Pitcher · 2017
Kevin McGowan
- Age
- 26
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 5"
- Weight
- 233 lb
- Born
- October 18, 1991 in Nashua, NH, USA
- MLB debut
- August 22, 2017
- dbWAR
- -.1 1 season(s)
- IP
- 8.2
- ERA
- 5.19
- FIP
- 6.39
- K/9
- 8.3
- FIP−
- 147 100 = avg
Kevin McGowan is a relief pitcher for the New York Mets. In 2017 he struck out 8 batters over 8.2 innings across 8 appearances, going 0-0. His ERA of 5.19 was 19.1% higher than the league average of 4.36. Stripping out defence, his 6.39 FIP suggests that his ERA had some help behind him. He missed bats on 37.2% of swings (17.6% of every pitch he threw), walked 15.0% of the batters he faced and struck out 20.0%. His -0.1 dbWAR is built from that FIP rather than runs allowed, so it credits him for what he controls and not for the defence behind him.
League context
Percentile among qualified pitchers, 2017.
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8 | 0 | 8.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5.19 | 6.39 | 1.62 | 8.3 | 6.2 | 119 | 147 | -0.1 | — |
Platoon splits
How left- and right-handed hitters fare against him.
| Split | PA | AB | H | HR | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA | K% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs LHB | 22 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | .222 | .364 | .278 | .306 | 13.6% |
| vs RHB | 18 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | .250 | .333 | .688 | .420 | 27.8% |
Pitch sequencing
What Kevin McGowan throws in each count, and what he follows each pitch with. Select any cell for the breakdown.
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Pitch arsenal
What he throws, how hard, and how often it misses in 2017.
| Slider | 60 | 84.3 | 2,088 | 41.7% | 51.7% | |
| Sinker | 50 | 92.7 | 2,318 | 46.0% | 26.9% | |
| Changeup | 36 | 81.2 | 1,673 | 41.7% | 38.5% | |
| Four-Seam Fastball | 19 | 92.7 | 2,350 | 42.1% | 20.0% |
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wOBA uses linear weights measured from this season's own play-by-play rather than published constants, and wRC+ is park-adjusted against that same league. dbWAR is our own open implementation — not fWAR or bWAR — and the full derivation, including its simplifications, is on the methodology page.