One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
McCarthy's sinker moves 101.7 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
449 thrown, averaging 92.5 mph.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
McCarthy lives in the strike zone: 53.1% of his pitches are in it, 98th percentile.
1215 pitches in 2018. 98th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 15th in MLB.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
McCarthy puts 56.9% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 49.2% of his pitches to left-handers.
624 pitches to right-handed hitters, 591 to left-handed hitters.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
McCarthy releases the ball 5.5 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
1214 tracked pitches in 2018.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes McCarthy goes to the curveball: 32.5% of his two-strike pitches, against 20.2% the rest of the time.
335 two-strike pitches in 2018.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
McCarthy throws a strike on the first pitch 67.8% of the time.
342 plate appearances started in 2018.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
McCarthy works with 4 pitches: Sinker, Cutter, Curveball and Slider. The sinker is 37% of everything he throws.
1212 classified pitches in 2018.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
McCarthy lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.23 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
1214 located pitches in 2018.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count McCarthy throws a fastball 76.6% of the time, against 60.3% when he is ahead.
265 pitches behind in the count, 390 ahead.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
McCarthy's curveball spins at 2,620 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
286 thrown in 2018.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
12.2 mph separates McCarthy's sinker from his curveball, 92.5 against 80.2.
449 and 286 of them respectively.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
McCarthy's cutter carries 10.7 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
382 thrown, averaging 91.4 mph.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
McCarthy puts 59.2% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 41.7% when he is ahead.
265 located pitches behind, 391 ahead.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
McCarthy's fastball averages 91.9 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 91.3 past his 75th.
275 early fastballs, 97 late ones.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
McCarthy's sinker averages 92.5 mph, and has touched 95.8.
449 thrown, 37% of his pitches.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .358 expected average against them, against .332 on his breaking balls.
841 of his fastballs thrown.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off McCarthy's cutter leaves the bat at 90.4 mph, against 87.4 off his curveball.
382 and 286 of them thrown.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
21.6% of McCarthy's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
262 of 1214 located pitches.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
McCarthy throws the cutter 38.2% of the time against left-handers and 25.2% against right-handers.
623 pitches to right-handers, 589 to left-handers.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.3 mph off the bat against McCarthy, 38th percentile.
1215 pitches in 2018. 38th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 452nd in MLB.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
McCarthy has thrown 10 4-seam fastballs this season, 0.8% of his pitches, at 91.9 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
1212 classified pitches in 2018.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
McCarthy's sinker moves 101.7 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
449 thrown, averaging 92.5 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
McCarthy's cutter carries 10.7 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
382 thrown, averaging 91.4 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
McCarthy lives in the strike zone: 53.1% of his pitches are in it, 98th percentile.
1215 pitches in 2018. 98th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 15th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
McCarthy puts 56.9% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 49.2% of his pitches to left-handers.
624 pitches to right-handed hitters, 591 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He releases the ball about where everyone else does
McCarthy releases the ball 5.5 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
1214 tracked pitches in 2018.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
McCarthy's fastball averages 91.9 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 91.3 past his 75th.
275 early fastballs, 97 late ones.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes McCarthy goes to the curveball: 32.5% of his two-strike pitches, against 20.2% the rest of the time.
335 two-strike pitches in 2018.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
McCarthy throws a strike on the first pitch 67.8% of the time.
342 plate appearances started in 2018.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count McCarthy throws a fastball 76.6% of the time, against 60.3% when he is ahead.
265 pitches behind in the count, 390 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
McCarthy puts 59.2% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 41.7% when he is ahead.
265 located pitches behind, 391 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His pitches move in ways that fit together
McCarthy works with 4 pitches: Sinker, Cutter, Curveball and Slider. The sinker is 37% of everything he throws.
1212 classified pitches in 2018.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
McCarthy's curveball spins at 2,620 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
286 thrown in 2018.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
12.2 mph separates McCarthy's sinker from his curveball, 92.5 against 80.2.
449 and 286 of them respectively.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
McCarthy's sinker averages 92.5 mph, and has touched 95.8.
449 thrown, 37% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off McCarthy's cutter leaves the bat at 90.4 mph, against 87.4 off his curveball.
382 and 286 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
McCarthy throws the cutter 38.2% of the time against left-handers and 25.2% against right-handers.
623 pitches to right-handers, 589 to left-handers.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
McCarthy has thrown 10 4-seam fastballs this season, 0.8% of his pitches, at 91.9 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
1212 classified pitches in 2018.
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The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
McCarthy lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.23 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
1214 located pitches in 2018.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
21.6% of McCarthy's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
262 of 1214 located pitches.
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 .358 expected average against them, against .332 on his breaking balls.
841 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.3 mph off the bat against McCarthy, 38th percentile.
1215 pitches in 2018. 38th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 452nd in MLB.
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