He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Hill puts 52.8% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 36.1% of his pitches to left-handers.
176 pitches to right-handed hitters, 133 to left-handed hitters.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Hill's sinker moves 100.0 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
50 thrown, averaging 93.9 mph.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Hill releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 21 degrees above horizontal and 2.4 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
309 tracked release points, averaging 5.2 feet off the ground.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Hill throws the slider 39.8% of the time against right-handers and 9% against left-handers.
176 pitches to right-handers, 133 to left-handers.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Hill throws a fastball 64.7% of the time, against 43.5% when he is ahead.
116 pitches behind in the count, 62 ahead.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Hill's 4-seam fastball carries 15.2 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
121 thrown, averaging 93.6 mph.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Hill throws a strike on the first pitch 51.9% of the time.
79 plate appearances started in 2023.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Hill projects a .294 average, 87th percentile.
309 pitches in 2023. 87th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 102nd in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Hill works with 5 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider, Sinker and Changeup, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 39.2% of everything he throws.
309 classified pitches in 2023.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Hill goes to the changeup: 17.1% of his two-strike pitches, against 7.5% the rest of the time.
70 two-strike pitches in 2023.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Hill throws 48.2% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 44.7% with the bases empty.
83 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 226 with the bases empty.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Hill's slider spins at 2,565 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
82 thrown in 2023.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.8 mph off the bat against Hill, 26th percentile.
309 pitches in 2023. 26th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 571st in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Hill's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.7 mph, against 87.7 off his sinker.
121 and 50 of them thrown.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Hill's 4-seam fastball averages 93.6 mph, and has touched 97.1.
121 thrown, 39.2% of his pitches.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Hill puts 52.8% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 36.1% of his pitches to left-handers.
176 pitches to right-handed hitters, 133 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Hill's sinker moves 100.0 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
50 thrown, averaging 93.9 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Hill's 4-seam fastball carries 15.2 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
121 thrown, averaging 93.6 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Hill releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 21 degrees above horizontal and 2.4 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
309 tracked release points, averaging 5.2 feet off the ground.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Hill throws the slider 39.8% of the time against right-handers and 9% against left-handers.
176 pitches to right-handers, 133 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Hill works with 5 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Slider, Sinker and Changeup, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 39.2% of everything he throws.
309 classified pitches in 2023.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Hill's slider spins at 2,565 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
82 thrown in 2023.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Hill's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.7 mph, against 87.7 off his sinker.
121 and 50 of them thrown.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Hill's 4-seam fastball averages 93.6 mph, and has touched 97.1.
121 thrown, 39.2% of his pitches.
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 Hill throws a fastball 64.7% of the time, against 43.5% when he is ahead.
116 pitches behind in the count, 62 ahead.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Hill throws a strike on the first pitch 51.9% of the time.
79 plate appearances started in 2023.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Hill goes to the changeup: 17.1% of his two-strike pitches, against 7.5% the rest of the time.
70 two-strike pitches in 2023.
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The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Hill projects a .294 average, 87th percentile.
309 pitches in 2023. 87th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 102nd in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.8 mph off the bat against Hill, 26th percentile.
309 pitches in 2023. 26th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2023, 571st in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Hill throws 48.2% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 44.7% with the bases empty.
83 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 226 with the bases empty.
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