When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Hill throws a fastball 69% of the time, against 39.3% when he is ahead.
84 pitches behind in the count, 61 ahead.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Hill throws 32.8% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 48.1% with the bases empty.
134 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 131 with the bases empty.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Hill's sinker leaves the bat at 93.0 mph, against 83.9 off his 4-seam fastball.
61 and 71 of them thrown.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Hill's sinker moves 16.2 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
61 thrown, averaging 97.7 mph.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Hill's 4-seam fastball averages 97.0 mph, and has touched 99.2.
71 thrown, 26.8% of his pitches.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Hill throws a strike on the first pitch 49.3% of the time.
69 plate appearances started in 2026.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Hill averages 92.2 mph across his arsenal, 82nd percentile in the league.
265 pitches in 2026. 82nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 99th in MLB.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Hill's 4-seam fastball carries 13.9 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
71 thrown, averaging 97.0 mph.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Hill works off the plate, with only 40.4% of his pitches in the zone, 25th percentile.
265 pitches in 2026. 25th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 403rd in MLB.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Hill releases the ball 5.9 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
209 tracked pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
16.2% of Hill's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
43 of 265 located pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Hill works with 4 pitches: Slider, 4-Seam Fastball, Sinker and Changeup. The slider is 31.7% of everything he throws.
265 classified pitches in 2026.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 34.1% of the contact Hill gives up is hit hard, 74th percentile.
265 pitches in 2026. 74th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 143rd in MLB.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Hill goes to the 4-seam fastball: 31.7% of his two-strike pitches, against 25.2% the rest of the time.
63 two-strike pitches in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
12.1 mph separates Hill's sinker from his changeup, 97.7 against 85.6.
61 and 49 of them respectively.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Hill releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 45 degrees above horizontal and 1.1 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
265 tracked release points, averaging 5.5 feet off the ground.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Hill's slider spins at 2,467 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
84 thrown in 2026.
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When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Hill throws a fastball 69% of the time, against 39.3% when he is ahead.
84 pitches behind in the count, 61 ahead.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Hill throws a strike on the first pitch 49.3% of the time.
69 plate appearances started in 2026.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Hill goes to the 4-seam fastball: 31.7% of his two-strike pitches, against 25.2% the rest of the time.
63 two-strike pitches in 2026.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Hill throws 32.8% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 48.1% with the bases empty.
134 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 131 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Hill's sinker leaves the bat at 93.0 mph, against 83.9 off his 4-seam fastball.
61 and 71 of them thrown.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Hill's 4-seam fastball averages 97.0 mph, and has touched 99.2.
71 thrown, 26.8% of his pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Hill works with 4 pitches: Slider, 4-Seam Fastball, Sinker and Changeup. The slider is 31.7% of everything he throws.
265 classified pitches in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
12.1 mph separates Hill's sinker from his changeup, 97.7 against 85.6.
61 and 49 of them respectively.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Hill's slider spins at 2,467 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
84 thrown in 2026.
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 16.2 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
61 thrown, averaging 97.7 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Hill's 4-seam fastball carries 13.9 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
71 thrown, averaging 97.0 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Hill averages 92.2 mph across his arsenal, 82nd percentile in the league.
265 pitches in 2026. 82nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 99th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Hill works off the plate, with only 40.4% of his pitches in the zone, 25th percentile.
265 pitches in 2026. 25th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 403rd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Hill releases the ball 5.9 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
209 tracked pitches in 2026.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Hill releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 45 degrees above horizontal and 1.1 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
265 tracked release points, averaging 5.5 feet off the ground.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
16.2% of Hill's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
43 of 265 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 34.1% of the contact Hill gives up is hit hard, 74th percentile.
265 pitches in 2026. 74th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 143rd in MLB.
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