Jacob

McCarthy

LFAge : 29Bats : L

#31

Jake McCarthy

#31LFColorado Rockies

Height : 6' 0" · Weight : 97 kg · Bats : L · Throws : L · MLB debut : 2021-08-27

Born in : Scranton, PA, USA

MLB record

Year	Team	PJ	AB	H	HR	PP	MOY	OPS
2026	Colorado Rockies	147	547	159	15	83	.291	.809
2025	Arizona Diamondbacks	67	206	42	4	20	.204	.592
2024	Arizona Diamondbacks	142	442	126	8	56	.285	.749
2023	Arizona Diamondbacks	99	276	67	2	16	.243	.644
2022	Arizona Diamondbacks	99	321	91	8	43	.283	.769
2021	Arizona Diamondbacks	24	59	13	2	4	.220	.706
Career totals		578	1851	498	39	222	.269	.736

ContractColorado Rockies payroll →

Type: Arbitration
Length: 1 yr · 2026–2026
Total value: 1.5 M$
AAV: 1.53 M$

2026
1.53 M$
Guaranteed
2027
—
Arb 2
2028
—
Arb 3

Advanced stats, 2026HitterMLB stats →

wRC+

108

wOBA

.349

xwOBA

.321

OPS

.809

AVG

.291

OBP

.334

RBI

596

Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.

2027 projectionMLB trends →

Projected WAR

1.9

Home runs

2026 WAR

2.7

This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.

Trend

↑ Slightly up (+16)

20230.1 WAR · 0.2 per full season
20243.0 WAR · 3.6 per full season
2025-0.1 WAR · -0.3 per full season
20262.7 WAR · 2.7 per full season

Outlook, age included

+26 · 28 y.o. · prime years

It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.

Player ratings, 2026All ratings →

Ratings from 0 to 100, computed from Statcast and MLB stats over four seasons, never by hand. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.

OV · Overall

Established regular

CON: Contact; 81
POW: Power; 63
EYE: Eye; 66
SPD: Speed; 96
FLD: Fielding; 73
DUR: Durability; 75
EX: Experience; 66

Why these ratings?

CON — Contact : Strikeouts avoided, xBA, squared-up contact
POW — Power : Barrels, exit velocity, home runs, xSLG
EYE — Eye : Walks and strikeouts
SPD — Speed : Sprint speed (Statcast), baserunning
FLD — Fielding : Outs above average, WAR fielding runs
DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
EX — Experience : Seasons in the majors

WAR and PAL Rating, 2026How we rate →

WAR is fWAR (FanGraphs' version, distributed through MLB's API): wins added above a replacement player. PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same role (50 = median).

WAR

2.7

#84 of 267 regular hitters

PAL Rating

65 / 100

#93 of 267 regular hitters

Value Rating

76 / 100

Surplus $24.9M · salary $1.5M

PAL: dimensions

Offense64

Power26

Discipline35

Speed99

Defense40

WAR, in runs

Batting+5.6

Baserunning+8.5

Fielding-3.1

Positional-3.7

Replacement+18.1

StatcastStatcast leaderboards →

MLB's tracking of every ball, 2026 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the role: 90th means better than 90% of them.

Avg exit velocity

85.3 mi/h

4th percentile

Max exit velocity

110.4 mi/h

47th percentile

Barrels

5.4 %

28th percentile

Hard-hit

28.1 %

7th percentile

xBA

.274

88th percentile

Bat speed

71.5 mi/h

42th percentile

Sprint speed

30.0 pi/s

99th percentile

Outs above average

58th percentile

Season by season
Season	Team	WAR	PAL	OV	Avg exit velocity	Max exit velocity	Barrels	Hard-hit	xBA
2026	COL	2.7	65	71	85.3	110.4	5.4	28.1	.274
2025	AZ	-0.1	17	68	84.7	110.9	5.3	27.6	.239
2024	AZ	3.0	68	73	84.5	106.6	2.7	24.5	.265
2023	AZ	0.1	18	61	85.3	108.5	2.3	23.7	.241
2022	AZ	2.2	69	66	87.4	108.3	4.8	33.3	.253

Game log, 2026

Date	Opponent	AB	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Sep 27	@ CWS	3	0	0	0	0	.291
Sep 26	@ CWS	4	1	0	1	0	.292
Sep 25	@ CWS	4	0	0	0	3	.293
Sep 24	vs AZ	3	1	0	0	0	.295
Sep 23	vs AZ	4	1	0	0	0	.295
Sep 22	vs AZ	4	0	0	0	2	.295
Sep 20	vs SEA	4	1	0	0	1	.297
Sep 19	vs SEA	5	1	1	0	0	.298
Sep 18	vs SEA	5	3	2	0	1	.298
Sep 17	vs SD	3	1	0	0	0	.295