Tim Hill
P | Bats/Throws: R/L | 6' 4" 210LBS | Age: 34
Draft: 2014 | Rd: 32, #963, Kansas City Royals | Bacone College
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2022 3 0 3.56 55 0 0 48 25 1.23
2023 1 4 5.48 48 0 0 44.1 26 1.65
2024 4 0 3.36 62 0 0 67 31 1.43
7 Seasons 20 14 3.99 382 0 4 322.1 239 1.33
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2022 55 3-0 3.56 48 25 1.23
2023 48 1-4 5.48 44.1 26 1.65
2024 62 4-0 3.36 67 31 1.43
7 Seasons 382 20-14 3.99 322.1 239 1.33
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
2018 28 779 140 5 3.6 2.5 87.8 109.5 -1.1 22.1 .225 .324 .303 .279 .318 29.4 21.2 7.1 4.53 3.25
2019 29 634 105 5 4.8 3.1 88.2 108.1 3.7 29.5 .202 .320 .275 .266 .303 34.3 24.2 8.1 3.63 3.07
2020 30 348 51 3 5.9 3.8 85.1 107.1 0.5 35.3 .238 .371 .316 .302 .366 33.3 25.3 7.6 4.50 3.84
2021 31 961 170 13 7.6 5.1 87.4 112.4 2.8 22.9 .229 .379 .301 .301 .345 38.8 22.0 9.0 3.62 3.81
2022 32 745 156 2 1.3 1.0 88.2 111.3 1.6 22.4 .236 .301 .282 .274 .272 34.0 12.6 7.0 3.56 3.08
2023 33 716 156 8 5.1 4.0 89.9 111.0 1.9 21.8 .277 .431 .390 .342 .353 44.2 12.9 6.9 5.48 5.03
2024 34 982 238 4 1.7 1.4 88.0 111.9 -6.8 20.2 .261 .324 .300 .291 .297 40.8 10.7 6.6 3.36 3.44
Player 5165 1016 40 3.9 2.9 88.1 112.4 -0.4 23.2 .241 .348 .309 .294 .316 37.4 17.3 7.4
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .406 .316 .315 .369 36.5 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Hill relies on 3 pitches.
Sinker
(68.7%) ,
Four Seamer
(26.1%) ,
Slider
(5.2%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2018 63.6 12.1 21.4 2.9 29.3 40.7 30.0 2.9 49.3 12.1 24.3 2.9 3.6 2.5
2019 58.1 14.3 19.0 8.6 35.2 41.9 22.9 2.9 47.6 17.1 22.9 3.8 4.8 3.1
2020 52.9 13.7 29.4 3.9 29.4 37.3 33.3 11.8 35.3 17.6 23.5 3.9 5.9 3.8
2021 61.8 20.0 13.5 4.7 24.7 44.7 30.6 9.4 40.6 18.2 20.0 3.5 7.6 5.1
2022 59.0 14.1 21.2 5.8 36.5 34.6 28.8 2.6 49.4 21.2 21.8 2.6 1.3 1.0
2023 63.5 18.6 16.7 1.3 31.4 37.2 31.4 4.5 46.2 14.7 23.7 5.1 5.1 4.0
2024 68.1 11.8 18.5 1.7 34.9 36.1 29.0 7.1 50.8 10.1 24.8 5.0 1.7 1.4
Player 62.5 15.0 18.8 3.7 31.9 38.8 29.3 5.6 46.9 15.3 23.0 3.9 3.9 2.9
MLB 44.4 23.8 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.5 25.2 3.9 32.6 24.8 24.4 5.9 7.0 4.8
! 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
2024 4-Seam Fastball NYY L 256 90.7 29.5 -0.4 17.6ARM 0.6 4.1 -11.5 17.6ARM 9.4
2024 Sinker NYY L 675 88.7 40.4 0.3 15.6ARM 0.0 -5.3 13.4 15.6ARM 0.4
2024 Slider NYY L 51 82.2 35.5 0.4 1.3ARM -4.1 5.2 -3.7 1.3ARM -6.4
2023 Sinker SD L 301 88.6 39.6 0.9 16.1ARM 0.1 -4.4 12.7 16.1ARM 1.1
2023 Slider SD L 38 83.3 36.5 0.2 3.7ARM -1.3 3.2 -1.5 3.7ARM -9.0
2023 Cutter SD L 31 87.9 31.1 -1.1 9.5ARM -3.5 4.5 -2.4 9.5ARM -11.3
2023 4-Seam Fastball SD L 346 90.5 30.1 -0.2 17.7ARM 0.1 3.6 -11.7 17.7ARM 9.8
2022 4-Seam Fastball SD L 221 91.4 28.4 -0.9 17.4ARM 1.2 4.8 -11.2 17.4ARM 9.8
2022 Slider SD L 68 82.4 36.5 0.7 1.6ARM -5.4 4.2 -2.3 1.6ARM -6.5
2022 Sinker SD L 406 89.5 38.5 2.2 15.8ARM -0.1 -4.0 12.9 15.8ARM 0.6
2022 Cutter SD L 50 88.9 29.2 0.0 8.0ARM 0.0 5.7 -2.3 8.0ARM -9.6
2021 Changeup SD L 2 86.1 38.0 0.0 14.7ARM 0.0 -0.9 8.7 14.7ARM 0.8
2021 Sinker SD L 337 91.1 34.9 -0.5 18.3ARM 0.3 -1.6 11.1 18.3ARM 3.6
2021 Slider SD L 145 84.7 34.5 -0.3 2.5ARM -2.2 3.9 -2.3 2.5ARM -7.3
2021 Cutter SD L 2 87.4 33.8 0.0 7.3ARM 0.0 2.2 -5.8 7.3ARM -9.0
2021 4-Seam Fastball SD L 472 92.0 28.5 -0.3 19.0ARM 0.2 4.2 -11.9 19.0ARM 11.3
2020 4-Seam Fastball SD L 153 91.4 28.6 0.0 18.3ARM 0.0 4.6 -11.4 18.3ARM 10.8
2020 Slider SD L 35 80.3 38.7 -0.1 0.5ARM -0.3 4.2 -2.9 0.5ARM -5.6
2020 Sinker SD L 160 89.8 37.9 -0.1 17.1ARM 0.0 -3.7 12.4 17.1ARM 2.6
2019 Slider KC L 155 78.0 39.1 0.9 3.6GLV -1.8 5.7 -4.1 3.6GLV -1.7
2019 4-Seam Fastball KC L 198 90.4 31.6 0.1 17.4ARM -0.1 1.7 -13.9 17.4ARM 9.7
2019 Sinker KC L 279 89.9 39.3 -0.3 14.4ARM 0.0 -5.7 15.2 14.4ARM 0.3
2018 Slider KC L 178 80.4 36.8 -0.1 1.9GLV -0.6 6.0 -4.3 1.9GLV -3.5
2018 4-Seam Fastball KC L 248 91.5 30.2 -0.1 17.4ARM 0.0 2.5 -13.1 17.4ARM 9.5
2018 Sinker KC L 342 90.5 40.5 -0.1 13.8ARM -0.1 -7.2 16.7 13.8ARM -0.5
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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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 %
2024 Sinker 1.2 8 675 68.7 213 .289 .304 .310 8.8 6.1 9.2 .268 .327 .299 40.2
2024 4-Seam Fastball -2.1 -5 256 26.1 68 .266 .375 .293 19.7 25.0 15.3 .229 .282 .253 39.6
2024 Slider -4.3 -2 51 5.2 7 .571 1.000 .671 39.1 14.3 8.3 .363 .641 .429 66.7
2023 4-Seam Fastball -1.0 -4 346 48.3 88 .267 .440 .362 18.4 18.2 13.0 .247 .443 .347 43.3
2023 Sinker -2.5 -8 301 42.0 89 .366 .476 .407 10.9 6.7 11.3 .302 .409 .335 42.9
2023 Slider -5.2 -2 38 5.3 13 .364 .818 .450 17.4 15.4 9.1 .337 .631 .390 54.5
2023 Cutter -8.9 -3 31 4.3 12 .500 1.000 .642 13.3 16.7 25.0 .238 .307 .312 50.0
2022 Sinker 1.0 4 406 54.5 115 .311 .377 .337 6.4 7.0 11.6 .268 .333 .298 40.8
2022 4-Seam Fastball 2.1 5 221 29.7 51 .114 .136 .195 25.0 31.4 15.5 .155 .201 .231 25.0
2022 Slider 0.6 0 68 9.1 16 .214 .214 .169 33.3 6.3 7.1 .196 .227 .187 26.7
2022 Cutter -4.3 -2 50 6.7 16 .267 .467 .338 23.1 0.0 0.0 .278 .430 .329 13.3
2021 4-Seam Fastball -0.1 0 475 49.4 129 .200 .327 .300 24.8 30.2 18.8 .206 .347 .300 34.7
2021 Sinker 1.5 5 337 35.1 90 .265 .422 .351 20.2 12.2 15.7 .264 .395 .302 44.0
2021 Slider -0.7 -1 145 15.1 31 .241 .517 .342 21.1 19.4 14.6 .219 .449 .306 34.8
2021 Cutter -3.1 0 2 0.2 -- -- -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
2021 Changeup -0.7 0 2 0.2 -- -- -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
2020 Sinker -0.8 -1 160 46.0 43 .342 .500 .413 12.3 7.0 6.3 .336 .456 .386 34.3
2020 4-Seam Fastball 1.3 2 153 44.0 29 .111 .333 .248 37.1 51.7 20.5 .120 .284 .204 41.7
2020 Slider 2.9 1 35 10.1 6 .167 .333 .208 9.1 33.3 16.7 .169 .244 .177 0.0
2019 Sinker -1.5 -4 279 44.0 71 .317 .476 .404 6.4 7.0 7.5 .260 .358 .308 37.3
2019 4-Seam Fastball 1.5 3 199 31.4 52 .152 .239 .230 32.2 40.4 26.3 .130 .198 .203 28.0
2019 Slider 4.1 6 155 24.4 36 .118 .206 .169 32.5 36.1 24.1 .192 .416 .274 33.3
2018 Sinker 0.6 2 342 43.9 93 .213 .315 .277 15.7 17.2 16.7 .206 .284 .240 34.2
2018 4-Seam Fastball 0.9 2 248 31.8 64 .216 .294 .293 17.5 25.0 15.2 .181 .308 .299 21.6
2018 Slider -2.8 -5 178 22.8 37 .429 .629 .453 28.9 27.0 16.4 .342 .451 .352 26.9
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.
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Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2024 4-Seam Fastball 235 90.7 95 18.6 9:15 9:15 0
2024 Sinker 611 88.6 89 18.0 9:00 8:15 45
2024 Slider 51 82.2 42 4.5 10:45 11:15 -30
2023 Cutter 26 87.8 79 11.0 9:30 9:30 0
2023 4-Seam Fastball 267 90.5 95 18.9 9:00 9:15 -15
2023 Sinker 247 88.7 91 18.1 9:00 8:15 45
2023 Slider 35 83.2 53 4.8 10:00 9:45 15
2022 Cutter 47 88.9 75 9.7 9:30 10:00 -30
2022 4-Seam Fastball 217 91.4 95 18.6 9:15 9:15 0
2022 Sinker 383 89.5 92 17.7 9:15 8:15 60
2022 Slider 65 82.4 44 4.1 10:30 11:00 -30
2021 4-Seam Fastball 449 92.0 98 20.1 9:15 9:15 0
2021 Sinker 314 91.1 96 19.5 9:15 8:45 30
2021 Slider 140 84.8 46 4.2 10:45 10:30 15
2020 4-Seam Fastball 108 91.3 96 19.6 9:15 9:15 0
2020 Sinker 80 89.9 94 19.1 9:15 8:30 45
2020 Slider 12 80.6 40 2.7 11:15 11:00 15
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2018 194 768 5 3 -6 -2 -1
2019 159 633 4 9 -6 -2 5
2020 88 397 6 4 -4 -2 3
2021 250 961 4 13 -9 -5 4
2022 207 777 18 1 -8 -2 9
2023 202 716 -4 0 -8 -3 -16
2024 310 1,070 6 1 -4 -3 0
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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 %
2018 779 55.1 65.5 82.3 28.7 70.7 44.9 65.7 48.9 19.2 9.8 76.0
2019 634 55.3 68.6 82.1 23.0 63.1 43.4 61.0 48.1 20.3 8.5 81.5
2020 348 48.6 60.9 78.6 33.0 74.6 46.6 60.8 46.6 22.8 4.9 58.8
2021 961 55.9 65.0 78.2 27.1 67.8 41.9 64.4 48.3 22.6 9.4 68.9
2022 745 53.0 65.3 89.5 25.7 67.8 42.3 55.1 46.7 15.5 8.5 76.2
2023 716 53.3 67.5 88.8 30.1 75.2 43.8 55.9 50.1 15.0 7.5 83.3
2024 982 57.0 66.3 90.3 30.3 73.4 46.3 70.1 50.8 12.8 9.3 73.6
Player 5,165 54.6 65.9 84.8 28.1 70.6 44.0 62.6 48.8 17.8 8.6 75.0
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 61.0 47.2 24.9 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
2018 23 35 87
2019 11 26 92
2020 60 51 62 70 50 74 63 93 71 60 62 23 88 15 28 96
2021 63 62 60 59 46 67 52 79 48 37 39 22 42 21 42 87
2022 7 23 92
2023 6 27 87
2024 73 22 90 100 42 99 100 74 33 1 70 1 68 3 18 83
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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 %
2018 22.9 4 2.7 1 1 1 2 50.0
2019 22.5 4 5.0 -1 1 5 1 25.0
2020 21.4 3 2.2 1 0 5 0 0.0
2021 22.2 9 9.3 0 1 6 4 44.4
2022 24.4 1 1.1 0 1 1 0 0.0
2023 21.8 7 7.1 0 3 6 2 28.6
2024 25.0 2 1.6 0 2 2 0 0.0
Player 22.4 30 28.9 1 9 26 9 30.0
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs 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
2018 4 4 3 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 4 2 2 2 2 3 2 2
2019 4 6 4 6 6 5 5 5 4 3 2 5 7 5 5 6 3 4 5 6 6 5 7 7 4 5 5 7 7 4 2
2020 3 3 4 3 2 1 3 0 1 1 0 4 3 1 2 2 3 1 2 3 3 3 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 1
2021 9 10 8 10 10 10 10 9 7 8 8 10 11 9 10 10 9 8 10 11 9 9 11 9 8 8 11 11 9 9 6
2022 1 0 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
2023 7 6 4 9 7 7 7 7 5 6 6 7 7 7 8 7 9 7 7 7 7 8 9 8 8 6 6 7 8 8 7
2024 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 1 3 2 0 2 1 0 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 0 1 2 2 3 1 1
Player 30 31 25 34 30 28 31 26 22 22 21 34 34 26 30 30 28 25 29 33 31 32 40 33 24 24 30 33 34 28 20
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs 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

Metric 2018 2019 +/-   2020 +/-   2021 +/-   2022 +/-   2023 +/-   2024 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 91.0 90.1 -0.9 90.6 0.5 91.6 1.0 90.1 -1.5 89.5 -0.6 89.2 -0.3
Offspeed Velocity 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 86.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Breaking Velocity 80.4 78.0 -2.4 80.3 2.3 84.7 4.4 82.4 -2.3 83.3 0.9 82.2 -1.1
Exit Velocity 87.8 88.2 0.4 85.1 -3.1 87.4 2.3 88.2 0.8 89.9 1.7 88.0 -1.9
Launch Angle -1.1 3.7 4.8 0.5 -3.2 2.8 2.3 1.6 -1.2 1.9 0.3 -6.8 -8.7
Barrel % 3.6 4.8 1.2 5.9 1.1 7.6 1.7 1.3 -6.3 5.1 3.8 1.7 -3.4
Hard Hit % 29.4 34.3 4.9 33.3 -1.0 38.8 5.5 34.0 -4.8 44.2 10.2 40.8 -3.4
LA Sweet-Spot % 22.1 29.5 7.4 35.3 5.8 22.9 -12.4 22.4 -0.5 21.8 -0.6 20.2 -1.6
xBA .225 .202 -0.023 .238 0.036 .229 -0.009 .236 0.007 .277 0.041 .261 -0.016
BA .257 .217 -0.040 .239 0.022 .230 -0.009 .251 0.021 .331 0.080 .291 -0.040
xwOBA .279 .266 -0.013 .302 0.036 .301 -0.001 .274 -0.027 .342 0.068 .291 -0.051
wOBA .303 .275 -0.028 .316 0.041 .301 -0.015 .282 -0.019 .390 0.108 .300 -0.090
xSLG .324 .320 -0.004 .371 0.051 .379 0.008 .301 -0.078 .431 0.130 .324 -0.107
SLG .374 .336 -0.038 .423 0.087 .387 -0.036 .313 -0.074 .511 0.198 .340 -0.171
K% 21.2 24.2 3.0 25.3 1.1 22.0 -3.3 12.6 -9.4 12.9 0.3 10.7 -2.2
BB% 7.1 8.1 1.0 7.6 -0.5 9.0 1.4 7.0 -2.0 6.9 -0.1 6.6 -0.3
Swing % 48.9 48.1 -0.8 46.6 -1.5 48.3 1.7 46.7 -1.6 50.1 3.4 50.8 0.7
Whiff% 19.2 20.3 1.1 22.8 2.5 22.6 -0.2 15.5 -7.1 15.0 -0.5 12.8 -2.2
In Zone % 55.1 55.3 0.2 48.6 -6.7 55.9 7.3 53.0 -2.9 53.3 0.3 57.0 3.7
Out of Zone % 44.9 44.7 -0.2 51.4 6.7 44.1 -7.3 47.0 2.9 46.7 -0.3 43.0 -3.7
Out of Zone Swing % 28.7 23.0 -5.7 33.0 10.0 27.1 -5.9 25.7 -1.4 30.1 4.4 30.3 0.2
First Pitch Swing % 29.8 28.3 -1.5 24.1 -4.2 32.8 8.7 28.3 -4.5 29.2 0.9 34.4 5.2
First Pitch Strike % 65.7 61.0 -4.7 60.8 -0.2 64.4 3.6 55.1 -9.3 55.9 0.8 70.1 14.2
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2018 Shifts 197 .301 115 5 4.3 82 4 4.9
2019 Shifts 159 .275 94 0 0.0 65 1 1.5
2020 Shifts 78 .316 33 0 0.0 45 0 0.0
2021 Shifts 250 .301 117 0 0.0 133 12 9.0
2022 Shifts 195 .286 114 0 0.0 81 2 2.5
2023 Shades 195 .389 106 1 0.9 89 2 2.2
2024 Shades 288 .300 156 2 1.3 132 20 15.2
! 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 %
2018 177 18.5 4.5% 0.0% 178 20.3 2.2% 2.2%
2019 135 17.8 5.2% 1.5% 165 21.1 1.2% 2.4%
2020 78 18.5 2.6% 0.0% 90 21.1 0.0% 2.2%
2021 224 17.0 14.7% 0.9% 228 21.4 0.4% 3.9%
2022 203 17.1 16.7% 2.0% 162 18.4 4.9% 4.3%
2023 180 14.4 64.4% 0.0% 140 15.1 47.9% 1.4%
2024 231 14.7 56.3% 0.0% 204 15.3 41.2% 0.5%

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Pitch Distribution