James McArthur KCR RP R 60IL 

Born: 12/11/1996 Age: 28

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2025 OPL OPL Player Page

On MLB 40-man: NO
Acquired: Trade (PHI) May'23

Sat 5/03 Sun 5/04 Mon 5/05
@BAL 7:15 PM EDT @BAL 1:35 PM EDT CHW 7:40 PM EDT

Positions
RP
2026 Earned Positions
Util

All Leagues
Average $3.11 Median $3.00
Old School (5x5)
Average $4.50 Median $4.50

All Leagues
Average $1.80 Median $2.00
Old School (5x5)
Average $2.50 Median $2.00

Roster%
2.75%
Change
7Day 0%
30Day 0.92%

2025 OPL 2025 OPL Round 1
OPL Roster%
0.00%
OPL Average Salary
$0.00


May 1, 2025 11:14 AM : The Royals transferred McArthur (elbow) from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Thursday.
Analysis: The transaction clears a spot on the 40-man roster for right-hander Taylor Clarke, whose contract was selected from Triple-A Omaha on Thursday. McArthur is recovering from surgery to address an olecranon fracture in his right elbow and has not yet started a throwing program.

MLB Stats

Pitching

YearTeamGGSIP WINS SV K ERA WHIP
2023KCR18223.114234.628570.94286
2024KCR57056.2518494.923531.44706

MILB Stats

Pitching

YearTeamGGSIP WINS SV K ERA WHIP
2018PHI (R)101.00020.000001.00000
2018PHI (A-)8528.120310.635290.88235
2018PHI (A)114.00020.000000.25000
2019PHI (A)18654.000616.000001.46296
2019PHI (A+)7729.230303.033711.41573
2021PHI (A+)104.00150.000000.50000
2021PHI (AA)191574.120784.479821.30493
2022PHI (AA)131357.020655.052631.61404
2023PHI (AAA)5416.000157.312501.68750
2023KCR (AAA)23240.221573.983611.27869

Recent Games

Last 10 MLB Games

DateTeamOpponentGSWinSaveHoldIPTBF RERHKBBHBPHR
Sep 16, 2024 KCR DET 0 0 0 0 0.2 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
Sep 14, 2024 KCR @PIT 0 0 0 0 0.1 4 0 0 2 0 1 0 0
Sep 9, 2024 KCR @NYY 0 0 0 0 0.0 4 4 4 3 0 1 0 1
Sep 6, 2024 KCR MIN 0 0 0 0 1.0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Sep 3, 2024 KCR CLE 0 0 0 0 0.1 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 0
Aug 30, 2024 KCR @HOU 0 0 0 0 0.2 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
Aug 27, 2024 KCR @CLE 0 1 0 0 2.0 6 0 0 0 4 0 0 0
Aug 26, 2024 KCR @CLE 0 0 0 0 1.0 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
Aug 23, 2024 KCR PHI 0 0 0 0 1.0 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
Aug 20, 2024 KCR LAA 0 0 0 0 1.0 5 0 0 3 1 0 0 0
Totals 0 1 0 0 8.0 41 5 5 12 11 5 0 1

Last 10 MILB Games

DateLevelTeamOpponentGSWinSave IPTBFRERHKBBHBPHR
Aug 30, 2023 AAA OMA LOU 0 0 1 1.1 7 0 0 2 3 1 0 0
Aug 27, 2023 AAA OMA STP 0 0 0 2.0 8 0 0 0 2 1 1 0
Aug 25, 2023 AAA OMA STP 0 0 0 1.0 7 2 2 3 3 1 0 0
Aug 19, 2023 AAA OMA @TOL 0 1 0 2.2 9 0 0 0 2 1 0 0
Jul 27, 2023 AAA OMA @COL 0 0 0 1.2 9 2 2 2 3 2 0 0
Jul 23, 2023 AAA OMA STP 0 1 0 2.0 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Jul 20, 2023 AAA OMA STP 0 0 0 0.2 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
Jul 18, 2023 AAA OMA STP 0 0 0 2.2 8 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Jul 14, 2023 AAA OMA IND 0 0 0 1.2 9 3 3 2 3 2 0 1
Jul 6, 2023 AAA OMA @GWN 1 0 0 3.0 11 0 0 2 5 0 0 0
Totals 1 2 1 18.2 78 7 7 12 23 9 1 1

Avg Salary & Roster%

Last 30 days

2026 Position Eligibility Progress

To gain eligibility, a player must have 5 GS or 10 G at a position in the majors, or 20 G at a position in the minors.

Transaction History

Date Transaction Type Team Salary
March 20, 2024 9:19 PM add buttsmella $5
October 10, 2024 12:43 AM increase buttsmella $7
January 22, 2025 1:31 PM cut buttsmella $0

Recent Trades for James McArthur in Old School (5x5)

Date Proposing Team Proposing Team Gives Accepting Team Accepting Team Gives
January 14, 2025 3:44 PM Jumbo Nacho Bingo Vinnie Pasquantino KCR 1B L $19 
 Sweetjayy21 Jason Adam SDP RP R $12
James McArthur KCR RP R $5 60IL 
August 24, 2024 6:48 PM Screaming Line Drives Paul Goldschmidt STL 1B R $30 
Alex Verdugo NYY OF L $9 
$33 loan 		Jobu's Bats Jake McCarthy ARI AAA OF L $2
James McArthur KCR RP R $6 60IL 
August 7, 2024 5:50 PM Colonel Kurtz Merrill Kelly ARI SP R $6 
Grayson Rodriguez BAL SP R $12 60IL 
James McArthur KCR RP R $4 60IL 
 Krang Josh Hader HOU RP L $27 
Zac Gallen ARI SP R $27 
$32 loan
July 22, 2024 4:01 PM Keep or Kut Pete Byron Buxton MIN OF R $2 
James McArthur KCR RP R $2 60IL 
Kyle Teel CHW AAA C L $1
$2 loan 		The Fantasy Baseball Beat (Carlos) Jared Jones PIT SP R $3 60IL 
July 18, 2024 10:33 AM Monongahela Monsters Jorge Soler SFG OF R $4 
James McArthur KCR RP R $4 60IL 
 DL Hall & Oates Sonny Gray STL SP R $14 
$8 loan
July 12, 2024 9:37 AM Uptown Hustlers 🌆 Spencer Horwitz TOR 1B/2B L $5 10IL 
Bryson Stott PHI 2B/SS L $9 
$3 loan 		Jung and the Restless 🌵 James McArthur KCR RP R $11 60IL 
July 8, 2024 4:09 PM Dangerous Toys 🧸🪀 James McArthur KCR RP R $4 60IL 
 The Neanderthal David Robertson TEX RP R $2
Blake Perkins MIL OF S $3 60IL 
$1 loan
June 29, 2024 1:29 PM OZKING Max Meyer MIA SP R $1 
 Black Beard's Delight James McArthur KCR RP R $7 60IL 
June 27, 2024 12:22 AM Big Bong Theory🙄 Ryne Stanek SEA RP R $2 
James McArthur KCR RP R $3 60IL 
$3 loan 		Generous Carriage Harrison Bader NYM OF R $1 
Nick Senzel LAD AA 3B R $1
May 17, 2024 9:42 AM Wyoming State Penitentiary AllStars Michael Wacha KCR SP R $5 
Luis Severino NYM SP R $1 
 @BuntSingles James McArthur KCR RP R $6 60IL