Dustin McGowan
2005–2017 · P

Dustin McGowan

6' 3", 235 lbs·Lived to 44·Bats R / Throws R
Pitcher archetype· RP· DERIVED
Balanced ArsenalA deep, even arsenal without a single dominant tendency.2015–2017 · 2,749 pitches · 94.5 mph fastball
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Career Highs
2.82
Best ERA · 2016
12
Most W · 2007
144
Most K · 2007
1.220
Best WHIP · 2007
Career Arc · ERA
10 seasons
Statistical Comps

Career · Pitching

10 seasons
YearTeamGIPWLERAERA+SOWHIP
2005TOR1345.3136.3567341.456
2006TOR1627.3127.2462222.195
2007TOR27169.712104.081091441.220
2008TOR19111.3674.3799851.374
2011TOR521.0026.4361201.571
2013TOR2525.7002.45158261.208
2014TOR5382.0534.1790611.378
2015PHI1423.3126.9457212.100
2016MIA5567.0132.82148631.224
2017MIA6377.7824.7592641.339
Career290650.33534540
Pitch Movement Map

Each pitch type this pitcher throws regularly, placed by how the ball moves — sideways break across, rise or drop down the side. Each dotted ring holds about the middle 85% of the league’s pitches of that type, so a cluster sitting outside its ring is movement most pitchers don’t have.

RHP · 2,694 pitches · 2015–2017
-24-12+12+24-24-12+12+24← GLOVE SIDEARM SIDE →HORIZONTAL BREAK (IN)INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (IN)FFSLSICH
FF · 4-Seam Fastball36.1% · 94.6 mph
SL · Slider30.7% · 87.2 mph
SI · Sinker26.5% · 94.5 mph
CH · Changeup6.6% · 87.9 mph

The dots — a sample of this pitcher’s regular-season pitches, placed by movement: left–right is horizontal break, up–down is induced vertical break (what the pitch does beyond gravity). The view is handedness-neutral — positive break is toward the pitcher’s arm side for lefties and righties alike, so every sinker runs right and every sweeper breaks left, whoever throws it.

The dotted rings — about the middle 85% of where each pitch type lands league-wide (a 2-standard-deviation spread), measured from 7.5 million regular-season pitches since 2015. A cluster sitting well outside its ring is movement most of the league doesn’t get. Spring training and the postseason are excluded.

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