P | Bats/Throws: L/L | 6' 2" 185 lbs | Age: 33
Draft: 2014 | Rd. 36, No. 1077, San Diego Padres | Louisville
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2017 0 0 2.84 17 0 0 19 16 1.05
2018 0 0 4.50 4 0 0 4 4 1.50
2 Seasons 0 0 3.13 21 0 0 23 20 1.13
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2017 17 0-0 2.84 19 16 1.05
2018 4 0-0 4.50 4 4 1.50
2 Seasons 21 0-0 3.13 23 20 1.13
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
2017 24 307 53 2 4.2 2.7 86.0 106.7 20.2 34.0 .224 .355 .252 .276 .322 21.6 21.3 8.0 2.84 3.22
2018 25 66 11 4 40.0 22.2 85.4 103.7 30.6 45.5 .320 .848 .410 .522 .681 45.5 22.2 16.7 4.50 15.41
Player 373 64 6 10.3 6.5 85.9 106.7 21.9 35.9 .241 .442 .283 .323 .381 25.8 21.5 9.7
MLB 7.6 4.9 88.6 122.9 12.5 33.3 .243 .408 .316 .316 .369 37.1 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

McGrath relies on 3 pitches.
Changeup
(50.0%) ,
Four Seamer
(48.5%) ,
Curveball
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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 %
2017 28.3 71.7 35.8 26.4 9.4 37.7 41.5 20.8 15.1 11.3 1.9 22.6 30.2 18.9
2018 27.3 72.7 27.3 18.2 27.3 54.5 36.4 9.1 18.2 9.1 0.0 36.4 27.3 9.1
Player 28.1 71.9 34.4 25.0 12.5 40.6 40.6 18.8 15.6 10.9 1.6 25.0 29.7 17.2
MLB 44.2 55.8 24.2 24.6 7.1 37.5 37.3 25.1 20.7 17.6 5.8 16.8 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
2017 3.8 18.9 39.6 22.6 7.5 4.2 2.7
2018 0.0 9.1 27.3 18.2 0.0 40.0 22.2
Player 3.1 17.2 37.5 21.9 6.3 10.3 6.5
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


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
2018 Changeup SD L 33 77.2 26.5 -6.7 9.1ARM -1.8 19.7 -12.1 9.1ARM -5.0
2018 4-Seam Fastball SD L 32 86.4 16.8 2.3 0.9ARM -3.3 20.3 4.7 0.9ARM -7.0
2018 Curveball SD L 1 68.8 74.2 4.8 5.1GLV -5.6 -13.7 4.4 5.1GLV -3.1
2017 Changeup SD L 119 78.0 23.4 -7.3 5.3ARM -5.8 21.8 -12.0 5.3ARM -8.1
2017 4-Seam Fastball SD L 151 86.5 14.2 3.7 0.9GLV -6.7 22.8 5.8 0.9GLV -8.9
2017 Curveball SD L 21 71.9 60.7 -3.3 7.1GLV -2.9 -5.9 -1.2 7.1GLV -1.7
! 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 %
2018 Changeup 1.2 0 33 50.0 12 .111 .222 .305 43.8 25.0 27.3 .253 .439 .405 33.3
2018 4-Seam Fastball -2.9 -1 32 48.5 6 .333 1.333 .667 7.7 16.7 14.3 .410 1.394 .742 60.0
2018 Curveball -3.0 0 1 1.5 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2017 4-Seam Fastball 0.0 0 151 51.9 43 .282 .487 .347 15.2 16.3 14.9 .286 .453 .334 24.2
2017 Changeup 2.3 3 119 40.9 22 .105 .105 .145 39.2 36.4 20.0 .122 .170 .193 8.3
2017 Curveball 2.7 1 21 7.2 6 .167 .167 .150 14.3 0.0 0.0 .181 .361 .222 33.3
! 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
2017 71 291 2 6 -5 -1 3
2018 18 66 1 0 0 0 -1
Player 89 357 3 6 -5 3 3
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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 %
2017 307 54.6 67.3 75.7 22.7 76.7 42.3 56.0 46.3 23.9 6.9 80.0
2018 66 57.6 65.8 68.0 14.3 100.0 42.4 50.0 43.9 27.6 7.6 100.0
Player 373 55.2 67.0 74.2 21.3 79.4 42.3 54.8 45.8 24.6 7.0 84.0
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.6 28.5 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
2017 2 7 37
2018
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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 %
2017 22.56 2 1.5 1 2 3 0 0.0
2018 22.08 2 1.0 1 1 2 0 0.0
Player 22.40 4 2.5 2 3 5 0 0.0
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
2017 2 1 3 0 3 1 3 0 2 0 3 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 0 2 3 0 0 1 3 5 0 3 0
2018 2 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 3 1 1 2 0 2 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 2 2 0
Player 4 4 3 1 3 1 5 1 2 0 3 5 2 1 2 3 1 1 4 3 2 3 4 2 1 2 3 6 2 5 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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Year to Year Changes

2018 +/-   2017
Results
BA .200 -.009 .209
xBA .320 +.096 .224
OBP .333 +.066 .267
xOBP .440 +.154 .286
SLG .667 +.339 .328
xSLG .848 +.493 .355
ISO .467 +.348 .119
xISO .528 +.397 .131
BABIP .111 -.124 .235
wOBA .410 +.158 .252
xwOBA .522 +.246 .276
wOBAcon .483 +.196 .287
xwOBAcon .681 +.359 .322
BACON .273 +.009 .264
xBACON .448 +.156 .292
Statcast Hit Metrics
Hard Hit % 45.5 +23.9 21.6
Avg Exit Velocity 85.4 -0.6 86.0
Launch Angle Sweet-Spot % 45.5 +11.5 34.0
Barrel % 40.0 +35.8 4.2
Avg Launch Angle 30.6 +10.4 20.2
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 86.4 -0.1 86.5
Breaking Velocity 68.8 -3.1 71.9
Offspeed Velocity 77.2 -0.8 78.0
Batted Ball Results
Barrels 4 +2 2
Popup % 27.3 +17.9 9.4
Flyball % 27.3 -8.5 35.8
Line Drive % 18.2 -8.2 26.4
Groundball % 27.3 -1.0 28.3
Pull % 54.5 +16.8 37.7
Straight Away % 36.4 -5.1 41.5
Opposite Field % 9.1 -11.7 20.8
Weak Contact % 0.0 -3.8 3.8
Pull Airball % 36.4 +13.8 22.6
Topped Contact % 9.1 -9.8 18.9
Under Contact % 27.3 -12.3 39.6
Flare/Burner Contact % 18.2 -4.4 22.6
Solid Contact % 0.0 -7.5 7.5
HR/FB % 66.7 +56.2 10.5
Popups 3 -2 5
Flyballs 3 -16 19
Line Drives 2 -12 14
Groundballs 3 -12 15
Plate Discipline
In Zone % 57.6 +3.0 54.6
Out of Zone % 42.4 -3.0 45.4
Edge % 42.4 +0.1 42.3
Zone Swing % 65.8 -1.5 67.3
Out of Zone Swing % 14.3 -8.4 22.7
In Zone Contact % 68.0 -7.7 75.7
Out of Zone Contact % 100.0 +23.3 76.7
Whiff % 27.6 +3.7 23.9
First Strike % 50.0 -6.0 56.0
First Pitch Swing % 16.7 -4.6 21.3
Swing % 43.9 -2.4 46.3
Meatball Swing % 100.0 +20.0 80.0
Meatball % 7.6 +0.7 6.9
Zone Swing & Miss % 32.0 +7.7 24.3
Out of Zone Swing & Miss % 0.0 -23.3 23.3
In Zone 38 -121 159
Out of Zone 28 -104 132
Edge 28 -95 123
In Zone Swings 25 -82 107
Out of Zone Swings 4 -26 30
In Zone Swing & Misses 8 -18 26
Out of Zone Swing & Misses 0 -7 7
Basic
Pitches 66 -241 307
PA 18 -57 75
AB 15 -52 67
Hits 3 -11 14
Singles 0 -10 10
Doubles 1 -1 2
Triples 0 0 0
Home Runs 2 0 2
Walks 3 -3 6
Strikeouts 4 -12 16
K% 22.2 +0.9 21.3
BB% 16.7 +8.7 8.0
HBP 0 0 0
Batted Balls 11 -42 53
Fastball Percent 48.5 -0.7 49.2
Offspeed Percent 50.0 +11.2 38.8
Breaking Percent 1.5 -5.3 6.8
Number of Fastballs 32 -119 151
Number of Offspeed 33 -86 119
Number of Breaking 1 -20 21
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2017 Shifts 72 .259 45 1 2.2 27 4 14.8
2018 Shifts 18 .410 9 0 0.0 9 3 33.3
! 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 %
2017 91 21.2 0.0% 1.1% 44 25.2 0.0% 6.8%
2018 15 18.5 6.7% 0.0% 17 22.3 0.0% 5.9%

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Pitch Distribution