James
McArthur
PAge : 29Throws : R
#66
James McArthur
Height : 6' 7" · Weight : 104 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2023-06-28
Born in : New Braunfels, TX, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | V | D | MPM | MJ | RB | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kansas City Royals | 57 | 5 | 7 | 4.92 | 56.2 | 49 | 1.45 |
| 2023 | Kansas City Royals | 18 | 1 | 0 | 4.63 | 23.1 | 23 | 0.94 |
| Career totals | 75 | 6 | 7 | 4.84 | 80.0 | 72 | 1.30 | |
ContractKansas City Royals payroll →
- Type
- Arbitration
- Length
- 1 yr · 2026–2026
- Total value
- 0.8 M$
- AAV
- 0.81 M$
2026
0.81 M$
Guaranteed
2027
—
Arb 2
2028
—
Arb 3
2029
—
Arb 4
Advanced stats, 2024Relief pitcherMLB stats →
ERA
4.92
FIP
4.17
xFIP
3.62
ERA-
119
WHIP
1.45
K%
19.8 %
BB%
5.7 %
Strikeouts
49
Innings
56.7
Wins
5
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2025 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
0.1
Strikeouts
35
2024 WAR
0.1
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
→ Stable (-6)
- 20230.5 WAR · 1.4 per full season
- 20240.1 WAR · 0.1 per full season
Outlook, age included
+4 · 27 y.o. · prime years
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2024All 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
73
Established regular
- VEL
- Velocity
- 73
- STF
- Stuff
- 72
- CTL
- Control
- 90
- CNT
- Contact allowed
- 68
- STA
- Stamina
- —
- DUR
- Durability
- 75
- EX
- Experience
- 37
Why these ratings?Hide details
- VEL — Velocity : Fastball velocity
- STF — Stuff : Strikeouts, K − BB
- CTL — Control : Walks avoided
- CNT — Contact allowed : xwOBA, barrels and hard-hit balls allowed
- STA — Stamina : Innings per start and innings pitched
- DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
- EX — Experience : Seasons in the majors
WAR and PAL Rating, 2024How 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).
PAL: dimensions
A pitcher's WAR
Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 4.17 · RA9-WAR: -0.7
StatcastStatcast leaderboards →
MLB's tracking of every ball, 2024 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the role: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Fastball
94.7 mi/h
49th percentile
K%
19.8 %
22th percentile
BB%
5.7 %
87th percentile
xERA
4.40
24th percentile
xwOBA allowed
.327
24th percentile
Barrels allowed
8.3 %
34th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Fastball | K% | BB% | xERA | xwOBA allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | KC | 0.1 | 39 | 73 | 94.7 | 19.8 | 5.7 | 4.40 | .327 |
| 2023 | KC | 0.5 | 81 | 85 | 92.8 | 25.6 | 2.2 | 2.97 | .268 |
Game log, 2024
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16 | vs DET | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.92 |
| Sep 14 | @ PIT | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.98 |
| Sep 9 | @ NYY | 0.0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5.01 |
| Sep 6 | vs MIN | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4.37 |
| Sep 3 | vs CLE | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.45 |
| Aug 30 | @ HOU | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.47 |
| Aug 27 | @ CLE | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4.36 |
| Aug 26 | @ CLE | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.53 |
| Aug 23 | vs PHI | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.62 |
| Aug 20 | vs LAA | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.71 |