This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Magill goes to the slider: 59.3% of his two-strike pitches, against 28.8% the rest of the time.
59 two-strike pitches in 2020.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Magill's 4-seam fastball moves 69.3 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
58 thrown, averaging 91.9 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Magill's curveball leaves the bat at 95.6 mph, against 86.8 off his slider.
50 and 69 of them thrown.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Magill throws a strike on the first pitch 73.3% of the time.
45 plate appearances started in 2020.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Magill's 4-seam fastball carries 18.5 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
58 thrown, averaging 91.9 mph.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Magill lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.06 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
177 located pitches in 2020.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Magill throws the slider 48.7% of the time against right-handers and 21.9% against left-handers.
113 pitches to right-handers, 64 to left-handers.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
13.6% of Magill's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
24 of 177 located pitches.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Magill releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 36 degrees above horizontal and 2.2 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
177 tracked release points, averaging 6.0 feet off the ground.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Magill's stuff spins at 2,489 rpm, 87th percentile in the league.
177 pitches in 2020. 87th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 85th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 91.1 mph off the bat against Magill, 14th percentile.
177 pitches in 2020. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 562nd in MLB.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Magill averages 86.9 mph across his arsenal, 24th percentile in the league.
177 pitches in 2020. 24th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 500th in MLB.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Magill's 4-seam fastball averages 91.9 mph, and has touched 93.9.
58 thrown, 32.8% of his pitches.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Magill releases the ball 6.8 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
177 tracked pitches in 2020.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Magill's slider spins at 2,618 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
69 thrown in 2020.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Magill works with 3 pitches: Slider, 4-Seam Fastball and Curveball. The slider is 39% of everything he throws.
177 classified pitches in 2020.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .335 expected average against them, against .309 on his fastballs.
119 of his breaking balls thrown.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Magill projects a .328 average, 69th percentile.
177 pitches in 2020. 69th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 206th in MLB.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Magill lands 48.3% of his fastballs in the zone and only 41.2% of his breaking balls.
58 of his fastballs, 119 of his breaking balls.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Magill puts 47.6% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 41% when he is ahead.
42 located pitches behind, 61 ahead.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.3 mph separates Magill's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 91.9 against 82.5.
58 and 50 of them respectively.
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This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Magill goes to the slider: 59.3% of his two-strike pitches, against 28.8% the rest of the time.
59 two-strike pitches in 2020.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Magill throws a strike on the first pitch 73.3% of the time.
45 plate appearances started in 2020.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Magill puts 47.6% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 41% when he is ahead.
42 located pitches behind, 61 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Magill's 4-seam fastball moves 69.3 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
58 thrown, averaging 91.9 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Magill's 4-seam fastball carries 18.5 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
58 thrown, averaging 91.9 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Magill's curveball leaves the bat at 95.6 mph, against 86.8 off his slider.
50 and 69 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Magill throws the slider 48.7% of the time against right-handers and 21.9% against left-handers.
113 pitches to right-handers, 64 to left-handers.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Magill's 4-seam fastball averages 91.9 mph, and has touched 93.9.
58 thrown, 32.8% of his pitches.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Magill's slider spins at 2,618 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
69 thrown in 2020.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Magill works with 3 pitches: Slider, 4-Seam Fastball and Curveball. The slider is 39% of everything he throws.
177 classified pitches in 2020.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.3 mph separates Magill's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 91.9 against 82.5.
58 and 50 of them respectively.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Magill lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.06 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
177 located pitches in 2020.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
13.6% of Magill's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
24 of 177 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Magill releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 36 degrees above horizontal and 2.2 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
177 tracked release points, averaging 6.0 feet off the ground.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Magill releases the ball 6.8 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
177 tracked pitches in 2020.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Magill's stuff spins at 2,489 rpm, 87th percentile in the league.
177 pitches in 2020. 87th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 85th in MLB.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 91.1 mph off the bat against Magill, 14th percentile.
177 pitches in 2020. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 562nd in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Magill projects a .328 average, 69th percentile.
177 pitches in 2020. 69th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 206th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Magill averages 86.9 mph across his arsenal, 24th percentile in the league.
177 pitches in 2020. 24th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2020, 500th 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 breaking balls: a .335 expected average against them, against .309 on his fastballs.
119 of his breaking balls thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Magill lands 48.3% of his fastballs in the zone and only 41.2% of his breaking balls.
58 of his fastballs, 119 of his breaking balls.
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