Brandon

Pfaadt

PAge : 27Throws : R

#32

Brandon Pfaadt

#32PArizona Diamondbacks

Height : 6' 4" · Weight : 100 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2023-05-03

Born in : Louisville, KY, USA

MLB record

Year	Team	PJ	V	D	MPM	MJ	RB	WHIP
2026	Arizona Diamondbacks	29	8	3	3.77	136.0	94	1.18
2025	Arizona Diamondbacks	33	13	9	5.25	176.2	147	1.33
2024	Arizona Diamondbacks	32	11	10	4.71	181.2	185	1.24
2023	Arizona Diamondbacks	19	3	9	5.72	96.0	94	1.41
Career totals		113	35	31	4.82	590.1	520	1.28

ContractArizona Diamondbacks payroll →

Type: Extension
Length: 5 yrs · 2026–2030
Total value: 45.0 M$
AAV: 9.00 M$

2026
3.40 M$
Guaranteed
2027
5.40 M$
Guaranteed
2028
8.40 M$
Guaranteed
2029
11.40 M$
Guaranteed
2030
15.40 M$
Guaranteed
2031
21.00 M$
Club option
2032
25.00 M$
Mutual option

Advanced stats, 2026Starting pitcherMLB stats →

ERA

3.77

FIP

3.89

xFIP

4.28

ERA-

WHIP

1.18

16.7 %

BB%

5.7 %

Strikeouts

Innings

136.0

Wins

Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.

2027 projectionMLB trends →

Projected WAR

2.5

Strikeouts

108

2026 WAR

2.2

This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.

Trend

↑ Slightly up (+8)

20230.3 WAR · 0.6 per full season
20243.2 WAR · 3.2 per full season
20251.7 WAR · 1.7 per full season
20262.2 WAR · 2.9 per full season

Outlook, age included

+18 · 27 y.o. · prime years

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

Established regular

VEL: Velocity; 69
STF: Stuff; 70
CTL: Control; 88
CNT: Contact allowed; 71
STA: Stamina; 87
DUR: Durability; 78
EX: Experience; 55

Why these ratings?

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

2.2

#63 of 166 regular starters

PAL Rating

70 / 100

#50 of 166 regular starters

Value Rating

53 / 100

Surplus $12.5M · salary $9.0M

PAL: dimensions

Run prevention61

Stuff18

Command88

Contact allowed79

Velocity29

Workload94

A pitcher's WAR

Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 3.89 · RA9-WAR: 2.5

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

93.2 mi/h

30th percentile

16.7 %

9th percentile

BB%

5.7 %

88th percentile

xERA

3.92

67th percentile

xwOBA allowed

.305

67th percentile

Barrels allowed

7.2 %

65th percentile

Season by season
Season	Team	WAR	PAL	OV	Fastball	K%	BB%	xERA	xwOBA allowed
2026	AZ	2.2	70	78	93.2	16.7	5.7	3.92	.305
2025	AZ	1.7	34	76	93.6	19.2	4.8	5.30	.352
2024	AZ	3.2	76	80	93.8	24.3	5.5	3.72	.303
2023	AZ	0.3	26	67	93.7	22.3	6.2	4.51	.326

Game log, 2026

Date	Opponent	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Sep 25	@ SD	7.2	9	4	2	7	3.77
Sep 19	vs NYY	4.1	4	1	1	3	3.72
Sep 12	vs TEX	6.2	10	6	0	7	3.77
Sep 5	@ HOU	6.1	7	3	2	4	3.53
Aug 31	vs PHI	6.0	5	2	1	1	3.49
Aug 25	vs CHC	6.2	6	4	2	3	3.51
Aug 19	@ BOS	5.2	7	5	0	8	3.39
Aug 14	@ ATL	7.0	2	0	0	7	3.11
Aug 8	vs LAD	7.0	2	0	2	2	3.36
Aug 3	vs SD	6.2	5	0	1	3	3.66