Dustin McGowan
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 3" 235LBS | Age: 42
Draft: 2000 | Rd: C, #33, Toronto Blue Jays | Long County HS (Ludowici, GA)
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2015 1 2 6.94 14 1 0 23.1 21 2.10
2016 1 3 2.82 55 0 1 67 63 1.22
2017 8 2 4.75 63 0 0 77.2 64 1.34
10 Seasons 35 34 4.50 290 69 2 650.1 540 1.38
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2015 14 1-2 6.94 23.1 21 2.10
2016 55 1-3 2.82 67 63 1.22
2017 63 8-2 4.75 77.2 64 1.34
10 Seasons 290 35-34 4.50 650.1 540 1.38
MLB Percentile Rankings
Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls		 Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity		 Max EV Launch
Angle		 LA Sweet-
Spot %		 XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2015 33 473 77 5 6.5 4.2 86.6 113.4 14.1 41.6 .283 .472 .407 .384 .415 32.5 17.8 16.9 6.94 6.52
2016 34 1080 181 7 3.9 2.5 86.8 113.8 5.1 28.7 .209 .337 .276 .280 .314 27.6 22.6 11.8 2.82 3.26
2017 35 1176 237 17 7.2 5.1 88.1 112.1 7.3 30.0 .270 .476 .328 .347 .405 38.4 19.3 8.5 4.75 5.30
Player 2729 495 29 5.9 4.0 87.4 113.8 7.6 31.3 .249 .422 .321 .327 .373 33.5 20.3 11.1
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .405 .316 .315 .368 36.5 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

McGowan relies on 4 pitches.
Slider
(33.6%) ,
Four Seamer
(31.6%) ,
Sinker
(27.8%) ,
Changeup
(7.0%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2015 41.6 19.5 32.5 6.5 37.7 35.1 27.3 5.2 28.6 22.1 27.3 9.1 6.5 4.2
2016 55.2 17.7 23.2 3.9 43.1 37.0 19.9 3.9 44.8 18.2 21.5 6.1 3.9 2.5
2017 52.3 21.5 22.4 3.8 34.6 47.7 16.9 4.2 38.8 16.9 23.2 7.2 7.2 5.1
Player 51.7 19.8 24.2 4.2 38.2 41.8 19.6 4.2 39.4 18.2 23.2 7.1 5.9 4.0
MLB 44.4 23.8 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.5 25.2 3.9 32.6 24.8 24.4 5.9 7.0 4.8
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement

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How this works: This section shows two different ways to evaluate pitch movement. On the left, “Total Movement” shows the real-world movement of a pitch, including the forces of gravity, which affects every pitch thrown. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren't 'better' just because they have more time to move, a pitch's movement is compared to other pitches of the same pitch type, within +/- 2 MPH and +/- 0.5 feet of extension/release. On the right, Induced Movement (or IVB) is reported without gravity, and attempts to isolate movement created by the pitcher's ability to spin and manipulate the ball.
Total Movement (in inches, w/ gravity)Induced Movement (in inches, w/o gravity)
YearPitchTeamHand#MPHVertical
Drop		vs.
Comparable		Horizontal
Break		vs.
Comparable		Vertical
Break		vs. AvgHorizontal
Break		vs. Avg
2017 4-Seam Fastball MIA R 371 93.8 16.1 -2.4 7.5ARM 0.2 14.8 -2.3 7.5ARM -0.6
2017 Sinker MIA R 327 93.8 21.0 2.0 14.3ARM -0.2 9.9 0.9 14.3ARM -1.1
2017 Changeup MIA R 82 87.8 28.8 2.9 13.7ARM 0.0 5.9 2.6 13.7ARM 0.1
2017 Slider MIA R 395 86.7 34.2 2.8 6.5GLV 3.5 2.1 1.5 6.5GLV 2.3
2016 Slider MIA R 320 87.5 37.4 5.1 6.9GLV 2.6 -1.2 3.7 6.9GLV 0.9
2016 Sinker MIA R 311 95.4 18.9 -0.7 13.1ARM -0.6 11.7 -2.2 13.1ARM -0.2
2016 Changeup MIA R 58 88.7 29.6 1.7 14.8ARM 1.9 5.8 1.4 14.8ARM 3.5
2016 4-Seam Fastball MIA R 355 95.5 14.0 0.6 4.3ARM -2.5 16.5 0.7 4.3ARM -2.1
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

Run Values by Pitch Type

Year Pitch Type Team RV/100 Run Value Pitches % PA BA SLG wOBA Whiff% K% PutAway % xBA xSLG xwOBA Hard Hit %
2017 Slider -0.1 -1 395 33.6 104 .194 .337 .258 40.9 42.3 24.3 .210 .351 .264 36.4
2017 4-Seam Fastball -0.3 -1 371 31.5 111 .319 .553 .401 16.1 8.1 14.5 .296 .554 .399 42.2
2017 Sinker -0.5 -1 327 27.8 89 .296 .543 .404 13.0 5.6 10.9 .330 .592 .412 39.0
2017 Changeup 1.4 1 82 7.0 21 .200 .250 .233 33.3 23.8 25.0 .199 .253 .221 20.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2008 360 1,397 9 4 -7 -7 0
2011 96 376 -1 1 -2 -2 -4
2013 113 450 4 2 -1 -3 1
2014 353 1,399 10 3 -8 -8 -3
2015 117 469 5 -4 -7 -4 -9
2016 272 1,052 3 11 1 -4 11
2017 325 1,175 -9 16 -1 -8 -2
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Strike % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2015 473 47.6 66.7 78.0 25.0 61.3 41.6 55.9 44.8 25.9 7.0 69.7
2016 1,080 40.7 70.2 79.3 32.7 53.1 35.9 59.1 48.0 30.9 6.9 71.6
2017 1,176 43.8 71.8 84.6 31.2 57.8 41.2 59.3 49.0 24.3 7.5 87.5
Player 2,729 43.3 70.3 81.4 30.8 56.2 39.2 58.7 47.9 27.2 7.1 78.5
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 61.0 47.2 25.0 7.3 76.3
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Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA /
xERA 		xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Hard
Hit% 		K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate 		FB
Velo 		FB
Spin 		CB
Spin 		Extension
2015 70 73 93
2016 82 89 85 75 56 87 86 88 91 63 5 91 85 86 58 91
2017 16 20 13 12 24 41 26 26 10 32 47 49 83 63 44 90
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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted
Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2016 22.1 7 8.0 -1 3 6 3 42.9
2017 22.8 13 14.7 -2 5 10 8 61.5
Player 22.6 20 22.7 -3 8 16 11 55.0
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted
Year HR
2016 7 9 5 9 8 8 9 10 6 7 8 10 8 8 9 9 5 8 8 9 8 4 10 9 9 8 8 10 8 8 5
2017 13 16 12 15 14 12 16 14 9 12 14 16 16 15 15 16 15 12 15 15 16 16 20 18 16 13 12 19 17 16 9
Player 20 25 17 24 22 20 25 24 15 19 22 26 24 23 24 25 20 20 23 24 24 20 30 27 25 21 20 29 25 24 14
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2015 2016 +/-   2017 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 94.2 95.5 1.3 ↑ 93.8 -1.7 ↓
Offspeed Velocity 86.7 88.7 2.0 ↑ 87.8 -0.9 ↓
Breaking Velocity 87.8 87.5 -0.3 ↓ 86.7 -0.8 ↓
Exit Velocity 86.6 86.8 0.2 ↑ 88.1 1.3 ↑
Launch Angle 14.1 5.1 -9.0 ↓ 7.3 2.2 ↑
Barrel % 6.5 3.9 -2.6 ↓ 7.2 3.3 ↑
Hard Hit % 32.5 27.6 -4.9 ↓ 38.4 10.8 ↑
LA Sweet-Spot % 41.6 28.7 -12.9 ↓ 30.0 1.3 ↑
xBA .283 .209 -0.074 ↓ .270 0.061 ↑
BA .296 .202 -0.094 ↓ .262 0.060 ↑
xwOBA .384 .280 -0.104 ↓ .347 0.067 ↑
wOBA .407 .276 -0.131 ↓ .328 0.052 ↑
xSLG .472 .337 -0.135 ↓ .476 0.139 ↑
SLG .531 .343 -0.188 ↓ .456 0.113 ↑
K% 17.8 22.6 4.8 ↑ 19.3 -3.3 ↓
BB% 16.9 11.8 -5.1 ↓ 8.5 -3.3 ↓
Swing % 44.8 48.0 3.2 ↑ 49.0 1.0 ↑
Whiff% 25.9 30.9 5.0 ↑ 24.3 -6.6 ↓
In Zone % 47.6 40.7 -6.9 ↓ 43.8 3.1 ↑
Out of Zone % 52.4 59.3 6.9 ↑ 56.2 -3.1 ↓
Out of Zone Swing % 25.0 32.7 7.7 ↑ 31.2 -1.5 ↓
First Pitch Swing % 30.5 34.1 3.6 ↑ 36.4 2.3 ↑
First Pitch Strike % 55.9 59.1 3.2 ↑ 59.3 0.2 ↑
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2016 Shifts 269 .279 165 0 0.0 104 4 3.8
2017 Shifts 326 .328 194 6 3.1 132 28 21.2
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

Bases EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2011 117 17.0 29.1% 0.0% 58 23.9 0.0% 13.8%
2013 131 19.1 6.1% 2.3% 80 22.4 1.3% 7.5%
2014 371 19.0 11.3% 2.2% 244 24.7 0.0% 9.4%
2015 125 18.8 14.4% 4.0% 93 25.1 4.3% 19.4%
2016 285 20.0 14.7% 6.0% 163 23.9 6.1% 18.4%
2017 308 19.1 10.4% 1.3% 182 23.1 1.1% 11.0%

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Pitch Distribution

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