James McCann
Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2014-2026)
James McCann is a catcher who has played in Major League Baseball since 2014 for 6 teams, including the Detroit Tigers, a span of 13 seasons. In 1,013 career games, he has hit .244 with 809 hits, 104 home runs, and 418 RBI. James McCann is an All-Star.
- AVG (Batting Average):
- Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
- HR (Home Runs):
- Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
- RBI (Runs Batted In):
- Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
- OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):
- On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.
Data updated
PIV is computed through the 2025 season, so it does not yet include 2026. Every other career total on this page includes 2026 through October 15, 2026.
- Position
- Catcher
- Bats / Throws
- R / R
- Height / Weight
- 6'2" / 232 lb
- MLB Debut
- 2014-09-01
- Awards
- All-Star
- Jersey
- #8
Full name: James Thomas McCann
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,013 | 3,321 | 352 | 809 | 140 | 10 | 104 | 418 | 15 | 208 | 922 | .244 | .295 | .386 | .681 | -4,020 |
Career AVG .244 vs. league average .249 across their career seasons — near league average.
Career OBP .295 vs. league average .318 across their career seasons — 7.2% below league average.
Career SLG .386 vs. league average .409 across their career seasons — 5.6% below league average.
Career OPS .681 vs. league average .727 across their career seasons — 6.3% below league average.
Season-by-Season Batting
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| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | Lg AVG | Lg OBP | Lg SLG | Lg OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | DET | AL | 9 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .250 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2015 | DET | AL | 114 | 401 | 32 | 106 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 41 | 0 | 16 | 90 | .264 | .254 (+4%) | .316 (-6%) | .404 (-4%) | .721 (-5%) | -388.0 |
| 2016 | DET | AL | 105 | 344 | 31 | 76 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 48 | 0 | 23 | 109 | .221 | .255 (-13%) | .321 (-16%) | .417 (-14%) | .738 (-15%) | -864.5 |
| 2017 | DET | AL | 106 | 352 | 39 | 89 | 14 | 2 | 13 | 49 | 1 | 26 | 89 | .253 | .254 (-1%) | .324 (-2%) | .425 (-3%) | .750 (-2%) | -134.8 |
| 2018 | DET | AL | 118 | 427 | 31 | 94 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 39 | 0 | 26 | 116 | .220 | .247 (-11%) | .318 (-16%) | .409 (-23%) | .727 (-20%) | -1387.9 |
| 2019 | CHA | AL | 118 | 439 | 62 | 120 | 26 | 1 | 18 | 60 | 4 | 30 | 137 | .273 | .252 (+8%) | .322 (+2%) | .434 (+6%) | .757 (+4%) | 358.8 |
| 2020 | CHA | AL | 31 | 97 | 20 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 30 | .289 | .244 (+18%) | .321 (+12%) | .417 (+28%) | .739 (+21%) | 351.0 |
| 2021 | NYN | NL | 121 | 375 | 29 | 87 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 46 | 1 | 32 | 115 | .232 | .243 (-5%) | .317 (-7%) | .410 (-15%) | .727 (-12%) | -700.1 |
| 2022 | NYN | NL | 61 | 174 | 19 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 11 | 46 | .195 | .242 (-19%) | .311 (-18%) | .394 (-29%) | .706 (-24%) | -647.6 |
| 2023 | BAL | AL | 70 | 207 | 25 | 46 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 26 | 3 | 9 | 57 | .222 | .248 (-11%) | .320 (-16%) | .414 (-9%) | .734 (-12%) | -448.6 |
| 2024 | BAL | AL | 66 | 214 | 27 | 50 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 31 | 1 | 13 | 56 | .234 | .243 (-4%) | .312 (-11%) | .399 (-3%) | .711 (-6%) | -263.5 |
| 2025 | ARI | NL | 42 | 123 | 18 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 33 | .260 | .245 (+6%) | .315 (+3%) | .403 (+7%) | .718 (+5%) | 105.4 |
| 2026 | AZ | NL | 52 | 156 | 17 | 44 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 28 | 0 | 6 | 42 | .282 | .243 (+16%) | .318 (-2%) | .400 (+14%) | .718 (+7%) | 0 |
| Career · 13 seasons | 1,013 | 3,321 | 352 | 809 | 140 | 10 | 104 | 418 | 15 | 208 | 922 | .244 | — | — | — | — | -4,020 | ||
Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.
Season-by-Season Pitching
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| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Lg ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | BAL | AL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0.0 |
| 2024 | BAL | AL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | — | 0.0 |
| 2026 | AZ | NL | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 11.25 | — | - |
| Career · 3 seasons | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10.50 | — | 0 | ||
Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.
Postseason Statistics
Playoff Career Batting
Playoff Batting by Year
Game Log & Splits
View full game log (963 games) →Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).
Batting — Home / Away
| Split | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 492 | 1579 | 176 | 381 | 49 | 200 | .241 |
| Away | 469 | 1586 | 159 | 384 | 48 | 190 | .242 |
Pitching — Home / Away
| Split | G | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Away | 2 | 2.0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 |
Last 10 Games — Batting
| Date | Tm | Opp | Res | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-28 | AZ | SDP | L | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025-09-26 | AZ | SDP | L | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025-09-24 | AZ | LAD | L | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-09-23 | AZ | LAD | W | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025-09-20 | AZ | PHI | W | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025-09-17 | AZ | SFG | L | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025-09-15 | AZ | SFG | W | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025-09-14 | AZ | MIN | W | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025-09-09 | AZ | SFG | L | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025-09-06 | AZ | BOS | W | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last 2 Games — Pitching
| Date | Tm | Opp | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-06 | BAL | OAK | — | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023-08-15 | BAL | SDP | — | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1B | 12 | 6 | 47 | 7 | 0 | 6 |
| C | 901 | 841 | 6888 | 342 | 44 | 50 |
| P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | DET | C | 6 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | DET | C | 112 | 103 | 723 | 54 | 0 | 5 |
| 2016 | DET | C | 99 | 96 | 756 | 44 | 4 | 9 |
| 2017 | DET | C | 103 | 97 | 745 | 34 | 2 | 7 |
| 2018 | DET | C | 114 | 112 | 847 | 50 | 5 | 10 |
| 2019 | CHA | C | 106 | 102 | 884 | 39 | 7 | 8 |
| 2020 | CHA | C | 30 | 27 | 250 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 2021 | NYN | 1B | 6 | 5 | 37 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| 2021 | NYN | C | 107 | 97 | 877 | 33 | 6 | 2 |
| 2022 | NYN | 1B | 3 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | NYN | C | 60 | 53 | 524 | 16 | 4 | 4 |
| 2023 | BAL | 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | BAL | C | 59 | 54 | 472 | 22 | 3 | 2 |
| 2023 | BAL | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | BAL | C | 65 | 63 | 528 | 28 | 8 | 2 |
| 2024 | BAL | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | ARI | 1B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | ARI | C | 40 | 35 | 260 | 14 | 1 | 1 |
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 2 |
| Catcher | 901 |
| First Base | 12 |
| Designated Hitter | 39 |
Salary History
James McCann's recorded salaries total $1,027,000 over 2 seasons, 2015 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and McCann's career ran from 2014 to 2026. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2014.
| Year | Team | League | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | DET | AL | $519,500 |
| 2015 | DET | AL | $507,500 |
| Total recorded salary (partial) | $1,027,000 | ||
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Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.
James McCann: the record in brief
James McCann's major league record starts with the debut on September 1, 2014 and remains open, because the career is ongoing. By club, McCann's seasons break down as the Detroit Tigers (2014 to 2018), the Chicago White Sox (2019 to 2020), the New York Mets (2021 to 2022), the Baltimore Orioles (2023 through 2024), and the Arizona Diamondbacks (2025 to 2026). Listed as a catcher, McCann both batted and threw right-handed. McCann is listed at 232 pounds on a 6-foot-2 frame. McCann was born on June 13, 1990, in Santa Barbara, CA, USA. McCann's full given name, per the bio, is James Thomas McCann.
Across 1,013 games at the plate, McCann's career line reads 809 hits in 3,321 at bats for a .244 average, adding 104 home runs and 418 runs batted in. Reaching base at a .295 clip and slugging .386, McCann carries a .681 OPS. The .244 career average is close to the .249 the league hit across the same seasons.
Frequently Asked Questions about James McCann
- What years did James McCann play?
- James McCann played in Major League Baseball from 2014 to 2026.
- Was James McCann a pitcher?
- No. James McCann was a position player (Catcher), though he did pitch in 6 career games.
- How many home runs did James McCann hit?
- James McCann hit 104 career home runs with 809 hits.
- What teams has James McCann played for?
- James McCann has played for 5 teams: the Detroit Tigers (2014–2018), the Chicago White Sox (2019–2020), the New York Mets (2021–2022), the Baltimore Orioles (2023–2024), and the Arizona Diamondbacks (2025–2026).
- Has James McCann won an MVP award?
- No. James McCann has not won the MVP award through the 2025 season, the latest in the site's award records.
- What awards has James McCann won?
- James McCann has been selected to 1 All-Star Game.
- What are James McCann's career stats?
- In 1,013 games, James McCann has 809 hits, 104 home runs, 418 RBI, 352 runs, and 15 stolen bases, with a .244 batting average.
- How much has James McCann earned in his career?
- James McCann's recorded salaries total $1,027,000 over 2 seasons, 2015 to 2016. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and McCann's career ran from 2014 to 2026. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2014.
- What was James McCann's salary?
- James McCann's last recorded salary was $519,500, in 2016. His highest recorded salary was $519,500, in 2016, and his lowest was $507,500, in 2015. The Salary History table lists each season from 2015 to 2016.
- What position does James McCann play?
- James McCann plays primarily as a catcher, the position where he has appeared in the most games.
- How tall is James McCann and how much does he weigh?
- James McCann is listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 232 pounds.
- What number does James McCann wear?
- James McCann wears number 8, according to MLB's 2026 roster data.
- How many home runs has James McCann hit each season?
- James McCann's home runs by season: 0 in 2014, 7 in 2015, 12 in 2016, 13 in 2017, 8 in 2018, 18 in 2019, 7 in 2020, 10 in 2021, 3 in 2022, 6 in 2023, 8 in 2024, 5 in 2025, and 7 in 2026. His most in one season was 18, in 2019.
- What was James McCann's career batting average?
- James McCann batted .244 over his career, with 809 hits in 3,321 at bats.