Arizona Diamondbacks
A.J. Puk has thrown 3,847 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2019 and 2024, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season and Spring Training. In 2024, they have relied primarily on their Fourseam Fastball (96mph) and Slider (84mph), also mixing in a Sinker (95mph). He also rarely throws a Splitter (85mph), Cutter (89mph) and Change (91mph).
In 2024, compared to other LHP:
Their fourseam fastball generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, is blazing fast, has some natural sinking action and results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' fourseamers. Their slider has short glove-side cut, results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' sliders and has some two-plane movement. Their sinker is blazing fast, results in somewhat more groundballs compared to other pitchers' sinkers and has some natural sinking action. Their splitter generates fewer whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' splitters, results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' splitters, has slight cut action, has some natural sink to it and is slightly firmer than usual. Their cutter generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' cutters, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' cutters, has well above average velo, has some natural sink and has strong cutting action. Their change (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 18 of them in 2024) is thrown extremely hard, dives down out of the zone, generates a high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' changeups, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' changeups and has slight armside fade.