His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Megill's 4-seam fastball averages 97.9 mph, and has touched 100.4.
565 thrown, 64.6% 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 18.5 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
565 thrown, averaging 97.9 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.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Megill goes to the knuckle curve: 44.1% of his two-strike pitches, against 31.4% the rest of the time.
272 two-strike 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 64.6% of everything he throws.
874 classified pitches in 2026.
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 2.18 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
873 located pitches in 2026.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Megill throws a strike on the first pitch 68.3% of the time.
240 plate appearances started 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.
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 2,698 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
309 thrown 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.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Megill puts 59.7% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 43.9% when he is ahead.
159 located pitches behind, 312 ahead.
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 90.1 mph, against 86.5 off his knuckle curve.
565 and 309 of them thrown.
He leaves too much of it over the heart of the plate
22.7% of Megill's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, the part of the plate hitters do their damage on.
198 of 873 located pitches.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Megill throws a fastball 70.6% of the time, against 60.9% when he is ahead.
160 pitches behind in the count, 312 ahead.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Megill releases the ball 6.6 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
813 tracked pitches in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.9 mph separates Megill's 4-seam fastball from his knuckle curve, 97.9 against 88.0.
565 and 309 of them respectively.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Megill's 4-seam fastball averages 97.9 mph, and has touched 100.4.
565 thrown, 64.6% 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 64.6% of everything he throws.
874 classified pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Megill's knuckle curve spins at 2,698 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
309 thrown in 2026.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Megill's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.1 mph, against 86.5 off his knuckle curve.
565 and 309 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, 97.9 against 88.0.
565 and 309 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 18.5 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
565 thrown, averaging 97.9 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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This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Megill goes to the knuckle curve: 44.1% of his two-strike pitches, against 31.4% the rest of the time.
272 two-strike pitches in 2026.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Megill throws a strike on the first pitch 68.3% of the time.
240 plate appearances started in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Megill puts 59.7% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 43.9% when he is ahead.
159 located pitches behind, 312 ahead.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Megill throws a fastball 70.6% of the time, against 60.9% when he is ahead.
160 pitches behind in the count, 312 ahead.
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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 2.18 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
873 located pitches in 2026.
He leaves too much of it over the heart of the plate
22.7% of Megill's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, the part of the plate hitters do their damage on.
198 of 873 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.
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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 6.6 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
813 tracked pitches in 2026.
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