Kyle McGowin
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 3" 202LBS | Age: 32
Draft: 2013 | Rd: 5, #157, Los Angeles Angels | Savannah State
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2019 0 0 10.13 7 1 1 16 18 1.63
2020 1 0 4.91 9 0 1 11 16 1.27
2021 0 0 4.20 27 0 0 30 35 1.17
4 Seasons 1 0 5.98 48 2 2 64.2 77 1.33
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2019 7 0-0 10.13 16 18 1.63
2020 9 1-0 4.91 11 16 1.27
2021 27 0-0 4.20 30 35 1.17
4 Seasons 48 1-0 5.98 64.2 77 1.33
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
2018 26 130 21 2 9.5 5.9 91.3 109.3 15.8 42.9 .225 .478 .346 .347 .398 42.9 23.5 14.7 5.87 5.23
2019 27 298 53 6 11.3 7.9 92.0 110.8 10.8 37.7 .310 .606 .411 .396 .505 47.2 23.7 5.3 10.13 7.46
2020 28 199 26 2 7.7 4.3 85.2 103.1 16.7 34.6 .189 .328 .281 .261 .354 26.9 34.0 10.6 4.91 2.84
2021 29 517 77 5 6.5 3.9 85.8 107.1 20.2 31.2 .200 .334 .283 .283 .331 32.5 27.3 10.9 4.20 3.35
Player 1144 177 15 8.5 5.3 88.2 110.8 16.4 35.0 .231 .424 .324 .317 .394 37.3 27.0 9.8
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

McGowin relies on 3 pitches.
Slider
(68.7%) ,
Sinker
(20.5%) ,
Four Seamer
(10.8%) ,


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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
2018 33.3 38.1 23.8 4.8 42.9 28.6 28.6 0.0 23.8 38.1 19.0 9.5 9.5 5.9
2019 45.3 28.3 24.5 1.9 35.8 43.4 20.8 1.9 35.8 15.1 22.6 11.3 11.3 7.9
2020 38.5 34.6 19.2 7.7 26.9 61.5 11.5 7.7 26.9 38.5 19.2 0.0 7.7 4.3
2021 35.1 28.6 22.1 14.3 41.6 33.8 24.7 1.3 27.3 37.7 23.4 3.9 6.5 3.9
Player 38.4 30.5 22.6 8.5 37.9 40.1 22.0 2.3 29.4 31.1 22.0 6.2 8.5 5.3
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
2021 Sinker WSH R 106 90.9 22.5 0.4 2 16.3 2.0 14
2021 4-Seam Fastball WSH R 56 91.2 15.5 0.1 0 7.6 1.5 24
2021 Slider WSH R 355 81.1 41.8 0.5 1 9.8 3.3 51
2020 Slider WSH R 142 81.9 39.9 -0.8 -2 8.4 2.2 36
2020 Sinker WSH R 33 91.0 21.6 -0.6 -3 15.5 1.3 9
2020 4-Seam Fastball WSH R 23 91.6 14.9 0.6 4 7.2 1.0 17
2020 Changeup WSH R 1 85.7 30.1 0.2 1 18.1 4.8 36
2019 4-Seam Fastball WSH R 11 91.5 16.9 -0.3 -2 9.4 2.7 40
2019 Sinker WSH R 143 90.9 23.2 -0.1 0 15.3 0.9 6
2019 Slider WSH R 130 83.5 37.5 -1.0 -3 4.5 -0.5 -10
2019 Curveball WSH R 4 79.9 42.3 -11.0 -21 6.2 -1.5 -20
2019 Changeup WSH R 10 84.4 29.1 -1.9 -6 14.9 1.3 9
2018 4-Seam Fastball WSH R 33 91.0 18.5 -1.8 -11 6.7 0.3 4
2018 Changeup WSH R 16 82.1 34.1 1.3 4 16.9 3.5 26
2018 Sinker WSH R 44 90.5 24.2 1.1 5 15.3 1.2 8
2018 Slider WSH R 37 80.8 41.4 -1.0 -2 7.5 1.2 20
! 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 %
2021 Slider -0.5 -2 355 68.7 88 .169 .386 .278 31.0 30.7 23.5 .186 .339 .249 33.9
2021 Sinker 2.0 2 106 20.5 30 .273 .318 .378 16.7 16.7 27.8 .291 .379 .401 29.4
2021 4-Seam Fastball 1.3 1 56 10.8 9 .143 .143 .256 18.2 33.3 20.0 .078 .125 .225 25.0
2020 Slider 0.0 0 142 71.4 36 .182 .273 .264 46.1 41.7 31.3 .172 .269 .231 22.2
2020 Sinker 5.5 2 33 16.6 8 .143 .143 .200 16.7 12.5 33.3 .159 .179 .220 16.7
2020 4-Seam Fastball -7.3 -2 23 11.6 2 1.000 2.500 1.450 0.0 0.0 0.0 .567 1.827 .964 100.0
2020 Changeup -2.7 0 1 0.5 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2019 Sinker -6.6 -9 143 48.0 40 .486 .973 .668 5.3 7.5 15.8 .439 .910 .567 58.8
2019 Slider 2.0 3 130 43.6 33 .069 .103 .111 52.2 45.5 30.0 .146 .215 .184 25.0
2019 4-Seam Fastball -19.8 -2 11 3.7 3 .667 2.000 1.083 0.0 0.0 0.0 .306 .639 .384 33.3
2019 Changeup 0.2 0 10 3.4 -- -- -- 50.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
2019 Curveball 0.5 0 4 1.3 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2018 Sinker -3.9 -2 44 33.8 19 .294 .588 .405 8.7 10.5 33.3 .306 .569 .406 53.3
2018 Slider 1.6 1 37 28.5 7 .200 .800 .386 69.2 57.1 36.4 .176 .679 .357 50.0
2018 4-Seam Fastball 1.4 0 33 25.4 8 .000 .000 .175 22.2 25.0 66.7 .040 .053 .206 0.0
2018 Changeup -0.7 0 16 12.3 -- -- -- 75.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.
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Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2021 4-Seam Fastball 56 91.2 90 18.7 1:00 12:45 15
2021 Sinker 105 90.9 89 19.7 1:00 2:00 -60
2021 Slider 350 81.1 45 10.7 8:15 8:45 -30
2020 4-Seam Fastball 23 91.6 89 18.8 1:00 12:45 15
2020 Sinker 32 91.0 85 19.5 1:00 2:00 -60
2020 Slider 139 81.9 40 9.2 8:30 8:45 -15
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2018 34 130 -1 3 -1 -1 -1
2019 76 298 -2 -2 -3 -3 -9
2020 46 199 5 -3 0 -1 0
2021 127 517 2 6 -6 -1 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 %
2018 130 37.7 63.3 74.2 22.2 50.0 36.9 50.0 37.7 32.7 5.4 71.4
2019 298 41.6 62.9 82.1 32.2 48.2 35.9 52.6 45.0 29.9 5.7 88.2
2020 199 46.2 66.3 83.6 32.7 22.9 42.2 53.2 48.2 38.5 6.0 66.7
2021 517 47.4 63.7 80.1 29.8 56.8 40.2 60.6 45.8 27.8 7.4 65.8
Player 1,144 44.6 63.9 80.7 30.0 47.4 39.1 56.0 45.1 30.8 6.5 71.6
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
2018 20 89 60
2019 17 81 48
2020 21 82 59
2021 16 77 60
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Expected Home Runs

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2018 24.6 2 2.0 0 0 0 2 100.0
2019 23.5 7 6.5 1 1 2 5 71.4
2020 23.0 2 2.0 0 0 1 1 50.0
2021 21.3 5 4.5 1 1 3 2 40.0
Player 23.0 16 15.0 1 2 6 10 62.5

Expected Home Runs by Park

Year HR
2018 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
2019 7 7 6 7 7 7 7 6 7 5 7 7 7 7 6 5 6 6 7 7 7 6 7 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 6
2020 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
2021 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 4 3 4 4 5 3 3 5 4 3 4 6 5 4 6 5 4 4 4 6 5 4 5 5
Player 16 16 15 15 16 16 16 14 14 13 15 16 14 14 15 13 13 14 17 16 15 16 16 14 13 14 17 16 15 16 15
! 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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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2018 2019 +/-   2020 +/-   2021 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 90.7 90.9 0.2 91.3 0.4 91.0 -0.3
Offspeed Velocity 82.1 84.4 2.3 85.7 1.3 0.0 0.0
Breaking Velocity 80.8 83.4 2.6 81.9 -1.5 81.1 -0.8
Exit Velocity 91.3 92.0 0.7 85.2 -6.8 85.8 0.6
Launch Angle 15.8 10.8 -5.0 16.7 5.9 20.2 3.5
Barrel % 9.5 11.3 1.8 7.7 -3.6 6.5 -1.2
Hard Hit % 42.9 47.2 4.3 26.9 -20.3 32.5 5.6
Sweet Spot % 42.9 37.7 -5.2 34.6 -3.1 31.2 -3.4
xBA .225 .310 0.085 .189 -0.121 .200 0.011
BA .214 .319 0.105 .214 -0.105 .188 -0.026
xwOBA .347 .396 0.049 .261 -0.135 .283 0.022
wOBA .346 .411 0.065 .281 -0.130 .283 0.002
xSLG .478 .606 0.128 .328 -0.278 .334 0.006
SLG .500 .652 0.152 .357 -0.295 .357 0.000
K% 23.5 23.7 0.2 34.0 10.3 27.3 -6.7
BB% 14.7 5.3 -9.4 10.6 5.3 10.9 0.3
Swing % 37.7 45.0 7.3 48.2 3.2 45.8 -2.4
Whiff% 32.7 29.9 -2.8 38.5 8.6 27.8 -10.7
In Zone % 37.7 41.6 3.9 46.2 4.6 47.4 1.2
Out of Zone % 62.3 58.4 -3.9 53.8 -4.6 52.6 -1.2
Out of Zone Swing % 22.2 32.2 10.0 32.7 0.5 29.8 -2.9
First Pitch Swing % 32.4 22.4 -10.0 36.2 13.8 31.5 -4.7
First Pitch Strike % 50.0 52.6 2.6 53.2 0.6 60.6 7.4
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2018 Shifts 34 .346 20 1 5.0 14 5 35.7
2019 Shifts 76 .411 41 1 2.4 35 10 28.6
2020 Shifts 46 .281 35 17 48.6 11 9 81.8
2021 Shifts 127 .283 64 13 20.3 63 52 82.5
! 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 %
2018 47 17.7 8.5% 2.1% 21 26.3 0.0% 23.8%
2019 83 17.1 27.7% 1.2% 60 22.9 0.0% 6.7%
2020 53 18.1 7.5% 0.0% 32 26.4 0.0% 21.9%
2021 153 18.8 13.1% 4.6% 88 25.3 0.0% 19.3%
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Pitch Distribution