Scott McGough

Scott McGough

33-Year-Old PitcherRP
Arizona Diamondbacks
2023 Fantasy Outlook
McGough, now 33, makes his return stateside with Arizona this season after a successful four-year stint in Japan. A fifth-round pick back in 2011, McGough had a cup of coffee with the Marlins in 2015 before ultimately leaving affiliated baseball. He found his niche overseas and transformed into one of Japan's top closers, notching 30-plus saves with sub-2.60 ERAs the past two seasons. The right-hander sits in the mid-90s with his fastball and has recently developed a splitter to complement his heater and slider. The Diamondbacks signed him to a two-year, $6.25 million deal with the hope that he can provide some stability at the back end of a mostly unsettled bullpen. A strong showing in the Cactus League has put McGough as the frontrunner to close in the desert. Read Past Outlooks
RANKSFrom Preseason
#493
ADP
$Signed a two-year, $6.25 million contract with the Diamondbacks in December of 2022. Contract includes a $4 million mutual option for 2025.
Can't escape third jam
PArizona Diamondbacks
May 17, 2023
McGough (0-4) took the loss in Tuesday's 9-8 extra-innings loss to the Athletics. He allowed one unearned run on two hits and three walks (two intentional) while striking out four over 2.1 innings.
ANALYSIS
McGough worked the extra frames for Arizona, throwing a career high in innings and pitches (49). After escaping jams in the 10th and 11th, the right hander was unable to wriggle out of one in the 12th. McGough has a 4.50 ERA (5.48 FIP) with 22 strikeouts and eight walks over 22 innings.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
18
Last 10 Games
23
Last 5 Games
27
How many pitches does Scott McGough generally throw?
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
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81-90
 
91-100
 
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111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
What part of the game does Scott McGough generally pitch?
 
 
 
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2021
 
 
-37%
BAA vs LHP
2023
 
 
-37%
BAA vs LHP
2022
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2021
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BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2021vs Left .114 50 14 5 5 0 0 3
Since 2021vs Right .180 68 21 7 11 3 0 2
2023vs Left .114 50 14 5 5 0 0 3
2023vs Right .180 68 21 7 11 3 0 2
2022vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2021
 
 
-46%
ERA at Home
2023
 
 
-46%
ERA at Home
2022
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2021
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ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2021Home 2.50 0.61 18.0 0 0 0 10.0 2.0 1.0
Since 2021Away 4.63 1.46 11.2 0 4 1 11.6 6.2 2.3
2023Home 2.50 0.61 18.0 0 0 0 10.0 2.0 1.0
2023Away 4.63 1.46 11.2 0 4 1 11.6 6.2 2.3
2022Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Stat Review
How does Scott McGough 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.
  • K/BB
    Strikeout to walk ratio.
  • K/9
    Average strikeouts per nine innings.
  • BB/9
    Average walks per nine innings.
  • HR/9
    Average home runs allowed per nine innings.
  • Fastball
    Average fastball velocity.
  • ERA
    Earned run average. The average earned runs allowed per nine innings.
  • WHIP
    Walks plus hits per inning pitched.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many balls in play against a pitcher go for hits.
  • GB/FB
    Groundball to flyball ratio. The higher the number, the more likely a pitcher is to induce groundballs.
  • Left On Base
    The percentage of base runners that a pitcher strands on base over the course of a season.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Barrels/BBE
    The percentage of batted ball events resulting in a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Spin Rate
    Spin Rate is the rate of spin on a baseball after it is released. It is measured in revolutions per minute (rpm).
  • Balls Hit 95+ MPH
    The percentage of batted balls hit that met or exceeded the 95 MPH threshold.
  • Swinging Strike
    The percentage of pitches that result in a swing and a miss.
K/BB
2.92
 
K/9
10.6
 
BB/9
3.6
 
HR/9
1.5
 
Fastball
93.9 mph
 
ERA
3.34
 
WHIP
0.94
 
BABIP
.184
 
GB/FB
1.81
 
Left On Base
76.2%
 
Exit Velocity
81.4 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
4.7%
 
Spin Rate
1895 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
27.0%
 
Swinging Strike
14.1%
 
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2016 Fantasy Outlook
McGough spent his time rising through the ranks during the entire 2015 minor league season, where he went from High-A to Triple-A. His progressive success (1.93 ERA, 1.15 WHIP) through the three leagues led to a September callup to Miami. With the Marlins, he tossed 6.2 innings and was tagged for seven runs in his month with the team. He is a player that was a development project from the start, and he has come along at a fairly good pace throughout his young career. The 26-year-old will be battling to be one of the bullpen arms in 2016, but it is not expected for him to be more than a middle reliever.
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Can't hold lead
PArizona Diamondbacks
May 3, 2023
McGough (0-3) allowed two runs on two hits while striking out one over one inning and took the loss to the Rangers on Tuesday.
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Logs fifth hold
PArizona Diamondbacks
April 27, 2023
McGough retired both batters faced to earn a hold in Wednesday's 2-0 win over Kansas City.
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Saddled with loss
PArizona Diamondbacks
April 16, 2023
McGough (0-2) allowed two runs on three hits over a third of an inning, picking up the loss to Miami on Saturday.
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Back from paternity leave
PArizona Diamondbacks
April 12, 2023
The Diamondbacks reinstated McGough (personal) from the paternity list Wednesday.
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Goes on paternity leave
PArizona Diamondbacks
Not Injury Related
April 11, 2023
Arizona placed McGough on the paternity leave list Tuesday.
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