San Francisco Giants
Hayden Birdsong has thrown 1,556 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system in 2024, all of them occuring in the MLB Regular Season. In 2024, they have relied primarily on their Fourseam Fastball (96mph), also mixing in a Slider (87mph), Curve (81mph) and Change (88mph).
In 2024, compared to other RHP:
Their fourseam fastball has well above average velo and results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' fourseamers. Their slider generates a high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' sliders, results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' sliders, has primarily 12-6 movement and has some two-plane movement. Their curve has a sharp downward bite, is slightly harder than usual, has primarily 12-6 movement and results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' curves. Their change is a real worm killer that generates an extreme number of groundballs compared to other pitchers' changeups, dives down out of the zone and is much firmer than usual.