Michael
Burrows
PAge : 26Throws : R
#50
Mike Burrows
#50P
Houston Astros
Height : 6' 1" · Weight : 91 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2024-09-28
Born in : Waterford, CT, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | V | D | MPM | MJ | RB | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Houston Astros | 18 | 4 | 9 | 5.99 | 94.2 | 75 | 1.55 |
| 2025 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 23 | 2 | 4 | 3.94 | 96.0 | 97 | 1.24 |
| 2024 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.70 | 3.1 | 2 | 1.50 |
| Career totals | 42 | 7 | 13 | 4.92 | 194.0 | 174 | 1.40 | |
ContractHouston Astros payroll →
- Type
- Pre-Arbitration
- Length
- 1 yr · 2026–2026
- Total value
- 0.8 M$
- AAV
- 0.80 M$
2026
0.80 M$
Pre-arb
2027
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Pre-arb (placeholder)
2028
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Arb 1
2029
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Arb 2
2030
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Arb 3
2031
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Arb 4
Advanced stats, 2026Starting pitcherMLB stats →
ERA
5.99
FIP
5.64
xFIP
4.86
ERA-
146
WHIP
1.55
K%
17.7 %
BB%
8.3 %
Strikeouts
75
Innings
94.7
Wins
4
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
-0.4
Strikeouts
76
2026 WAR
-0.4
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
↓ Declining (-20)
- 20251.3 WAR · 2.4 per full season
- 2026-0.4 WAR · -0.8 per full season
Outlook, age included
-10 · 26 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
62
Depth
- VEL
- Velocity
- 79
- STF
- Stuff
- 68
- CTL
- Control
- 73
- CNT
- Contact allowed
- 68
- STA
- Stamina
- 61
- DUR
- Durability
- 62
- EX
- Experience
- 47
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
-0.4
#161 of 166 regular starters
PAL Rating
14 / 100
#143 of 166 regular starters
Value Rating
17 / 100
Surplus $-4.7M · salary $0.8MPAL: dimensions
A pitcher's WAR
Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 5.64 · RA9-WAR: -0.9
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
95.0 mi/h
61th percentile
K%
17.7 %
18th percentile
BB%
8.3 %
43th percentile
xERA
4.82
27th percentile
xwOBA allowed
.335
27th percentile
Barrels allowed
8.4 %
39th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Fastball | K% | BB% | xERA | xwOBA allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | HOU | -0.4 | 14 | 62 | 95.0 | 17.7 | 8.3 | 4.82 | .335 |
| 2025 | PIT | 1.3 | 54 | 70 | 95.5 | 24.1 | 7.7 | 4.33 | .322 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6 | @ WSH | 4.1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5.99 |
| Jun 30 | vs MIN | 5.0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5.58 |
| Jun 24 | @ TOR | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5.48 |
| Jun 19 | vs CLE | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.79 |
| Jun 13 | @ KC | 5.0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5.86 |
| Jun 7 | vs ATH | 5.0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5.77 |
| Jun 2 | vs PIT | 5.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5.66 |
| May 27 | @ TEX | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5.40 |
| May 20 | @ MIN | 6.0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5.75 |
| May 14 | vs SEA | 5.2 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 5.72 |