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.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
McLean has given up 4 tracked home runs, 3 of them to left field, the longest 405 feet.
4 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
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.
Both sides hit him about the same
31.1% of the contact right-handers make against McLean is hit hard, against 40.8% of what left-handers make.
344 pitches to right-handed hitters, 489 to left-handed hitters.
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.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
29.4% of the contact against McLean with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 38.5% with the bases empty.
125 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 708 with the bases empty.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .287 average against McLean and left-handers to .339.
344 pitches to right-handed hitters, 489 to left-handed hitters.
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 shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
43.8% of the contact against McLean is on the ground and 29.8% of it is in the air.
121 tracked batted balls allowed.
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 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.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 84.6 mph off the bat against McLean and left-handers 86.9.
45 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 76 from 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.
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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.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The home runs are what is undoing his season
McLean has given up 4 tracked home runs, 3 of them to left field, the longest 405 feet.
4 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
43.8% of the contact against McLean is on the ground and 29.8% of it is in the air.
121 tracked batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 84.6 mph off the bat against McLean and left-handers 86.9.
45 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 76 from left-handers.
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.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Both sides hit him about the same
31.1% of the contact right-handers make against McLean is hit hard, against 40.8% of what left-handers make.
344 pitches to right-handed hitters, 489 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .287 average against McLean and left-handers to .339.
344 pitches to right-handed hitters, 489 to left-handed hitters.
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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 Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
29.4% of the contact against McLean with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 38.5% with the bases empty.
125 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 708 with the bases empty.
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 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.
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