2022 Stats
W-L
3-2
ERA
2.60
WHIP
0.94
K
75
SV
0
2023 Projections
2023 Fantasy Outlook
McHugh threw mostly sliders (48.7% pitch usage) and cutters (48%) last season while occasionally mixing in a curve. Remarkably, the veteran struck out nine batters on only 26 curveballs thrown all season. Between that and the slider, which has been his bread and butter over the past four seasons, he turned in another solid year, his first with Atlanta. McHugh racked up 69.1 innings across 58 appearances with a 2.60 ERA (2.70 FIP), 0.94 WHIP, three wins and a career-high 17 holds. His 5.1% walk rate was 15th among qualified relievers, while his 22.4% K-BB percentage ranked 35th. With only one career save across 10 big league seasons, we can safely rule out the possibility of McHugh contributing in the category. However, he should be in line for plenty of holds in the sixth and seventh innings as part of the bridge to Raisel Iglesias. McHugh's consistency in recent years makes him a solid target for ratio stability in deeper leagues and draft-and-hold formats. Read Past Outlooks

Solid spring debut
McHugh gave up a hit and struck out one over two scoreless innings of relief in Thursday's Grapefruit League game against the Rays.
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Seeing his first game action of the spring, McHugh tossed 24 pitches, with 17 of them going for strikes. The veteran right-hander has posted a sub-1.00 WHIP in three of the last four seasons since moving into a relief role, and after collecting a career-high 17 holds in 2022, he's expected to fill a setup role once again for Atlanta.
Seeing his first game action of the spring, McHugh tossed 24 pitches, with 17 of them going for strikes. The veteran right-hander has posted a sub-1.00 WHIP in three of the last four seasons since moving into a relief role, and after collecting a career-high 17 holds in 2022, he's expected to fill a setup role once again for Atlanta.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
19
Last 10 Games
17
Last 5 Games
16
How many pitches does Collin McHugh generally throw?
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What part of the game does Collin McHugh generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2020
-23%
BAA vs LHP
2022
-17%
BAA vs LHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2020vs Left | .174 | 68 | 11 | 33 | 2 | |||
Since 2020vs Right | .225 | 81 | 15 | 66 | 6 | |||
2022vs Left | .182 | 36 | 6 | 20 | 2 | |||
2022vs Right | .220 | 39 | 8 | 31 | 3 | |||
2021vs Left | .163 | 32 | 5 | 13 | 0 | |||
2021vs Right | .230 | 42 | 7 | 35 | 3 | |||
2020vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2020vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2020
-27%
ERA on Road
2022
-42%
ERA on Road
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2020Home | 2.42 | 0.87 | 67.0 | 9.1 | 1.6 | ||||
Since 2020Away | 1.76 | 1.01 | 66.1 | 11.0 | 1.9 | ||||
2022Home | 3.25 | 1.00 | 36.0 | 8.5 | 2.0 | ||||
2022Away | 1.89 | 0.87 | 33.1 | 11.1 | 1.6 | ||||
2021Home | 1.45 | 0.71 | 31.0 | 9.9 | 1.2 | ||||
2021Away | 1.64 | 1.15 | 33.0 | 10.9 | 2.2 | ||||
2020Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2020Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Collin McHugh compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
5.36K/9
9.7BB/9
1.8HR/9
0.6Fastball
91.3 mphERA
2.60WHIP
0.94BABIP
.276GB/FB
1.15Left On Base
77.6%Exit Velocity
79.6 mphBarrels/BBE
2.6%Spin Rate
2631 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
18.7%Swinging Strike
12.6%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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After opting out of the 2020 season McHugh signed with Tampa Bay, the ideal landing spot as the Rays have a knack for handling pitchers of his ilk. After struggling in 2019, McHugh reverted to 2018 form. Tampa used him exclusively as a reliever, or short-stint opener, so he was able to optimize his pitch mix by throwing mostly sliders with some cutters and fastballs with the occasional curve. Considering his injury history and lack of work since 2019, it's surprising he only lost two weeks of the season on the IL to arm fatigue. His 1.55 ERA was aided by a 81.3% LOB mark, though if he ERA were closer to his 3.06 xFIP or 2.87 SIERA, he'd still be a top reliever. McHugh's 30.0% strikeout rate is closer material, though it remains to be seen what capacity he works in this season. Even so, McHugh's arm is mixed-league worthy, then let the rest take care of itself.
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Gets win in extras
McHugh (2-1) picked up the win in Sunday's extra-innings victory over the Nationals, giving up one hit and one walks while striking out one over two scoreless innings.
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Activated from COVID-19 IL
Atlanta reinstated McHugh (illness) from the COVID-19-related injured list Thursday.
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Lands on injured list
McHugh was placed on the injured list Tuesday after testing positive for COVID-19, David O'Brien of The Athletic reports.
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Charged with blown save Sunday
McHugh didn't allow a baserunner in two-thirds of an inning during Sunday's loss to the Padres.
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Stuck with loss Friday
McHugh (0-1) took the loss Friday as Atlanta fell 6-3 to the Brewers, giving up two runs on one hit and one walk in one-third of an inning.
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