This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes McLean goes to the curveball: 30.9% of his two-strike pitches, against 3.8% the rest of the time.
259 two-strike pitches in 2026.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
McLean releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 16 degrees above horizontal and 3.5 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
833 tracked release points, averaging 5.3 feet off the ground.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his offspeed pitches: a .416 expected average against them, against .282 on his breaking balls.
71 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
McLean's sweeper moves 20.3 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
128 thrown, averaging 84.6 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off McLean's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.5 mph, against 78.6 off his sweeper.
153 and 128 of them thrown.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count McLean throws a fastball 81.7% of the time, against 41.2% when he is ahead.
235 pitches behind in the count, 250 ahead.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
McLean's curveball carries 15.3 inches of drop against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
102 thrown, averaging 81.3 mph.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
McLean's curveball spins at 3,285 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
102 thrown in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
14.9 mph separates McLean's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 96.2 against 81.3.
153 and 102 of them respectively.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
McLean's stuff spins at 2,444 rpm, 83rd percentile in the league.
833 pitches in 2026. 83rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 94th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against McLean is weak: 86.0 mph off the bat on average, 82nd percentile.
833 pitches in 2026. 82nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 100th in MLB.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
McLean lands 50.9% of his fastballs in the zone and only 33% of his breaking balls.
532 of his fastballs, 230 of his breaking balls.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
McLean's fastball averages 95.5 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 94.4 past his 75th.
155 early fastballs, 88 late ones.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
McLean lives in the strike zone: 44.7% of his pitches are in it, 71st percentile.
833 pitches in 2026. 71st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 157th in MLB.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
McLean lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.33 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
833 located pitches in 2026.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
McLean averages 91.0 mph across his arsenal, 68th percentile in the league.
833 pitches in 2026. 68th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 170th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
McLean works with 6 pitches: Sinker, 4-Seam Fastball, Sweeper and Curveball, and a little else. The sinker is 36.3% of everything he throws.
833 classified pitches in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
McLean puts 60% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 44% when he is ahead.
235 located pitches behind, 250 ahead.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
McLean's sinker averages 94.9 mph, and has touched 97.8.
302 thrown, 36.3% of his pitches.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
McLean throws the sinker 45.3% of the time against right-handers and 29.9% against left-handers.
344 pitches to right-handers, 489 to left-handers.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
McLean throws a strike on the first pitch 63.1% of the time.
203 plate appearances started in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.7% of McLean's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
156 of 833 located pitches.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 37.2% of the contact McLean gives up is hit hard, 62nd percentile.
833 pitches in 2026. 62nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 207th in MLB.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
McLean releases the ball 6.3 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
661 tracked pitches in 2026.
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This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes McLean goes to the curveball: 30.9% of his two-strike pitches, against 3.8% the rest of the time.
259 two-strike pitches in 2026.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count McLean throws a fastball 81.7% of the time, against 41.2% when he is ahead.
235 pitches behind in the count, 250 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
McLean puts 60% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 44% when he is ahead.
235 located pitches behind, 250 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
McLean throws a strike on the first pitch 63.1% of the time.
203 plate appearances started in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
McLean releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 16 degrees above horizontal and 3.5 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
833 tracked release points, averaging 5.3 feet off the ground.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
McLean's fastball averages 95.5 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 94.4 past his 75th.
155 early fastballs, 88 late ones.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
McLean releases the ball 6.3 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
661 tracked pitches in 2026.
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 offspeed pitches: a .416 expected average against them, against .282 on his breaking balls.
71 of his offspeed pitches thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
McLean lands 50.9% of his fastballs in the zone and only 33% of his breaking balls.
532 of his fastballs, 230 of his breaking balls.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
McLean's sweeper moves 20.3 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
128 thrown, averaging 84.6 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
McLean's curveball carries 15.3 inches of drop against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
102 thrown, averaging 81.3 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off McLean's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.5 mph, against 78.6 off his sweeper.
153 and 128 of them thrown.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
McLean's curveball spins at 3,285 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
102 thrown in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
14.9 mph separates McLean's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 96.2 against 81.3.
153 and 102 of them respectively.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
McLean works with 6 pitches: Sinker, 4-Seam Fastball, Sweeper and Curveball, and a little else. The sinker is 36.3% of everything he throws.
833 classified pitches in 2026.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
McLean's sinker averages 94.9 mph, and has touched 97.8.
302 thrown, 36.3% of his pitches.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
McLean throws the sinker 45.3% of the time against right-handers and 29.9% against left-handers.
344 pitches to right-handers, 489 to left-handers.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
McLean's stuff spins at 2,444 rpm, 83rd percentile in the league.
833 pitches in 2026. 83rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 94th in MLB.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against McLean is weak: 86.0 mph off the bat on average, 82nd percentile.
833 pitches in 2026. 82nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 100th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 37.2% of the contact McLean gives up is hit hard, 62nd percentile.
833 pitches in 2026. 62nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 207th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
McLean lives in the strike zone: 44.7% of his pitches are in it, 71st percentile.
833 pitches in 2026. 71st percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 157th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
McLean lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.33 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
833 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.7% of McLean's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
156 of 833 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
McLean averages 91.0 mph across his arsenal, 68th percentile in the league.
833 pitches in 2026. 68th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 170th in MLB.
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