His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Montgomery's 4-seam fastball averages 98.3 mph, and has touched 100.6.
198 thrown, 66.4% of his pitches.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Montgomery's 4-seam fastball carries 18.2 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
198 thrown, averaging 98.3 mph.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Montgomery averages 95.1 mph across his arsenal, 98th percentile in the league.
298 pitches in 2026. 98th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 13th in MLB.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Montgomery throws a fastball 81.7% of the time, against 56.7% when he is ahead.
71 pitches behind in the count, 97 ahead.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Montgomery's curveball leaves the bat at 94.2 mph, against 77.2 off his slider.
52 and 44 of them thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Montgomery lands 50% of his fastballs in the zone and only 28.1% of his breaking balls.
200 of his fastballs, 96 of his breaking balls.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Montgomery goes to the slider: 22.6% of his two-strike pitches, against 11.2% the rest of the time.
93 two-strike pitches in 2026.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Montgomery projects a .373 average, 12th percentile.
298 pitches in 2026. 12th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 475th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Montgomery works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Curveball and Slider. The 4-seam fastball is 66.4% of everything he throws.
298 classified pitches in 2026.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Montgomery releases the ball 6.9 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
244 tracked pitches in 2026.
He lives on one side of the plate
Montgomery works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.6 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
298 located pitches in 2026.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Montgomery throws the slider 28.1% of the time against left-handers and 4.7% against right-handers.
170 pitches to right-handers, 128 to left-handers.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Montgomery puts 63.4% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 43.3% when he is ahead.
71 located pitches behind, 97 ahead.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Montgomery puts 41.8% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 45.3% of his pitches to left-handers.
170 pitches to right-handed hitters, 128 to left-handed hitters.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Montgomery's stuff spins at 2,378 rpm, 72nd percentile in the league.
298 pitches in 2026. 72nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 149th in MLB.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Montgomery lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.33 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
298 located pitches in 2026.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
45.2% of the contact Montgomery gives up is hit hard, 25th percentile.
298 pitches in 2026. 25th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 401st in MLB.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Montgomery's curveball spins at 2,659 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
52 thrown in 2026.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .384 expected average against them, against .357 on his breaking balls.
200 of his fastballs thrown.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Montgomery releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 53 degrees above horizontal and 1.0 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
298 tracked release points, averaging 5.7 feet off the ground.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
21.8% of Montgomery's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
65 of 298 located pitches.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
11.1 mph separates Montgomery's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 98.3 against 87.2.
198 and 52 of them respectively.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Montgomery throws a strike on the first pitch 61.8% of the time.
76 plate appearances started in 2026.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.4 mph off the bat against Montgomery, 35th percentile.
298 pitches in 2026. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 351st in MLB.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Montgomery's 4-seam fastball averages 98.3 mph, and has touched 100.6.
198 thrown, 66.4% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Montgomery's curveball leaves the bat at 94.2 mph, against 77.2 off his slider.
52 and 44 of them thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Montgomery works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Curveball and Slider. The 4-seam fastball is 66.4% of everything he throws.
298 classified pitches in 2026.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Montgomery throws the slider 28.1% of the time against left-handers and 4.7% against right-handers.
170 pitches to right-handers, 128 to left-handers.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Montgomery's curveball spins at 2,659 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
52 thrown in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
11.1 mph separates Montgomery's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 98.3 against 87.2.
198 and 52 of them respectively.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Montgomery's 4-seam fastball carries 18.2 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
198 thrown, averaging 98.3 mph.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Montgomery averages 95.1 mph across his arsenal, 98th percentile in the league.
298 pitches in 2026. 98th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 13th in MLB.
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 Montgomery throws a fastball 81.7% of the time, against 56.7% when he is ahead.
71 pitches behind in the count, 97 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Montgomery goes to the slider: 22.6% of his two-strike pitches, against 11.2% the rest of the time.
93 two-strike pitches in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Montgomery puts 63.4% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 43.3% when he is ahead.
71 located pitches behind, 97 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Montgomery throws a strike on the first pitch 61.8% of the time.
76 plate appearances started in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Montgomery lands 50% of his fastballs in the zone and only 28.1% of his breaking balls.
200 of his fastballs, 96 of his breaking balls.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .384 expected average against them, against .357 on his breaking balls.
200 of his fastballs thrown.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Montgomery projects a .373 average, 12th percentile.
298 pitches in 2026. 12th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 475th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
45.2% of the contact Montgomery gives up is hit hard, 25th percentile.
298 pitches in 2026. 25th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 401st in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.4 mph off the bat against Montgomery, 35th percentile.
298 pitches in 2026. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 351st in MLB.
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He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Montgomery releases the ball 6.9 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
244 tracked pitches in 2026.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Montgomery releases the ball from a three-quarters slot, about 53 degrees above horizontal and 1.0 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
298 tracked release points, averaging 5.7 feet off the ground.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He lives on one side of the plate
Montgomery works away from right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.6 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
298 located pitches in 2026.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Montgomery lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.33 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
298 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
21.8% of Montgomery's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
65 of 298 located pitches.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Montgomery puts 41.8% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 45.3% of his pitches to left-handers.
170 pitches to right-handed hitters, 128 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Montgomery's stuff spins at 2,378 rpm, 72nd percentile in the league.
298 pitches in 2026. 72nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 149th in MLB.
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