Alan
Blubaugh
PAge : 26Throws : R
#69
AJ Blubaugh
#69P
Houston Astros
Height : 6' 2" · Weight : 86 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2025-04-30
Born in : Mansfield, OH, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | V | D | MPM | MJ | RB | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Houston Astros | 64 | 5 | 3 | 3.66 | 96.0 | 94 | 1.23 |
| 2025 | Houston Astros | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1.69 | 32.0 | 35 | 0.88 |
| Career totals | 75 | 8 | 4 | 3.16 | 128.0 | 129 | 1.14 | |
ContractHouston Astros payroll →
- Type
- Pre-Arbitration
- Length
- 1 yr · 2026–2026
- Total value
- 0.8 M$
- AAV
- 0.79 M$
2026
0.79 M$
Pre-arb
2027
—
Pre-arb
2028
—
Pre-arb
2029
—
Arb 1
2030
—
Arb 2
2031
—
Arb 3
Advanced stats, 2026Relief pitcherMLB stats →
ERA
3.66
FIP
4.31
xFIP
4.55
ERA-
89
WHIP
1.23
K%
23.4 %
BB%
10.5 %
Strikeouts
94
Innings
96.0
Wins
5
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
0.1
Strikeouts
63
2026 WAR
0.2
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
→ Stable (-1)
- 20250.1 WAR · 0.2 per full season
- 20260.2 WAR · 0.1 per full season
Outlook, age included
+24 · 25 y.o. · usually still improving
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2026All ratings →
Ratings from 0 to 100, computed from Statcast and MLB stats over four seasons, never by hand. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.
OV · Overall
71
Established regular
- VEL
- Velocity
- 78
- STF
- Stuff
- 76
- CTL
- Control
- 71
- CNT
- Contact allowed
- 64
- STA
- Stamina
- —
- DUR
- Durability
- 77
- EX
- Experience
- 37
Why these ratings?Hide details
- VEL — Velocity : Fastball velocity
- STF — Stuff : Strikeouts, K − BB
- CTL — Control : Walks avoided
- CNT — Contact allowed : xwOBA, barrels and hard-hit balls allowed
- STA — Stamina : Innings per start and innings pitched
- DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
- EX — Experience : Seasons in the majors
WAR and PAL Rating, 2026How we rate →
WAR is fWAR (FanGraphs' version, distributed through MLB's API): wins added above a replacement player. PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same role (50 = median).
WAR
0.2
#157 of 263 regular relievers
PAL Rating
36 / 100
#168 of 263 regular relievers
Value Rating
44 / 100
Surplus $1.2M · salary $0.8MPAL: dimensions
A pitcher's WAR
Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 4.31 · RA9-WAR: 1.0
StatcastStatcast leaderboards →
MLB's tracking of every ball, 2026 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the role: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Fastball
95.8 mi/h
64th percentile
K%
23.4 %
52th percentile
BB%
10.5 %
35th percentile
xERA
4.27
32th percentile
xwOBA allowed
.317
32th percentile
Barrels allowed
10.3 %
9th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Fastball | K% | BB% | xERA | xwOBA allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | HOU | 0.2 | 36 | 71 | 95.8 | 23.4 | 10.5 | 4.27 | .317 |
| 2025 | HOU | 0.1 | 70 | 78 | 94.6 | 28.2 | 8.9 | 3.19 | .279 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | @ ATH | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.66 |
| Sep 23 | @ SEA | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.59 |
| Sep 22 | @ SEA | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.66 |
| Sep 19 | vs ATL | 0.1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3.70 |
| Sep 18 | vs ATL | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3.42 |
| Sep 15 | vs KC | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.26 |
| Sep 12 | @ TB | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.30 |
| Sep 9 | @ PHI | 0.1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3.34 |
| Sep 8 | @ PHI | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.15 |
| Sep 5 | vs AZ | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3.07 |