The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
66.7% of the contact against McDonald is on the ground and 12.1% of it is in the air.
33 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
62.9% of the balls put in play against McDonald have gone to centre field.
22 of 35 located batted balls allowed.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.8 mph off the bat against McDonald, 18th percentile.
182 pitches in 2026. 18th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 438th in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .323 expected average against them, against .248 on his breaking balls.
102 of his fastballs thrown.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off McDonald's sinker leaves the bat at 91.6 mph, against 88.5 off his slider.
100 and 57 of them thrown.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 89.3 mph off the bat against McDonald and left-handers 92.8.
20 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 15 from left-handers.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
McDonald lives in the strike zone: 45.1% of his pitches are in it, 74th percentile.
182 pitches in 2026. 74th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 140th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
42.9% of the contact McDonald gives up is hit hard, 35th percentile.
182 pitches in 2026. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 352nd in MLB.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
McDonald averages 90.9 mph across his arsenal, 67th percentile in the league.
182 pitches in 2026. 67th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 178th in MLB.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
McDonald's stuff spins at 2,349 rpm, 64th percentile in the league.
182 pitches in 2026. 64th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 192nd in MLB.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
66.7% of the contact against McDonald is on the ground and 12.1% of it is in the air.
33 tracked batted balls allowed.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
62.9% of the balls put in play against McDonald have gone to centre field.
22 of 35 located batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 89.3 mph off the bat against McDonald and left-handers 92.8.
20 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 15 from left-handers.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.8 mph off the bat against McDonald, 18th percentile.
182 pitches in 2026. 18th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 438th in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
42.9% of the contact McDonald gives up is hit hard, 35th percentile.
182 pitches in 2026. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 352nd in MLB.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .323 expected average against them, against .248 on his breaking balls.
102 of his fastballs thrown.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off McDonald's sinker leaves the bat at 91.6 mph, against 88.5 off his slider.
100 and 57 of them thrown.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
McDonald lives in the strike zone: 45.1% of his pitches are in it, 74th percentile.
182 pitches in 2026. 74th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 140th in MLB.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
McDonald averages 90.9 mph across his arsenal, 67th percentile in the league.
182 pitches in 2026. 67th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 178th in MLB.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
McDonald's stuff spins at 2,349 rpm, 64th percentile in the league.
182 pitches in 2026. 64th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 192nd in MLB.
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