P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 3" 235 lbs | Age: 43
Draft: 2000 | Rd. C, No. 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 .475 .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 7.2 4.9 88.6 122.9 12.4 33.3 .245 .404 .315 .315 .368 37.0 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

AIR: Fly Balls + Line Drives + Popups All Batted Balls Batted Ball Breakdown
Season GB % AIR % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Pull GB % Straight GB % Oppo GB % Pull AIR % Straight AIR % Oppo AIR %
2015 41.6 58.4 19.5 32.5 6.5 37.7 35.1 27.3 18.2 15.6 7.8 19.5 19.5 19.5
2016 55.2 44.8 17.7 23.2 3.9 43.1 37.0 19.9 27.1 22.7 5.5 16.0 14.4 14.4
2017 52.3 47.7 21.5 22.4 3.8 34.6 47.7 16.9 21.1 25.3 5.1 13.5 22.4 11.8
Player 51.7 48.3 19.8 24.2 4.2 38.2 41.8 19.6 22.8 22.8 5.7 15.4 19.0 13.9
MLB 44.2 55.8 24.0 24.7 7.1 37.4 37.4 25.1 20.6 17.6 5.9 16.7 19.7 19.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Quality of Contact

Season Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2015 5.2 28.6 22.1 27.3 9.1 6.5 4.2
2016 3.9 44.8 18.2 21.5 6.1 3.9 2.5
2017 4.2 38.8 16.9 23.2 7.2 7.2 5.1
Player 4.2 39.4 18.2 23.2 7.1 5.9 4.0
MLB 4.0 32.4 24.9 24.4 5.9 7.2 4.9
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement


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 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 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 Slider MIA R 395 86.7 34.2 2.7 6.5GLV 3.4 2.1 1.6 6.5GLV 2.3
2016 Sinker MIA R 313 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 Slider MIA R 321 87.5 37.4 5.1 6.9GLV 2.6 -1.2 3.7 6.9GLV 0.9
2016 4-Seam Fastball MIA R 358 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 0 395 33.6 104 .194 .337 .258 40.9 42.3 24.3 .210 .351 .264 36.4
2017 4-Seam Fastball -0.6 -2 371 31.6 111 .319 .553 .401 16.1 8.1 14.5 .296 .554 .399 42.2
2017 Sinker 0.2 1 327 27.8 89 .296 .543 .404 13.0 5.6 10.9 .330 .591 .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 1,399 7 6 -7 -6 0
2011 96 376 1 -1 -3 -2 -5
2013 113 450 3 1 -1 -3 0
2014 353 1,399 8 0 -10 -8 -10
2015 117 469 5 -5 -6 -4 -10
2016 272 1,052 2 10 0 -5 7
2017 325 1,175 -7 15 -1 -7 0
Player 1,636 6,320 19 27 -28 19 -18
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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 78.7 25.0 62.9 41.6 55.9 44.8 25.9 7.0 69.7
2016 1,080 40.7 70.2 79.9 32.7 53.1 35.9 59.1 48.0 30.9 6.9 71.6
2017 1,176 43.8 71.8 85.4 31.2 58.3 41.2 59.3 49.0 24.3 7.5 87.5
Player 2,729 43.3 70.3 82.1 30.8 56.6 39.2 58.7 47.9 27.2 7.1 78.5
MLB 48.9 67.0 82.5 28.4 58.0 42.7 61.1 47.3 25.0 7.3 76.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

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 88 85 75 56 87 86 88 91 63 5 91 85 86 58 91
2017 16 20 14 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 22.11 7 7.9 -1 3 6 3 42.9
2017 22.81 13 14.7 -2 5 10 8 61.5
Player 22.59 20 22.7 -3 8 16 11 55.0
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls 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 9 6 6 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 17 14 9 12 14 16 16 15 15 16 15 12 15 15 16 16 21 18 16 13 12 19 17 15 9
Player 20 25 17 24 22 20 26 23 15 18 22 26 24 23 24 25 20 20 23 24 24 20 31 27 25 21 20 29 25 23 14
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls 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

2017 +/-   2016 +/-   2015
Results
BA .262 +.060 .202 -.094 .296
xBA .270 +.061 .209 -.074 .283
OBP .327 +.026 .301 -.114 .415
xOBP .339 +.029 .310 -.096 .406
SLG .456 +.113 .343 -.188 .531
xSLG .475 +.138 .337 -.135 .472
ISO .194 +.054 .140 -.095 .235
xISO .206 +.078 .128 -.061 .189
BABIP .291 +.050 .241 -.073 .314
wOBA .328 +.052 .276 -.131 .407
xwOBA .347 +.067 .280 -.104 .384
wOBACON .379 +.072 .307 -.142 .449
xwOBACON .405 +.091 .314 -.101 .415
BACON .330 +.059 .271 -.106 .377
xBACON .348 +.064 .284 -.077 .361
Statcast Hit Metrics
Hard Hit % 38.4 +10.8 27.6 -4.9 32.5
Avg Exit Velocity 88.1 +1.3 86.8 +0.2 86.6
Launch Angle Sweet-Spot % 30.0 +1.3 28.7 -12.9 41.6
Barrel % 7.2 +3.3 3.9 -2.6 6.5
Avg Launch Angle 7.3 +2.2 5.1 -9.0 14.1
Statcast Bat Tracking
Bat Speed 0.0 -- -- -- --
Attack Angle -- -- -- --
Ideal Attack Angle % 0.0 -- -- -- --
Attack Direction -- -- -- --
Swing Path - Tilt -- -- -- --
Swing Length 0.0 -- -- -- --
Statcast Pitch Metrics
Fastball Velocity 93.8 -1.7 95.5 +1.3 94.2
Breaking Velocity 86.7 -0.8 87.5 -0.3 87.8
Offspeed Velocity 87.8 -0.9 88.7 +2.0 86.7
Batted Ball Results
Barrels 17 +10 7 +2 5
Popup % 3.8 -0.1 3.9 -2.6 6.5
Flyball % 21.5 +3.8 17.7 -1.8 19.5
Line Drive % 22.4 -0.8 23.2 -9.3 32.5
Groundball % 52.3 -2.9 55.2 +13.6 41.6
Pull % 34.6 -8.5 43.1 +5.4 37.7
Straight Away % 47.7 +10.7 37.0 +1.9 35.1
Opposite Field % 16.9 -3.0 19.9 -7.4 27.3
Weak Contact % 4.2 +0.3 3.9 -1.3 5.2
Pull Airball % 13.5 -2.5 16.0 -3.5 19.5
Topped Contact % 38.8 -6.0 44.8 +16.2 28.6
Under Contact % 16.9 -1.3 18.2 -3.9 22.1
Flare/Burner Contact % 23.2 +1.7 21.5 -5.8 27.3
Solid Contact % 7.2 +1.1 6.1 -3.0 9.1
HR/FB % 25.5 +3.6 21.9 -24.8 46.7
Popups 9 +2 7 +2 5
Flyballs 51 +19 32 +17 15
Line Drives 53 +11 42 +17 25
Groundballs 124 +24 100 +68 32
Plate Discipline
In Zone % 43.8 +3.1 40.7 -6.9 47.6
Out of Zone % 56.2 -3.1 59.3 +6.9 52.4
Edge % 41.2 +5.3 35.9 -5.7 41.6
Zone Swing % 71.8 +1.6 70.2 +3.5 66.7
Out of Zone Swing % 31.2 -1.5 32.7 +7.7 25.0
In Zone Contact % 85.4 +5.5 79.9 +1.2 78.7
Out of Zone Contact % 58.3 +5.2 53.1 -9.8 62.9
Whiff % 24.3 -6.6 30.9 +5.0 25.9
First Strike % 59.3 +0.2 59.1 +3.2 55.9
First Pitch Swing % 36.4 +2.3 34.1 +3.6 30.5
Swing % 49.0 +1.0 48.0 +3.2 44.8
Meatball Swing % 87.5 +15.9 71.6 +1.9 69.7
Meatball % 7.5 +0.6 6.9 -0.1 7.0
Zone Swing & Miss % 14.6 -5.5 20.1 -1.2 21.3
Out of Zone Swing & Miss % 41.7 -5.2 46.9 +9.8 37.1
In Zone 515 +75 440 +215 225
Out of Zone 660 +20 640 +392 248
Edge 484 +96 388 +191 197
In Zone Swings 370 +61 309 +159 150
Out of Zone Swings 206 -3 209 +147 62
In Zone Swing & Misses 54 -8 62 +30 32
Out of Zone Swing & Misses 86 -12 98 +75 23
Basic
Pitches 1,176 +96 1,080 +607 473
PA 331 +52 279 +161 118
AB 294 +52 242 +144 98
Hits 77 +28 49 +20 29
Singles 47 +15 32 +12 20
Doubles 16 +9 7 +5 2
Triples 1 -2 3 +3 0
Home Runs 13 +6 7 0 7
Walks 28 -5 33 +13 20
Strikeouts 64 +1 63 +42 21
K% 19.3 -3.3 22.6 +4.8 17.8
BB% 8.5 -3.3 11.8 -5.1 16.9
HBP 2 0 2 +2 0
Batted Balls 237 +56 181 +104 77
Number of Fastballs 698 +27 671 +353 318
Number of Offspeed 82 +24 58 +20 38
Number of Breaking 395 +74 321 +208 113
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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