James McArthur
27-Year-Old
2024 Stats
W-L
1-2
ERA
4.58
WHIP
1.37
K
21
SV
10
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
Converts 10th save
McArthur allowed a run on two hits and struck out three without walking a batter over 1.1 innings to earn the save in Tuesday's 4-2 win over the Mariners.
ANALYSIS
McArthur gave up a solo home run to Mitch Haniger in the ninth inning, but he was able to avoid any further damage. The right-hander has surrendered seven runs (six earned) over his last five appearances, and he's been tagged for four homers in that span. He's managed to convert saves in each of his last two outings despite the long balls. McArthur is 10-for-13 in save chances this year while adding a 4.58 ERA, 1.37 WHIP and 21:3 K:BB through 19.2 innings. He does not appear to be in danger of losing the closer job yet, but it is concerning to see him give up so much hard contact.
McArthur gave up a solo home run to Mitch Haniger in the ninth inning, but he was able to avoid any further damage. The right-hander has surrendered seven runs (six earned) over his last five appearances, and he's been tagged for four homers in that span. He's managed to convert saves in each of his last two outings despite the long balls. McArthur is 10-for-13 in save chances this year while adding a 4.58 ERA, 1.37 WHIP and 21:3 K:BB through 19.2 innings. He does not appear to be in danger of losing the closer job yet, but it is concerning to see him give up so much hard contact.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
18
Last 10 Games
19
Last 5 Games
21
How many pitches does James McArthur generally throw?
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11-20
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91-100
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121+
What part of the game does James McArthur generally pitch?
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9th
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-17%
BAA vs RHP
2024
-18%
BAA vs RHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .296 | 22 | 2 | 21 | 4 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .245 | 22 | 3 | 23 | 2 | |||
2024vs Left | .333 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 2 | |||
2024vs Right | .273 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 2 | |||
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
-41%
ERA on Road
2024
-26%
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 | 3.24 | 0.90 | 16.2 | 8.6 | 0.0 | ||||
2024Home | 3.97 | 1.41 | 11.1 | 7.9 | 2.4 | ||||
2024Away | 5.40 | 1.32 | 8.1 | 11.9 | 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
7.00K/9
9.6BB/9
1.4HR/9
1.8Fastball
94.8 mphERA
4.58WHIP
1.37BABIP
.367GB/FB
1.76Left On Base
74.8%Exit Velocity
84.1 mphBarrels/BBE
8.1%Spin Rate
2400 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
31.4%Swinging Strike
14.9%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Allows run in ninth save
McArthur allowed a run on one hit and did not walk or strike out a batter over one inning to earn the save in Sunday's 4-2 win over the Angels.
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Steps in to close out game
McArthur picked up the save Wednesday against the Brewers after a perfect two-thirds of an inning.
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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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