His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Megill's 4-seam fastball averages 97.4 mph, and has touched 99.7.
159 thrown, 58.2% of his pitches.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Megill puts 34.5% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 44.2% of his pitches to left-handers.
169 pitches to right-handed hitters, 104 to left-handed hitters.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .445 expected average against them, against .203 on his breaking balls.
159 of his fastballs thrown.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Megill's 4-seam fastball carries 19.2 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
159 thrown, averaging 97.4 mph.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Megill averages 93.3 mph across his arsenal, 92nd percentile in the league.
273 pitches in 2026. 92nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 43rd in MLB.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Megill works off the plate, with only 38.2% of his pitches in the zone, 12th percentile.
273 pitches in 2026. 12th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 475th in MLB.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Megill throws 43.7% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 36.3% with the bases empty.
71 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 202 with the bases empty.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Megill lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.10 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
272 located pitches in 2026.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Megill works with 2 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball and Knuckle Curve. The 4-seam fastball is 58.2% of everything he throws.
273 classified pitches in 2026.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Megill's stuff spins at 2,529 rpm, 91st percentile in the league.
273 pitches in 2026. 91st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 50th in MLB.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Megill goes to the knuckle curve: 48.2% of his two-strike pitches, against 38.9% the rest of the time.
83 two-strike pitches in 2026.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
46.5% of the contact Megill gives up is hit hard, 19th percentile.
273 pitches in 2026. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 437th in MLB.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Megill's knuckle curve spins at 2,714 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
114 thrown in 2026.
He lives on one side of the plate
Megill works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.7 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
272 located pitches in 2026.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Megill is weak: 86.2 mph off the bat on average, 79th percentile.
273 pitches in 2026. 79th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 112th in MLB.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Megill lands 43.4% of his fastballs in the zone and only 31% of his breaking balls.
159 of his fastballs, 114 of his breaking balls.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Megill's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 87.7 mph, against 84.4 off his knuckle curve.
159 and 114 of them thrown.
Even behind in the count he keeps hitters guessing
Behind in the count Megill throws a fastball 58.6% of the time, against 64% when he is ahead.
58 pitches behind in the count, 89 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Megill puts 52.6% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 43.8% when he is ahead.
57 located pitches behind, 89 ahead.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Megill releases the ball 6.5 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
212 tracked pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.4% of Megill's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
50 of 272 located pitches.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.9 mph separates Megill's 4-seam fastball from his knuckle curve, 97.4 against 87.5.
159 and 114 of them respectively.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Megill's 4-seam fastball averages 97.4 mph, and has touched 99.7.
159 thrown, 58.2% of his pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Megill works with 2 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball and Knuckle Curve. The 4-seam fastball is 58.2% of everything he throws.
273 classified pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Megill's knuckle curve spins at 2,714 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
114 thrown in 2026.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Megill's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 87.7 mph, against 84.4 off his knuckle curve.
159 and 114 of them thrown.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.9 mph separates Megill's 4-seam fastball from his knuckle curve, 97.4 against 87.5.
159 and 114 of them respectively.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Megill puts 34.5% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 44.2% of his pitches to left-handers.
169 pitches to right-handed hitters, 104 to left-handed hitters.
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 .445 expected average against them, against .203 on his breaking balls.
159 of his fastballs thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Megill lands 43.4% of his fastballs in the zone and only 31% of his breaking balls.
159 of his fastballs, 114 of his breaking balls.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Megill's 4-seam fastball carries 19.2 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
159 thrown, averaging 97.4 mph.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Megill averages 93.3 mph across his arsenal, 92nd percentile in the league.
273 pitches in 2026. 92nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 43rd in MLB.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Megill works off the plate, with only 38.2% of his pitches in the zone, 12th percentile.
273 pitches in 2026. 12th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 475th in MLB.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Megill throws 43.7% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 36.3% with the bases empty.
71 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 202 with the bases empty.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Megill lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.10 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
272 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on one side of the plate
Megill works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.7 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
272 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.4% of Megill's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
50 of 272 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Megill's stuff spins at 2,529 rpm, 91st percentile in the league.
273 pitches in 2026. 91st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 50th in MLB.
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 Megill goes to the knuckle curve: 48.2% of his two-strike pitches, against 38.9% the rest of the time.
83 two-strike pitches in 2026.
Even behind in the count he keeps hitters guessing
Behind in the count Megill throws a fastball 58.6% of the time, against 64% when he is ahead.
58 pitches behind in the count, 89 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Megill puts 52.6% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 43.8% when he is ahead.
57 located pitches behind, 89 ahead.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
46.5% of the contact Megill gives up is hit hard, 19th percentile.
273 pitches in 2026. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 437th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Megill is weak: 86.2 mph off the bat on average, 79th percentile.
273 pitches in 2026. 79th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 112th in MLB.
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He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Megill releases the ball 6.5 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
212 tracked pitches in 2026.
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