One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .320 expected average against them, against .200 on his breaking balls.
170 of his fastballs thrown.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Shugart's sweeper moves 16.8 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
175 thrown, averaging 82.5 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Shugart's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 91.0 mph, against 82.6 off his changeup.
93 and 78 of them thrown.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Shugart releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 26 degrees above horizontal and 2.5 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
866 tracked release points, averaging 5.4 feet off the ground.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Shugart throws a fastball 77.3% of the time, against 56.4% when he is ahead.
247 pitches behind in the count, 243 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Shugart goes to the sweeper: 30.6% of his two-strike pitches, against 16.1% the rest of the time.
245 two-strike pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Shugart's 4-seam fastball carries 15.0 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
93 thrown, averaging 95.9 mph.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Shugart's cutter averages 91.5 mph, and has touched 95.4.
276 thrown, 31.8% of his pitches.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Shugart works off the plate, with only 40.5% of his pitches in the zone, 26th percentile.
243 pitches in 2026. 26th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 398th in MLB.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Shugart's sweeper spins at 2,739 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
175 thrown in 2026.
He lives on one side of the plate
Shugart works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.1 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
866 located pitches in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
13.4 mph separates Shugart's 4-seam fastball from his sweeper, 95.9 against 82.5.
93 and 175 of them respectively.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Shugart lands 44.4% of his fastballs in the zone and only 30.9% of his breaking balls.
170 of his fastballs, 55 of his breaking balls.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Shugart works with 5 pitches: Cutter, Sinker, Sweeper and 4-Seam Fastball, and a little else. The cutter is 31.8% of everything he throws.
867 classified pitches in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Shugart puts 57.9% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 43.6% when he is ahead.
247 located pitches behind, 243 ahead.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Shugart lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.35 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
866 located pitches in 2026.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Shugart averages 90.4 mph across his arsenal, 62nd percentile in the league.
243 pitches in 2026. 62nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 205th in MLB.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Shugart throws the sinker 36.1% of the time against right-handers and 19.9% against left-handers.
449 pitches to right-handers, 418 to left-handers.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Shugart releases the ball 6.2 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
814 tracked pitches in 2026.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Shugart projects a .311 average, 63rd percentile.
243 pitches in 2026. 63rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 201st in MLB.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .320 expected average against them, against .200 on his breaking balls.
170 of his fastballs thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Shugart lands 44.4% of his fastballs in the zone and only 30.9% of his breaking balls.
170 of his fastballs, 55 of his breaking balls.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Shugart's sweeper moves 16.8 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
175 thrown, averaging 82.5 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Shugart's 4-seam fastball carries 15.0 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
93 thrown, averaging 95.9 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Shugart's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 91.0 mph, against 82.6 off his changeup.
93 and 78 of them thrown.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Shugart's cutter averages 91.5 mph, and has touched 95.4.
276 thrown, 31.8% of his pitches.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Shugart's sweeper spins at 2,739 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
175 thrown in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
13.4 mph separates Shugart's 4-seam fastball from his sweeper, 95.9 against 82.5.
93 and 175 of them respectively.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Shugart works with 5 pitches: Cutter, Sinker, Sweeper and 4-Seam Fastball, and a little else. The cutter is 31.8% of everything he throws.
867 classified pitches in 2026.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Shugart throws the sinker 36.1% of the time against right-handers and 19.9% against left-handers.
449 pitches to right-handers, 418 to left-handers.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Shugart releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 26 degrees above horizontal and 2.5 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
866 tracked release points, averaging 5.4 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Shugart releases the ball 6.2 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
814 tracked pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Shugart throws a fastball 77.3% of the time, against 56.4% when he is ahead.
247 pitches behind in the count, 243 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Shugart goes to the sweeper: 30.6% of his two-strike pitches, against 16.1% the rest of the time.
245 two-strike pitches in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Shugart puts 57.9% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 43.6% when he is ahead.
247 located pitches behind, 243 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Shugart works off the plate, with only 40.5% of his pitches in the zone, 26th percentile.
243 pitches in 2026. 26th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 398th in MLB.
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He lives on one side of the plate
Shugart works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.1 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
866 located pitches in 2026.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Shugart lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.35 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
866 located pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Shugart averages 90.4 mph across his arsenal, 62nd percentile in the league.
243 pitches in 2026. 62nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 205th in MLB.
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The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Shugart projects a .311 average, 63rd percentile.
243 pitches in 2026. 63rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 201st in MLB.
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