Samuel
Bachman
PAge : 27Throws : R
#40
Sam Bachman
Height : 6' 1" · Weight : 107 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2023-05-26
Born in : Indianapolis, IN, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | V | D | MPM | MJ | RB | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Los Angeles Angels | 44 | 1 | 3 | 4.81 | 48.2 | 49 | 1.44 |
| 2025 | Los Angeles Angels | 23 | 2 | 3 | 6.20 | 20.1 | 18 | 1.57 |
| 2023 | Los Angeles Angels | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3.18 | 17.0 | 14 | 1.65 |
| Career totals | 78 | 4 | 8 | 4.81 | 86.0 | 81 | 1.51 | |
ContractLos Angeles Angels 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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Arb 1
2028
—
Arb 2
2029
—
Arb 3
2030
—
Arb 4
Advanced stats, 2026Relief pitcherMLB stats →
ERA
4.81
FIP
4.99
xFIP
4.46
ERA-
117
WHIP
1.44
K%
22.6 %
BB%
13.4 %
Strikeouts
49
Innings
48.7
Wins
1
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
-0.4
Strikeouts
35
2026 WAR
-0.5
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
→ Stable (-6)
- 20230.2 WAR · 0.8 per full season
- 20250.2 WAR · 0.6 per full season
- 2026-0.5 WAR · -0.7 per full season
Outlook, age included
+4 · 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
68
Depth
- VEL
- Velocity
- 87
- STF
- Stuff
- 64
- CTL
- Control
- 57
- CNT
- Contact allowed
- 78
- STA
- Stamina
- —
- DUR
- Durability
- 68
- EX
- Experience
- 55
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
-0.5
#238 of 263 regular relievers
PAL Rating
31 / 100
#181 of 263 regular relievers
Value Rating
16 / 100
Surplus $-5.7M · salary $0.8MPAL: dimensions
A pitcher's WAR
Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 4.99 · RA9-WAR: -0.2
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
98.4 mi/h
94th percentile
K%
22.6 %
47th percentile
BB%
13.4 %
9th percentile
xERA
4.03
44th percentile
xwOBA allowed
.309
44th percentile
Barrels allowed
8.1 %
30th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Fastball | K% | BB% | xERA | xwOBA allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | LAA | -0.5 | 31 | 68 | 98.4 | 22.6 | 13.4 | 4.03 | .309 |
| 2025 | LAA | 0.2 | 35 | 68 | 96.3 | 19.1 | 10.6 | 4.22 | .318 |
| 2023 | LAA | 0.2 | 29 | 65 | 96.9 | 18.2 | 14.3 | 4.77 | .334 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | @ SEA | 0.2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4.81 |
| Sep 22 | @ ATH | 1.1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 |
| Sep 19 | vs MIN | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.05 |
| Aug 2 | vs MIL | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.14 |
| Jul 31 | vs MIL | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.17 |
| Jul 27 | vs HOU | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4.26 |
| Jul 26 | @ SF | 0.1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4.33 |
| Jul 19 | vs DET | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.95 |
| Jul 17 | vs DET | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4.04 |
| Jul 10 | @ MIN | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4.14 |