Zach McKinstry
SS | Bats/Throws: L/R | 6' 0" 180LBS | Age: 29
Draft: 2016 | Rd: 33, #1001, Los Angeles Dodgers | Central Michigan
PA AB R H HR SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
2022 185 166 21 33 5 7 .199 .273 .361 .634
2023 518 464 60 107 9 16 .231 .302 .351 .653
2024 193 179 17 33 3 8 .184 .238 .302 .540
5 Seasons 1,075 974 118 209 24 32 .215 .279 .353 .632
AVG HR SB OPS
2022 .199 5 7 .634
2023 .231 9 16 .653
2024 .184 3 8 .540
5 Seasons .215 24 32 .632
MLB Percentile Rankings
Hits Spray Chart

Statcast Batting 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%
2020 25 32 4 0 0.0 0.0 85.2 96.2 -6.1 50.0 .271 .328 .303 .258 .452 50.0 42.9 0.0
2021 26 709 111 9 8.1 5.2 88.4 106.2 13.7 36.0 .212 .372 .282 .272 .358 35.1 29.1 5.8
2022 27 791 116 5 4.3 2.7 86.4 104.2 12.9 41.4 .229 .342 .280 .288 .359 30.2 28.1 8.6
2023 28 2114 356 27 7.6 5.2 87.2 108.3 17.8 37.1 .247 .395 .289 .312 .359 33.5 21.8 8.5
2024 29 731 135 4 3.0 2.1 87.8 105.5 19.7 34.1 .226 .334 .239 .271 .321 36.3 23.3 6.2
Player 4377 722 45 6.2 4.2 87.4 108.3 16.6 37.1 .235 .370 .277 .294 .352 33.8 24.5 7.6
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.1 .245 .406 .316 .315 .369 36.5 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.




Fastball: 4 Seam, 2 Seam, Cutter, Sinker. Offspeed: Split, Change, Fork, Screw. Breaking: Slider, Curve, Knuckle, Sweeper, Slurve, Other
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Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2020 50.0 0.0 50.0 0.0 50.0 25.0 25.0 25.0 0.0 0.0 75.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2021 44.1 31.5 20.7 3.6 42.3 36.9 20.7 3.6 30.6 26.1 25.2 6.3 8.1 5.2
2022 39.7 25.0 31.0 4.3 42.2 27.6 30.2 6.0 26.7 25.9 31.0 6.0 4.3 2.7
2023 35.7 34.0 26.1 4.2 30.6 40.4 28.9 4.8 26.1 31.2 23.9 5.9 7.6 5.2
2024 34.1 31.9 27.4 6.7 36.3 40.0 23.7 5.2 23.0 33.3 28.1 7.4 3.0 2.1
Player 37.4 31.6 26.5 4.6 35.5 37.7 26.9 5.0 26.2 29.8 26.3 6.2 6.2 4.2
MLB 44.5 23.7 24.8 7.0 37.1 37.5 25.3 3.9 32.7 24.8 24.4 5.8 7.0 4.8
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

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 -2.4 -7 270 36.9 86 .158 .184 .226 17.0 17.4 17.0 .216 .297 .276 37.7
2024 Slider -0.9 -1 114 15.6 24 .130 .348 .217 32.3 25.0 16.7 .151 .271 .199 41.2
2024 Curveball -1.0 -1 72 9.8 18 .176 .353 .247 26.1 33.3 20.0 .210 .273 .234 18.2
2024 Sinker -2.3 -2 72 9.8 14 .154 .385 .271 29.4 21.4 16.7 .258 .499 .322 63.6
2024 Cutter -0.1 0 69 9.4 14 .286 .571 .361 17.1 21.4 25.0 .277 .417 .299 36.4
2024 Changeup 2.9 2 69 9.4 18 .278 .500 .367 30.3 22.2 19.0 .271 .360 .312 14.3
2024 Sweeper 1.3 0 37 5.1 11 .200 .200 .227 52.6 45.5 35.7 .182 .218 .222 20.0
2024 Split-Finger -1.2 0 24 3.3 6 .333 .333 .300 41.7 50.0 50.0 .375 .474 .368 33.3
2024 Slurve 1.6 0 1 0.1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2024 Screwball -21.6 0 1 0.1 1 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 -- .299 .331 .279 100.0
2023 4-Seam Fastball -1.2 -10 861 40.7 217 .242 .344 .314 14.4 13.4 12.2 .277 .427 .354 37.1
2023 Slider -3.0 -8 280 13.2 74 .162 .250 .212 29.5 37.8 29.5 .161 .263 .214 24.4
2023 Changeup 0.3 1 268 12.7 76 .151 .260 .243 31.1 26.3 21.5 .232 .342 .264 24.5
2023 Sinker 1.4 3 224 10.6 51 .349 .465 .414 14.3 17.6 19.6 .323 .520 .399 45.7
2023 Curveball -1.0 -2 197 9.3 32 .207 .483 .303 35.4 46.9 23.1 .171 .425 .268 46.7
2023 Cutter 0.5 1 140 6.6 37 .333 .583 .399 7.8 2.7 2.5 .313 .525 .365 22.9
2023 Sweeper 1.4 1 70 3.3 15 .385 .462 .417 18.5 20.0 12.5 .225 .280 .283 40.0
2023 Split-Finger -4.5 -3 56 2.6 12 .083 .083 .075 28.0 41.7 22.7 .159 .277 .184 28.6
2022 4-Seam Fastball -1.3 -4 307 38.8 60 .220 .300 .298 18.1 28.3 17.3 .212 .292 .290 32.4
2022 Curveball -1.0 -1 110 13.9 25 .136 .318 .250 35.7 40.0 25.0 .125 .164 .197 25.0
2022 Sinker -1.7 -2 97 12.3 18 .176 .353 .250 7.5 0.0 0.0 .330 .510 .383 47.1
2022 Slider 2.1 2 96 12.1 26 .250 .583 .360 20.4 38.5 26.3 .248 .398 .296 20.0
2022 Changeup 1.5 1 86 10.9 25 .208 .333 .286 28.6 16.0 15.4 .288 .425 .324 20.0
2022 Cutter -1.1 -1 54 6.8 18 .222 .444 .281 17.1 22.2 26.7 .225 .377 .260 28.6
2022 Sweeper -4.9 -1 24 3.0 8 .000 .000 .088 50.0 75.0 42.9 .062 .068 .137 0.0
2022 Split-Finger -5.2 -1 11 1.4 4 .250 .500 .313 16.7 25.0 20.0 .405 .716 .482 66.7
2021 4-Seam Fastball -0.5 -1 258 36.4 57 .224 .490 .339 19.8 21.1 15.4 .272 .523 .359 55.0
2021 Slider -2.2 -3 146 20.6 41 .150 .300 .202 40.0 48.8 34.5 .100 .188 .137 25.0
2021 Changeup -1.3 -1 80 11.3 21 .238 .286 .274 15.4 19.0 18.2 .201 .275 .206 35.3
2021 Sinker 8.0 6 79 11.1 14 .500 .917 .614 16.7 0.0 0.0 .314 .615 .434 16.7
2021 Curveball 1.8 1 67 9.4 16 .133 .200 .266 42.9 43.8 24.1 .179 .278 .314 25.0
2021 Cutter -1.7 -1 47 6.6 12 .182 .455 .300 20.8 25.0 16.7 .289 .494 .367 25.0
2021 Sweeper -3.5 -1 17 2.4 5 .000 .000 .000 50.0 80.0 57.1 .031 .071 .043 0.0
2021 Split-Finger 10.3 1 13 1.8 4 .500 .750 .538 14.3 0.0 0.0 .494 .577 .461 0.0
2020 4-Seam Fastball 2.9 0 16 50.0 2 .500 .500 .450 37.5 50.0 12.5 .406 .463 .382 100.0
2020 Sinker -5.5 0 7 21.9 1 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 -- .413 .467 .380 0.0
2020 Changeup 6.3 0 4 12.5 1 1.000 2.000 1.250 0.0 0.0 -- .380 .614 .401 100.0
2020 Curveball -29.0 -1 2 6.3 2 .000 .000 .000 50.0 50.0 50.0 .145 .146 .131 0.0
2020 Slider -7.7 0 2 6.3 1 .000 .000 .000 50.0 100.0 50.0 -- -- .000 --
2020 Cutter -1.7 0 1 3.1 -- -- -- 100.0 -- -- -- -- -- --
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2021 171 709 6 -12 4 3 2
2022 185 791 -6 -6 4 2 -5
2023 514 2,096 -19 -17 13 5 -17
2024 193 731 -6 -9 4 3 -8
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Swing % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2020 32 43.8 78.6 63.6 27.8 60.0 56.3 14.3 50.0 37.5 3.1 0.0
2021 709 50.1 61.1 84.3 31.1 52.7 43.0 22.2 46.1 26.0 6.6 74.5
2022 791 48.3 66.2 86.6 28.4 60.3 40.6 28.6 46.6 21.1 8.6 72.1
2023 2,114 49.2 68.1 87.3 27.1 59.7 40.8 27.0 47.3 20.4 7.8 75.5
2024 731 51.3 67.2 84.1 32.3 53.9 45.3 26.9 50.2 25.1 7.4 85.2
Player 4,377 49.5 66.5 86.0 28.8 57.6 42.0 26.4 47.5 22.4 7.6 76.0
MLB 48.6 67.0 82.0 28.4 57.9 42.6 29.8 47.2 24.8 7.3 76.2
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Max EV Hard
Hit%
K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate
Speed OAA Arm
Strength
Bat
Speed
Swing
Length
2021 41 75 96
2022 15 78 67
2023 30 37 30 32 37 45 40 14 37 16 52 52 75 60 80 85 96
2024 18 77 67 63
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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 %
2021 19.3 7 4.1 3 5 6 0 0.0
2022 22.5 5 4.6 0 2 2 3 60.0
2023 21.9 9 8.6 0 13 7 2 22.2
2024 22.9 3 3.6 -1 3 4 0 0.0
Player 21.5 24 20.9 3 23 19 5 20.8
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year HR
2021 7 6 4 4 4 4 5 5 3 0 2 5 5 2 3 7 2 3 6 4 4 7 6 7 2 2 5 5 7 3 2
2022 5 5 3 5 4 5 4 5 4 4 4 5 5 4 6 5 4 5 4 4 5 5 6 5 4 4 4 5 5 4 5
2023 9 8 3 14 8 7 9 7 8 5 6 9 10 9 10 9 11 7 11 12 9 7 17 13 6 5 7 7 10 7 6
2024 3 3 3 6 4 4 5 4 2 2 4 6 4 3 3 4 3 2 3 6 3 4 6 4 3 2 4 4 4 2 2
Player 24 22 13 29 20 20 23 21 17 11 16 25 24 18 22 25 20 17 24 26 21 23 35 29 15 13 20 21 26 16 15
Note: xHR tells how many of this player's home runs 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 2020 2021 +/-   2022 +/-   2023 +/-   2024 +/-  
Exit Velocity 85.2 88.4 3.2 86.4 -2.0 87.2 0.8 87.8 0.6
Launch Angle -6.1 13.7 19.8 12.9 -0.8 17.8 4.9 19.7 1.9
Barrel % 0.0 8.1 8.1 4.3 -3.8 7.6 3.3 3.0 -4.6
Hard Hit % 50.0 35.1 -14.9 30.2 -4.9 33.5 3.3 36.3 2.8
LA Sweet-Spot % 50.0 36.0 -14.0 41.4 5.4 37.1 -4.3 34.1 -3.0
xBA .271 .212 -0.059 .229 0.017 .247 0.018 .226 -0.021
BA .286 .215 -0.071 .199 -0.016 .231 0.032 .184 -0.047
xwOBA .258 .272 0.014 .288 0.016 .312 0.024 .271 -0.041
wOBA .303 .282 -0.021 .280 -0.002 .289 0.009 .239 -0.050
xSLG .328 .372 0.044 .342 -0.030 .395 0.053 .334 -0.061
SLG .429 .405 -0.024 .361 -0.044 .351 -0.010 .302 -0.049
K% 42.9 29.1 -13.8 28.1 -1.0 21.8 -6.3 23.3 1.5
BB% 0.0 5.8 5.8 8.6 2.8 8.5 -0.1 6.2 -2.3
Swing % 50.0 46.1 -3.9 46.6 0.5 47.3 0.7 50.2 2.9
Whiff% 37.5 26.0 -11.5 21.1 -4.9 20.4 -0.7 25.1 4.7
In Zone % 43.8 50.1 6.3 48.3 -1.8 49.2 0.9 51.3 2.1
Out of Zone % 56.3 49.9 -6.4 51.7 1.8 50.8 -0.9 48.7 -2.1
Out of Zone Swing % 27.8 31.1 3.3 28.4 -2.7 27.1 -1.3 32.3 5.2
First Pitch Swing % 14.3 22.2 7.9 28.6 6.4 27.0 -1.6 26.9 -0.1
First Pitch Strike % 57.1 64.3 7.2 61.1 -3.2 57.5 -3.6 60.6 3.1
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

wOBA
SeasonAlignment TypeBat SidePAShifts/Shades%No Shift/ShadeShift/Shade
2020 Shifts L 7 2 28.6 .424 .000
2021 Shifts L 171 82 48.0 .314 .249
2022 Shifts L 185 80 43.2 .281 .278
2023 Shades L 514 194 37.7 .336 .214
2024 Shades L 193 91 47.2 .252 .223
! 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 %
2020 7 15.8 28.6% 0.0% 8 20.9 12.5% 12.5%
2021 212 17.9 14.2% 3.3% 136 23.8 0.7% 14.0%
2022 248 16.0 37.9% 0.8% 123 21.5 1.6% 7.3%
2023 699 15.2 47.4% 0.0% 295 18.5 4.4% 0.0%
2024 219 15.0 50.2% 0.0% 90 17.8 12.2% 0.0%
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