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Kirk McCarty
- Age
- 27
- B/T
- L/L
- Height
- 5' 8"
- Weight
- 185 lb
- Born
- October 12, 1995 in Hattiesburg, MS, United States
- MLB debut
- April 24, 2022
- dbWAR
- -1.0 1 season(s)
- IP
- 37.2
- ERA
- 4.54
- FIP
- 6.64
- K/9
- 6.2
- FIP−
- 167 100 = avg
Kirk McCarty was a relief pitcher for the Cleveland Guardians. In 2022 he struck out 26 batters over 37.2 innings across 13 appearances, going 4-3. His ERA of 4.54 was 14.4% higher than the league average of 3.97 — 14th of 17 on his team, and 373rd of 546 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 6.64 FIP suggests that his ERA had some help behind him. He missed bats on 23.7% of swings (12.0% of every pitch he threw), walked 8.2% of the batters he faced and struck out 16.4%. His -1.0 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, 2022.
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | CLE | 13 | 2 | 37.2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 19 | 26 | 13 | 4.54 | 6.64 | 1.33 | 6.2 | 3.1 | 114 | 167 | -1.0 | — |
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 | 36 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | .129 | .194 | .258 | .202 | 13.9% |
| vs RHB | 123 | 112 | 33 | 10 | 11 | 21 | .295 | .358 | .589 | .403 | 17.1% |
Pitch sequencing
What Kirk McCarty 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, how often it misses, and what hitters do with it.
| Cutter | 231 | 88.5 | 2,416 | 47.2% | 19.4% | 65 | .185 | .535 | |
| Four-Seam Fastball | 221 | 92.5 | 2,311 | 51.6% | 30.7% | 45 | .289 | 1.015 | |
| Curveball | 58 | 77.1 | 2,714 | 41.4% | 34.8% | 14 | — | — | |
| Changeup | 44 | 84.7 | 1,610 | 22.7% | 5.9% | 13 | — | — | |
| Slider | 19 | 82.7 | 2,465 | 36.8% | 7.7% | 7 | — | — |
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Similar players
Nearest 2022 seasons by command, run prevention and role, on rate statistics rather than totals.
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.