Zach McKinstry

Third Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2020-2026)

Zach McKinstry is a third baseman who has played in Major League Baseball since 2020 for the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Chicago Cubs, and the Detroit Tigers, a span of 7 seasons. In 660 career games, he has hit .225 with 431 hits, 41 home runs, and 176 RBI. Zach McKinstry 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

Active Player
AVG .225
HR 41
RBI 176
H 431
OPS .661
PIV thru 2025 -1,422

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
Third Baseman
Bats / Throws
L / R
Height / Weight
6'0" / 180 lb
Born
4/29/1995 in Toledo, OH, USA
MLB Debut
2020-09-16
Awards
All-Star
Jersey
#39

Full name: Zachary McKinstry

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Career Batting Statistics

Zach McKinstry — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
660 1,915 243 431 89 27 41 176 62 182 467 .225 .297 .364 .661 -1,422

Career AVG .225 vs. league average .245 across their career seasons — 8.0% below league average.

Career OBP .297 vs. league average .316 across their career seasons — 5.9% below league average.

Career SLG .364 vs. league average .405 across their career seasons — 10.1% below league average.

Career OPS .661 vs. league average .721 across their career seasons — 8.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Zach McKinstry — Season-by-Season Batting
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
2020 LAN NL 4 7 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .286 — — — — 0.0
2021 LAN NL 60 158 19 34 9 0 7 29 1 10 50 .215 .243 (-12%) .317 (-17%) .410 (-1%) .727 (-8%) -261.3
2022 LAN NL 10 11 4 1 0 0 1 2 0 3 4 .091 — — — — 0.0
2022 CHN NL 47 155 17 32 6 3 4 12 7 13 48 .206 .242 (-15%) .311 (-13%) .394 (-9%) .706 (-10%) 0.0
2023 DET AL 148 464 60 107 21 4 9 35 16 44 113 .231 .248 (-7%) .320 (-6%) .414 (-15%) .734 (-11%) -812.4
2024 DET AL 118 297 32 64 14 5 4 23 16 24 69 .215 .243 (-11%) .312 (-11%) .399 (-16%) .711 (-14%) -679.8
2025 DET AL 144 452 68 117 23 11 12 49 19 46 111 .259 .245 (+6%) .315 (+6%) .403 (+8%) .718 (+7%) 603.8
2026 DET AL 129 371 42 74 15 4 4 26 3 42 69 .199 .243 (-18%) .318 (-10%) .400 (-27%) .718 (-19%) 0
Career · 8 seasons 660 1,915 243 431 89 27 41 176 62 182 467 .225 — — — — -1,150

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.

Career Pitching Statistics

Zach McKinstry — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
0 0 7 0 0 0 0 5.1 7 8 3 6 0 13.50 0.0

Career ERA 13.50 vs. league average 4.19 across their career seasons — 222.5% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Zach McKinstry — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
2023 DET AL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 3 2 0 0 18.00 — 0.0
2024 DET AL 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2.0 1 2 1 0 9.00 — 0.0
2025 DET AL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0.00 — 0.0
2026 DET AL 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2.0 3 4 5 0 18.00 — -
Career · 4 seasons 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 5.1 7 8 6 0 13.50 — 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

Zach McKinstry — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
13 36 3 8 2 0 1 4 5 10 .222

Playoff Batting by Year

Zach McKinstry — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2025 ALDS2 DET 5 21 2 5 0 0 0 2 1 6 .238
2025 ALWC1 DET 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 .000
2024 ALDS1 DET 3 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 .500
2024 ALWC1 DET 2 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Zach McKinstry — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home2597571082002594.264
Away272787931571256.199

Pitching — Home / Away

Zach McKinstry — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home42.2441013.50
Away10.200000.00

Last 10 Games — Batting

Zach McKinstry — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2025-09-28 DETBOSL 400000001
2025-09-26 DETBOSL 000000000
2025-09-25 DETCLEW 201000000
2025-09-24 DETCLEL 301000000
2025-09-23 DETCLEL 411100002
2025-09-21 DETATLL 302100011
2025-09-20 DETATLL 211001100
2025-09-19 DETATLL 300000000
2025-09-18 DETCLEL 300000002
2025-09-17 DETCLEL 200000001

Last 5 Games — Pitching

Zach McKinstry — Last 5 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2025-09-19 DETATL — 0.1000000
2024-06-07 DETMIL — 1.0000000
2024-06-05 DETTEX — 0.2000000
2024-04-13 DETMIN — 0.1122101
2023-04-08 DETBOS — 1.0322001

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Zach McKinstry — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 1 0 2 1 0 0
2B 113 76 126 200 10 34
3B 209 138 78 253 18 24
OF 178 103 211 11 0 0
P 5 0 0 1 0 0
SS 121 86 113 217 10 51

Season-by-Season Fielding

Zach McKinstry — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
2020 LAN 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0
2020 LAN OF 1 1 3 0 0 0
2021 LAN 2B 20 10 17 29 5 7
2021 LAN 3B 12 6 5 16 0 1
2021 LAN OF 36 23 31 3 0 0
2022 LAN 2B 2 0 1 1 0 0
2022 LAN 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0
2022 LAN OF 4 1 6 0 0 0
2022 LAN SS 1 0 1 2 0 1
2022 CHN 2B 19 18 30 49 0 8
2022 CHN 3B 21 16 12 33 3 4
2022 CHN SS 9 6 8 13 0 4
2023 DET 2B 47 34 52 87 3 15
2023 DET 3B 52 29 16 59 5 6
2023 DET OF 62 35 77 6 0 0
2023 DET P 1 0 0 0 0 0
2023 DET SS 23 17 25 32 1 5
2024 DET 2B 18 11 16 23 0 3
2024 DET 3B 38 18 8 27 4 2
2024 DET OF 30 14 27 0 0 0
2024 DET P 3 0 0 1 0 0
2024 DET SS 48 36 33 91 5 19
2025 DET 1B 1 0 2 1 0 0
2025 DET 2B 6 3 10 11 2 1
2025 DET 3B 85 69 37 118 6 11
2025 DET OF 45 29 67 2 0 0
2025 DET P 1 0 0 0 0 0
2025 DET SS 40 27 46 79 4 22

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Zach McKinstry — Career Games by Position
Position Games
Pitcher 5
First Base 1
Second Base 113
Third Base 209
Shortstop 121
Left Field 70
Center Field 2
Right Field 107
Designated Hitter 12

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

  1. 98
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    .224 avg, 42 HR
  2. 84
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    .234 avg, 32 HR
  3. 82
    Chris Woodward
    .239 avg, 33 HR
  4. 81
    Dustin Ackley
    .241 avg, 46 HR
  5. 80
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    .236 avg, 37 HR
  6. 80
    Archi Cianfrocco
    .241 avg, 34 HR

Zach McKinstry: the record in brief

Active since a debut on September 16, 2020, Zach McKinstry has a record on this page that is still being added to. By club, McKinstry's seasons break down as the Los Angeles Dodgers (2020 through 2022), the Chicago Cubs (2022), and the Detroit Tigers (2023 through 2026). At 180 pounds on a 6-foot-0 frame, McKinstry is listed as a third baseman. McKinstry batted left-handed and threw right-handed, per the bio block. McKinstry was born on April 29, 1995, in Toledo, OH, USA. McKinstry's full given name, per the bio, is Zachary McKinstry.

Across 660 games at the plate, McKinstry's career line reads 431 hits in 1,915 at bats for a .225 average, along with 41 homers, 176 RBI, and 62 stolen bases. McKinstry got on base at a .297 rate and slugged .364 (.661 OPS). Set against a .245 league average for the same years, McKinstry's .225 average sits 8.0% below it. In OPS terms, McKinstry's .661 stands 8.2% below the league's .721.

Frequently Asked Questions about Zach McKinstry

What years did Zach McKinstry play?
Zach McKinstry played in Major League Baseball from 2020 to 2026.
Was Zach McKinstry a pitcher?
No. Zach McKinstry was a position player (Third Baseman), though he did pitch in 7 career games.
How many home runs did Zach McKinstry hit?
Zach McKinstry hit 41 career home runs with 431 hits.
What teams has Zach McKinstry played for?
Zach McKinstry has played for 3 teams: the Los Angeles Dodgers (2020–2022), the Chicago Cubs (2022), and the Detroit Tigers (2023–2026).
Has Zach McKinstry won an MVP award?
No. Zach McKinstry has not won the MVP award through the 2025 season, the latest in the site's award records.
What awards has Zach McKinstry won?
Zach McKinstry has been selected to 1 All-Star Game.
What are Zach McKinstry's career stats?
In 660 games, Zach McKinstry has 431 hits, 41 home runs, 176 RBI, 243 runs, and 62 stolen bases, with a .225 batting average.
What position does Zach McKinstry play?
Zach McKinstry plays primarily as a third baseman, the position where he has appeared in the most games.
How tall is Zach McKinstry and how much does he weigh?
Zach McKinstry is listed at 6 feet and 180 pounds.
What number does Zach McKinstry wear?
Zach McKinstry wears number 39, according to MLB's 2026 roster data.
How many home runs has Zach McKinstry hit each season?
Zach McKinstry's home runs by season: 0 in 2020, 7 in 2021, 5 in 2022, 9 in 2023, 4 in 2024, 12 in 2025, and 4 in 2026. His most in one season was 12, in 2025.
What was Zach McKinstry's career batting average?
Zach McKinstry batted .225 over his career, with 431 hits in 1,915 at bats.
How many RBI did Zach McKinstry have?
Zach McKinstry drove in 176 runs in his career.
What was Zach McKinstry's career ERA?
Zach McKinstry finished with a 13.50 career ERA, going 0-0 with 0 strikeouts.