Scott McGough
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 5' 11" 190LBS | Age: 34
Draft: 2011 | Rd: 5, #164, Los Angeles Dodgers | Oregon
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2015 0 0 9.45 6 0 0 6.2 4 2.40
2023 2 7 4.73 63 1 9 70.1 86 1.28
2 Seasons 2 7 5.14 69 1 9 77 90 1.38
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2015 6 0-0 9.45 6.2 4 2.40
2023 63 2-7 4.73 70.1 86 1.28
2 Seasons 69 2-7 5.14 77 90 1.38
MLB Percentile Rankings
Pitch Distribution

Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls
Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity
Max EV Launch
Angle
Sweet
Spot %
XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2015 25 144 27 0 0.0 0.0 88.8 108.3 0.4 37.0 .317 .396 .413 .356 .360 25.9 11.4 11.4 9.45 5.41
2023 33 1233 183 19 10.4 6.3 91.3 112.2 10.5 30.1 .238 .409 .318 .317 .403 48.6 28.6 10.0 4.74 4.24
Player 1377 210 19 9.0 5.7 91.0 112.2 9.2 31.0 .246 .408 .328 .321 .398 45.7 26.8 10.1
MLB 6.9 4.7 88.4 122.4 12.2 33.1 .245 .406 .316 .315 .369 36.3 22.1 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

McGough relies on 3 pitches.
Four Seamer
(51.1%) ,
Split Finger
(39.7%) ,
Slider
(9.2%) ,


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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 63.0 0.0 33.3 3.7 29.6 37.0 33.3 0.0 55.6 11.1 29.6 3.7 0.0 0.0
2023 49.2 23.0 22.4 5.5 45.4 33.3 21.3 2.7 36.6 18.0 25.7 6.6 10.4 6.3
Player 51.0 20.0 23.8 5.2 43.3 33.8 22.9 2.4 39.0 17.1 26.2 6.2 9.0 5.7
MLB 44.6 23.5 24.9 7.0 37.0 37.6 25.3 3.9 32.9 24.7 24.4 5.8 6.9 4.7
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement


How this works: Every pitch is affected by the forces of gravity, which means that every pitch drops on its way from the mound to the plate. These numbers are reported with gravity, which makes them larger and different than other pitch movement numbers you may have seen. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren’t ‘better’ just because they have more time to move, the movement of a pitch is compared to ‘average’ movement by comparing it to other MLB pitch types within +/- 2 MPH and from within +/- 0.5 feet of extension and release.
Vertical Movement (inches) Horizontal Movement (inches)
Year Pitch Team Hand # MPH Inches of Drop vs Avg % vs Avg Inches of Break vs Avg % Break vs Avg
2023 4-Seam Fastball AZ R 630 93.5 13.2 2.0 13 8.6 1.1 15
2023 Slider AZ R 113 86.6 33.6 -1.1 -3 5.6 1.0 23
2023 Split-Finger AZ R 489 85.7 30.6 -3.6 -10 6.1 -3.6 -37
2015 Curveball MIA R 33 83.7 39.2 -7.4 -16 10.3 1.1 12
2015 Changeup MIA R 6 89.6 22.3 -7.0 -24 13.5 1.1 9
2015 4-Seam Fastball MIA R 94 94.2 16.0 -0.1 -1 13.9 6.0 76
2015 Slider MIA R 10 87.7 30.8 -2.7 -8 1.2 -5.6 -128
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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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 %
2023 4-Seam Fastball 0.5 3 630 51.1 132 .237 .456 .352 17.9 25.8 22.2 .248 .438 .341 57.3
2023 Split-Finger 0.0 0 490 39.7 139 .198 .389 .291 41.9 32.4 21.8 .218 .358 .283 42.7
2023 Slider -1.7 -2 113 9.2 28 .308 .615 .411 44.1 25.0 25.9 .291 .533 .372 36.8
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.
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Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2023 4-Seam Fastball 624 93.5 98 19.7 1:00 1:00 0
2023 Splitter 435 85.7 91 9.1 1:15 1:45 -30
2023 Slider 111 86.6 30 6.7 10:15 9:30 45
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2015 35 144 -1 0 -3 0 -3
2023 299 1,233 4 9 -5 -6 1
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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 144 48.6 58.6 95.1 27.0 55.0 48.6 51.4 42.4 16.4 6.9 70.0
2023 1,233 48.2 64.8 79.2 31.8 45.8 42.3 58.0 47.7 31.8 7.6 80.9
Player 1,377 48.2 64.2 80.8 31.3 46.6 43.0 57.3 47.1 30.4 7.6 79.8
MLB 48.6 67.0 82.0 28.5 58.0 42.6 60.9 47.1 24.8 7.3 76.1
! 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 71 11
2023 46 60 44 38 46 46 13 4 1 84 26 87 81 40 75 5
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Expected Home Runs

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2023 23.0 14 12.0 2 4 8 6 42.9
Player 23.0 14 12.0 2 4 8 6 42.9

Expected Home Runs by Park

Year HR
2023 14 10 10 11 13 12 12 11 12 10 12 12 12 10 13 12 12 11 13 14 13 14 14 16 10 10 13 12 14 11 10
Player 14 10 10 11 13 12 12 11 12 10 12 12 12 10 13 12 12 11 13 14 13 14 14 16 10 10 13 12 14 11 10
! Note: This tells how many of this player's home runs would have been out of other stadiums. This accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects. For these purposes, the 2020 Blue Jays home field was still Rogers Centre, not Sahlen Field.
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2023 Shades 299 .318 162 4 2.5 137 81 59.1
! 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 %
2015 32 16.4 28.1% 9.4% 36 18.1 25.0% 13.9%
2023 299 16.6 24.7% 0.0% 223 19.3 3.1% 0.0%
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Pitch Distribution