P | Pittsburgh Pirates
Bats/Throws: L/L | 6' 2" 205 lbs | Age: 26
Draft: 2021 | Rd. 6, No. 191, Tampa Bay Rays | Texas Tech
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2024 0 0 1.86 9 0 0 9.2 17 1.14
2025 1 3 5.67 57 0 1 46 63 1.65
2026 6 3 2.87 61 5 10 59.2 92 1.06
3 Seasons 7 6 3.90 127 5 11 115.1 172 1.30
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2024 9 0-0 1.86 9.2 17 1.14
2025 57 1-3 5.67 46 63 1.65
2026 61 6-3 2.87 59.2 92 1.06
3 Seasons 127 7-6 3.90 115.1 172 1.30
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 24 158 15 2 13.3 5.4 91.8 107.6 5.7 40.0 .199 .340 .266 .295 .498 60.0 45.9 13.5 1.86 3.52
2025 25 859 118 11 9.4 5.3 89.3 112.8 12.1 33.9 .243 .401 .354 .330 .422 39.0 30.1 12.9 5.67 4.58
2026 26 1019 127 9 7.1 3.7 87.9 112.9 8.0 26.0 .189 .289 .248 .250 .354 40.9 37.9 9.5 2.87 2.58
Player 2036 260 22 8.5 4.5 88.8 112.9 9.7 30.4 .212 .339 .295 .288 .393 41.2 35.2 11.2
MLB 7.6 4.9 88.6 122.9 12.5 33.3 .244 .407 .316 .316 .368 37.1 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Montgomery relies on 5 pitches.
Four Seamer
(49.3%) ,
Sinker
(19.7%) ,
Slider
(14.8%) ,
Curveball
(13.9%) ,
Changeup
(2.3%) ,


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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 60.0 40.0 13.3 26.7 0.0 40.0 40.0 20.0 26.7 26.7 6.7 13.3 13.3 13.3
2025 44.9 55.1 24.6 25.4 5.1 37.3 36.4 26.3 24.6 14.4 5.9 12.7 22.0 20.3
2026 53.5 46.5 18.1 21.3 7.1 36.2 36.2 27.6 22.8 21.3 9.4 13.4 15.0 18.1
Player 50.0 50.0 20.8 23.5 5.8 36.9 36.5 26.5 23.8 18.5 7.7 13.1 18.1 18.8
MLB 44.1 55.9 24.3 24.6 7.1 37.5 37.3 25.1 20.7 17.5 5.8 16.8 19.8 19.2
! 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 6.7 26.7 6.7 40.0 6.7 13.3 5.4
2025 5.9 29.7 19.5 33.1 1.7 9.4 5.3
2026 7.9 39.4 15.7 25.2 4.7 7.1 3.7
Player 6.9 34.2 16.9 29.6 3.5 8.5 4.5
MLB 4.0 32.2 25.0 24.4 5.9 7.6 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
2026 4-Seam Fastball PIT L 502 98.4 10.3 2.5 4.3ARM -3.5 18.0 2.5 4.3ARM -3.6
2026 Sinker PIT L 201 98.9 13.3 -6.5 11.3ARM -3.8 14.6 -7.0 11.3ARM -4.0
2026 Changeup PIT L 23 89.8 23.5 -7.5 8.8ARM -4.9 10.3 -5.5 8.8ARM -5.1
2026 Slider PIT L 151 89.6 32.4 0.8 1.7GLV -2.1 1.5 0.0 1.7GLV -2.8
2026 Curveball PIT L 142 86.6 42.8 -3.0 1.8GLV -4.8 -6.5 -3.6 1.8GLV -6.3
2025 4-Seam Fastball TB L 569 98.7 9.6 2.8 6.1ARM -1.6 18.5 2.6 6.1ARM -2.0
2025 Slider TB L 290 89.7 32.1 0.9 0.8GLV -2.9 1.8 0.3 0.8GLV -3.2
! 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 %
2026 4-Seam Fastball 0.9 5 502 49.3 126 .214 .313 .280 30.1 42.1 32.1 .182 .278 .254 49.2
2026 Sinker 2.0 4 201 19.7 36 .125 .219 .239 36.2 30.6 23.9 .229 .339 .280 40.9
2026 Slider 3.3 5 151 14.8 32 .034 .034 .094 37.7 34.4 19.3 .143 .165 .188 11.1
2026 Curveball -1.9 -3 142 13.9 42 .250 .475 .348 36.2 38.1 25.0 .202 .375 .267 41.7
2026 Changeup 3.7 1 23 2.3 5 .200 .200 .180 10.0 20.0 33.3 .235 .259 .219 50.0
2025 4-Seam Fastball -1.3 -8 569 66.2 133 .311 .466 .420 31.4 25.6 20.2 .263 .424 .381 46.5
2025 Slider -1.3 -4 290 33.8 76 .230 .392 .298 43.4 38.2 25.0 .215 .368 .244 27.7
! 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
2026 Changeup 23 89.8 83 13.4 11:15 10:30 45
2026 Curveball 142 86.6 44 8.8 4:45 5:30 -45
2026 4-Seam Fastball 502 98.4 98 18.1 11:30 11:30 0
2026 Sinker 200 98.9 95 18.4 11:15 10:45 30
2026 Slider 151 89.6 21 2.8 2:30 2:45 -15
2025 4-Seam Fastball 568 98.7 98 19.2 11:15 11:15 0
2025 Slider 290 89.7 15 2.0 2:00 2:15 -15
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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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 37 158 2 0 -1 0 1
2025 209 859 3 -4 -6 -4 -11
2026 241 1,019 5 14 -3 -5 12
Player 487 2,036 10 10 -10 10 2
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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 158 48.7 77.9 60.0 28.4 34.8 46.2 54.1 52.5 47.0 5.7 100.0
2025 859 51.6 69.5 71.1 31.5 48.1 43.9 67.5 51.1 35.8 9.0 72.7
2026 1,019 49.2 67.5 77.2 32.4 47.0 39.0 60.6 49.7 32.8 9.3 69.5
Player 2,036 50.1 69.1 73.1 31.7 46.6 41.6 63.0 50.5 35.2 8.9 72.4
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.7 28.6 57.9 42.6 61.2 47.3 25.0 7.3 76.2
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Run Value Pitching
Year Pitching Fastball Breaking Off
Speed
xERA Fastball
MPH
Fastball
Spin
Curve
Spin
Avg
EV
Chase% Whiff% K% BB% Barrel% Hard-
Hit%
GB% Extension
2024 93 69 78
2025 14 12 22 22 97 58 47 83 97 90 3 30 63 65 81
2026 80 84 66 65 97 96 34 68 69 70 94 99 36 56 29 91 90
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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 -- 0 1.3 -1 0 2 0 --
2025 23.94 6 6.1 0 0 5 3 50.0
2026 25.23 5 5.5 -1 0 3 4 80.0
Player 24.53 11 12.8 -2 0 10 7 63.6
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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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year HR
2024 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 2
2025 6 5 4 6 6 6 6 6 7 4 8 8 6 7 7 5 7 5 5 8 5 6 8 7 5 4 6 7 6 6 6
2026 5 7 4 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 5 6 7 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 6 5 6
Player 11 13 9 12 12 12 12 12 14 11 14 14 12 14 14 12 14 12 12 17 12 13 16 15 12 10 12 13 14 12 14
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

2026 +/-   2025 +/-   2024
Results
BA .183 -.094 .277 +.089 .188
xBA .189 -.054 .243 +.044 .199
OBP .263 -.109 .372 +.075 .297
xOBP .263 -.081 .344 +.037 .307
SLG .289 -.146 .435 +.154 .281
xSLG .289 -.112 .401 +.061 .340
ISO .106 -.052 .158 +.064 .094
xISO .101 -.057 .158 +.017 .141
BABIP .287 -.104 .391 -.009 .400
wOBA .248 -.106 .354 +.088 .266
xwOBA .250 -.080 .330 +.035 .295
wOBAcon .349 -.115 .464 +.037 .427
xwOBAcon .354 -.068 .422 -.076 .498
BACON .315 -.107 .422 +.022 .400
xBACON .325 -.048 .373 -.051 .424
Statcast Hit Metrics
Hard Hit % 40.9 +1.9 39.0 -21.0 60.0
Avg Exit Velocity 87.9 -1.4 89.3 -2.5 91.8
Launch Angle Sweet-Spot % 26.0 -7.9 33.9 -6.1 40.0
Barrel % 7.1 -2.3 9.4 -3.9 13.3
Avg Launch Angle 8.0 -4.1 12.1 +6.4 5.7
Statcast Bat Tracking
Bat Speed 71.4 -0.3 71.7 +0.3 71.4
Attack Angle -1°
Ideal Attack Angle % 41.3 +0.2 41.1 +2.7 38.4
Attack Direction -4°
Swing Path - Tilt 32° 33° +1° 31°
Swing Length 7.1 0.0 7.1 +0.2 6.9
Statcast Pitch Metrics
Fastball Velocity 98.6 -0.1 98.7 +1.4 97.3
Breaking Velocity 88.2 -1.5 89.7 +1.1 88.6
Offspeed Velocity 89.8 -- -- -- --
Batted Ball Results
Barrels 9 -2 11 +9 2
Popup % 7.1 +2.0 5.1 +5.1 0.0
Flyball % 18.1 -6.5 24.6 +11.3 13.3
Line Drive % 21.3 -4.1 25.4 -1.3 26.7
Groundball % 53.5 +8.6 44.9 -15.1 60.0
Pull % 36.2 -1.1 37.3 -2.7 40.0
Straight Away % 36.2 -0.2 36.4 -3.6 40.0
Opposite Field % 27.6 +1.3 26.3 +6.3 20.0
Weak Contact % 7.9 +2.0 5.9 -0.8 6.7
Pull Airball % 13.4 +0.7 12.7 -0.6 13.3
Topped Contact % 39.4 +9.7 29.7 +3.0 26.7
Under Contact % 15.7 -3.8 19.5 +12.8 6.7
Flare/Burner Contact % 25.2 -7.9 33.1 -6.9 40.0
Solid Contact % 4.7 +3.0 1.7 -5.0 6.7
HR/FB % 21.7 +1.0 20.7 +20.7 0.0
Popups 9 +3 6 +6 0
Flyballs 23 -6 29 +27 2
Line Drives 27 -3 30 +26 4
Groundballs 68 +15 53 +44 9
Plate Discipline
In Zone % 49.2 -2.4 51.6 +2.9 48.7
Out of Zone % 50.8 +2.4 48.4 -2.9 51.3
Edge % 39.0 -4.9 43.9 -2.3 46.2
Zone Swing % 67.5 -2.0 69.5 -8.4 77.9
Out of Zone Swing % 32.4 +0.9 31.5 +3.1 28.4
In Zone Contact % 77.2 +6.1 71.1 +11.1 60.0
Out of Zone Contact % 47.0 -1.1 48.1 +13.3 34.8
Whiff % 32.8 -3.0 35.8 -11.2 47.0
First Strike % 60.6 -6.9 67.5 +13.4 54.1
First Pitch Swing % 35.3 -7.3 42.6 +12.9 29.7
Swing % 49.7 -1.4 51.1 -1.4 52.5
Meatball Swing % 69.5 -3.2 72.7 -27.3 100.0
Meatball % 9.3 +0.3 9.0 +3.3 5.7
Zone Swing & Miss % 22.8 -6.1 28.9 -11.1 40.0
Out of Zone Swing & Miss % 53.0 +1.1 51.9 -13.3 65.2
In Zone 501 +58 443 +366 77
Out of Zone 518 +102 416 +335 81
Edge 397 +20 377 +304 73
In Zone Swings 338 +30 308 +248 60
Out of Zone Swings 168 +37 131 +108 23
In Zone Swing & Misses 77 -12 89 +65 24
Out of Zone Swing & Misses 89 +21 68 +53 15
Basic
Pitches 1,019 +160 859 +701 158
PA 243 +34 209 +172 37
AB 218 +41 177 +145 32
Hits 40 -9 49 +43 6
Singles 27 -6 33 +30 3
Doubles 8 -2 10 +7 3
Triples 0 0 0 0 0
Home Runs 5 -1 6 +6 0
Walks 23 -4 27 +22 5
Strikeouts 92 +29 63 +46 17
K% 37.9 +7.8 30.1 -15.8 45.9
BB% 9.5 -3.4 12.9 -0.6 13.5
HBP 1 0 1 +1 0
Batted Balls 127 +9 118 +103 15
Fastball Percent 69.0 +2.8 66.2 -6.6 72.8
Offspeed Percent 2.3 +2.3 0.0 0.0 0.0
Breaking Percent 28.8 -5.0 33.8 +6.6 27.2
Number of Fastballs 703 +134 569 +454 115
Number of Offspeed 23 +23 0 0 0
Number of Breaking 293 +3 290 +247 43
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2024 Shades 37 .266 23 12 52.2 14 3 21.4
2025 Shades 209 .354 129 24 18.6 80 20 25.0
2026 Shades 241 .248 153 5 3.3 88 20 22.7
! 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 44 14.8 52.3% 0.0% 15 17.1 0.0% 0.0%
2025 160 14.6 58.1% 0.0% 171 17.2 9.4% 0.0%
2026 235 15.4 38.7% 3.4% 163 18.8 0.6% 4.9%

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Pitch Distribution