Roy
Chandler
PAge : 24Throws : R
#36
Bubba Chandler
Height : 6' 3" · Weight : 93 kg · Bats : S · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2025-08-22
Born in : Lawrenceville, GA, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | V | D | MPM | MJ | RB | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 31 | 8 | 10 | 4.50 | 154.0 | 140 | 1.40 |
| 2025 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 7 | 4 | 1 | 4.02 | 31.1 | 31 | 0.93 |
| Career totals | 38 | 12 | 11 | 4.42 | 185.1 | 171 | 1.32 | |
ContractPittsburgh Pirates 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
—
Arb 2
2031
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Arb 3
Advanced stats, 2026Starting pitcherMLB stats →
ERA
4.50
FIP
4.24
xFIP
4.75
ERA-
107
WHIP
1.40
K%
20.8 %
BB%
11.9 %
Strikeouts
140
Innings
154.0
Wins
8
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
1.3
Strikeouts
88
2026 WAR
2.0
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
→ Stable (0)
- 20251.0 WAR
- 20262.0 WAR · 2.3 per full season
Outlook, age included
+25 · 23 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
- 95
- STF
- Stuff
- 67
- CTL
- Control
- 56
- CNT
- Contact allowed
- 79
- STA
- Stamina
- 70
- DUR
- Durability
- 72
- 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
2.0
#68 of 166 regular starters
PAL Rating
32 / 100
#113 of 166 regular starters
Value Rating
68 / 100
Surplus $18.8M · salary $0.8MPAL: dimensions
A pitcher's WAR
Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 4.24 · 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
98.3 mi/h
99th percentile
K%
20.8 %
44th percentile
BB%
11.9 %
6th percentile
xERA
4.30
47th percentile
xwOBA allowed
.318
47th percentile
Barrels allowed
6.1 %
83th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Fastball | K% | BB% | xERA | xwOBA allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | PIT | 2.0 | 32 | 71 | 98.3 | 20.8 | 11.9 | 4.30 | .318 |
| 2025 | PIT | 1.0 | 78 | 81 | 98.9 | 25.0 | 3.2 | 3.66 | .298 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | @ DET | 2.2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4.50 |
| Sep 19 | vs KC | 4.0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4.34 |
| Sep 13 | @ CHC | 5.1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4.28 |
| Sep 8 | @ CWS | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4.25 |
| Sep 2 | vs SF | 5.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4.30 |
| Aug 26 | @ SD | 5.2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4.26 |
| Aug 21 | @ LAD | 4.0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4.38 |
| Aug 14 | vs BOS | 5.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4.23 |
| Aug 8 | vs NYM | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4.26 |
| Aug 3 | @ MIL | 5.2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4.49 |