Darren McCaughan

Bats R Throws R6'1" 200 lbBorn 1996 Long Beach, USADebut 2021Team MINDraft 2017 R12 #363 Seattle Mariners, Long Beach State

Projections

Season	BF	K%	BB%	HR%	1B%	XBH%	PITCH+
2026	145	18.5	6.7	3.85	20.1	6.65	96.6
2027							97.8
2028							98.3

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 29

His ten closest age-29 comparables averaged 119 PITCH+ the next season; 4 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	Joe Martinez	2012	79.6	127.4	19
2	Chad Bell	2018	79.1	did not play
3	Josh Smoker	2018	81.0	did not play
4	Burch Smith	2019	80.5	137.0	44
5	Reymin Guduan	2021	80.1	did not play
6	Ray Kerr	2024	84.7	did not play
7	Grant Balfour	2007	81.3	134.3	224
8	Kirby Snead	2024	83.7	did not play
9	Billy Buckner	2013	82.6	79.2	27
10	Joe Jacques	2024	81.1	did not play

Batting

Year	Team	G	PA	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	HIT+
2025	MIN	3	0
2024	CLE	12	0
2023	SEA	3	0
2021	SEA	2	2	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	-107.9
Career		20	2	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	-107.9

Pitching

Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	HR	BB	SO	PITCH+
2027 proj									145				97.8
2026*									0
2025	MIN	0	0	1.69	3	0	0	5.3	23	0	1	6	123.8	99.9	123.7
2024	CLE	0	0	6.21	12	5	2	42.0	195	9	15	28	76.4	98.4	74.8
2023	SEA	0	0	5.40	3	0	0	5.0	27	1	3	10	83.1	96.3	79.4
2021	SEA	0	0	8.00	2	1	0	9.0	39	3	4	2	80.1	96.9	77.0
Career		0	0	6.02	20	6	2	61.3	284	13	23	46	81.4		79.5

Statcast

Year	PA	EV	LA	Barrel%	HardHit%	Whiff%	Chase%	xBA	xSLG	xwOBA	Sprint
2021	2	77.2	-36.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.200	0.214	0.183

Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	E	Fld%	Runs saved
2025	MIN	P	3	5	0	0	0		-0.0
2024	CLE	P	12	42	0	4	1	0.800	-0.4
2023	SEA	P	3	5	1	0	0	1.000	-0.1
2021	SEA	P	2	9	1	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
2026	AAA	Louisville Bats	Pit	262	55.1 IP, 19% K	9.15
2025	AAA	St. Paul Saints	Pit	433	97.0 IP, 22% K	5.10
2024	AAA	Columbus Clippers	Pit	137	32.0 IP, 24% K	5.06
2024	AAA	Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp	Pit	228	53.2 IP, 26% K	4.57
2024	AAA	nan	Pit	365	85.2 IP, 25% K	4.75
2023	AAA	Tacoma Rainiers	Pit	613	139.0 IP, 21% K	5.83
2022	AAA	Tacoma Rainiers	Pit	642	154.1 IP, 22% K	4.56
2021	AAA	Tacoma Rainiers	Pit	473	115.1 IP, 21% K	4.54
2021	AA	Arkansas Travelers	Pit	22	5.2 IP, 27% K	3.46
2019	AAA	Tacoma Rainiers	Pit	194	41.1 IP, 19% K	8.10
2019	AA	Arkansas Travelers	Pit	412	102.2 IP, 22% K	2.91
2018	AAA	Tacoma Rainiers	Pit	47	10.1 IP, 17% K	3.56
2018	A+	Modesto Nuts	Pit	595	138.2 IP, 20% K	3.06
2017	Rk	AZL Mariners	Pit	48	12.0 IP, 38% K	3.75

Splits

Year	vs LHP	vs RHP	Home	Away
2021	0.000			0.000

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