MacKenzie Gore

Bats L Throws L6'2" 197 lbBorn 1999 Wilmington, USADebut 2022Team WSH1x All-StarDraft 2017 R1 #3 San Diego Padres, Whiteville (NC) HSContract 1 y/$5.6M (26) 2026: $5,600,000

Projections

Season	BF	K%	BB%	HR%	1B%	XBH%	PITCH+
2026	517	25.6	9.2	3.07	22.4	6.81	97.9
2027							97.9
2028							98.6

Projected rates are per plate appearance or batter faced; counting stats scale with projected playing time. Statcast measurements inform these projections as inputs and are reported as measurements, not projected.

Most similar through age 26

His ten closest age-26 comparables averaged 99 PITCH+ the next season; 10 of 10 played. Averages cover only the players who got a next season, which is why the played count matters.

#	Player	Through	PITCH+ then	Next season	Next PA / BF
1	Mike Leake	2014	97.1	105.7	778
2	Jakob Junis	2019	95.9	75.8	114
3	Dylan Bundy	2019	96.3	118.2	267
4	Martin Perez	2017	97.4	79.8	397
5	John Lannan	2011	97.9	98.9	144
6	Ian Snell	2008	95.2	91.6	649
7	Dallas Keuchel	2014	95.8	118.9	911
8	Luke Weaver	2020	96.2	99.9	275
9	Brady Singer	2023	98.7	101.3	762
10	Kevin Gausman	2017	98.0	96.8	776

Pitching

Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	HR	BB	SO	PITCH+
2027 proj									517				97.9
2026*									597				102.1	100.8	102.9
2025	WSH	5	15	4.17	30	30	0	159.7	680	20	64	185	98.0	98.9	96.8
2024	WSH	10	12	3.90	32	32	0	166.3	731	15	65	181	94.7	99.4	94.1
2023	WSH	7	10	4.42	27	27	0	136.3	582	27	57	151	94.1	100.1	94.2
2022	SD	4	4	4.50	16	13	0	70.0	309	7	37	72	94.2	100.3	94.5
Career		26	41	4.19	105	102	0	532.3	2302	69	223	589	95.5		95.0

Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Runs saved
2025	WSH	P	30	160	5	12	0	0	1.000	-1.0
2024	WSH	P	32	166	2	13	3	1	0.833	-0.6
2023	WSH	P	27	136	2	15	1	1	0.944	+0.1
2022	SD	P	16	70	2	7	0	0	1.000	+0.1

Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.

Minor leagues

Year	Level	Team	Side	PA / BF	Line	AVG / ERA
2022	AAA	Rochester Red Wings	Pit	55	12.0 IP, 16% K	5.25
2022	AAA	nan	Pit	71	17.0 IP, 23% K	3.71
2021	AAA	El Paso Chihuahuas	Pit	96	20.0 IP, 19% K	5.85
2021	AA	San Antonio Missions	Pit	41	9.0 IP, 39% K	3.00
2021	A+	Fort Wayne TinCaps	Pit	22	5.0 IP, 23% K	5.40
2021	Rk	ACL Padres	Pit	64	16.1 IP, 34% K	1.68
2019	AA	Amarillo Sod Poodles	Pit	90	21.2 IP, 28% K	4.25
2019	A+	Lake Elsinore Storm	Pit	288	79.1 IP, 38% K	1.02
2018	A	Fort Wayne TinCaps	Pit	261	60.2 IP, 28% K	4.49
2017	Rk	ACL Padres	Pit	84	21.1 IP, 40% K	1.28

Splits

Year	vs LHP	vs RHP	Home	Away
2026	0.333	0.306	0.282	0.336
2025	0.302	0.329	0.318	0.325
2024	0.365	0.336	0.362	0.316
2023	0.393	0.336	0.350	0.349
2022	0.305	0.335	0.336	0.320

wOBA by split, from pitch level data, 2015 on. For pitchers the split is the batter side faced.