Outfielder, Pittsburgh Pirates
Age: 26
5th season
with Pirates
Bats – Right,
Throws – Right
Height: 5’11” Weight: 195
Prior to 2013:
A native of
Fort Meade, Florida, McCutchen displayed great athletic prowess from an early
age. Able to play for the Fort Meade High School varsity baseball team as a
13-year-old eighth grader, he became the starting shortstop and batted .591. In
high school he also played football and ran track. For his varsity baseball
career, he hit .474 and was chosen by the Pirates in the first round (eleventh
overall) of the 2005 amateur draft. Playing 58 games at the Rookie and Class A
levels as an 18-year-old in ’05, McCutchen, now an outfielder, batted .310 with
18 extra-base hits, 35 RBIs, and 17 stolen bases. In 2006 with the Hickory
Crawdads of the Class A South Atlantic League, he hit .291 with 20 doubles, 14
home runs, 62 RBIs, and 22 stolen bases. He moved up to Altoona of the Class AA
Eastern League later in the season and batted .308 in 20 games. McCutchen spent
most of 2007 with Altoona, hitting .258 with 20 doubles, 10 home runs, 70 runs
scored, 48 RBIs, and 17 stolen bases. He finished off the season with
Indianapolis of the Class AAA International League, where he spent 2008. He hit
.283 at Class AAA in ’08 and started off with Indianapolis again in 2009 before
being promoted to the Pirates in June. Inserted into the lineup in center
field, McCutchen batted .286 in 108 games with 26 doubles, 9 triples, 12 home
runs, 74 runs scored, 54 RBIs, and 22 stolen bases. He placed fourth in NL
Rookie of the Year voting. In his first full major league season in 2010, the
production improved to .286 with 35 doubles, 16 home runs, 94 runs scored, 56
RBIs, and 33 stolen bases. The perennially losing Pirates showed improvement in
2011 and McCutchen was an All-Star for the first time as he hit .259 with 34
doubles, 23 home runs, and 89 RBIs. He had an outstanding year in 2012, batting
.327 with a league-leading 194 hits as well as 107 runs scored, 29 doubles, 31
home runs, and 96 RBIs. By 2013, McCutchen was clearly established as a rising
star for the Pirates, with his excellent speed, solid fielding, and line-drive
hitting ability.
2013 Season Summary
Appeared in 157
games
CF – 155, RF – 13,
PH – 3, DH – 1
[Bracketed
numbers indicate NL rank in Top 20]
Batting
Plate
Appearances – 674 [10, tied with Nori Aoki]
At Bats – 583
[17, tied with Adrian Gonzalez]
Runs – 97 [6]
Hits – 185 [3]
Doubles – 38 [7,
tied with Daniel Murphy & Ian Desmond]
Triples – 5
[15, tied with eight others]
Home Runs – 21
RBI – 84 [11,
tied with Carlos Beltran & Michael Cuddyer]
Bases on Balls
– 78 [4]
Int. BB – 12 [4]
Strikeouts – 101
Stolen Bases – 27
[6]
Caught Stealing
– 10 [7, tied with Adeiny Hechavarria & Gerardo Parra]
Average - .317
[7]
OBP - .404 [3]
Slugging Pct. -
.508 [6]
Total Bases – 296
[5]
GDP – 13
Hit by Pitches
– 9 [14, tied with eight others]
Sac Hits – 0
Sac Flies – 4
Midseason
snapshot: 2B – 26, HR – 10, RBI – 49, AVG – .302, SB – 20, OBP –
.376, SLG – .471
Most hits, game
– 4 (in 5 AB) at Milwaukee 4/30, (in 4 AB) vs. Seattle 5/7, (in 5 AB) at
Cincinnati 7/20
Longest hitting
streak – 11 games
HR at home – 9
HR on road – 12
Most home runs,
game – 2 (in 5 AB) at Washington 7/22
Multi-HR games
– 1
Most RBIs, game
– 4 at Washington 7/22
Pinch-hitting –
1 for 3 (.333) with 1 RBI
Fielding
Chances – 338
Put Outs – 321
Assists – 11
Errors – 6
DP – 3
Pct. - .982
Postseason
Batting: 6 G (NLWC vs. Cincinnati – 1 G; NLDS vs. St. Louis – 5 G)
PA – 26, AB – 21,
R – 3, H – 7, 2B – 1,3B – 0, HR – 0, RBI – 0, BB – 5, IBB – 1, SO – 3, SB – 0,
CS – 0, AVG - .333, OBP - .462, SLG - .381, TB – 8, GDP – 0, HBP – 0, SH – 0,
SF – 0
Awards & Honors:
NL MVP: BBWAA
Silver Slugger
All-Star
Top 5 in NL MVP
Voting:
Andrew
McCutchen, Pitt.: 409 pts. - 28 of 30 first place votes, 97% share
Paul
Goldschmidt, Ari.: 242 pts. – 58% share
Yadier Molina,
StL.: 219 pts. – 2 first place votes, 52% share
Matt Carpenter,
StL.: 194 pts. – 46% share
Freddie
Freeman, Atl.: 154 pts. – 37% share
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Pirates went 94-68
to finish second in the NL Central Division, 3 games behind the
division-winning St. Louis Cardinals and qualifying for a Wild Card playoff
spot, achieving their first postseason berth since 1992. With McCutchen’s
hitting and performance in the field for a fine defensive club, and a solid
bullpen, the Pirates spent 50 days in first place before falling behind the
Cardinals, who swept them in a three-game series in St. Louis, in September. Won
NLWC over Cincinnati Reds, 1 game to 0. Lost NLDS to the St. Louis Cardinals, 3
games to 2.
Aftermath of ‘13:
McCutchen
followed up with another outstanding season in 2014, batting .314 with 38
doubles, 6 triples, 25 home runs, 89 runs scored, 83 RBIs, and 18 stolen bases.
He led the NL with a .410 on-base percentage and placed third in league MVP
voting. In 2015, despite being hindered by a left knee injury to start the
season, he hit .292 with 36 doubles, 23 home runs, 91 runs scored, and 96 RBIs with
a .401 OBP. He placed fifth in NL MVP balloting and was a Gold Glove finalist.
Struggling to play despite injuries in 2016, McCutchen’s performance dropped
off to .256 with 24 home runs and 79 RBIs and he had problems with his range in
the outfield also. He started the 2017 season in right field before moving back
to center field. For the year he batted .279 with 30 doubles, 28 home runs, and
88 RBIs. Traded to the San Francisco Giants in 2018, “Cutch” played right field
and hit .255 with 15 home runs and 55 RBIs until he was dealt to the New York
Yankees at the end of August. He started 25 games for the Yankees in right and
left field and hit .253 with 5 home runs and 10 RBIs. Signed by the
Philadelphia Phillies as a free agent in the offseason, McCutchen filled a need
in left field and as a leadoff hitter until his season was ended by a torn left
ACL in June. He finished at .256 in 59 games with 10 home runs, 45 runs scored,
and 29 RBIs. In the pandemic-shortened 2020 season he split time between left
field and DH and hit .253 with 10 home runs and 34 RBIs. For his major league
career through 2020, McCutchen has batted .285 with 1719 hits that include 343
doubles, 48 triples, and 243 home runs. He has scored 974 runs and compiled 853
RBIs and 191 stolen bases. He has a .376 OBP and .478 slugging percentage. With
the Pirates the totals were .291 with 814 runs scored, 1463 hits, 292 doubles,
44 triples, 203 home runs, 725 RBIs, 171 stolen bases, a .379 OBP, and .487
slugging percentage. Appearing in 13 postseason games, he hit .239 with one
RBI. A five-time All-Star, he has received one Gold Glove and four Silver
Slugger awards.
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