P | San Francisco Giants
Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 0" 205 lbs | Age: 25
Draft: 2019 | Rd. 11, No. 326, San Francisco Giants | George County HS
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2024 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 3 1 0.33
2025 1 0 1.80 3 2 0 15 14 1.00
2026 3 7 5.12 14 14 0 70.1 57 1.31
3 Seasons 4 7 4.38 18 16 0 88.1 72 1.22
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2024 1 0-0 0.00 3 1 0.33
2025 3 1-0 1.80 15 14 1.00
2026 14 3-7 5.12 70.1 57 1.31
3 Seasons 18 4-7 4.38 88.1 72 1.22
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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
2024 23 39 8 0 0.0 0.0 85.3 106.3 -9.8 0.0 .137 .154 .069 .203 .168 12.5 10.0 10.0 0.00 1.67
2025 24 212 44 2 4.5 3.3 89.3 109.3 7.8 31.8 .247 .369 .244 .280 .352 38.6 23.3 3.3 1.80 3.21
2026 25 1137 217 9 4.2 2.9 89.0 114.4 3.7 27.6 .246 .357 .323 .311 .328 37.8 18.4 7.4 5.12 4.05
Player 1388 269 11 4.1 2.9 88.9 114.4 3.9 27.5 .243 .353 .303 .303 .327 37.2 18.9 6.8
MLB 7.6 4.9 88.6 122.9 12.5 33.3 .243 .407 .316 .316 .369 37.1 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

McDonald relies on 5 pitches.
Sinker
(57.6%) ,
Slider
(25.9%) ,
Changeup
(14.7%) ,
Four Seamer
(1.0%) ,
Cutter
(0.8%) ,


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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 %
2024 87.5 12.5 12.5 0.0 0.0 50.0 37.5 12.5 50.0 37.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 12.5
2025 54.5 45.5 15.9 25.0 4.5 36.4 31.8 31.8 22.7 20.5 11.4 13.6 11.4 20.5
2026 54.4 45.6 17.5 24.0 4.1 39.6 38.7 21.7 26.3 20.3 7.8 13.4 18.4 13.8
Player 55.4 44.6 17.1 23.4 4.1 39.4 37.5 23.0 26.4 20.8 8.2 13.0 16.7 14.9
MLB 44.1 55.9 24.2 24.6 7.1 37.5 37.3 25.1 20.7 17.6 5.8 16.8 19.7 19.2
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Quality of Contact

Season Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2024 0.0 75.0 12.5 12.5 0.0 0.0 0.0
2025 4.5 40.9 20.5 25.0 4.5 4.5 3.3
2026 6.0 39.6 17.5 26.7 5.1 4.2 2.9
Player 5.6 40.9 17.8 26.0 4.8 4.1 2.9
MLB 4.0 32.3 25.0 24.4 5.9 7.6 4.9
! 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
2026 Sinker SF R 655 93.4 30.1 4.9 16.4ARM 0.4 1.1 6.5 16.4ARM 1.3
2026 Changeup SF R 167 83.8 37.5 -0.4 13.3ARM -1.6 1.3 2.6 13.3ARM -1.0
2026 4-Seam Fastball SF R 11 94.0 21.0 -4.9 11.2ARM 2.0 9.7 -6.0 11.2ARM 3.4
2026 Cutter SF R 9 90.3 26.7 -1.1 3.8ARM -5.6 6.5 -1.6 3.8ARM -6.1
2026 Slider SF R 295 85.8 41.1 5.3 10.0GLV 5.3 -4.0 5.4 10.0GLV 6.3
2025 Slider SF R 107 86.0 41.2 5.9 7.5GLV 2.6 -4.2 6.0 7.5GLV 3.3
2025 Cutter SF R 11 89.2 29.9 -3.8 2.5ARM -4.4 4.2 -4.2 2.5ARM -4.7
2025 Sinker SF R 82 93.0 30.1 5.7 16.2ARM 0.6 1.5 5.9 16.2ARM 1.1
2025 Changeup SF R 12 84.4 33.5 -1.9 16.1ARM 1.7 4.9 -0.8 16.1ARM 1.6
! 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 %
2026 Sinker 1.0 7 655 57.6 190 .286 .363 .347 9.9 12.1 16.8 .259 .346 .311 40.4
2026 Slider 0.2 1 295 25.9 72 .150 .300 .274 38.7 30.6 21.4 .208 .311 .301 34.2
2026 Changeup -2.3 -4 167 14.7 42 .237 .500 .320 33.0 26.2 18.0 .222 .428 .299 27.6
2026 4-Seam Fastball -16.4 -2 11 1.0 4 .667 1.667 .900 16.7 25.0 12.5 .381 .837 .558 100.0
2026 Cutter -2.1 0 9 0.8 2 .500 .500 .450 40.0 0.0 0.0 .499 .573 .468 0.0
2025 Slider 3.3 4 107 50.5 34 .125 .250 .202 36.4 35.3 32.4 .164 .323 .221 23.8
2025 Sinker 0.3 0 82 38.7 20 .368 .368 .350 13.8 10.0 14.3 .357 .441 .367 64.7
2025 Changeup -3.3 0 12 5.7 5 .400 .400 .360 12.5 0.0 0.0 .325 .361 .302 0.0
2025 Cutter 5.1 1 11 5.2 1 .000 .000 .000 60.0 0.0 0.0 .443 .508 .413 100.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2026 Changeup 166 83.8 78 14.1 2:00 3:00 -60
2026 4-Seam Fastball 11 94.0 77 14.9 2:00 1:45 15
2026 Sinker 644 93.4 84 17.2 2:00 3:00 -60
2026 Slider 295 85.8 41 12.2 7:15 8:00 -45
2025 Changeup 12 84.4 97 17.3 2:00 2:30 -30
2025 Cutter 11 89.2 31 4.8 3:00 1:30 90
2025 Sinker 79 93.0 86 17.0 2:00 3:00 -60
2025 Slider 107 86.0 31 10.2 7:00 7:45 -45
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2024 10 39 1 2 0 0 2
2025 60 212 2 2 0 -1 4
2026 310 1,137 5 10 -4 -9 1
Player 380 1,388 8 13 -4 8 7
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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 %
2024 39 53.8 71.4 86.7 27.8 80.0 51.3 40.0 51.3 15.0 7.7 33.3
2025 212 50.9 53.7 87.9 48.1 50.0 45.8 70.0 50.9 29.6 3.8 50.0
2026 1,137 48.3 60.8 89.5 29.3 57.6 44.3 58.7 44.5 21.3 7.3 74.7
Player 1,388 48.8 60.0 89.2 32.0 56.4 44.7 60.0 45.7 22.6 6.8 71.3
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.6 28.6 57.9 42.7 61.2 47.3 25.0 7.3 76.2
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Run Value Pitching
Year Pitching Fastball Breaking Off
Speed 		xERA Fastball
MPH 		Fastball
Spin 		Curve
Spin 		Avg
EV 		Chase% Whiff% K% BB% Barrel% Hard-
Hit% 		GB% Extension
2024
2025 28 42 62
2026 51 73 56 8 52 30 50 47 40 20 22 65 90 55 93 74
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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 %
2025 21.58 1 1.0 0 1 0 1 100.0
2026 22.82 7 5.4 2 2 6 2 28.6
Player 22.67 8 6.4 2 3 6 3 37.5
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
2025 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
2026 7 7 3 4 5 5 4 5 6 6 4 5 4 7 4 6 6 6 6 7 4 7 6 10 4 2 5 6 8 3 6
Player 8 8 4 5 6 6 5 6 7 7 5 6 6 8 5 7 7 7 7 8 5 8 7 11 5 3 6 7 9 4 7
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

2026 +/-   2025 +/-   2024
Results
BA .255 +.027 ↑ .228 +.228 ↑ .000
xBA .246 -.001 ↓ .247 +.110 ↑ .137
OBP .338 +.084 ↑ .254 +.154 ↑ .100
xOBP .332 +.059 ↑ .273 +.049 ↑ .224
SLG .384 +.086 ↑ .298 +.298 ↑ .000
xSLG .357 -.012 ↓ .369 +.215 ↑ .154
ISO .129 +.059 ↑ .070 +.070 ↑ .000
xISO .111 -.011 ↓ .122 +.105 ↑ .017
BABIP .297 +.011 ↑ .286 +.286 ↑ .000
wOBA .323 +.079 ↑ .244 +.175 ↑ .069
xwOBA .311 +.031 ↑ .280 +.077 ↑ .203
wOBAcon .345 +.043 ↑ .302 +.302 ↑ .000
xwOBAcon .328 -.024 ↓ .352 +.184 ↑ .168
BACON .319 +.017 ↑ .302 +.302 ↑ .000
xBACON .311 -.016 ↓ .327 +.173 ↑ .154
Statcast Hit Metrics
Hard Hit % 37.8 -0.8 ↓ 38.6 +26.1 ↑ 12.5
Avg Exit Velocity 89.0 -0.3 ↓ 89.3 +4.0 ↑ 85.3
Launch Angle Sweet-Spot % 27.6 -4.2 ↓ 31.8 +31.8 ↑ 0.0
Barrel % 4.2 -0.3 ↓ 4.5 +4.5 ↑ 0.0
Avg Launch Angle 3.7 -4.1 ↓ 7.8 +17.6 ↑ -9.8
Statcast Bat Tracking
Bat Speed 72.4 +0.7 ↑ 71.7 -0.5 ↓ 72.2
Attack Angle 10° -5° ↓ 15° +4° ↑ 11°
Ideal Attack Angle % 44.0 -7.1 ↓ 51.1 +3.7 ↑ 47.4
Attack Direction -2° +8° ↑ -10° -7° ↓ -3°
Swing Path - Tilt 33° 0° 33° +2° ↑ 32°
Swing Length 7.6 -0.1 ↓ 7.7 +0.2 ↑ 7.5
Statcast Pitch Metrics
Fastball Velocity 93.4 +0.8 ↑ 92.6 -0.1 ↓ 92.7
Breaking Velocity 85.8 -0.2 ↓ 86.0 +1.2 ↑ 84.8
Offspeed Velocity 83.8 -0.6 ↓ 84.4 -2.3 ↓ 86.7
Batted Ball Results
Barrels 9 +7 ↑ 2 +2 ↑ 0
Popup % 4.1 -0.4 ↓ 4.5 +4.5 ↑ 0.0
Flyball % 17.5 +1.6 ↑ 15.9 +3.4 ↑ 12.5
Line Drive % 24.0 -1.0 ↓ 25.0 +25.0 ↑ 0.0
Groundball % 54.4 -0.1 ↓ 54.5 -33.0 ↓ 87.5
Pull % 39.6 +3.2 ↑ 36.4 -13.6 ↓ 50.0
Straight Away % 38.7 +6.9 ↑ 31.8 -5.7 ↓ 37.5
Opposite Field % 21.7 -10.1 ↓ 31.8 +19.3 ↑ 12.5
Weak Contact % 6.0 +1.5 ↑ 4.5 +4.5 ↑ 0.0
Pull Airball % 13.4 -0.2 ↓ 13.6 +13.6 ↑ 0.0
Topped Contact % 39.6 -1.3 ↓ 40.9 -34.1 ↓ 75.0
Under Contact % 17.5 -3.0 ↓ 20.5 +8.0 ↑ 12.5
Flare/Burner Contact % 26.7 +1.7 ↑ 25.0 +12.5 ↑ 12.5
Solid Contact % 5.1 +0.6 ↑ 4.5 +4.5 ↑ 0.0
HR/FB % 18.4 +4.1 ↑ 14.3 +14.3 ↑ 0.0
Popups 9 +7 ↑ 2 +2 ↑ 0
Flyballs 38 +31 ↑ 7 +6 ↑ 1
Line Drives 52 +41 ↑ 11 +11 ↑ 0
Groundballs 118 +94 ↑ 24 +17 ↑ 7
Plate Discipline
In Zone % 48.3 -2.6 ↓ 50.9 -2.9 ↓ 53.8
Out of Zone % 51.7 +2.6 ↑ 49.1 +2.9 ↑ 46.2
Edge % 44.3 -1.5 ↓ 45.8 -5.5 ↓ 51.3
Zone Swing % 60.8 +7.1 ↑ 53.7 -17.7 ↓ 71.4
Out of Zone Swing % 29.3 -18.8 ↓ 48.1 +20.3 ↑ 27.8
In Zone Contact % 89.5 +1.6 ↑ 87.9 +1.2 ↑ 86.7
Out of Zone Contact % 57.6 +7.6 ↑ 50.0 -30.0 ↓ 80.0
Whiff % 21.3 -8.3 ↓ 29.6 +14.6 ↑ 15.0
First Strike % 58.7 -11.3 ↓ 70.0 +30.0 ↑ 40.0
First Pitch Swing % 27.7 -4.0 ↓ 31.7 +11.7 ↑ 20.0
Swing % 44.5 -6.4 ↓ 50.9 -0.4 ↓ 51.3
Meatball Swing % 74.7 +24.7 ↑ 50.0 +16.7 ↑ 33.3
Meatball % 7.3 +3.5 ↑ 3.8 -3.9 ↓ 7.7
Zone Swing & Miss % 10.5 -1.6 ↓ 12.1 -1.2 ↓ 13.3
Out of Zone Swing & Miss % 42.4 -7.6 ↓ 50.0 +30.0 ↑ 20.0
In Zone 549 +441 ↑ 108 +87 ↑ 21
Out of Zone 588 +484 ↑ 104 +86 ↑ 18
Edge 504 +407 ↑ 97 +77 ↑ 20
In Zone Swings 334 +276 ↑ 58 +43 ↑ 15
Out of Zone Swings 172 +122 ↑ 50 +45 ↑ 5
In Zone Swing & Misses 35 +28 ↑ 7 +5 ↑ 2
Out of Zone Swing & Misses 73 +48 ↑ 25 +24 ↑ 1
Basic
Pitches 1,137 +925 ↑ 212 +173 ↑ 39
PA 310 +250 ↑ 60 +50 ↑ 10
AB 271 +214 ↑ 57 +48 ↑ 9
Hits 69 +56 ↑ 13 +13 ↑ 0
Singles 49 +38 ↑ 11 +11 ↑ 0
Doubles 12 +11 ↑ 1 +1 ↑ 0
Triples 1 +1 ↑ 0 0 0
Home Runs 7 +6 ↑ 1 +1 ↑ 0
Walks 23 +21 ↑ 2 +1 ↑ 1
Strikeouts 57 +43 ↑ 14 +13 ↑ 1
K% 18.4 -4.9 ↓ 23.3 +13.3 ↑ 10.0
BB% 7.4 +4.1 ↑ 3.3 -6.7 ↓ 10.0
HBP 12 +12 ↑ 0 0 0
Batted Balls 217 +173 ↑ 44 +36 ↑ 8
Fastball Percent 59.4 +15.5 ↑ 43.9 -7.4 ↓ 51.3
Offspeed Percent 14.7 +9.0 ↑ 5.7 -4.6 ↓ 10.3
Breaking Percent 25.9 -24.6 ↓ 50.5 +12.0 ↑ 38.5
Number of Fastballs 675 +582 ↑ 93 +73 ↑ 20
Number of Offspeed 167 +155 ↑ 12 +8 ↑ 4
Number of Breaking 295 +188 ↑ 107 +92 ↑ 15
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2024 Shades 10 .069 6 0 0.0 4 3 75.0
2025 Shades 60 .244 36 0 0.0 24 1 4.2
2026 Shades 310 .323 133 66 49.6 177 87 49.2
! 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 %
2024 17 15.4 35.3% 0.0% 1 15.5 0.0% 0.0%
2025 63 15.2 41.3% 1.6% 26 19.3 0.0% 0.0%
2026 266 15.6 39.8% 0.4% 188 19.9 0.5% 2.1%

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Pitch Distribution

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