Porter
Hodge
PAge : 25Throws : R
#37
Porter Hodge
#37P
Chicago Cubs
Height : 6' 4" · Weight : 104 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2024-05-22
Born in : Salt Lake City, UT, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | V | D | MPM | MJ | RB | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Chicago Cubs | 36 | 2 | 2 | 6.27 | 33.0 | 40 | 1.58 |
| 2024 | Chicago Cubs | 39 | 3 | 1 | 1.88 | 43.0 | 52 | 0.88 |
| Career totals | 75 | 5 | 3 | 3.79 | 76.0 | 92 | 1.18 | |
ContractChicago Cubs 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
—
Pre-arb
2028
—
Arb 1
2029
—
Arb 2
2030
—
Arb 3
Advanced stats, 2025Relief pitcherMLB stats →
ERA
6.27
FIP
5.89
xFIP
4.03
ERA-
152
WHIP
1.58
K%
27.2 %
BB%
12.2 %
Strikeouts
40
Innings
33.0
Wins
2
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2026 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
-0.8
Strikeouts
48
2025 WAR
-0.6
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
↓ Slight decline (-16)
- 20240.9 WAR · 1.4 per full season
- 2025-0.6 WAR · -1.2 per full season
Outlook, age included
+9 · 24 y.o. · usually still improving
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2025All 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
80
Very good
- VEL
- Velocity
- 79
- STF
- Stuff
- 82
- CTL
- Control
- 60
- CNT
- Contact allowed
- 79
- STA
- Stamina
- —
- DUR
- Durability
- 71
- 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, 2025How 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: 5.89 · RA9-WAR: -0.8
StatcastStatcast leaderboards →
MLB's tracking of every ball, 2025 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the role: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Fastball
96.0 mi/h
68th percentile
K%
27.2 %
79th percentile
BB%
12.2 %
11th percentile
xERA
4.16
33th percentile
xwOBA allowed
.316
33th percentile
Barrels allowed
9.0 %
33th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Fastball | K% | BB% | xERA | xwOBA allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | CHC | -0.6 | 32 | 80 | 96.0 | 27.2 | 12.2 | 4.16 | .316 |
| 2024 | CHC | 0.9 | 87 | 85 | 95.5 | 31.7 | 11.6 | 2.71 | .260 |
Game log, 2025
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | @ CIN | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6.27 |
| Sep 17 | @ PIT | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5.63 |
| Sep 15 | @ PIT | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.81 |
| Sep 13 | vs TB | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5.93 |
| Sep 12 | vs TB | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.83 |
| Sep 10 | @ ATL | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.04 |
| Sep 7 | vs WSH | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.18 |
| Sep 5 | vs WSH | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.41 |
| Sep 3 | vs ATL | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.66 |
| Aug 31 | @ COL | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6.93 |