Scott McGough
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 5' 11" 190LBS | Age: 35
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
2024 1 3 7.44 26 2 0 32.2 25 1.68
3 Seasons 3 10 5.83 95 3 9 109.2 115 1.47
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
2024 26 1-3 7.44 32.2 25 1.68
3 Seasons 95 3-10 5.83 109.2 115 1.47
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 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 5.45
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
2024 34 577 103 12 11.7 8.0 90.8 110.3 13.2 34.0 .261 .491 .382 .367 .387 41.7 16.7 14.0 7.44 5.90
Player 1954 313 31 9.9 6.4 90.9 112.2 10.5 31.9 .250 .432 .345 .335 .394 44.4 23.7 11.3
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .405 .316 .315 .368 36.5 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

McGough relies on 4 pitches.
Four Seamer
(50.1%) ,
Split Finger
(32.1%) ,
Slider
(13.9%) ,
Sinker
(4.0%) ,


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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
2024 41.7 28.2 25.2 4.9 27.2 47.6 25.2 1.0 33.0 27.2 19.4 7.8 11.7 8.0
Player 47.9 22.7 24.3 5.1 38.0 38.3 23.6 1.9 37.1 20.4 24.0 6.7 9.9 6.4
MLB 44.4 23.8 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.5 25.2 3.9 32.6 24.8 24.4 5.9 7.0 4.8
! 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
2024 Sinker AZ R 23 93.4 15.5 -7.6 13.7ARM -1.2 15.9 -8.6 13.7ARM -1.1
2024 Split-Finger AZ R 185 85.0 29.5 -5.3 6.7ARM -2.7 8.2 -5.6 6.7ARM -3.9
2024 Slider AZ R 80 87.1 32.1 -2.0 4.8GLV 0.9 3.8 -2.2 4.8GLV -0.3
2024 4-Seam Fastball AZ R 289 93.1 13.4 1.9 8.1ARM 0.7 18.3 2.5 8.1ARM 0.6
2023 Split-Finger AZ R 489 85.7 30.6 -3.6 6.1ARM -3.6 6.6 -3.2 6.1ARM -5.0
2023 4-Seam Fastball AZ R 625 93.5 13.2 2.0 8.6ARM 1.1 18.2 2.4 8.6ARM 1.2
2023 Slider AZ R 113 86.6 33.6 -1.1 5.6GLV 1.2 2.7 -1.2 5.6GLV 0.3
2023 Sinker AZ R 5 93.7 15.9 -6.2 14.8ARM -0.2 15.4 -7.8 14.8ARM -0.2
! 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 %
2024 4-Seam Fastball -4.3 -12 289 50.1 78 .361 .721 .499 17.4 12.8 14.3 .338 .724 .492 61.5
2024 Split-Finger 0.9 2 185 32.1 45 .158 .289 .273 42.7 31.1 18.9 .171 .257 .254 16.0
2024 Slider -0.7 -1 80 13.9 22 .286 .524 .327 15.6 4.5 5.9 .182 .256 .181 23.8
2024 Sinker 6.6 2 23 4.0 5 .000 .000 .000 11.1 0.0 0.0 .344 .402 .282 40.0
2023 4-Seam Fastball 0.3 2 625 50.7 131 .239 .460 .354 18.0 26.0 22.2 .250 .441 .343 58.0
2023 Split-Finger 0.0 0 490 39.7 139 .198 .389 .291 42.2 32.4 21.8 .218 .357 .283 42.7
2023 Slider -1.7 -2 113 9.2 28 .308 .615 .411 44.1 25.0 25.9 .290 .532 .371 36.8
2023 Sinker 17.3 1 5 0.4 1 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 -- .056 .056 .054 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.

Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2024 4-Seam Fastball 289 93.1 98 19.6 1:00 12:45 15
2024 Split-Finger 180 85.0 94 10.1 1:15 1:30 -15
2024 Sinker 23 93.4 99 20.9 1:00 1:30 -30
2024 Slider 80 87.1 33 6.3 11:00 9:45 75
2023 4-Seam Fastball 619 93.5 98 19.7 1:00 1:00 0
2023 Split-Finger 435 85.7 91 9.1 1:15 1:45 -30
2023 Slider 111 86.6 30 6.7 10:15 9:30 45
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: This table is showing data from the PITCHER perspective.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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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
2024 150 577 -7 6 -5 -4 -10
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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 32.0 7.6 80.9
2024 577 50.3 71.8 79.9 25.4 56.2 45.7 61.3 48.9 25.5 7.3 78.6
Player 1,954 48.8 66.5 80.5 29.6 49.0 43.8 58.6 47.6 29.0 7.5 79.5
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 61.0 47.2 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 71 11
2023 46 60 43 38 47 46 13 4 1 84 26 87 81 41 75 5
2024 34 76 7
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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 %
2023 23.0 14 11.8 2 4 8 6 42.9
2024 24.5 6 7.0 -1 1 4 4 66.7
Player 23.5 20 18.8 1 5 12 10 50.0
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs 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
2023 14 10 10 11 13 11 12 11 12 10 12 12 12 9 13 12 12 10 13 14 13 14 14 16 10 9 13 12 13 11 10
2024 6 8 7 6 5 7 8 8 5 5 7 6 8 7 7 6 7 8 7 7 8 6 9 8 6 7 6 7 9 7 7
Player 20 18 17 17 18 18 20 19 17 15 19 18 20 16 20 18 19 18 20 21 21 20 23 24 16 16 19 19 22 18 17
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs 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

Metric 2023 2024 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 93.5 93.1 -0.4
Offspeed Velocity 85.7 85.0 -0.7
Breaking Velocity 86.6 87.1 0.5
Exit Velocity 91.3 90.8 -0.5
Launch Angle 10.5 13.2 2.7
Barrel % 10.4 11.7 1.3
Hard Hit % 48.6 41.7 -6.9
LA Sweet-Spot % 30.1 34.0 3.9
xBA .238 .261 0.023
BA .226 .274 0.048
xwOBA .317 .367 0.050
wOBA .318 .382 0.064
xSLG .409 .491 0.082
SLG .440 .532 0.092
K% 28.6 16.7 -11.9
BB% 10.0 14.0 4.0
Swing % 47.7 48.9 1.2
Whiff% 32.0 25.5 -6.5
In Zone % 48.2 50.3 2.1
Out of Zone % 51.8 49.7 -2.1
Out of Zone Swing % 31.8 25.4 -6.4
First Pitch Swing % 29.7 37.3 7.6
First Pitch Strike % 58.0 61.3 3.3
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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
2024 Shades 150 .382 93 0 0.0 57 27 47.4
! 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%
2024 129 16.0 34.1% 3.1% 100 18.4 2.0% 1.0%

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Pitch Distribution