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 325 297 32 64 4 16 .215 .277 .337 .614
5 Seasons 1,207 1,092 133 240 25 40 .220 .285 .357 .642
AVG HR SB OPS
2022 .199 5 7 .634
2023 .231 9 16 .653
2024 .215 4 16 .614
5 Seasons .220 25 40 .642
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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 1249 230 10 4.3 3.1 88.0 108.1 18.7 37.8 .240 .370 .270 .295 .339 32.6 21.2 7.4
Player 4895 817 51 6.2 4.2 87.5 108.3 16.7 37.8 .238 .376 .282 .298 .354 33.1 23.8 7.8
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .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 32.6 31.3 29.6 6.5 37.8 37.0 25.2 3.9 23.0 30.9 30.0 7.8 4.3 3.1
Player 36.6 31.5 27.2 4.8 36.0 37.1 26.9 4.7 25.8 29.5 27.1 6.5 6.2 4.2
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.

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 -2.3 -11 455 36.4 137 .167 .225 .238 16.0 17.5 16.6 .212 .334 .287 35.1
2024 Slider 0.5 1 189 15.1 38 .194 .472 .297 29.7 26.3 16.4 .195 .377 .265 38.5
2024 Sinker -0.3 0 143 11.4 30 .296 .481 .377 19.4 13.3 12.1 .349 .530 .396 50.0
2024 Changeup -1.1 -1 126 10.1 38 .211 .316 .245 31.8 23.7 23.1 .213 .281 .231 13.8
2024 Curveball -0.1 0 119 9.5 29 .222 .370 .314 20.5 27.6 16.3 .238 .311 .267 15.8
2024 Cutter 0.4 1 116 9.3 28 .308 .462 .359 16.1 14.3 25.0 .314 .446 .356 31.8
2024 Sweeper 0.3 0 56 4.5 14 .167 .167 .229 44.0 50.0 35.0 .152 .182 .224 20.0
2024 Split-Finger 3.9 1 38 3.0 8 .500 .625 .494 37.5 37.5 23.1 .418 .512 .406 20.0
2024 Screwball -21.8 0 1 0.1 1 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 -- .299 .331 .279 100.0
2024 Slurve 1.5 0 1 0.1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2023 4-Seam Fastball -1.2 -10 862 40.8 217 .242 .344 .314 14.3 13.4 12.2 .277 .427 .354 37.1
2023 Slider -3.0 -8 275 13.0 73 .164 .254 .215 29.9 38.4 30.4 .157 .260 .211 25.0
2023 Changeup 0.3 1 265 12.5 76 .151 .260 .243 31.1 26.3 21.5 .232 .342 .264 24.5
2023 Sinker 1.3 3 227 10.7 51 .349 .465 .414 15.4 17.6 19.6 .323 .520 .399 45.7
2023 Curveball -0.9 -2 201 9.5 32 .207 .483 .303 34.8 46.9 22.1 .171 .425 .268 46.7
2023 Cutter 0.4 1 140 6.6 38 .324 .568 .388 7.8 2.6 2.5 .315 .524 .365 22.2
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
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

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 334 1,277 -8 -13 7 5 -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 20.5 7.8 75.5
2024 1,249 51.0 66.7 84.9 27.9 57.3 44.5 28.0 47.7 22.1 7.2 82.2
Player 4,895 49.6 66.5 86.0 28.1 58.1 42.2 26.8 47.1 21.9 7.6 76.2
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 29.9 47.2 25.0 7.3 76.3
! 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
Squared-up
Rate
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 83 96
2024 36 79 82 58
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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 6 5 0 0.0
2022 22.5 5 4.5 1 2 2 3 60.0
2023 21.9 9 8.4 1 12 7 2 22.2
2024 22.3 5 7.1 -2 9 8 0 0.0
Player 21.5 26 24.2 2 29 22 5 19.2
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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 6 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 4 4 5 4 4 5 5 6 5 4 4 4 5 5 4 5
2023 9 8 3 13 8 7 9 7 8 5 6 10 10 8 10 8 9 6 11 11 9 7 17 14 6 5 7 7 10 7 6
2024 5 7 7 13 7 7 8 7 4 5 6 8 10 5 6 8 6 4 7 11 7 6 14 8 7 5 7 8 8 5 3
Player 26 26 17 35 23 23 26 24 19 14 18 28 30 19 25 26 21 18 28 30 25 25 43 34 19 16 23 25 30 19 16
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 88.0 0.8
Launch Angle -6.1 13.7 19.8 12.9 -0.8 17.8 4.9 18.7 0.9
Barrel % 0.0 8.1 8.1 4.3 -3.8 7.6 3.3 4.3 -3.3
Hard Hit % 50.0 35.1 -14.9 30.2 -4.9 33.5 3.3 32.6 -0.9
LA Sweet-Spot % 50.0 36.0 -14.0 41.4 5.4 37.1 -4.3 37.8 0.7
xBA .271 .212 -0.059 .229 0.017 .247 0.018 .240 -0.007
BA .286 .215 -0.071 .199 -0.016 .231 0.032 .215 -0.016
xwOBA .258 .272 0.014 .288 0.016 .312 0.024 .295 -0.017
wOBA .303 .282 -0.021 .280 -0.002 .289 0.009 .270 -0.019
xSLG .328 .372 0.044 .342 -0.030 .395 0.053 .370 -0.025
SLG .429 .405 -0.024 .361 -0.044 .351 -0.010 .337 -0.014
K% 42.9 29.1 -13.8 28.1 -1.0 21.8 -6.3 21.2 -0.6
BB% 0.0 5.8 5.8 8.6 2.8 8.5 -0.1 7.4 -1.1
Swing % 50.0 46.1 -3.9 46.6 0.5 47.3 0.7 47.7 0.4
Whiff% 37.5 26.0 -11.5 21.1 -4.9 20.5 -0.6 22.1 1.6
In Zone % 43.8 50.1 6.3 48.3 -1.8 49.2 0.9 51.0 1.8
Out of Zone % 56.3 49.9 -6.4 51.7 1.8 50.8 -0.9 49.0 -1.8
Out of Zone Swing % 27.8 31.1 3.3 28.4 -2.7 27.1 -1.3 27.9 0.8
First Pitch Swing % 14.3 22.2 7.9 28.6 6.4 27.0 -1.6 28.0 1.0
First Pitch Strike % 57.1 64.3 7.2 61.1 -3.2 57.5 -3.6 62.5 5.0
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

wOBA
SeasonAlignment TypeBat SidePAShifts/Shades%No Shift/ShadeShift/Shade
2020 Shifts L 7 0 0.0 .303
2021 Shifts L 171 74 43.3 .301 .259
2022 Shifts L 185 71 38.4 .267 .302
2023 Shades L 514 194 37.7 .336 .214
2024 Shades L 324 140 43.2 .277 .257
! 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 394 14.9 50.8% 0.0% 181 18.2 8.8% 0.0%
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