His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Hill's sinker averages 88.4 mph, and has touched 90.9.
160 thrown, 80.4% of his pitches.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Hill releases the ball from a submarine slot, about -17 degrees above horizontal and 3.5 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
199 tracked release points, averaging 3.3 feet off the ground.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Hill lives in the strike zone: 56.3% of his pitches are in it, 99th percentile.
199 pitches in 2026. 99th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 6th in MLB.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Hill's sinker moves 16.6 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
160 thrown, averaging 88.4 mph.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Hill goes to the 4-seam fastball: 20% of his two-strike pitches, against 4.7% the rest of the time.
50 two-strike pitches in 2026.
He lives on one side of the plate
Hill works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 4.5 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
199 located pitches in 2026.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Hill averages 87.2 mph across his arsenal, 18th percentile in the league.
199 pitches in 2026. 18th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 438th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Hill works with 3 pitches: Sinker, Slider and 4-Seam Fastball. The sinker is 80.4% of everything he throws.
199 classified pitches in 2026.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
50% of the contact Hill gives up is hit hard, 11th percentile.
199 pitches in 2026. 11th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 479th in MLB.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Hill's stuff spins at 2,097 rpm, 19th percentile in the league.
199 pitches in 2026. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 434th in MLB.
He leaves too much of it over the heart of the plate
24.6% of Hill's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, the part of the plate hitters do their damage on.
49 of 199 located pitches.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Hill throws the sinker 90.1% of the time against left-handers and 72.2% against right-handers.
108 pitches to right-handers, 91 to left-handers.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Hill projects a .297 average, 78th percentile.
199 pitches in 2026. 78th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 121st in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.3 mph off the bat against Hill, 23rd percentile.
199 pitches in 2026. 23rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 412th in MLB.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Hill 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.
199 located pitches in 2026.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Hill throws a fastball 93.5% of the time, against 87.9% when he is ahead.
46 pitches behind in the count, 58 ahead.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Hill releases the ball 6.5 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
137 tracked pitches in 2026.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Hill's sinker averages 88.4 mph, and has touched 90.9.
160 thrown, 80.4% of his pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Hill works with 3 pitches: Sinker, Slider and 4-Seam Fastball. The sinker is 80.4% of everything he throws.
199 classified pitches in 2026.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Hill throws the sinker 90.1% of the time against left-handers and 72.2% against right-handers.
108 pitches to right-handers, 91 to left-handers.
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 submarine slot, about -17 degrees above horizontal and 3.5 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
199 tracked release points, averaging 3.3 feet off the ground.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Hill releases the ball 6.5 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
137 tracked pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Hill lives in the strike zone: 56.3% of his pitches are in it, 99th percentile.
199 pitches in 2026. 99th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 6th in MLB.
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 16.6 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
160 thrown, averaging 88.4 mph.
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 4-seam fastball: 20% of his two-strike pitches, against 4.7% the rest of the time.
50 two-strike pitches in 2026.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Hill throws a fastball 93.5% of the time, against 87.9% when he is ahead.
46 pitches behind in the count, 58 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He lives on one side of the plate
Hill works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 4.5 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
199 located pitches in 2026.
He leaves too much of it over the heart of the plate
24.6% of Hill's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, the part of the plate hitters do their damage on.
49 of 199 located pitches.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Hill 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.
199 located pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Hill averages 87.2 mph across his arsenal, 18th percentile in the league.
199 pitches in 2026. 18th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 438th in MLB.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
50% of the contact Hill gives up is hit hard, 11th percentile.
199 pitches in 2026. 11th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 479th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Hill projects a .297 average, 78th percentile.
199 pitches in 2026. 78th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 121st in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.3 mph off the bat against Hill, 23rd percentile.
199 pitches in 2026. 23rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 412th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Hill's stuff spins at 2,097 rpm, 19th percentile in the league.
199 pitches in 2026. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 434th in MLB.
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