Both sides hit him about the same
51.9% of the contact right-handers make against Montgomery is hit hard, against 33.3% of what left-handers make.
170 pitches to right-handed hitters, 128 to left-handed hitters.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Montgomery has given up 6 tracked home runs, 5 of them to left field, the longest 410 feet.
6 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
25% of the contact against Montgomery with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 50% with the bases empty.
90 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 208 with the bases empty.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Montgomery's sinker leaves the bat at 93.8 mph, against 74.4 off his slider.
267 and 155 of them thrown.
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.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
55.2% of the contact against Montgomery is on the ground and 27.6% of it is in the air.
145 tracked batted balls allowed.
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.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 89.5 mph off the bat against Montgomery and left-handers 82.9.
97 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 49 from left-handers.
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.
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.
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.
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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Both sides hit him about the same
51.9% of the contact right-handers make against Montgomery is hit hard, against 33.3% of what left-handers make.
170 pitches to right-handed hitters, 128 to left-handed hitters.
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The home runs are what is undoing his season
Montgomery has given up 6 tracked home runs, 5 of them to left field, the longest 410 feet.
6 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
55.2% of the contact against Montgomery is on the ground and 27.6% of it is in the air.
145 tracked batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 89.5 mph off the bat against Montgomery and left-handers 82.9.
97 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 49 from left-handers.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
25% of the contact against Montgomery with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 50% with the bases empty.
90 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 208 with the bases empty.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Montgomery's sinker leaves the bat at 93.8 mph, against 74.4 off his slider.
267 and 155 of them 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 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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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.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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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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