This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes McLean goes to the curveball: 33.5% of his two-strike pitches, against 6.6% the rest of the time.
852 two-strike pitches in 2026.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
McLean releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 15 degrees above horizontal and 3.6 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
2915 tracked release points, averaging 5.2 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 18.0 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
345 thrown, averaging 84.9 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off McLean's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 90.7 mph, against 80.6 off his slider.
572 and 81 of them thrown.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count McLean throws a fastball 80.3% of the time, against 46.1% when he is ahead.
803 pitches behind in the count, 865 ahead.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
McLean's curveball spins at 3,368 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
422 thrown in 2026.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
McLean's 4-seam fastball carries 13.5 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
572 thrown, averaging 96.0 mph.
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.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
14.1 mph separates McLean's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 96.0 against 82.0.
572 and 422 of them respectively.
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.
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.
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 94.5 past his 75th.
532 early fastballs, 363 late ones.
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 fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
McLean's sinker averages 95.0 mph, and has touched 98.6.
1005 thrown, 34.5% of his pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
McLean works with 6 pitches: Sinker, 4-Seam Fastball, Curveball and Sweeper, and a little else. The sinker is 34.5% of everything he throws.
2915 classified pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.1% of McLean's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
529 of 2915 located pitches.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
McLean puts 55.3% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 43.8% when he is ahead.
803 located pitches behind, 865 ahead.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
McLean throws the sinker 40.2% of the time against right-handers and 30.5% against left-handers.
1193 pitches to right-handers, 1722 to left-handers.
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.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
McLean has thrown 81 sliders this season, 2.8% of his pitches, at 86.2 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
2915 classified 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: 33.5% of his two-strike pitches, against 6.6% the rest of the time.
852 two-strike pitches in 2026.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count McLean throws a fastball 80.3% of the time, against 46.1% when he is ahead.
803 pitches behind in the count, 865 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
McLean puts 55.3% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 43.8% when he is ahead.
803 located pitches behind, 865 ahead.
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 15 degrees above horizontal and 3.6 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
2915 tracked release points, averaging 5.2 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 94.5 past his 75th.
532 early fastballs, 363 late ones.
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 18.0 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
345 thrown, averaging 84.9 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
McLean's 4-seam fastball carries 13.5 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
572 thrown, averaging 96.0 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 90.7 mph, against 80.6 off his slider.
572 and 81 of them thrown.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
McLean's curveball spins at 3,368 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
422 thrown in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
14.1 mph separates McLean's 4-seam fastball from his curveball, 96.0 against 82.0.
572 and 422 of them respectively.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
McLean's sinker averages 95.0 mph, and has touched 98.6.
1005 thrown, 34.5% of his pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
McLean works with 6 pitches: Sinker, 4-Seam Fastball, Curveball and Sweeper, and a little else. The sinker is 34.5% of everything he throws.
2915 classified pitches in 2026.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
McLean throws the sinker 40.2% of the time against right-handers and 30.5% against left-handers.
1193 pitches to right-handers, 1722 to left-handers.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
McLean has thrown 81 sliders this season, 2.8% of his pitches, at 86.2 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
2915 classified pitches in 2026.
Show more
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.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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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 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.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.1% of McLean's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
529 of 2915 located pitches.
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