Darren McCaughan

Darren McCaughan

28-Year-Old PitcherSP
 Free Agent  
Free Agent
2024 Fantasy Outlook
There was no outlook written for Darren McCaughan in 2024. Check out the latest news below for more on his current fantasy value.
$Signed a one-year contract with the Marlins in March of 2024. Traded to the Guardians in May of 2024. Waived by the Guardians in July of 2024. Claimed off waivers by the Marlins in July of 2024.
Removed from 40-man roster
PMiami Marlins  
November 1, 2024
The Marlins outrighted McCaughan to Triple-A Jacksonville on Friday.
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McCaughan has been outrighted before, so he can exercise his right to free agency if he wants. The right-hander posted an unsightly 6.21 ERA over 42 frames between the Marlins and Guardians in 2024.
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Pitching Stats
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
60
Last 10 Games
58
Last 5 Games
56
How many pitches does Darren McCaughan generally throw?
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
What part of the game does Darren McCaughan generally pitch?
 
 
 
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Extra
% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
 
 
-4%
BAA vs LHP
2024
 
 
-10%
BAA vs LHP
2023
 
 
-33%
BAA vs RHP
2022
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BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2022vs Left .301 101 17 7 28 7 0 4
Since 2022vs Right .314 121 21 11 32 3 1 6
2024vs Left .294 91 14 5 25 6 0 4
2024vs Right .326 104 14 10 28 3 1 5
2023vs Left .375 10 3 2 3 1 0 0
2023vs Right .250 17 7 1 4 0 0 1
2022vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
 
 
-21%
ERA at Home
2024
 
 
-28%
ERA at Home
2023
 
 
-100%
ERA on Road
2022
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ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2022Home 5.40 1.67 23.1 0 0 0 9.6 2.7 1.9
Since 2022Away 6.85 1.65 23.2 0 0 2 4.9 4.2 1.9
2024Home 5.12 1.55 19.1 0 0 0 8.4 1.9 1.9
2024Away 7.15 1.68 22.2 0 0 2 4.0 4.4 2.0
2023Home 6.75 2.25 4.0 0 0 0 15.8 6.8 2.3
2023Away 0.00 1.00 1.0 0 0 0 27.0 0.0 0.0
2022Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Stat Review
How does Darren McCaughan compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 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 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
  • K/BB
    Strikeout to walk ratio.
  • K/9
    Average strikeouts per nine innings.
  • BB/9
    Average walks per nine innings.
  • HR/9
    Average home runs allowed per nine innings.
  • Fastball
    Average fastball velocity.
  • ERA
    Earned run average. The average earned runs allowed per nine innings.
  • WHIP
    Walks plus hits per inning pitched.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many balls in play against a pitcher go for hits.
  • GB/FB
    Groundball to flyball ratio. The higher the number, the more likely a pitcher is to induce groundballs.
  • Left On Base
    The percentage of base runners that a pitcher strands on base over the course of a season.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Barrels/BBE
    The percentage of batted ball events resulting in a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Spin Rate
    Spin Rate is the rate of spin on a baseball after it is released. It is measured in revolutions per minute (rpm).
  • Balls Hit 95+ MPH
    The percentage of batted balls hit that met or exceeded the 95 MPH threshold.
  • Swinging Strike
    The percentage of pitches that result in a swing and a miss.
K/BB
1.87
 
K/9
6.0
 
BB/9
3.2
 
HR/9
1.9
 
Fastball
89.2 mph
 
ERA
6.21
 
WHIP
1.62
 
BABIP
.327
 
GB/FB
0.80
 
Left On Base
65.0%
 
Exit Velocity
81.7 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
4.6%
 
Spin Rate
2203 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
26.3%
 
Swinging Strike
6.0%
 
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Fans five in no-decision
PMiami Marlins  
September 23, 2024
McCaughan came away with a no-decision in Sunday's loss to Atlanta, allowing one run on four hits and a walk over four innings. He struck out five.
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Early exit vs. Dodgers
PMiami Marlins  
September 17, 2024
McCaughan didn't factor into the decision Tuesday, allowing five runs on six hits and a walk over 3.2 innings. He struck out four.
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Allows three runs in no-decision
PMiami Marlins  
September 12, 2024
McCaughan came away with the no-decision in Thursday's 6-3 win over the Nationals. He allowed three runs on six hits and two walks over five innings while striking out one.
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Can't hang on for first win
PMiami Marlins  
September 8, 2024
McCaughan came away with a no-decision in Saturday's 9-5 win over the Phillies, giving up three runs (two earned) on six hits over 4.2 innings. He struck out four without walking a batter.
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Drawing another start
PMiami Marlins  
September 6, 2024
McCaughan is scheduled to start Saturday's game against the Phillies in Miami.
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