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Darren McCaughan
- Age
- 29
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Weight
- 200 lb
- Number
- #79
- Born
- March 18, 1996 in Long Beach, CA, United States
- MLB debut
- July 21, 2021
- Drafted
- 2017, round 12
- College
- Long Beach State
- High school
- Los Alamitos
- dbWAR
- -.7 Regular season, 5 season(s)
- IP
- 5.1
- ERA
- 1.69
- FIP
- 1.45
- K/9
- 10.1
- FIP−
- 35 100 = avg
Darren McCaughan was a relief pitcher for the Minnesota Twins. In 2025 he struck out 6 batters over 5.1 innings across 3 appearances, going 0-0. His ERA of 1.69 was 59.4% lower than the league average of 4.16. Stripping out defence, his 1.45 FIP suggests the ERA was no fluke. He missed bats on 27.3% of swings (14.0% of every pitch he threw), walked 4.3% of the batters he faced and struck out 26.1%. His 0.2 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, 2025 regular season.
WAR by season
Pitching Regular season
Standard and advanced, by season. Regular-season games only.
Batting Regular season
Standard and advanced, by season. Regular-season games only.
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| 2021 | SEA | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.0% | 0.0% | .000 | -0.5 | -125 | -0.0 | — |
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 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 20.0% |
| vs RHB | 18 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .294 | .333 | .353 | .307 | 27.8% |
Pitch sequencing
What Darren McCaughan 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.
| Sweeper | 36 | 82.2 | 2,667 | 52.8% | 38.9% | 6 | — | — | |
| Four-Seam Fastball | 20 | 88.9 | 2,343 | 55.0% | 33.3% | 6 | — | — | |
| Sinker | 20 | 90.1 | 2,206 | 55.0% | 0.0% | 6 | — | — | |
| Changeup | 10 | 80.8 | 1,294 | 50.0% | 28.6% | 4 | — | — |
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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.