P | Pittsburgh Pirates
Bats/Throws: L/L | 6' 2" 205 lbs | Age: 25
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 1 0 3.38 14 2 0 13.1 22 1.35
3 Seasons 2 3 4.70 80 2 1 69 102 1.52
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 14 1-0 3.38 13.1 22 1.35
3 Seasons 80 2-3 4.70 69 102 1.52
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 .499 60.0 45.9 13.5 1.86 3.52
2025 25 859 118 11 9.3 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 26 234 29 3 10.3 5.2 91.3 112.9 15.9 24.1 .214 .342 .290 .295 .420 48.3 37.9 12.1 3.38 3.44
Player 1251 162 16 9.9 5.3 89.9 112.9 12.2 32.7 .232 .382 .331 .319 .429 42.6 33.6 12.8
MLB 7.2 4.9 88.6 122.9 12.5 33.3 .243 .408 .316 .316 .369 37.0 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
(66.2%) ,
Curveball
(18.4%) ,
Slider
(13.7%) ,
Sinker
(0.9%) ,
Changeup
(0.9%) ,


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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 37.9 62.1 24.1 27.6 10.3 41.4 37.9 20.7 20.7 13.8 3.4 20.7 24.1 17.2
Player 45.1 54.9 23.5 25.9 5.6 38.3 37.0 24.7 24.1 15.4 5.6 14.2 21.6 19.1
MLB 44.2 55.8 24.1 24.6 7.1 37.4 37.3 25.1 20.7 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 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 9.3 5.3
2026 0.0 27.6 27.6 34.5 0.0 10.3 5.2
Player 4.9 29.0 19.8 34.0 1.9 9.9 5.3
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
2026 Curveball PIT L 43 87.1 42.4 -2.9 1.0GLV -5.6 -6.5 -3.9 1.0GLV -7.2
2026 Changeup PIT L 2 92.3 16.4 -11.9 8.7ARM -6.5 15.7 -11.3 8.7ARM -5.6
2026 4-Seam Fastball PIT L 155 98.4 9.7 2.6 4.2ARM -3.2 18.7 2.6 4.2ARM -3.9
2026 Slider PIT L 32 89.8 32.4 1.2 1.1GLV -2.7 1.5 -0.2 1.1GLV -3.3
2026 Sinker PIT L 2 98.9 11.3 -8.7 2.5ARM -13.2 16.8 -9.5 2.5ARM -13.4
2025 Slider TB L 290 89.7 32.1 0.9 0.8GLV -2.9 1.8 0.3 0.8GLV -3.2
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
! 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 1.6 3 155 66.2 41 .200 .257 .273 29.8 34.1 33.3 .226 .340 .310 47.6
2026 Curveball -5.1 -2 43 18.4 9 .444 .778 .522 47.4 44.4 30.8 .294 .574 .369 60.0
2026 Slider 3.6 1 32 13.7 7 .000 .000 .100 42.9 57.1 25.0 .013 .015 .111 0.0
2026 Sinker 0.5 0 2 0.9 -- -- -- 100.0 -- -- -- -- -- --
2026 Changeup 17.7 0 2 0.9 1 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 -- .276 .283 .253 100.0
2025 4-Seam Fastball -1.3 -8 569 66.2 133 .311 .466 .420 31.4 25.6 20.2 .263 .424 .380 46.5
2025 Slider -1.3 -4 290 33.8 76 .230 .392 .298 43.4 38.2 25.0 .216 .369 .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 Curveball 43 87.1 43 8.5 5:00 5:45 -45
2026 4-Seam Fastball 155 98.4 98 18.8 11:30 11:30 0
2026 Slider 32 89.8 21 2.6 2:30 2:15 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 58 234 0 3 0 -1 2
Player 304 1,251 5 -1 -8 5 -8
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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 234 47.4 68.5 78.9 35.8 43.2 39.3 62.1 51.3 34.2 9.4 68.2
Player 1,251 50.4 70.4 70.9 31.9 45.5 43.3 64.8 51.3 36.9 8.6 74.1
MLB 48.8 67.0 82.6 28.5 58.0 42.7 61.1 47.3 25.0 7.4 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 32 63 65 81
2026 63 80 23 60 69 97 46 14 90 93 98 26 29 13 30 89
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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 27.04 1 1.0 0 1 0 1 100.0
Player 24.38 7 8.4 -1 1 7 4 57.1
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 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Player 7 7 6 8 8 8 8 8 9 6 10 10 8 9 9 7 9 8 7 12 8 8 11 10 8 6 8 9 9 8 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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Year to Year Changes

2026 +/-   2025 +/-   2024
Results
BA .216 -.061 .277 +.089 .188
xBA .214 -.029 .243 +.044 .199
OBP .310 -.062 .372 +.075 .297
xOBP .309 -.035 .344 +.036 .308
SLG .314 -.121 .435 +.154 .281
xSLG .342 -.059 .401 +.061 .340
ISO .098 -.060 .158 +.064 .094
xISO .128 -.030 .158 +.017 .141
BABIP .357 -.034 .391 -.009 .400
wOBA .290 -.064 .354 +.088 .266
xwOBA .295 -.035 .330 +.035 .295
wOBAcon .409 -.055 .464 +.037 .427
xwOBAcon .420 -.002 .422 -.077 .499
BACON .379 -.043 .422 +.022 .400
xBACON .376 +.003 .373 -.052 .425
Statcast Hit Metrics
Hard Hit % 48.3 +9.3 39.0 -21.0 60.0
Avg Exit Velocity 91.3 +2.0 89.3 -2.5 91.8
Launch Angle Sweet-Spot % 24.1 -9.8 33.9 -6.1 40.0
Barrel % 10.3 +1.0 9.3 -4.0 13.3
Avg Launch Angle 15.9 +3.8 12.1 +6.4 5.7
Statcast Bat Tracking
Bat Speed 71.5 -0.3 71.8 +0.3 71.5
Attack Angle -1°
Ideal Attack Angle % 35.0 -5.8 40.8 +1.9 38.9
Attack Direction +2° -4°
Swing Path - Tilt 33° 33° +1° 31°
Swing Length 7.0 -0.1 7.1 +0.1 7.0
Statcast Pitch Metrics
Fastball Velocity 98.4 -0.3 98.7 +1.4 97.3
Breaking Velocity 88.3 -1.4 89.7 +1.1 88.6
Offspeed Velocity 92.3 -- -- -- --
Batted Ball Results
Barrels 3 -8 11 +9 2
Popup % 10.3 +5.2 5.1 +5.1 0.0
Flyball % 24.1 -0.5 24.6 +11.3 13.3
Line Drive % 27.6 +2.2 25.4 -1.3 26.7
Groundball % 37.9 -7.0 44.9 -15.1 60.0
Pull % 41.4 +4.1 37.3 -2.7 40.0
Straight Away % 37.9 +1.5 36.4 -3.6 40.0
Opposite Field % 20.7 -5.6 26.3 +6.3 20.0
Weak Contact % 0.0 -5.9 5.9 -0.8 6.7
Pull Airball % 20.7 +8.0 12.7 -0.6 13.3
Topped Contact % 27.6 -2.1 29.7 +3.0 26.7
Under Contact % 27.6 +8.1 19.5 +12.8 6.7
Flare/Burner Contact % 34.5 +1.4 33.1 -6.9 40.0
Solid Contact % 0.0 -1.7 1.7 -5.0 6.7
HR/FB % 14.3 -6.4 20.7 +20.7 0.0
Popups 3 -3 6 +6 0
Flyballs 7 -22 29 +27 2
Line Drives 8 -22 30 +26 4
Groundballs 11 -42 53 +44 9
Plate Discipline
In Zone % 47.4 -4.2 51.6 +2.9 48.7
Out of Zone % 52.6 +4.2 48.4 -2.9 51.3
Edge % 39.3 -4.6 43.9 -2.3 46.2
Zone Swing % 68.5 -1.0 69.5 -8.4 77.9
Out of Zone Swing % 35.8 +4.3 31.5 +3.1 28.4
In Zone Contact % 78.9 +7.8 71.1 +11.1 60.0
Out of Zone Contact % 43.2 -4.9 48.1 +13.3 34.8
Whiff % 34.2 -1.6 35.8 -11.2 47.0
First Strike % 62.1 -5.4 67.5 +13.4 54.1
First Pitch Swing % 36.2 -6.4 42.6 +12.9 29.7
Swing % 51.3 +0.2 51.1 -1.4 52.5
Meatball Swing % 68.2 -4.5 72.7 -27.3 100.0
Meatball % 9.4 +0.4 9.0 +3.3 5.7
Zone Swing & Miss % 21.1 -7.8 28.9 -11.1 40.0
Out of Zone Swing & Miss % 56.8 +4.9 51.9 -13.3 65.2
In Zone 111 -332 443 +366 77
Out of Zone 123 -293 416 +335 81
Edge 92 -285 377 +304 73
In Zone Swings 76 -232 308 +248 60
Out of Zone Swings 44 -87 131 +108 23
In Zone Swing & Misses 16 -73 89 +65 24
Out of Zone Swing & Misses 25 -43 68 +53 15
Basic
Pitches 234 -625 859 +701 158
PA 58 -151 209 +172 37
AB 51 -126 177 +145 32
Hits 11 -38 49 +43 6
Singles 8 -25 33 +30 3
Doubles 2 -8 10 +7 3
Triples 0 0 0 0 0
Home Runs 1 -5 6 +6 0
Walks 7 -20 27 +22 5
Strikeouts 22 -41 63 +46 17
K% 37.9 +7.8 30.1 -15.8 45.9
BB% 12.1 -0.8 12.9 -0.6 13.5
HBP 0 -1 1 +1 0
Batted Balls 29 -89 118 +103 15
Number of Fastballs 157 -412 569 +454 115
Number of Offspeed 2 +2 0 0 0
Number of Breaking 75 -215 290 +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 58 .290 37 2 5.4 21 1 4.8
! 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 39 14.6 66.7% 5.1% 30 18.5 0.0% 3.3%

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Pitch Distribution