P | Philadelphia Phillies
Bats/Throws: L/L | 6' 4" 185 lbs | Age: 28
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2025 0 3 4.62 32 0 2 25.1 22 1.42
2026 0 0 13.50 3 0 0 2 2 2.50
2 Seasons 0 3 5.27 35 0 2 27.1 24 1.50
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2025 32 0-3 4.62 25.1 22 1.42
2026 3 0-0 13.50 2 2 2.50
2 Seasons 35 0-3 5.27 27.1 24 1.50
MLB Percentile Rankings
Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls
Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity
Max EV Launch
Angle
LA Sweet-
Spot %
xBA xSLG wOBA xwOBA xwOBAcon HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2025 27 430 82 4 4.9 3.5 89.1 109.2 13.1 43.9 .266 .409 .350 .328 .367 35.4 19.1 7.0 4.62 4.51
2026 28 41 7 1 14.3 11.1 95.3 108.1 9.0 57.1 .409 .661 .614 .488 .527 71.4 11.1 11.1 20.25 12.13
Player 471 89 5 5.6 4.0 89.6 109.2 12.8 44.9 .277 .427 .369 .340 .380 38.2 18.5 7.3
MLB 7.2 4.9 88.6 122.9 12.4 33.3 .243 .408 .315 .316 .369 37.0 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Backhus relies on 3 pitches.
Sinker
(51.2%) ,
Sweeper
(43.9%) ,
Changeup
(4.9%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

AIR: Fly Balls + Line Drives + Popups All Batted Balls Batted Ball Breakdown
Season GB % AIR % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Pull GB % Straight GB % Oppo GB % Pull AIR % Straight AIR % Oppo AIR %
2025 37.8 62.2 19.5 35.4 7.3 39.0 26.8 34.1 15.9 13.4 8.5 23.2 13.4 25.6
2026 28.6 71.4 0.0 57.1 14.3 28.6 42.9 28.6 0.0 14.3 14.3 28.6 28.6 14.3
Player 37.1 62.9 18.0 37.1 7.9 38.2 28.1 33.7 14.6 13.5 9.0 23.6 14.6 24.7
MLB 44.2 55.8 24.1 24.7 7.1 37.4 37.4 25.1 20.6 17.6 5.9 16.7 19.7 19.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Quality of Contact

Season Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2025 8.5 26.8 20.7 28.0 11.0 4.9 3.5
2026 0.0 28.6 14.3 42.9 0.0 14.3 11.1
Player 7.9 27.0 20.2 29.2 10.1 5.6 4.0
MLB 4.0 32.4 24.9 24.4 5.9 7.2 4.9
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement


How this works: This section shows two different ways to evaluate pitch movement. On the left, “Total Movement” shows the real-world movement of a pitch, including the forces of gravity, which affects every pitch thrown. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren't 'better' just because they have more time to move, a pitch's movement is compared to other pitches of the same pitch type, within +/- 2 MPH and +/- 0.5 feet of extension/release. On the right, Induced Movement (or IVB) is reported without gravity, and attempts to isolate movement created by the pitcher's ability to spin and manipulate the ball.
Total Movement (in inches, w/ gravity)Induced Movement (in inches, w/o gravity)
YearPitchTeamHand#MPHVertical
Drop
vs.
Comparable
Horizontal
Break
vs.
Comparable
Vertical
Break
vs. AvgHorizontal
Break
vs. Avg
2026 Sinker PHI L 21 90.9 32.9 2.1 20.1ARM 1.9 0.7 6.7 20.1ARM 4.2
2026 Changeup PHI L 2 77.3 39.6 -0.9 13.6ARM -0.2 6.7 -2.5 13.6ARM -0.8
2026 Sweeper PHI L 18 78.2 41.5 0.8 13.0GLV -0.2 3.7 -3.0 13.0GLV -0.8
2025 Sinker AZ L 273 91.0 31.1 0.0 18.3ARM 1.2 2.1 5.4 18.3ARM 2.9
2025 Changeup AZ L 41 78.3 38.3 -4.7 12.5ARM -2.3 6.7 -1.5 12.5ARM -1.7
2025 Sweeper AZ L 116 78.4 42.6 0.9 13.1GLV -1.4 2.2 -1.2 13.1GLV 0.1
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

Run Values by Pitch Type

Year Pitch Type Team RV/100 Run Value Pitches % PA BA SLG wOBA Whiff% K% PutAway % xBA xSLG xwOBA Hard Hit %
2026 Sinker -9.0 -2 21 51.2 8 .571 1.000 .675 9.1 12.5 11.1 .467 .756 .548 83.3
2026 Sweeper 1.9 0 18 43.9 1 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 .001 .001 .000 0.0
2026 Changeup -6.5 0 2 4.9 -- -- -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
2025 Sinker 0.5 1 273 63.5 76 .231 .354 .332 13.1 18.4 19.4 .263 .364 .313 40.7
2025 Sweeper -4.7 -5 116 27.0 33 .393 .750 .489 33.3 18.2 14.3 .252 .446 .337 25.0
2025 Changeup -1.1 0 41 9.5 6 .333 .333 .300 46.7 33.3 20.0 .365 .716 .459 25.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2026 Sinker 21 90.9 97 21.1 9:15 9:00 15
2026 Sweeper 18 78.2 48 14.0 3:15 2:45 30
2025 Changeup 41 78.3 98 14.6 9:30 9:45 -15
2025 Sinker 273 91.0 96 19.3 9:30 9:00 30
2025 Sweeper 116 78.4 48 13.9 3:30 3:00 30
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: This table is showing data from the PITCHER perspective.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2025 115 430 1 -1 -2 -2 -5
2026 9 41 -1 0 0 -1 -2
Player 124 471 -1 -1 -2 -1 -6
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Strike % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2025 430 56.7 60.7 83.8 26.3 61.2 41.6 61.7 45.8 21.8 11.4 63.3
2026 41 58.5 58.3 100.0 11.8 50.0 36.6 77.8 39.0 6.3 9.8 25.0
Player 471 56.9 60.4 85.2 25.1 60.8 41.2 62.9 45.2 20.7 11.3 60.4
MLB 48.9 67.0 82.5 28.4 58.0 42.7 61.1 47.3 25.0 7.4 76.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Run Value Pitching
Year Pitching Fastball Breaking Off
Speed
xERA Fastball
MPH
Fastball
Spin
Curve
Spin
Avg
EV
Chase% Whiff% K% BB% Barrel% Hard-
Hit%
GB% Extension
2025 9 42 96
2026 15 7 58 29 5 8 1 2 8 32 19 3 19
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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2025 26.57 3 2.2 1 1 3 0 0.0
2026 22.83 1 1.0 0 0 1 0 0.0
Player 25.63 4 3.2 1 1 4 0 0.0
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year HR
2025 3 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 3 1 2 4 2 3 3 1 3 2 1 3 1 2 3 2 1 2 2 3 2 3 1
2026 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Player 4 3 4 3 2 4 4 3 4 2 3 5 3 4 4 2 4 3 2 4 2 3 4 3 2 3 3 4 3 4 2
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Year to Year Changes

2026 +/-   2025
Results
BA .500 +.217 .283
xBA .409 +.143 .266
OBP .556 +.208 .348
xOBP .474 +.137 .337
SLG .875 +.410 .465
xSLG .661 +.252 .409
ISO .375 +.193 .182
xISO .253 +.110 .143
BABIP .500 +.171 .329
wOBA .614 +.264 .350
xwOBA .488 +.160 .328
wOBAcon .690 +.292 .398
xwOBAcon .527 +.160 .367
BACON .571 +.217 .354
xBACON .467 +.129 .338
Statcast Hit Metrics
Hard Hit % 71.4 +36.0 35.4
Avg Exit Velocity 95.3 +6.2 89.1
Launch Angle Sweet-Spot % 57.1 +13.2 43.9
Barrel % 14.3 +9.4 4.9
Avg Launch Angle 9.0 -4.1 13.1
Statcast Bat Tracking
Bat Speed 70.5 -0.5 71.0
Attack Angle -4°
Ideal Attack Angle % 58.3 +24.3 34.0
Attack Direction 10° +10° -1°
Swing Path - Tilt 32° -1° 33°
Swing Length 6.7 -0.4 7.1
Statcast Pitch Metrics
Fastball Velocity 90.9 -0.1 91.0
Breaking Velocity 78.2 -0.2 78.4
Offspeed Velocity 77.3 -1.0 78.3
Batted Ball Results
Barrels 1 -3 4
Popup % 14.3 +7.0 7.3
Flyball % 0.0 -19.5 19.5
Line Drive % 57.1 +21.7 35.4
Groundball % 28.6 -9.2 37.8
Pull % 28.6 -10.4 39.0
Straight Away % 42.9 +16.1 26.8
Opposite Field % 28.6 -5.5 34.1
Weak Contact % 0.0 -8.5 8.5
Pull Airball % 28.6 +5.4 23.2
Topped Contact % 28.6 +1.8 26.8
Under Contact % 14.3 -6.4 20.7
Flare/Burner Contact % 42.9 +14.9 28.0
Solid Contact % 0.0 -11.0 11.0
HR/FB % 0.0 -- 18.8
Popups 1 -5 6
Flyballs 0 -16 16
Line Drives 4 -25 29
Groundballs 2 -29 31
Plate Discipline
In Zone % 58.5 +1.8 56.7
Out of Zone % 41.5 -1.8 43.3
Edge % 36.6 -5.0 41.6
Zone Swing % 58.3 -2.4 60.7
Out of Zone Swing % 11.8 -14.5 26.3
In Zone Contact % 100.0 +16.2 83.8
Out of Zone Contact % 50.0 -11.2 61.2
Whiff % 6.3 -15.5 21.8
First Strike % 77.8 +16.1 61.7
First Pitch Swing % 11.1 -15.9 27.0
Swing % 39.0 -6.8 45.8
Meatball Swing % 25.0 -38.3 63.3
Meatball % 9.8 -1.6 11.4
Zone Swing & Miss % 0.0 -16.2 16.2
Out of Zone Swing & Miss % 50.0 +11.2 38.8
In Zone 24 -220 244
Out of Zone 17 -169 186
Edge 15 -164 179
In Zone Swings 14 -134 148
Out of Zone Swings 2 -47 49
In Zone Swing & Misses 0 -24 24
Out of Zone Swing & Misses 1 -18 19
Basic
Pitches 41 -389 430
PA 9 -106 115
AB 8 -91 99
Hits 4 -24 28
Singles 3 -14 17
Doubles 0 -7 7
Triples 0 -1 1
Home Runs 1 -2 3
Walks 1 -7 8
Strikeouts 1 -21 22
K% 11.1 -8.0 19.1
BB% 11.1 +4.1 7.0
HBP 0 -3 3
Batted Balls 7 -75 82
Number of Fastballs 21 -252 273
Number of Offspeed 2 -39 41
Number of Breaking 0 0 0
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2025 Shades 115 .350 74 6 8.1 41 13 31.7
2026 Shades 9 .614 5 0 0.0 4 0 0.0
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

Bases EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2025 108 15.0 50.0% 0.0% 92 18.2 6.5% 0.0%

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Pitch Distribution