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.
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 home runs are what is undoing his season
Shugart has given up 10 tracked home runs, 7 of them to right field, the longest 431 feet.
10 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .334 average against Shugart and left-handers to .284.
129 pitches to right-handed hitters, 114 to left-handed hitters.
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.
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.
Both sides hit him about the same
40.9% of the contact right-handers make against Shugart is hit hard, against 36.8% of what left-handers make.
129 pitches to right-handed hitters, 114 to left-handed hitters.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
37.4% of the contact against Shugart is on the ground and 43.2% of it is in the air.
139 tracked batted balls allowed.
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.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
41.4% of the balls put in play against Shugart have gone to centre field.
58 of 140 located batted balls allowed.
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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.
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.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The home runs are what is undoing his season
Shugart has given up 10 tracked home runs, 7 of them to right field, the longest 431 feet.
10 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
37.4% of the contact against Shugart is on the ground and 43.2% of it is in the air.
139 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
41.4% of the balls put in play against Shugart have gone to centre field.
58 of 140 located batted balls allowed.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .334 average against Shugart and left-handers to .284.
129 pitches to right-handed hitters, 114 to left-handed hitters.
Both sides hit him about the same
40.9% of the contact right-handers make against Shugart is hit hard, against 36.8% of what left-handers make.
129 pitches to right-handed hitters, 114 to left-handed hitters.
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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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.
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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