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

0.3

0.5

ERA

2.63

3.89

13.2

37.0

WHIP

1.171

1.027

Summary of 2 Home Runs Allowed

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

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

1 Tm
KCR	2

Platoon
vs LHB	2

Home/Road
Home	2

Outs
0	1
2	1

2 Opps
CLE	1
SEA	1

2 Batters
Cal Raleigh	1
Bo Naylor	1

1 Park
KauffmanStad (KAN)	2

Where Hit
9	1
78	1

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
1	1
3	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	2

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
1--	2

4 Runs
1 on	2
Any on	2

Inning
1	1
6	1

1-3	1
4-6	1

RelScore
+4..	1
+1	1

Ahead	2

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-0	1
1-1	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
C	2

OrderPos
5th	1
9th	1

Leverage
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