One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
McGee's 4-seam fastball moves 87.3 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
514 thrown, averaging 94.3 mph.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count McGee throws a fastball 96% of the time, against 70.9% when he is ahead.
151 pitches behind in the count, 203 ahead.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
McGee lives in the strike zone: 51.8% of his pitches are in it, 97th percentile.
629 pitches in 2022. 97th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 24th in MLB.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
McGee averages 92.8 mph across his arsenal, 91st percentile in the league.
629 pitches in 2022. 91st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 71st in MLB.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes McGee goes to the slider: 28% of his two-strike pitches, against 12.1% the rest of the time.
200 two-strike pitches in 2022.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
McGee lands 56% of his fastballs in the zone and only 31.5% of his breaking balls.
521 of his fastballs, 108 of his breaking balls.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
McGee works with 2 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball and Slider. The 4-seam fastball is 81.7% of everything he throws.
629 classified pitches in 2022.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
McGee's 4-seam fastball carries 14.9 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
514 thrown, averaging 94.3 mph.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
McGee releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 34 degrees above horizontal and 1.7 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
629 tracked release points, averaging 5.6 feet off the ground.
His ball is straighter than it should be
McGee's stuff spins at 2,037 rpm, 16th percentile in the league.
629 pitches in 2022. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 655th in MLB.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
McGee puts 53% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 49.2% of his pitches to left-handers.
436 pitches to right-handed hitters, 193 to left-handed hitters.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off McGee's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.3 mph, against 86.9 off his slider.
514 and 108 of them thrown.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.8 mph off the bat against McGee, 22nd percentile.
629 pitches in 2022. 22nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 604th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .320 expected average against them, against .268 on his breaking balls.
521 of his fastballs thrown.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
McGee releases the ball 6.0 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
629 tracked pitches in 2022.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
McGee puts 66.2% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 50.7% when he is ahead.
151 located pitches behind, 203 ahead.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
McGee's 4-seam fastball averages 94.3 mph, and has touched 97.9.
514 thrown, 81.7% of his pitches.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
42.1% of the contact McGee gives up is hit hard, 28th percentile.
629 pitches in 2022. 28th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 556th in MLB.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
21.6% of McGee's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
136 of 629 located pitches.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.2 mph separates McGee's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 94.3 against 85.2.
514 and 108 of them respectively.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against McGee projects a .313 average, 62nd percentile.
629 pitches in 2022. 62nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 296th in MLB.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
McGee's 4-seam fastball moves 87.3 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
514 thrown, averaging 94.3 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
McGee's 4-seam fastball carries 14.9 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
514 thrown, averaging 94.3 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count McGee throws a fastball 96% of the time, against 70.9% when he is ahead.
151 pitches behind in the count, 203 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes McGee goes to the slider: 28% of his two-strike pitches, against 12.1% the rest of the time.
200 two-strike pitches in 2022.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
McGee puts 66.2% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 50.7% when he is ahead.
151 located pitches behind, 203 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
McGee lives in the strike zone: 51.8% of his pitches are in it, 97th percentile.
629 pitches in 2022. 97th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 24th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
McGee averages 92.8 mph across his arsenal, 91st percentile in the league.
629 pitches in 2022. 91st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 71st in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
McGee lands 56% of his fastballs in the zone and only 31.5% of his breaking balls.
521 of his fastballs, 108 of his breaking balls.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .320 expected average against them, against .268 on his breaking balls.
521 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His pitches move in ways that fit together
McGee works with 2 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball and Slider. The 4-seam fastball is 81.7% of everything he throws.
629 classified pitches in 2022.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off McGee's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.3 mph, against 86.9 off his slider.
514 and 108 of them thrown.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
McGee's 4-seam fastball averages 94.3 mph, and has touched 97.9.
514 thrown, 81.7% of his pitches.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.2 mph separates McGee's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 94.3 against 85.2.
514 and 108 of them respectively.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
McGee releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 34 degrees above horizontal and 1.7 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
629 tracked release points, averaging 5.6 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
McGee releases the ball 6.0 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
629 tracked pitches in 2022.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
McGee's stuff spins at 2,037 rpm, 16th percentile in the league.
629 pitches in 2022. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 655th in MLB.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
McGee puts 53% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 49.2% of his pitches to left-handers.
436 pitches to right-handed hitters, 193 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.8 mph off the bat against McGee, 22nd percentile.
629 pitches in 2022. 22nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 604th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
42.1% of the contact McGee gives up is hit hard, 28th percentile.
629 pitches in 2022. 28th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 556th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against McGee projects a .313 average, 62nd percentile.
629 pitches in 2022. 62nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 296th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
21.6% of McGee's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
136 of 629 located pitches.
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