Hunter
Barco
PAge : 25Throws : L
#45
Hunter Barco
Height : 6' 4" · Weight : 104 kg · Bats : L · Throws : L · MLB debut : 2025-09-23
Born in : Jacksonville, FL, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | V | D | MPM | MJ | RB | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 7 | 0 | 1 | 7.64 | 17.2 | 14 | 1.92 |
| 2025 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 3.0 | 3 | 1.00 |
| Career totals | 9 | 1 | 1 | 6.53 | 20.2 | 17 | 1.79 | |
Advanced stats, 2026Relief pitcherMLB stats →
ERA
7.64
FIP
7.01
xFIP
5.94
ERA-
177
WHIP
1.92
K%
16.1 %
BB%
14.9 %
Strikeouts
14
Innings
17.7
Wins
0
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
-0.3
Strikeouts
8
2026 WAR
-0.5
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
→ Stable (0)
- 2026-0.5 WAR · -1.8 per full season
Outlook, age included
+25 · 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
46
Replacement or prospect
- VEL
- Velocity
- 72
- STF
- Stuff
- 60
- CTL
- Control
- 62
- CNT
- Contact allowed
- 62
- STA
- Stamina
- —
- DUR
- Durability
- 35
- 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).
PAL: dimensions
A pitcher's WAR
Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 7.01 · RA9-WAR: -0.7
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
94.1 mi/h
36th percentile
K%
16.1 %
8th percentile
BB%
14.9 %
3th percentile
xERA
6.51
1th percentile
xwOBA allowed
.381
1th percentile
Barrels allowed
6.9 %
49th percentile
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16 | vs BOS | 3.0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7.64 |
| Jul 30 | @ CIN | 3.0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7.36 |
| Apr 28 | vs STL | 4.2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7.71 |
| Apr 12 | @ CHC | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6.43 |
| Apr 4 | vs BAL | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6.75 |
| Mar 31 | @ CIN | 2.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12.00 |
| Mar 28 | @ NYM | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18.00 |