James McCann
Arizona Diamondbacks · No. 8 · C

James McCann

6' 2", 235 lbs·Age 36·Bats R / Throws R
↑ HotL3 games10-DayInjured 10-Day
Hitter archetype· DERIVED
BalancedA well-rounded profile without a single dominant tendency.2015–2026 · 2,359 batted balls
2026 · 19 G
.226
AVG
.593
OPS
2
HR
9
RBI
14
H
1
BB
20
SO
0
SB
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Career Highs
.788
Best OPS · 2019
18
Most HR · 2019
60
Most RBI · 2019
.273
Best AVG · 2019
Career Arc · OPS
13 seasons
Statistical Comps
Last 10 Games
DateABHHRRBIBBSOAVG
Jul 18410102.229
Jul 11422401.227
Jul 7310000.210
May 16300000.190
May 10310000.200
May 7210000.192
May 2300001.180
Apr 30300001.191
Apr 28310202.205
Apr 22500002.216

Career · Batting

13 seasons
YearTeamGABHRRBIAVGOPSOPS+
201491200
2015114401741
20161053441248
20171063521349
2018118427839
20191184391860
20203197715
20211213751046
202261174318
202370207626
202466214831
202542123517
20262570211
Career986323599401
Barrel Surface

Every ball this hitter has put in play — how hard it left the bat, and at what angle. The red field behind the dots shows how much damage that kind of contact does, league-wide: the darker the red, the better things go for the hitter.

2,337 BBE · 2015–2026 · 88.4 mph avg EV · 7.1% barrels
406080100-60-3030600EXIT VELOCITY (MPH)LAUNCH ANGLE (°)BARRELZONE
LEAGUE xwOBA0.02.0
BATTED BALLS11025+

The field — league-average xwOBA (what a batted ball is typically worth: 0.0 is a sure out, ~2.0 a sure home run) for every exit-velocity × launch-angle combination, measured from 1.3 million regular-season balls in play since 2015. The dark ridge — balls hit 105+ mph at 25–30° — is the barrel zone, where contact becomes near-automatic extra bases.

The dots — this hitter’s career regular-season balls in play, grouped to a fine grid; a bigger dot means more batted balls at that exact combination. Dots piled onto the red ridge are damage; dots low on the pale field are weak or mishit contact. Spring training and the postseason are excluded.

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