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-10 pts

James McCann is a safer bet to put the ball in play tonight than he usually is, and his season strikeout rate does not show it. He strikes out 14% of the time against the kind of pitches Aaron Nola throws, compared with 23% against everyone else — 10 points better. The reason is the sinker: Aaron Nola throws it 19% of the time, and James McCann strikes out 0% of the time against it across 17 plate appearances. A season strikeout rate averages every kind of pitcher he has faced, so a matchup like this disappears into it. Based on 59% of what this pitcher throws — he has not faced the rest often enough to measure.

Published Monday, August 31, 2026

James McCann is a safer bet to put the ball in play tonight than he usually is, and his season strikeout rate does not show it. He strikes out 14% of the time against the kind of pitches Aaron Nola throws, compared with 23% against everyone else — 10 points better. The reason is the sinker: Aaron Nola throws it 19% of the time, and James McCann strikes out 0% of the time against it across 17 plate appearances. A season strikeout rate averages every kind of pitcher he has faced, so a matchup like this disappears into it. Based on 59% of what this pitcher throws — he has not faced the rest often enough to measure.

THE NUMBERS

player id
543510
player name
James McCann
team
Arizona Diamondbacks
matchup
Philadelphia Phillies @ Arizona Diamondbacks
pitcher name
Aaron Nola
direction
comfortable
headline
-10 pts
weighted krate
0.135
own baseline
0.231
k delta
-0.096
weighted avg
0.351
mix covered
0.585
detail
James McCann is a safer bet to put the ball in play tonight than he usually is, and his season strikeout rate does not show it. He strikes out 14% of the time against the kind of pitches Aaron Nola throws, compared with 23% against everyone else — 10 points better. The reason is the sinker: Aaron Nola throws it 19% of the time, and James McCann strikes out 0% of the time against it across 17 plate appearances. A season strikeout rate averages every kind of pitcher he has faced, so a matchup like this disappears into it. Based on 59% of what this pitcher throws — he has not faced the rest often enough to measure.

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