Zach McKinstry

#39

Detroit Tigers

Outfielder Bats L Throws R

5'11", 180 lbs · Born Apr 29, 1995 · Debut 2020

.199

2026 AVG

2026 HR

176

Career RBI

2,141

Career PA

Bronze Live

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Recent Form Snapshot

L5G

G5 AVG.000 OPS0.300

Pitch Matchup Intelligence

✅ Best vs

Fastball

OPS 0.679

⚠️ Weak vs

Splitter/Forkball

OPS 0.195

Career Stats

.225

AVG

2,141

1,915

431

176

RBI

182

467

2026 Season

124

423

371

Recent Game Log

Date	Opp	H/A	AB	BB	K	SB
2026-09-27	Pittsburgh Pirates	H	3	0	1	0
2026-09-26	Pittsburgh Pirates	H	0	0	0	0
2026-09-23	Washington Nationals	H	1	1	0	0
2026-09-21	Washington Nationals	H	1	0	0	0
2026-09-18	Chicago White Sox	A	2	0	2	0
2026-09-17	Chicago White Sox	A	2	0	0	0
2026-09-15	Toronto Blue Jays	A	5	0	1	0
2026-09-14	Toronto Blue Jays	A	3	1	0	1
2026-09-13	Colorado Rockies	H	2	2	1	0
2026-09-11	Colorado Rockies	H	2	1	0	0

Recent Form

Window	G	PA	AB	H	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Last 5G	5	10	7	—	—	—	1	3	.000	.300	.000	0.300
Last 10G	10	28	21	—	—	—	5	5	.000	.250	.000	0.250

Vs Pitcher Hand

Split	PA	AB	H	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Sample
vs RHP	337	296	63	4	34	54	.213	.301	.328	0.628	reliable sample
vs LHP	86	75	11	0	8	15	.147	.238	.160	0.398	medium sample

Pitcher hand is taken from the actual pitcher for each completed plate appearance. Small samples remain labeled and are not a talent replacement.

Batting Order Breakdown

Slot	G	PA	AB	H	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
Slot 1	2	5	4	—	—	—	1	—	.000	.200	.000
Slot 2	1	2	2	1	—	1	—	—	.500	.500	.100
Slot 3	1	2	2	1	—	—	—	—	.500	.500	.500
Slot 5	6	20	16	3	—	1	4	3	.188	.350	.250
Slot 6	24	83	72	16	1	7	9	14	.222	.301	.347
Slot 7	28	107	99	20	2	11	6	17	.202	.255	.303
Slot 8	33	113	100	12	1	4	10	23	.120	.214	.170
Slot 9	29	91	76	21	—	2	12	12	.276	.389	.395

Home / Away Splits

Split	G	PA	AB	H	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Home	64	216	185	41	4	17	25	30	.222	.321	.357	0.678
Away	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Today's Pitch-Family Matchup

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PardonMe Stat Review

How does Zach McKinstry compare to other MLB hitters?

BB/K Ratio

0.609

86th

Strikeout Rate

16.3%

85th

Walk Rate

9.9%

67th

SB Rate

0.007

38th

On-Base %

.288

25th

Isolated Power

.094

14th

Batting Average

.199

11th

OPS

0.582

11th

HR Rate

0.009

8th

Slugging %

.294

7th

Benchmark: mlb_hitters_2026_min100pa · 100 PA minimum · 465 qualifying players

Pitch Family Matchup 2026

Fastball Best

OPS0.679 PA261 K%11.1% Whiff13.2%

Slider/Sweeper

OPS0.654 PA74 K%20.3% Whiff31.2%

Changeup

OPS0.374 PA46 K%23.9% Whiff29.4%

Curve/Slurve

OPS0.363 PA49 K%24.5% Whiff23.0%

Splitter/Forkball Weak

OPS0.195 PA26 K%30.8% Whiff33.3%

Other/Unknown

OPS3.000 PA1 K%0.0% Whiff—

Hitter vs Pitch Families 2026

Pitch Family	PA	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	ISO	K%	BB%	HR	Hard%	Brl%	Whiff%	CSW%	Rank	Sample	Read
Fastball	261	.232	.326	.353	0.679	.121	11.1%	11.9%	3	24.9%	2.0%	13.2%	23.7%	#846	OK	—
Slider/Sweeper	74	.194	.315	.339	0.654	.145	20.3%	10.8%	2	23.9%	4.4%	31.2%	28.1%	#475	Small-ish	—
Changeup	46	.178	.196	.178	0.374	.000	23.9%	2.2%	0	11.8%	0.0%	29.4%	24.0%	#668	Small-ish	—
Curve/Slurve	49	.114	.204	.159	0.363	.045	24.5%	8.2%	0	15.6%	0.0%	23.0%	30.6%	#593	Small-ish	—
Splitter/Forkball	26	.080	.115	.080	0.195	.000	30.8%	3.9%	0	17.7%	0.0%	33.3%	28.0%	#449	Small-ish	—
Other/Unknown	1	.100	.100	.200	3.000	.100	0.0%	0.0%	0	100.0%	0.0%	—	50.0%	#16	Small	—

Best family = highest OPS (≥ small sample). Rank is OPS vs all MLB hitters facing same pitch family this season.

Hitter vs Individual Pitch Types 2026

Pitch	Family	PA	OPS	ISO	K%	Whiff%	Hard%	Brl%	Rank	Read
FF	Fastball	141	0.672	.168	14.9%	13.8%	25.0%	2.0%	#732	—
SI	Fastball	78	0.592	.015	5.1%	7.9%	27.0%	3.2%	#721	—
CHSmall-ish	Changeup	46	0.374	.000	23.9%	29.4%	11.8%	0.0%	#668	—
SLSmall-ish	Slider/Sweeper	50	0.472	.068	22.0%	31.7%	18.2%	0.0%	#675	—
CUSmall-ish	Curve/Slurve	41	0.438	.055	24.4%	22.9%	15.4%	0.0%	#511	—
FCSmall-ish	Fastball	41	0.744	.081	9.8%	18.5%	21.2%	0.0%	#484	—
STSmall	Slider/Sweeper	24	1.069	.333	16.7%	29.6%	38.5%	15.4%	#110	—
FSSmall-ish	Splitter/Forkball	26	0.195	.000	30.8%	33.3%	17.7%	0.0%	#448	—
KCSmall	Curve/Slurve	8	0.000	.000	25.0%	25.0%	16.7%	0.0%	#363	—
FASmall	Fastball	1	5.000	.300	0.0%	—	0.0%	0.0%	#1	—
EPSmall	Other/Unknown	1	3.000	.100	0.0%	—	100.0%	0.0%	#9	—
SVNo Data	Curve/Slurve	0	—	—	—	0.0%	—	—	—	—

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Zach McKinstry 2B · Tigers

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24h

-24 (-34.3%)

-3 (-6.1%)

Arm Str 88

Speed 71

Contact L 67

Contact R 63

Power R 50

Power L 32

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