Zach McKinstry
Zachary McKinstry
Born: April 29, 1995
Toledo, OH USA
Primary Position: IF
All Position(s) Played: P, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, RF, CF, LF, OF, DH, PH, PR
Bats: L
Throws: R
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 180
Career: 2020-2026
Draft: Round 33 (2016 June Amateur Draft, Los Angeles Dodgers)
School: Central Michigan
Minor League Statistics
Zach McKinstry compiled a career batting average of .228 with 38 home runs and 159 RBI in his 601-game career with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago Cubs and Detroit Tigers. He began playing during the 2020 season and last took the field during the 2026 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2024 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 2025 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 10.80 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 4 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .286 | .286 | .429 | .714 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 60 | 172 | 158 | 19 | 34 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 50 | .215 | .263 | .405 | .668 | 64 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2022 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 10 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .091 | .286 | .364 | .649 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 47 | 171 | 155 | 17 | 32 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 48 | .206 | .272 | .361 | .633 | 56 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 148 | 518 | 464 | 60 | 107 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 35 | 16 | 6 | 44 | 113 | .231 | .302 | .351 | .654 | 163 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 118 | 325 | 297 | 32 | 64 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 0 | 24 | 69 | .215 | .277 | .337 | .614 | 100 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 144 | 511 | 452 | 68 | 117 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 49 | 19 | 5 | 46 | 111 | .259 | .333 | .438 | .771 | 198 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 2026 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 33 | 108 | 98 | 2 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 19 | .173 | .231 | .235 | .466 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Totals | 564 | 1826 | 1642 | 203 | 374 | 77 | 23 | 38 | 159 | 60 | 14 | 148 | 417 | .228 | .296 | .372 | .668 | 611 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 14 | 3 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | OF | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.375 | 3.000 |
| 2020 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 2B | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2021 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | OF | 36 | 23 | 188.7 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.622 | .944 |
| 2021 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 2B | 20 | 10 | 112.0 | 17 | 29 | 5 | 7 | .902 | 3.696 | 2.300 |
| 2021 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 3B | 12 | 6 | 65.0 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.908 | 1.750 |
| 2022 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 2B | 19 | 18 | 156.0 | 30 | 49 | 0 | 8 | 1.000 | 4.558 | 4.158 |
| 2022 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 3B | 21 | 16 | 145.3 | 12 | 33 | 3 | 4 | .938 | 2.787 | 2.143 |
| 2022 | NL | Chicago Cubs | SS | 9 | 6 | 63.0 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 3.000 | 2.333 |
| 2022 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | OF | 4 | 1 | 19.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.842 | 1.500 |
| 2022 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 2B | 2 | 0 | 4.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.500 | 1.000 |
| 2022 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | SS | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 3.000 |
| 2022 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 3B | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2023 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 62 | 35 | 340.7 | 77 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.193 | 1.339 |
| 2023 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 3B | 52 | 29 | 289.0 | 16 | 59 | 5 | 6 | .938 | 2.336 | 1.442 |
| 2023 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 2B | 47 | 34 | 272.0 | 52 | 87 | 3 | 15 | .979 | 4.599 | 2.957 |
| 2023 | AL | Detroit Tigers | SS | 23 | 17 | 139.3 | 25 | 32 | 1 | 5 | .983 | 3.682 | 2.478 |
| 2023 | AL | Detroit Tigers | P | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2024 | AL | Detroit Tigers | SS | 48 | 36 | 316.7 | 33 | 91 | 5 | 19 | .961 | 3.524 | 2.583 |
| 2024 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 3B | 38 | 18 | 180.7 | 8 | 27 | 4 | 2 | .897 | 1.744 | .921 |
| 2024 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 30 | 14 | 124.0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.960 | .900 |
| 2024 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 2B | 18 | 11 | 104.0 | 16 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 3.375 | 2.167 |
| 2024 | AL | Detroit Tigers | P | 3 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.500 | .333 |
| 2025 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 3B | 85 | 69 | 578.3 | 37 | 118 | 6 | 11 | .963 | 2.412 | 1.824 |
| 2025 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 45 | 29 | 288.0 | 67 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.156 | 1.533 |
| 2025 | AL | Detroit Tigers | SS | 40 | 27 | 248.0 | 46 | 79 | 4 | 22 | .969 | 4.536 | 3.125 |
| 2025 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 2B | 6 | 3 | 31.0 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 1 | .913 | 6.097 | 3.500 |
| 2025 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 1B | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 13.500 | 3.000 |
| 2025 | AL | Detroit Tigers | P | 1 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2026 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 2B | 20 | 14 | 128.0 | 25 | 38 | 0 | 9 | 1.000 | 4.430 | 3.150 |
| Totals | 647 | 417 | 3811.0 | 555 | 721 | 38 | 118 | .971 | 3.013 | 1.972 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | AL | Detroit Tigers | ALWC1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 1.000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | AL | Detroit Tigers | ALDS1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .667 | 1.500 | 2.167 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | AL | Detroit Tigers | ALWC1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .000 | .273 | .000 | .273 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | AL | Detroit Tigers | ALDS2 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .238 | .273 | .238 | .511 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 13 | 43 | 36 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | .222 | .333 | .361 | .694 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | AL | Detroit Tigers | ALWC1 | 3B | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.571 | 2.000 |
| 2024 | AL | Detroit Tigers | ALWC1 | 2B | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2024 | AL | Detroit Tigers | ALDS1 | 3B | 2 | 2 | 15.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.200 | 1.000 |
| 2024 | AL | Detroit Tigers | ALDS1 | 2B | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2025 | AL | Detroit Tigers | ALWC1 | 3B | 3 | 3 | 24.0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | 2.667 |
| 2025 | AL | Detroit Tigers | ALWC1 | LF | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.500 | 1.000 |
| 2025 | AL | Detroit Tigers | ALDS2 | 3B | 5 | 5 | 51.3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.630 | 3.000 |
| Totals | 14 | 11 | 101.3 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 2.487 | 2.000 |
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