James McArthur

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-7, 230lb (201cm, 104kg)

Born: December 11, 1996 in New Braunfels, TX us

Draft: Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 12th round of the 2018 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Mississippi (Oxford, MS).

High School: New Braunfels HS (New Braunfels, TX)

School: University of Mississippi (Oxford, MS)

Debut: June 28, 2023 (Age 26-199d, 22,992nd in major league history)
vs. CLE 1.0 IP, 6 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 7 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2023 season

2024 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible

Service Time (01/2024): 0.150 • Arb Eligible: 2026 • Free Agent: 2030

Full Name: James Leonard McArthur

Nicknames: The General

Pronunciation: \mick-AR-thurr\

Instagram: @jamesmcarthur33

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SUMMARY

2024

Career

WAR

0.0

0.1

ERA

4.15

4.43

17.1

40.2

WHIP

1.385

1.131

Summary of 4 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 1 tying, 1 go ahead

1 Tm
KCR	4

Platoon
vs LHB	3
vs RHB	1

Home/Road
Home	4

Outs
2	2
1	1
0	1

4 Opps
TEX	1
CLE	1
SEA	1
MIL	1

4 Batters
Cal Raleigh	1
Bo Naylor	1
Willy Adames	1
Jonah Heim	1

1 Park
KauffmanStad (KAN)	4

Where Hit
9	2
7	1
78	1

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
1	2
3	1
2	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	4

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
1--	2
12-	1
---	1

8 Runs
RISP	1
0 on	1
1 on	2
2 on	1
Any on	3

Inning
1	1
6	1
9	2

1-3	1
4-6	1
7-end	2

RelScore
+4..	1
+1	1
-1	1
-2	1

Ahead	2
Behind	2

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-0	2
1-1	1
0-1	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
C	3
SS	1

OrderPos
5th	2
4th	1
9th	1

Leverage
High Lev	2
Medium Lev	1
Low Lev	1

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2023	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2023-06-28	Bo Naylor	CLE	@	KCR	ahead 6-0	t 6	0	1--	3,(1-1) BCX	2	9	2	2%	99%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); M. Straw Scores
2	2	2	1	2023-08-16	Cal Raleigh	SEA	@	KCR	ahead 1-0	t 1	2	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	5	2	17%	74%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); T. France Scores
2024	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
3	3	1	1	2024-05-05	Jonah Heim	TEX	@	KCR	behind 1-2	t 9	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	5	2	35%	44%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
4	4	2	1	2024-05-07	Willy Adames	MIL	@	KCR	behind 3-5	t 9	2	12-	2,(0-1) CX	3	4	6	73%	80%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); W. Contreras Scores; G. Sánchez Scores