Hunter

Brown

PAge : 28Throws : R

#58

Hunter Brown

#58PHouston Astros

Height : 6' 2" · Weight : 100 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2022-09-05

Born in : Detroit, MI, USA

MLB record

Year	Team	PJ	V	D	MPM	MJ	RB	WHIP
2026	Houston Astros	20	6	4	3.19	107.1	124	1.27
2025	Houston Astros	31	12	9	2.43	185.1	206	1.03
2024	Houston Astros	31	11	9	3.49	170.0	179	1.27
2023	Houston Astros	31	11	13	5.09	155.2	178	1.36
2022	Houston Astros	7	2	0	0.89	20.1	22	1.08
Career totals		120	42	35	3.44	638.2	709	1.22

ContractHouston Astros payroll →

Type: Arbitration
Length: 1 yr · 2026–2026
Total value: 5.7 M$
AAV: 5.71 M$

2026
5.71 M$
Guaranteed
2027
—
Arb 2
2028
—
Arb 3

Advanced stats, 2026Starting pitcherMLB stats →

ERA

3.19

FIP

3.77

xFIP

3.54

ERA-

WHIP

1.27

27.5 %

BB%

12.2 %

Strikeouts

124

Innings

107.3

Wins

Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.

2027 projectionMLB trends →

Projected WAR

2.5

Strikeouts

169

2026 WAR

1.9

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

Trend

↓ Slight decline (-8)

20231.8 WAR · 2.1 per full season
20243.1 WAR · 3.3 per full season
20254.5 WAR · 4.4 per full season
20261.9 WAR · 3.2 per full season

Outlook, age included

+2 · 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

High-end

VEL: Velocity; 84
STF: Stuff; 85
CTL: Control; 62
CNT: Contact allowed; 89
STA: Stamina; 79
DUR: Durability; 80
EX: Experience; 61

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

1.9

#74 of 166 regular starters

PAL Rating

74 / 100

#43 of 166 regular starters

Value Rating

54 / 100

Surplus $12.9M · salary $5.7M

PAL: dimensions

Run prevention83

Stuff77

Command5

Contact allowed86

Velocity79

Workload29

A pitcher's WAR

Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 3.77 · 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

96.2 mi/h

80th percentile

27.5 %

86th percentile

BB%

12.2 %

4th percentile

xERA

3.32

88th percentile

xwOBA allowed

.282

88th percentile

Barrels allowed

6.0 %

85th percentile

Season by season
Season	Team	WAR	PAL	OV	Fastball	K%	BB%	xERA	xwOBA allowed
2026	HOU	1.9	74	86	96.2	27.5	12.2	3.32	.282
2025	HOU	4.5	96	90	96.6	28.3	7.8	3.16	.278
2024	HOU	3.1	86	85	96.0	25.1	8.4	3.29	.286
2023	HOU	1.8	62	75	95.7	26.8	8.3	4.27	.318
2022	HOU	0.6	80	80	96.5	27.5	8.8	2.75	.262

Game log, 2026

Date	Opponent	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Sep 25	@ ATH	5.1	2	1	4	4	3.19
Sep 20	vs ATL	5.0	3	0	2	10	3.26
Sep 15	vs KC	5.0	2	1	3	10	3.43
Sep 9	@ PHI	5.0	7	4	0	7	3.52
Sep 3	vs CWS	6.0	6	2	2	7	3.31
Aug 28	@ NYM	6.2	5	1	1	10	3.33
Aug 22	vs ATH	5.2	7	1	3	4	3.51
Aug 16	vs SEA	5.0	3	2	5	5	3.67
Aug 11	@ SF	5.0	5	3	3	4	3.68
Aug 5	vs TOR	6.0	3	3	2	8	3.53