James McArthur
27-Year-Old
2024 Stats
W-L
1-2
ERA
4.15
WHIP
1.38
K
18
SV
8
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
The Royals acquired McArthur via trade last May after the 26-year-old was designated for assignment by Phillies. The 6-foot-7 right-hander was mostly unimpressive as a long reliever for Kansas City's Triple-A affiliate, but nonetheless he was recalled for his big-league debut last June. He allowed seven earned runs over an inning of work during his MLB debut, then was shuttled back and forth between the majors and minors multiple times. Upon his final recall in early September, McArthur looked like a completely different pitcher. He closed out the season throwing more curveballs and fewer sinkers, which resulted in a 12-game scoreless streak spanning 16.1 innings with an impressive 19:0 K:BB. He even got some run as the Royals' closer, securing four saves over the final two weeks. McArthur's strong finish certainly improves his chances of making the Royals' 2024 Opening Day roster, but closing is no guarantee. Read Past Outlooks
RANKSFrom Preseason
#379
ADP
Steps in to close out game
McArthur picked up the save Wednesday against the Brewers after a perfect two-thirds of an inning.
ANALYSIS
The ball was handed to Tyler Duffey for the ninth, but after Duffey walked two batters and gave up a double to Brice Turang, McArthur was forced to step in and close the door. The save snapped McArthur out of a two-game slump in which he allowed five runs (four earned) and was charged with two blown saves and two losses. McArthur now has eight saves on the season, which is tied for the fourth most in the AL.
The ball was handed to Tyler Duffey for the ninth, but after Duffey walked two batters and gave up a double to Brice Turang, McArthur was forced to step in and close the door. The save snapped McArthur out of a two-game slump in which he allowed five runs (four earned) and was charged with two blown saves and two losses. McArthur now has eight saves on the season, which is tied for the fourth most in the AL.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
17
Last 10 Games
19
Last 5 Games
19
How many pitches does James McArthur 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 James McArthur generally pitch?
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-20%
BAA vs RHP
2024
-24%
BAA vs RHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .299 | 20 | 2 | 20 | 3 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .239 | 21 | 3 | 21 | 1 | |||
2024vs Left | .344 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 1 | |||
2024vs Right | .263 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 1 | |||
2023vs Left | .257 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 2 | |||
2023vs Right | .220 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 0 | |||
2022vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2022vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-54%
ERA on Road
2024
-12%
ERA at Home
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 5.47 | 1.29 | 26.1 | 9.6 | 1.7 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 2.51 | 0.84 | 14.1 | 8.2 | 0.0 | ||||
2024Home | 3.97 | 1.41 | 11.1 | 7.9 | 2.4 | ||||
2024Away | 4.50 | 1.33 | 6.0 | 12.0 | 0.0 | ||||
2023Home | 6.60 | 1.20 | 15.0 | 10.8 | 1.2 | ||||
2023Away | 1.08 | 0.48 | 8.1 | 5.4 | 0.0 | ||||
2022Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2022Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does James McArthur 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
6.00K/9
9.3BB/9
1.6HR/9
1.0Fastball
94.7 mphERA
4.15WHIP
1.38BABIP
.381GB/FB
2.15Left On Base
70.8%Exit Velocity
85.2 mphBarrels/BBE
6.7%Spin Rate
2400 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
31.7%Swinging Strike
15.3%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Defensive Stats
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Surrenders go-ahead homer
McArthur (1-2) took the loss and blew the save Tuesday against Milwaukee, allowing three runs on three hits and a walk over one inning. He didn't log a strikeout.
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Blown save, loss versus Texas
McArthur (1-1) blew a save and picked up the loss after he pitched two innings, surrendering two runs (one earned) on four hits while striking out three batters in Sunday's 3-2 extra-inning defeat to the Rangers.
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Up to seven saves
McArthur picked up the save in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Blue Jays, striking out one in a perfect ninth inning.
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Tallies sixth save
McArthur earned the save Wednesday against Toronto, allowing one hit and no walks with two strikeouts over a scoreless inning.
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Secures fifth save
McArthur allowed one hit and one walk over two scoreless innings to earn a save in Tuesday's 3-2 win over the Blue Jays.
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