Both sides hit him about the same
51.8% of the contact right-handers make against McGowan is hit hard, against 34.4% of what left-handers make.
735 pitches to right-handed hitters, 438 to left-handed hitters.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .417 expected average against them, against .270 on his offspeed pitches.
394 of his breaking balls thrown.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .420 average against McGowan and left-handers to .328.
735 pitches to right-handed hitters, 438 to left-handed hitters.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 91.4 mph off the bat against McGowan and left-handers 84.6.
110 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 88 from left-handers.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off McGowan's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.2 mph, against 76.2 off his changeup.
369 and 82 of them thrown.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
44% of the contact McGowan gives up is hit hard, 14th percentile.
1173 pitches in 2017. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 608th in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
49% of the contact against McGowan is on the ground and 24.7% of it is in the air.
194 tracked batted balls allowed.
He cannot find the zone often enough
McGowan works off the plate, with only 38.1% of his pitches in the zone, 7th percentile.
1173 pitches in 2017. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 656th in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
52.4% of the balls put in play against McGowan have gone to centre field.
118 of 225 located batted balls allowed.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
48.4% of the contact against McGowan with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 42.1% with the bases empty.
383 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 790 with the bases empty.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against McGowan projects a .378 average, 28th percentile.
1173 pitches in 2017. 28th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 507th in MLB.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
McGowan averages 91.0 mph across his arsenal, 77th percentile in the league.
1173 pitches in 2017. 77th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 161st in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 88.7 mph off the bat against McGowan, 29th percentile.
1173 pitches in 2017. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 501st in MLB.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
McGowan has given up 10 tracked home runs, 6 of them to centre field, the longest 450 feet.
10 tracked home runs allowed in 2017.
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Both sides hit him about the same
51.8% of the contact right-handers make against McGowan is hit hard, against 34.4% of what left-handers make.
735 pitches to right-handed hitters, 438 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .420 average against McGowan and left-handers to .328.
735 pitches to right-handed hitters, 438 to left-handed hitters.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .417 expected average against them, against .270 on his offspeed pitches.
394 of his breaking balls thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 91.4 mph off the bat against McGowan and left-handers 84.6.
110 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 88 from left-handers.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
49% of the contact against McGowan is on the ground and 24.7% of it is in the air.
194 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
52.4% of the balls put in play against McGowan have gone to centre field.
118 of 225 located batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
McGowan has given up 10 tracked home runs, 6 of them to centre field, the longest 450 feet.
10 tracked home runs allowed in 2017.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off McGowan's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.2 mph, against 76.2 off his changeup.
369 and 82 of them thrown.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
44% of the contact McGowan gives up is hit hard, 14th percentile.
1173 pitches in 2017. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 608th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against McGowan projects a .378 average, 28th percentile.
1173 pitches in 2017. 28th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 507th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 88.7 mph off the bat against McGowan, 29th percentile.
1173 pitches in 2017. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 501st in MLB.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
McGowan works off the plate, with only 38.1% of his pitches in the zone, 7th percentile.
1173 pitches in 2017. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 656th in MLB.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
48.4% of the contact against McGowan with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 42.1% with the bases empty.
383 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 790 with the bases empty.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
McGowan averages 91.0 mph across his arsenal, 77th percentile in the league.
1173 pitches in 2017. 77th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2017, 161st in MLB.
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