Peter
Lambert
PAge : 29Throws : R
#38
Peter Lambert
#38P
Houston Astros
Height : 6' 2" · Weight : 94 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2019-06-06
Born in : San Dimas, CA, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | V | D | MPM | MJ | RB | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Houston Astros | 29 | 8 | 10 | 3.82 | 155.2 | 154 | 1.25 |
| 2024 | Colorado Rockies | 28 | 2 | 5 | 5.72 | 61.1 | 50 | 1.66 |
| 2023 | Colorado Rockies | 25 | 3 | 7 | 5.36 | 87.1 | 71 | 1.39 |
| 2021 | Colorado Rockies | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11.12 | 5.2 | 3 | 2.47 |
| 2019 | Colorado Rockies | 19 | 3 | 7 | 7.25 | 89.1 | 57 | 1.74 |
| Career totals | 103 | 16 | 29 | 5.32 | 399.1 | 335 | 1.47 | |
ContractHouston Astros payroll →
- Type
- Free Agent/Arb
- Length
- 1 yr · 2026–2026
- Total value
- 1.5 M$
- AAV
- 1.53 M$
2026
1.53 M$
Guaranteed
2027
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Arb 3
Advanced stats, 2026Starting pitcherMLB stats →
ERA
3.82
FIP
3.91
xFIP
4.36
ERA-
93
WHIP
1.25
K%
23.2 %
BB%
8.9 %
Strikeouts
154
Innings
155.7
Wins
8
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
1.6
Strikeouts
104
2026 WAR
2.4
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
↑ Slightly up (+11)
- 20230.2 WAR · 0.4 per full season
- 20240.2 WAR · 0.6 per full season
- 20262.4 WAR · 2.8 per full season
Outlook, age included
+11 · 29 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
79
Established regular
- VEL
- Velocity
- 71
- STF
- Stuff
- 74
- CTL
- Control
- 69
- CNT
- Contact allowed
- 82
- STA
- Stamina
- 81
- DUR
- Durability
- 69
- EX
- Experience
- 75
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
2.4
#54 of 166 regular starters
PAL Rating
64 / 100
#60 of 166 regular starters
Value Rating
74 / 100
Surplus $21.9M · salary $1.5MPAL: dimensions
A pitcher's WAR
Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 3.91 · RA9-WAR: 2.9
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
93.9 mi/h
41th percentile
K%
23.2 %
62th percentile
BB%
8.9 %
34th percentile
xERA
3.70
78th percentile
xwOBA allowed
.297
78th percentile
Barrels allowed
6.8 %
71th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Fastball | K% | BB% | xERA | xwOBA allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | HOU | 2.4 | 64 | 79 | 93.9 | 23.2 | 8.9 | 3.70 | .297 |
| 2024 | COL | 0.2 | 16 | 56 | 94.5 | 17.9 | 10.4 | 4.40 | .327 |
| 2023 | COL | 0.2 | 5 | 59 | 93.2 | 18.9 | 7.5 | 5.48 | .355 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 | @ ATH | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.82 |
| Sep 24 | @ ATH | 2.2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3.87 |
| Sep 18 | vs ATL | 5.1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3.70 |
| Sep 12 | @ TB | 6.0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3.71 |
| Sep 6 | vs AZ | 7.0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3.67 |
| Aug 31 | vs CWS | 4.2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3.66 |
| Aug 26 | @ NYY | 5.2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3.66 |
| Aug 20 | vs LAA | 3.2 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3.68 |
| Aug 14 | vs SEA | 5.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3.11 |
| Aug 8 | @ SD | 5.0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3.09 |