2023 Stats
W-L
0-4
ERA
3.34
WHIP
0.94
K
35
SV
1
Rest-of-Season Projections
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
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Can't escape third jam
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.
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
71-80
81-90
91-100
101-110
111-120
121+
What part of the game does Scott McGough generally pitch?
1st
2nd
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4th
5th
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7th
8th
9th
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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
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2021vs Left | .114 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 3 | |||
| Since 2021vs Right | .180 | 21 | 7 | 11 | 2 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .114 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 3 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .180 | 21 | 7 | 11 | 2 | |||
| 2022vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2022vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2021vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2021vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-46%
ERA at Home
2023
-46%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2021Home | 2.50 | 0.61 | 18.0 | 10.0 | 2.0 | ||||
| Since 2021Away | 4.63 | 1.46 | 11.2 | 11.6 | 6.2 | ||||
| 2023Home | 2.50 | 0.61 | 18.0 | 10.0 | 2.0 | ||||
| 2023Away | 4.63 | 1.46 | 11.2 | 11.6 | 6.2 | ||||
| 2022Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2022Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2021Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2021Away | 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.
* 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
2.92K/9
10.6BB/9
3.6HR/9
1.5Fastball
93.9 mphERA
3.34WHIP
0.94BABIP
.184GB/FB
1.81Left On Base
76.2%Exit Velocity
81.4 mphBarrels/BBE
4.7%Spin Rate
1895 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
27.0%Swinging Strike
14.1%Advanced Pitching Stats
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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
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
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
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
The Diamondbacks reinstated McGough (personal) from the paternity list Wednesday.
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Goes on paternity leave
Arizona placed McGough on the paternity leave list Tuesday.
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