James McArthur
27-Year-Old
2024 Stats
W-L
0-0
ERA
0.00
WHIP
0.00
K
0
SV
0
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
#380
ADP
Looking for high-leverage spot
McArthur has allowed a run on three hits, a walk and a hit batsman while striking out two over three Cactus League innings.
ANALYSIS
He had four saves late in 2023, but the offseason addition of Will Smith will obstruct McArthur's path to the ninth inning. McArthur had a 4.63 ERA over 23.1 innings last season, but he also posted a 0.94 WHIP, 23:2 K:BB and 2.78 FIP. While he likely won't be able to keep his control at quite that strong a level, McArthur's an intriguing reliever to keep an eye on, especially on a team that has prioritized improving its pitching staff.
He had four saves late in 2023, but the offseason addition of Will Smith will obstruct McArthur's path to the ninth inning. McArthur had a 4.63 ERA over 23.1 innings last season, but he also posted a 0.94 WHIP, 23:2 K:BB and 2.78 FIP. While he likely won't be able to keep his control at quite that strong a level, McArthur's an intriguing reliever to keep an eye on, especially on a team that has prioritized improving its pitching staff.
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2022
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Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-14%
BAA vs RHP
2024
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BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .257 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 2 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .220 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 0 | |||
2024vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2024vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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
-84%
ERA on Road
2024
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ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 6.60 | 1.20 | 15.0 | 10.8 | 1.2 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 1.08 | 0.48 | 8.1 | 5.4 | 0.0 | ||||
2024Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2024Away | 0 | 0 | 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
11.50K/9
8.9BB/9
0.8HR/9
0.8Fastball
94.1 mphERA
4.63WHIP
0.94BABIP
.296GB/FB
2.47Left On Base
52.1%Exit Velocity
83.9 mphBarrels/BBE
3.9%Spin Rate
2420 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
35.3%Swinging Strike
11.1%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Closes out fourth save of season
McArthur picked up the save in Sunday's 5-2 win over the Yankees. He allowed one hit while striking out four over two scoreless innings.
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Secures third save
McArthur picked up the save in Sunday's 6-5 victory over the Astros. He allowed one hit and no walks while striking out one over a scoreless inning.
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Notches five-out save
McArthur allowed a hit over 1.2 scoreless frames Friday, striking out two and earning a save against Houston.
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Collects first career save
McArthur picked up the save in Monday's 6-4 victory over the Guardians. He pitched a clean inning and struck out one.
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Notches win over Houston
McArthur (1-0) struck out two over 1.1 perfect innings to earn the win Saturday over the Astros.
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