His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Hill's 4-seam fastball averages 88.5 mph, and has touched 91.1.
63 thrown, 36.8% of his pitches.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Hill's curveball moves 112.1 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
59 thrown, averaging 72.4 mph.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Hill averages 81.0 mph across his arsenal, 2nd percentile in the league.
171 pitches in 2025. 2nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 768th in MLB.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Hill's 4-seam fastball carries 16.2 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
63 thrown, averaging 88.5 mph.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Hill releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 30 degrees above horizontal and 1.6 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
171 tracked release points, averaging 5.4 feet off the ground.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Hill goes to the curveball: 43.5% of his two-strike pitches, against 31.2% the rest of the time.
46 two-strike pitches in 2025.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
16.1 mph separates Hill's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 88.5 against 72.4.
63 and 59 of them respectively.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Hill throws the curveball 40.5% of the time against right-handers and 15% against left-handers.
131 pitches to right-handers, 40 to left-handers.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .352 expected average against them, against .298 on his breaking balls.
101 of his fastballs thrown.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Hill throws a fastball 62% of the time, against 51.1% when he is ahead.
50 pitches behind in the count, 47 ahead.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Hill's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 95.8 mph, against 91.5 off his curveball.
63 and 59 of them thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Hill works with 5 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Curveball, Cutter and Sinker, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 36.8% of everything he throws.
171 classified pitches in 2025.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Hill's stuff spins at 2,369 rpm, 68th percentile in the league.
171 pitches in 2025. 68th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 248th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 38.7% of the contact Hill gives up is hit hard, 65th percentile.
171 pitches in 2025. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 273rd in MLB.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Hill's curveball spins at 2,569 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
59 thrown in 2025.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Hill lands 50.7% of his breaking balls in the zone and only 42.6% of his fastballs.
69 of his breaking balls, 101 of his fastballs.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Hill's 4-seam fastball averages 88.5 mph, and has touched 91.1.
63 thrown, 36.8% of his pitches.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
16.1 mph separates Hill's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 88.5 against 72.4.
63 and 59 of them respectively.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Hill throws the curveball 40.5% of the time against right-handers and 15% against left-handers.
131 pitches to right-handers, 40 to left-handers.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Hill's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 95.8 mph, against 91.5 off his curveball.
63 and 59 of them thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Hill works with 5 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Curveball, Cutter and Sinker, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 36.8% of everything he throws.
171 classified pitches in 2025.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Hill's curveball spins at 2,569 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
59 thrown in 2025.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Hill's curveball moves 112.1 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
59 thrown, averaging 72.4 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Hill's 4-seam fastball carries 16.2 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
63 thrown, averaging 88.5 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Hill averages 81.0 mph across his arsenal, 2nd percentile in the league.
171 pitches in 2025. 2nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 768th in MLB.
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 low three-quarters slot, about 30 degrees above horizontal and 1.6 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
171 tracked release points, averaging 5.4 feet off the ground.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Hill goes to the curveball: 43.5% of his two-strike pitches, against 31.2% the rest of the time.
46 two-strike pitches in 2025.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Hill throws a fastball 62% of the time, against 51.1% when he is ahead.
50 pitches behind in the count, 47 ahead.
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 .352 expected average against them, against .298 on his breaking balls.
101 of his fastballs thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Hill lands 50.7% of his breaking balls in the zone and only 42.6% of his fastballs.
69 of his breaking balls, 101 of his fastballs.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Hill's stuff spins at 2,369 rpm, 68th percentile in the league.
171 pitches in 2025. 68th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 248th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 38.7% of the contact Hill gives up is hit hard, 65th percentile.
171 pitches in 2025. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 273rd in MLB.
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