P | Pittsburgh Pirates
Bats/Throws: L/R | 5' 11" 200 lbs | Age: 29
Draft: 2018 | Rd. 12, No. 370, Boston Red Sox | Texas
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2024 0 0 4.15 6 0 1 8.2 8 1.27
2025 4 3 3.40 35 0 0 45 31 1.11
2 Seasons 4 3 3.52 41 0 1 53.2 39 1.14
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2024 6 0-0 4.15 8.2 8 1.27
2025 35 4-3 3.40 45 31 1.11
2 Seasons 41 4-3 3.52 53.2 39 1.14
MLB Percentile Rankings
Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls
Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity
Max EV Launch
Angle
LA Sweet-
Spot %
XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2024 27 142 25 1 4.0 2.8 86.3 108.4 23.6 40.0 .225 .353 .296 .285 .328 32.0 22.2 8.3 4.15 3.36
2025 28 692 132 12 9.1 6.6 88.0 112.7 18.9 37.9 .244 .428 .286 .330 .364 38.6 17.1 9.4 3.40 4.61
Player 834 157 13 8.3 6.0 87.7 112.7 19.7 38.2 .240 .415 .287 .322 .358 37.6 18.0 9.2
MLB 7.2 4.9 88.6 122.9 12.4 33.3 .245 .404 .315 .315 .368 37.0 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Shugart relies on 5 pitches.
Sweeper
(28.8%) ,
Cutter
(25.4%) ,
Sinker
(19.9%) ,
Four Seamer
(18.8%) ,
Changeup
(7.1%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

AIR: Fly Balls + Line Drives + Popups All Batted Balls Batted Ball Breakdown
Season GB % AIR % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Pull GB % Straight GB % Oppo GB % Pull AIR % Straight AIR % Oppo AIR %
2024 28.0 72.0 28.0 28.0 16.0 16.0 44.0 40.0 8.0 16.0 4.0 8.0 28.0 36.0
2025 33.3 66.7 28.0 27.3 11.4 39.4 36.4 24.2 16.7 12.9 3.8 22.7 23.5 20.5
Player 32.5 67.5 28.0 27.4 12.1 35.7 37.6 26.8 15.3 13.4 3.8 20.4 24.2 22.9
MLB 44.2 55.8 24.0 24.7 7.1 37.4 37.4 25.1 20.6 17.6 5.9 16.7 19.7 19.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Quality of Contact

Season Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2024 4.0 20.0 44.0 20.0 8.0 4.0 2.8
2025 3.0 26.5 30.3 20.5 9.8 9.1 6.6
Player 3.2 25.5 32.5 20.4 9.6 8.3 6.0
MLB 4.0 32.4 24.9 24.4 5.9 7.2 4.9
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement


How this works: This section shows two different ways to evaluate pitch movement. On the left, “Total Movement” shows the real-world movement of a pitch, including the forces of gravity, which affects every pitch thrown. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren't 'better' just because they have more time to move, a pitch's movement is compared to other pitches of the same pitch type, within +/- 2 MPH and +/- 0.5 feet of extension/release. On the right, Induced Movement (or IVB) is reported without gravity, and attempts to isolate movement created by the pitcher's ability to spin and manipulate the ball.
Total Movement (in inches, w/ gravity)Induced Movement (in inches, w/o gravity)
YearPitchTeamHand#MPHVertical
Drop
vs.
Comparable
Horizontal
Break
vs.
Comparable
Vertical
Break
vs. AvgHorizontal
Break
vs. Avg
2025 Sinker PIT R 138 94.3 22.2 -1.7 14.0ARM -1.9 8.6 -1.2 14.0ARM -1.1
2025 Changeup PIT R 49 88.2 28.8 -3.9 14.5ARM -0.5 6.4 -2.3 14.5ARM 0.1
2025 4-Seam Fastball PIT R 130 95.4 15.2 -0.3 6.9ARM -1.4 14.9 -0.9 6.9ARM -0.7
2025 Cutter PIT R 176 89.9 27.2 -1.6 4.1GLV 2.5 6.4 -1.9 4.1GLV 1.9
2025 Sweeper PIT R 199 80.9 42.1 1.5 17.1GLV 2.7 0.0 1.1 17.1GLV 3.2
2024 Cutter BOS R 28 92.4 22.5 0.3 2.2GLV 0.8 9.4 1.1 2.2GLV -0.5
2024 Sinker BOS R 28 95.0 22.1 -0.9 15.4ARM -0.1 8.2 -1.0 15.4ARM 0.5
2024 Sweeper BOS R 39 81.2 43.1 2.8 19.2GLV 4.5 -1.3 2.8 19.2GLV 5.1
2024 Changeup BOS R 25 89.7 30.7 0.1 15.8ARM 0.6 3.4 1.5 15.8ARM 1.6
2024 4-Seam Fastball BOS R 22 96.1 14.8 -0.7 6.6ARM -1.2 14.8 -0.9 6.6ARM -1.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

Run Values by Pitch Type

Year Pitch Type Team RV/100 Run Value Pitches % PA BA SLG wOBA Whiff% K% PutAway % xBA xSLG xwOBA Hard Hit %
2025 Sweeper -0.2 0 199 28.8 45 .209 .512 .300 34.5 22.2 13.5 .189 .378 .251 41.2
2025 Cutter 1.7 3 176 25.4 51 .217 .435 .302 25.6 9.8 18.5 .234 .465 .343 26.2
2025 Sinker 0.8 1 138 19.9 30 .296 .370 .310 21.3 16.7 22.7 .309 .391 .348 47.8
2025 4-Seam Fastball 0.4 1 130 18.8 38 .138 .276 .322 14.9 23.7 17.6 .281 .477 .412 50.0
2025 Changeup 2.4 1 49 7.1 15 .133 .133 .129 10.0 13.3 11.1 .240 .429 .283 38.5
2024 Sweeper 0.6 0 39 27.5 9 .222 .222 .200 31.3 44.4 22.2 .201 .238 .191 0.0
2024 Cutter 0.8 0 28 19.7 6 .167 .667 .333 22.2 0.0 0.0 .209 .375 .251 50.0
2024 Sinker 4.2 1 28 19.7 5 .000 .000 .140 0.0 0.0 0.0 .225 .372 .343 25.0
2024 Changeup 3.5 1 25 17.6 11 .200 .200 .227 17.6 27.3 27.3 .107 .151 .166 28.6
2024 4-Seam Fastball -7.4 -2 22 15.5 5 .750 1.000 .750 16.7 20.0 7.1 .597 1.060 .706 66.7
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2025 Changeup 49 88.2 93 16.3 2:00 2:30 -30
2025 Cutter 175 89.9 37 7.3 11:45 10:45 60
2025 4-Seam Fastball 128 95.4 91 16.0 1:15 1:00 15
2025 Sinker 137 94.3 91 16.5 1:30 2:00 -30
2025 Sweeper 194 81.0 62 18.2 8:00 8:45 -45
2024 Changeup 25 89.7 85 16.8 2:00 2:45 -45
2024 Cutter 28 92.4 47 9.0 12:15 11:30 45
2024 4-Seam Fastball 22 96.1 90 15.8 1:00 12:45 15
2024 Sinker 28 95.0 88 17.7 1:15 2:15 -60
2024 Sweeper 39 81.2 69 20.6 8:00 8:45 -45
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: This table is showing data from the PITCHER perspective.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2024 36 142 3 -1 -1 0 1
2025 179 692 7 5 -4 -3 5
Player 215 834 10 4 -5 10 6
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Strike % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2024 142 45.1 71.9 87.0 43.6 76.5 50.7 72.2 56.3 17.5 9.2 92.3
2025 692 49.9 63.8 81.8 23.3 58.0 40.0 55.9 43.5 24.6 8.4 74.1
Player 834 49.0 65.0 82.7 27.1 63.5 41.8 58.6 45.7 23.1 8.5 77.5
MLB 48.9 67.0 82.5 28.4 58.0 42.7 61.1 47.3 25.0 7.3 76.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA /
xERA
xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Hard
Hit%
K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate
FB
Velo
FB
Spin
CB
Spin
Extension
2024 73 22 33
2025 59 10 29
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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2024 28.25 1 0.9 0 1 1 0 0.0
2025 23.77 6 6.2 0 5 3 3 50.0
Player 24.41 7 7.2 0 6 4 3 42.9
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year HR
2024 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 2 2 1 1
2025 6 6 7 8 9 6 6 5 6 6 6 8 6 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5
Player 7 7 8 9 9 7 7 6 6 6 6 8 8 9 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 8 8 7 7 6 8 8 7 6
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Year to Year Changes

2025 +/-   2024
Results
BA .206 -.036 .242
xBA .244 +.019 .225
OBP .282 -.024 .306
xOBP .325 +.035 .290
SLG .388 +.024 .364
xSLG .428 +.075 .353
ISO .181 +.060 .121
xISO .185 +.057 .128
BABIP .214 -.078 .292
wOBA .286 -.010 .296
xwOBA .330 +.045 .285
wOBACON .303 -.041 .344
xwOBACON .364 +.036 .328
BACON .250 -.070 .320
xBACON .309 +.012 .297
Statcast Hit Metrics
Hard Hit % 38.6 +6.6 32.0
Avg Exit Velocity 88.0 +1.7 86.3
Launch Angle Sweet-Spot % 37.9 -2.1 40.0
Barrel % 9.1 +5.1 4.0
Avg Launch Angle 18.9 -4.7 23.6
Statcast Bat Tracking
Bat Speed 72.0 +0.8 71.2
Attack Angle -2° 11°
Ideal Attack Angle % 51.1 -2.4 53.5
Attack Direction -1° -1°
Swing Path - Tilt 32° +1° 31°
Swing Length 7.3 0.0 7.3
Statcast Pitch Metrics
Fastball Velocity 92.8 -1.6 94.4
Breaking Velocity 80.9 -0.3 81.2
Offspeed Velocity 88.2 -1.5 89.7
Batted Ball Results
Barrels 12 +11 1
Popup % 11.4 -4.6 16.0
Flyball % 28.0 0.0 28.0
Line Drive % 27.3 -0.7 28.0
Groundball % 33.3 +5.3 28.0
Pull % 39.4 +23.4 16.0
Straight Away % 36.4 -7.6 44.0
Opposite Field % 24.2 -15.8 40.0
Weak Contact % 3.0 -1.0 4.0
Pull Airball % 22.7 +14.7 8.0
Topped Contact % 26.5 +6.5 20.0
Under Contact % 30.3 -13.7 44.0
Flare/Burner Contact % 20.5 +0.5 20.0
Solid Contact % 9.8 +1.8 8.0
HR/FB % 16.2 +1.9 14.3
Popups 15 +11 4
Flyballs 37 +30 7
Line Drives 36 +29 7
Groundballs 44 +37 7
Plate Discipline
In Zone % 49.9 +4.8 45.1
Out of Zone % 50.1 -4.8 54.9
Edge % 40.0 -10.7 50.7
Zone Swing % 63.8 -8.1 71.9
Out of Zone Swing % 23.3 -20.3 43.6
In Zone Contact % 81.8 -5.2 87.0
Out of Zone Contact % 58.0 -18.5 76.5
Whiff % 24.6 +7.1 17.5
First Strike % 55.9 -16.3 72.2
First Pitch Swing % 26.8 -17.6 44.4
Swing % 43.5 -12.8 56.3
Meatball Swing % 74.1 -18.2 92.3
Meatball % 8.4 -0.8 9.2
Zone Swing & Miss % 18.2 +5.2 13.0
Out of Zone Swing & Miss % 42.0 +18.5 23.5
In Zone 345 +281 64
Out of Zone 347 +269 78
Edge 277 +205 72
In Zone Swings 220 +174 46
Out of Zone Swings 81 +47 34
In Zone Swing & Misses 40 +34 6
Out of Zone Swing & Misses 34 +26 8
Basic
Pitches 692 +550 142
PA 181 +145 36
AB 160 +127 33
Hits 33 +25 8
Singles 18 +12 6
Doubles 7 +6 1
Triples 2 +2 0
Home Runs 6 +5 1
Walks 17 +14 3
Strikeouts 31 +23 8
K% 17.1 -5.1 22.2
BB% 9.4 +1.1 8.3
HBP 1 +1 0
Batted Balls 132 +107 25
Number of Fastballs 444 +366 78
Number of Offspeed 49 +24 25
Number of Breaking 0 0 0
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2024 Shades 36 .296 15 2 13.3 21 18 85.7
2025 Shades 179 .286 116 0 0.0 63 31 49.2
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

Bases EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2024 27 14.2 66.7% 0.0% 24 16.3 29.2% 0.0%
2025 212 15.3 45.3% 0.9% 129 16.7 20.2% 0.0%

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Pitch Distribution