Hayden
Wesneski
PAge : 28Throws : R
#39
Hayden Wesneski
#39P
Houston Astros
Height : 6' 3" · Weight : 95 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2022-09-06
Born in : Houston, TX, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | V | D | MPM | MJ | RB | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Houston Astros | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3.25 | 61.0 | 46 | 1.13 |
| 2025 | Houston Astros | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4.50 | 32.0 | 29 | 1.09 |
| 2024 | Chicago Cubs | 28 | 3 | 6 | 3.86 | 67.2 | 67 | 1.14 |
| 2023 | Chicago Cubs | 34 | 3 | 5 | 4.63 | 89.1 | 83 | 1.28 |
| 2022 | Chicago Cubs | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2.18 | 33.0 | 33 | 0.94 |
| Career totals | 85 | 16 | 18 | 3.85 | 283.0 | 258 | 1.15 | |
ContractHouston Astros payroll →
- Type
- Arbitration
- Length
- 1 yr · 2026–2026
- Total value
- 1.0 M$
- AAV
- 0.98 M$
2026
0.98 M$
Guaranteed
2027
—
Arb 2
2028
—
Arb 3
2029
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Arb 4
Advanced stats, 2026Starting pitcherMLB stats →
ERA
3.25
FIP
3.53
xFIP
4.16
ERA-
79
WHIP
1.13
K%
18.7 %
BB%
8.1 %
Strikeouts
46
Innings
61.0
Wins
6
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
0.9
Strikeouts
35
2026 WAR
1.2
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
→ Stable (0)
- 2023-0.3 WAR · -0.6 per full season
- 20240.2 WAR · 0.5 per full season
- 20250.2 WAR
- 20261.2 WAR · 3.5 per full season
Outlook, age included
+10 · 28 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
73
Established regular
- VEL
- Velocity
- 71
- STF
- Stuff
- 72
- CTL
- Control
- 76
- CNT
- Contact allowed
- 76
- STA
- Stamina
- 70
- DUR
- Durability
- 48
- EX
- Experience
- 61
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
1.2
#108 of 166 regular starters
PAL Rating
52 / 100
#80 of 166 regular starters
Value Rating
49 / 100
Surplus $10.8M · salary $1.0MPAL: dimensions
A pitcher's WAR
Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 3.53 · RA9-WAR: 1.1
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
93.5 mi/h
35th percentile
K%
18.7 %
27th percentile
BB%
8.1 %
47th percentile
xERA
3.81
74th percentile
xwOBA allowed
.301
74th percentile
Barrels allowed
5.1 %
93th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Fastball | K% | BB% | xERA | xwOBA allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | HOU | 1.2 | 52 | 73 | 93.5 | 18.7 | 8.1 | 3.81 | .301 |
| 2025 | HOU | 0.2 | 43 | 80 | 93.9 | 22.1 | 4.6 | 4.30 | .321 |
| 2024 | CHC | 0.2 | 46 | 71 | 94.6 | 23.7 | 7.4 | 4.14 | .318 |
| 2023 | CHC | -0.3 | 14 | 69 | 94.3 | 21.9 | 8.4 | 5.23 | .348 |
| 2022 | CHC | 0.7 | 80 | 81 | 93.2 | 25.0 | 5.3 | 2.16 | .232 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | @ ATH | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3.25 |
| Sep 19 | vs ATL | 5.1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3.50 |
| Sep 13 | @ TB | 3.0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3.70 |
| Sep 8 | @ PHI | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3.35 |
| Sep 2 | vs CWS | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3.18 |
| Aug 27 | @ NYY | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3.86 |
| Aug 21 | vs ATH | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4.23 |
| Aug 15 | vs SEA | 4.0 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 5.16 |
| Aug 10 | @ SF | 7.0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3.86 |
| Aug 4 | vs TOR | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3.86 |