Lance

McCullers

PAge : 33Throws : R

#50

Lance McCullers Jr.

#50PMilwaukee Brewers

Height : 6' 1" · Weight : 91 kg · Bats : L · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2015-05-18

Born in : Tampa, FL, USA

MLB record

Year	Team	PJ	V	D	MPM	MJ	RB	WHIP
2026		10	2	3	6.55	44.0	48	1.55
2026	Milwaukee Brewers	2	0	0	3.86	4.2	5	1.71
2026	Houston Astros	8	2	3	6.86	39.1	43	1.53
2025	Houston Astros	16	2	5	6.51	55.1	61	1.81
2022	Houston Astros	8	4	2	2.27	47.2	50	1.24
2021	Houston Astros	28	13	5	3.16	162.1	185	1.22
2020	Houston Astros	11	3	3	3.93	55.0	56	1.16
2018	Houston Astros	25	10	6	3.86	128.1	142	1.17
2017	Houston Astros	22	7	4	4.25	118.2	132	1.30
2016	Houston Astros	14	6	5	3.22	81.0	106	1.54
2015	Houston Astros	22	6	7	3.22	125.2	129	1.19
Career totals		156	53	40	3.85	818.0	909	1.30

ContractMilwaukee Brewers payroll →

Type: Extension
Length: 5 yrs · 2022–2026
Total value: 85.0 M$
AAV: 17.00 M$

2026
17.70 M$
Not 40 man

Limited no-trade protection

Advanced stats, 2026Starting pitcherMLB stats →

ERA

6.55

FIP

4.96

xFIP

4.30

ERA-

159

WHIP

1.55

24.6 %

BB%

13.8 %

Strikeouts

Innings

44.0

Wins

Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.

2027 projectionMLB trends →

Projected WAR

0.1

Strikeouts

2026 WAR

0.1

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

Trend

→ Stable (+5)

20213.2 WAR · 3.5 per full season
20220.8 WAR · 3.0 per full season
2025-0.2 WAR · -0.7 per full season
20260.1 WAR

Outlook, age included

-10 · 32 y.o. · the age when performance usually declines

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

Replacement or prospect

VEL: Velocity; 61
STF: Stuff; 73
CTL: Control; 41
CNT: Contact allowed; 57
STA: Stamina; 35
DUR: Durability; 49
EX: Experience; 87

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

0.1

PAL Rating

13 / 100

Value Rating

5 / 100

Surplus $-16.0M · salary $17.0M

PAL: dimensions

Run prevention22

Stuff55

Command4

Contact allowed25

Velocity17

Workload4

A pitcher's WAR

Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 4.96 · RA9-WAR: -0.8

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

91.6 mi/h

8th percentile

24.6 %

74th percentile

BB%

13.8 %

1th percentile

xERA

4.60

35th percentile

xwOBA allowed

.328

35th percentile

Barrels allowed

7.6 %

57th percentile

Season by season
Season	Team	WAR	PAL	OV	Fastball	K%	BB%	xERA	xwOBA allowed
2026	MIL	0.1	13	46	91.6	24.6	13.8	4.60	.328
2025	HOU	-0.2	1	51	91.8	22.3	14.2	5.34	.353
2022	HOU	0.8	60	79	93.2	25.6	11.3	3.57	.297
2021	HOU	3.2	75	82	93.9	27.0	11.1	3.35	.283

Game log, 2026

Date	Opponent	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Jul 25	vs COL	1.2	1	0	4	1	6.55
Jul 20	vs NYM	3.0	2	2	1	4	6.80
May 13	vs SEA	5.1	7	2	2	6	6.86
May 6	vs LAD	2.2	4	6	3	4	7.41
Apr 30	@ BAL	6.0	2	3	4	9	6.32
Apr 24	vs NYY	5.0	6	5	4	3	6.75
Apr 18	vs STL	5.0	5	4	3	4	6.20
Apr 11	@ SEA	4.1	5	6	2	4	5.87
Apr 5	@ ATH	4.0	5	3	3	4	3.27
Mar 30	vs BOS	7.0	4	1	1	9	1.29