slider sweeps across the zone, has exceptional depth and results in many more groundballs compared to other pitchers' sliders. Their fourseam fastball generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, is blazing fast, has some natural sinking action, results in somewhat more groundballs compared to other pitchers' fourseamers and has slight armside run. Their sinker is a real worm killer that generates an extreme number of groundballs compared to other pitchers' sinkers, has an obvious tail, is blazing fast, generates more whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' sinkers and has some natural sinking action.