Brandon
Young
PAge : 28Throws : R
#63
Brandon Young
Height : 6' 6" · Weight : 104 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2025-04-19
Born in : Lumberton, TX, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | V | D | MPM | MJ | RB | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Baltimore Orioles | 28 | 9 | 6 | 3.56 | 156.2 | 133 | 1.35 |
| 2025 | Baltimore Orioles | 12 | 1 | 7 | 6.24 | 57.2 | 47 | 1.54 |
| Career totals | 40 | 10 | 13 | 4.28 | 214.1 | 180 | 1.40 | |
ContractBaltimore Orioles 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
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Pre-arb
2028
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Pre-arb
2029
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Arb 1
2030
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Arb 2
2031
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Arb 3
Advanced stats, 2026Starting pitcherMLB stats →
ERA
3.56
FIP
4.47
xFIP
4.44
ERA-
88
WHIP
1.35
K%
19.9 %
BB%
9.1 %
Strikeouts
133
Innings
156.7
Wins
9
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
1.1
Strikeouts
91
2026 WAR
1.6
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
↑ Slightly up (+9)
- 2025-0.1 WAR · -0.3 per full season
- 20261.6 WAR · 1.8 per full season
Outlook, age included
+19 · 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
67
Depth
- VEL
- Velocity
- 75
- STF
- Stuff
- 65
- CTL
- Control
- 69
- CNT
- Contact allowed
- 76
- STA
- Stamina
- 73
- DUR
- Durability
- 76
- 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
1.6
#88 of 166 regular starters
PAL Rating
45 / 100
#91 of 166 regular starters
Value Rating
59 / 100
Surplus $14.9M · salary $0.8MPAL: dimensions
A pitcher's WAR
Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 4.47 · RA9-WAR: 2.7
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
94.4 mi/h
53th percentile
K%
19.9 %
35th percentile
BB%
9.1 %
32th percentile
xERA
4.32
45th percentile
xwOBA allowed
.319
45th percentile
Barrels allowed
6.8 %
71th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Fastball | K% | BB% | xERA | xwOBA allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | BAL | 1.6 | 45 | 67 | 94.4 | 19.9 | 9.1 | 4.32 | .319 |
| 2025 | BAL | -0.1 | 13 | 58 | 93.8 | 18.4 | 8.6 | 4.27 | .320 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | @ NYY | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3.56 |
| Sep 20 | vs MIL | 6.0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 3.62 |
| Sep 14 | @ NYM | 5.0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3.65 |
| Sep 8 | vs CLE | 3.2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3.71 |
| Sep 3 | vs BOS | 6.2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3.42 |
| Aug 28 | @ ATH | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3.38 |
| Aug 22 | vs TB | 5.2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3.50 |
| Aug 17 | @ TB | 4.0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3.52 |
| Aug 11 | @ MIN | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3.33 |
| Aug 6 | vs LAA | 4.1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3.43 |