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James McCann
B/T R/R · 6' 2" · 235 lb · born Santa Barbara, CA, USA · age 36 · draft 2011 rd 2 · MLB debut 2014-09-01
The Chase
1 HR from 100 — projection passed; due any night Follow the chase →
Scout’s note
McCann, a 2011 second-round pick out of Santa Barbara, CA, owns a career .241 average with 99 home runs across 985 big-league games. He's in our Index — tracked, not flagged. The boards bet on mispricing, and right now his account with reality is square.
The line
Last 14 days: 2 G · .429 AVG · 2 HR · 4 RBI · 1.715 OPS
| Year | Team | Lvl | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Detroit Tigers | MLB | 9 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .583 |
| 2015 | Detroit Tigers | MLB | 114 | 401 | 32 | 106 | 7 | 41 | 0 | 16 | 90 | .264 | .684 |
| 2016 | Detroit Tigers | MLB | 105 | 344 | 31 | 76 | 12 | 48 | 0 | 23 | 109 | .221 | .630 |
| 2017 | Detroit Tigers | MLB | 106 | 352 | 39 | 89 | 13 | 49 | 1 | 26 | 89 | .253 | .733 |
| 2018 | Detroit Tigers | MLB | 118 | 427 | 31 | 94 | 8 | 39 | 0 | 26 | 116 | .220 | .581 |
| 2019 | Chicago White Sox | MLB | 118 | 439 | 62 | 120 | 18 | 60 | 4 | 30 | 137 | .273 | .788 |
| 2020 | Chicago White Sox | MLB | 31 | 97 | 20 | 28 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 30 | .289 | .896 |
| 2021 | New York Mets | MLB | 121 | 375 | 29 | 87 | 10 | 46 | 1 | 32 | 115 | .232 | .643 |
| 2022 | New York Mets | MLB | 61 | 174 | 19 | 34 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 11 | 46 | .195 | .539 |
| 2023 | Baltimore Orioles | MLB | 70 | 207 | 25 | 46 | 6 | 26 | 3 | 9 | 57 | .222 | .646 |
| 2024 | Baltimore Orioles | MLB | 66 | 214 | 27 | 50 | 8 | 31 | 1 | 13 | 56 | .234 | .667 |
| 2025 | Arizona Diamondbacks | MLB | 42 | 123 | 18 | 32 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 33 | .260 | .755 |
| 2026 | Arizona Diamondbacks | MLB | 24 | 66 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .227 | .603 |
| MLB CAREER | 985 | 3231 | 340 | 780 | 99 | 400 | 15 | 203 | 898 | .241 | .675 | ||
Bio & season lines: MLB StatsAPI · refreshed nightly · abbreviations →
Current signals
The read: McCann is in the Index for the milestone watch — 1 HR shy of 100. Milestone nights are when the hobby pays attention, so the page is up for the chase. The boards stay honest: a milestone is an event, not a signal.
The card rack
FlagshipJames McCann [Gold] #448 · 2024 Topps · 16 recent sales
The rookieJames McCann [Gold] #12 · 2015 Topps · 2 recent sales
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Collect James McCann
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