When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 91.4 mph off the bat against McGough, 9th percentile.
297 pitches in 2025. 9th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 712th in MLB.
Both sides hit him about the same
43.3% of the contact right-handers make against McGough is hit hard, against 52.4% of what left-handers make.
140 pitches to right-handed hitters, 157 to left-handed hitters.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
40% of the contact against McGough with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 50% with the bases empty.
91 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 206 with the bases empty.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .378 expected average against them, against .306 on his offspeed pitches.
70 of his breaking balls thrown.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
47.1% of the contact McGough gives up is hit hard, 16th percentile.
297 pitches in 2025. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 654th in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off McGough's slider leaves the bat at 94.3 mph, against 90.0 off his splitter.
70 and 99 of them thrown.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
34% of the contact against McGough is on the ground and 48% of it is in the air.
50 tracked batted balls allowed.
His ball is straighter than it should be
McGough's stuff spins at 2,103 rpm, 17th percentile in the league.
297 pitches in 2025. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 648th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against McGough projects a .358 average, 22nd percentile.
297 pitches in 2025. 22nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 607th in MLB.
He cannot find the zone often enough
McGough works off the plate, with only 43.4% of his pitches in the zone, 19th percentile.
297 pitches in 2025. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 630th in MLB.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .375 average against McGough and left-handers to .335.
140 pitches to right-handed hitters, 157 to left-handed hitters.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
McGough has given up 4 tracked home runs, 2 of them to left field, the longest 419 feet.
4 tracked home runs allowed in 2025.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
McGough averages 88.4 mph across his arsenal, 35th percentile in the league.
297 pitches in 2025. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 505th in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 90.8 mph off the bat against McGough and left-handers 92.4.
30 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 21 from left-handers.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 91.4 mph off the bat against McGough, 9th percentile.
297 pitches in 2025. 9th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 712th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
47.1% of the contact McGough gives up is hit hard, 16th percentile.
297 pitches in 2025. 16th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 654th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against McGough projects a .358 average, 22nd percentile.
297 pitches in 2025. 22nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 607th in MLB.
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Both sides hit him about the same
43.3% of the contact right-handers make against McGough is hit hard, against 52.4% of what left-handers make.
140 pitches to right-handed hitters, 157 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .375 average against McGough and left-handers to .335.
140 pitches to right-handed hitters, 157 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
40% of the contact against McGough with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 50% with the bases empty.
91 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 206 with the bases empty.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .378 expected average against them, against .306 on his offspeed pitches.
70 of his breaking balls thrown.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off McGough's slider leaves the bat at 94.3 mph, against 90.0 off his splitter.
70 and 99 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
34% of the contact against McGough is on the ground and 48% of it is in the air.
50 tracked batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
McGough has given up 4 tracked home runs, 2 of them to left field, the longest 419 feet.
4 tracked home runs allowed in 2025.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 90.8 mph off the bat against McGough and left-handers 92.4.
30 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 21 from left-handers.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
McGough's stuff spins at 2,103 rpm, 17th percentile in the league.
297 pitches in 2025. 17th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 648th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
McGough works off the plate, with only 43.4% of his pitches in the zone, 19th percentile.
297 pitches in 2025. 19th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 630th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
McGough averages 88.4 mph across his arsenal, 35th percentile in the league.
297 pitches in 2025. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 505th in MLB.
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