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James McArthur

P · KC

29 yrs

Pitcher

60-Day IL· elbow

Description

Position: P
Team: KC
Type: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Born: 1996-12-11
Age: 29
Country: USA
Height: 6'7"
Weight: 230 lb
Last active: 2024

Career Résumé

2 seasons

Seasons	2 2023–2024
Games	75
W-L	6-7
ERA	4.84
WHIP	1.30
IP	80
SO	72
SV	22

Pitching

Regular season

Season	Tm	W	L	ERA	WHIP	G	GS	SV	IP	SO	BB	HR	ER	xERA	Brl%
2024	KC	5	7	4.92	1.45	57	0	18	56.2	49	14	8	31	4.40	8.3%
2023	KC	1	0	4.63	0.94	18	2	4	23.1	23	2	2	12	2.97	4.7%

Season	Pos	G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	FLD%	RF/9	OAA
2024	P	57	0	56.2	4	9	1	0	.929	2.06	—
2023	P	18	2	23.1	2	4	0	0	1.000	2.31	—

Batting game log

2024 · last 2

Date		Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB
2024-08-13	@	MIN	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2024-05-05	vs	TEX	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Pitching game log

2024 · last 57

Date		Opp	Res	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	Pit
2024-09-16	vs	DET	L	ND	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	1	17
2024-09-14	@	PIT	W	ND	0.1	2	0	0	0	1	0	15
2024-09-09	@	NYY	L	L	0.0	3	4	4	1	1	0	18
2024-09-06	vs	MIN	W	ND	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	2	14
2024-09-03	vs	CLE	L	ND	0.1	1	0	0	0	1	1	14
2024-08-30	@	HOU	L	L	0.2	2	1	1	0	0	0	11
2024-08-27	@	CLE	W	W	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	4	22
2024-08-26	@	CLE	W	ND	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	1	16
2024-08-23	vs	PHI	W	ND	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	1	17
2024-08-20	vs	LAA	L	ND	1.0	3	0	0	0	0	1	14
2024-08-18	@	CIN	W	ND	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	10
2024-08-16	@	CIN	W	H	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	10
2024-08-13	@	MIN	L	ND	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	2	16
2024-08-09	vs	STL	L	ND	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	2	12
2024-08-05	vs	BOS	L	ND	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9
2024-08-03	@	DET	L	L	0.2	2	2	1	0	1	0	9
2024-08-02	@	DET	W	ND	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	13
2024-07-29	@	CWS	W	S	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10
2024-07-28	vs	CHC	L	ND	1.0	3	3	3	1	0	0	20
2024-07-24	vs	AZ	L	L	1.0	4	5	5	1	1	1	26
2024-07-23	vs	AZ	L	ND	1.0	2	1	0	0	0	1	19
2024-07-14	@	BOS	L	ND	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	11
2024-07-10	@	STL	W	S	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	19
2024-07-10	@	STL	W	S	1.0	2	1	1	1	0	2	15
2024-07-03	vs	TB	W	S	1.2	1	0	0	0	0	1	24
2024-06-30	vs	CLE	W	ND	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	11
2024-06-27	vs	CLE	W	S	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8
2024-06-26	vs	MIA	W	ND	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15
2024-06-24	vs	MIA	W	S	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	10
2024-06-20	@	ATH	W	W	1.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	19
2024-06-16	@	LAD	L	ND	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	1	8
2024-06-13	vs	NYY	W	W	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	1	12
2024-06-09	vs	SEA	L	L	0.2	2	3	2	0	2	1	30
2024-06-08	vs	SEA	W	ND	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10
2024-06-06	@	CLE	W	S	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10
2024-06-02	vs	SD	W	ND	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11
2024-05-31	vs	SD	L	BS	0.0	4	4	4	0	0	0	18
2024-05-25	@	TB	W	W	2.0	1	1	0	0	0	0	26
2024-05-22	vs	DET	W	ND	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	16
2024-05-18	vs	ATH	W	S	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	2	17
2024-05-14	@	SEA	W	S	1.1	2	1	1	1	0	3	30
2024-05-12	@	LAA	W	S	1.0	1	1	1	1	0	0	11
2024-05-08	vs	MIL	W	S	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
2024-05-07	vs	MIL	L	L	1.0	3	3	3	1	1	0	30
2024-05-05	vs	TEX	L	L	2.0	4	2	1	1	0	3	30
2024-04-30	@	TOR	W	S	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	17
2024-04-24	vs	TOR	W	S	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	2	16
2024-04-23	vs	TOR	W	S	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	20
2024-04-17	@	CWS	W	S	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	1	18
2024-04-15	@	CWS	W	S	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	2	15
2024-04-13	@	NYM	W	ND	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	2	19
2024-04-09	vs	HOU	W	W	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	2	25
2024-04-07	vs	CWS	W	S	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	2	15
2024-04-05	vs	CWS	W	S	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
2024-04-03	@	BAL	L	H	1.0	2	2	2	0	0	1	12
2024-04-01	@	BAL	L	ND	1.0	3	1	1	0	0	1	23
2024-03-30	vs	MIN	L	BS	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	1	16

Pitching Profile2024 · vs 402

K/9

7.832

BB/9

2.281

HR/9

1.329

ERA

4.9219

WHIP

1.4517

xERA

4.4030

Brl%A

8.3%37

PlayerMedian (50th)percentile vs league

Career Highs

Stat	Best	Year
Wins	5	2024
SO	49	2024
SV	18	2024
ERA	4.63	2023
WHIP	0.94	2023

Comparable Players

2024 · stat-profile similarity

Luis GarcíaBOS39y
4.88 ERA · 53 K · 1.29 WHIP
89%
vs
Burch SmithBAL36y
4.95 ERA · 46 K · 1.35 WHIP
88%
vs
Jacob BarnesWSH36y
4.36 ERA · 55 K · 1.32 WHIP
87%
vs
Josh WinckowskiBOS28y
4.14 ERA · 60 K · 1.41 WHIP
84%
vs
Stephen KolekSD29y
5.21 ERA · 39 K · 1.52 WHIP
84%
vs

Career Arc

ERA by season · taller = better

Year over Year

pitching trajectory

Yr	Tm	W	ERA	WHIP	SO	IP
23	KC	1	4.63	0.94	23	23
24	KC	5▲	4.92▲	1.45▲	49▲	57▲

Career Milestones

chase to the next mark

Wins6

44 to 50

Strikeouts72

928 to 1,000

Saves22

78 to 100

Season

Pitch Arsenal

2024 · Statcast

Pitch	Use	Velo	Spin
Sinker	36%	95.1	2285
Curve	34%	83.7	2783
Slider	22%	87.7	2264
4-Seam	9%	94.7	2402

Plate Discipline

2024 · induced

30.0%

Chase

lg 28.5%

64.9%

Z-Swing

lg 67%

27.1%

Whiff

lg 24.5%

72.9%

Contact

lg 76%

49.1%

Zone

lg 48.5%

31.5%

CSW

lg 28%

917 pitches · green/red vs league avg

Statcast Trend

xERA by season · taller = better

Barrel% Against by season · taller = better

Per game	2.4
Ceiling (90th)	6.2
Floor (10th)	-2.5
Std dev	4.6
Boom rate	40%
Bust rate	23%
Profile	Volatile