AJ Blubaugh Stats: Statcast, Visuals & Advanced Metrics

AJ Blubaugh

P | Houston Astros

Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 2" 190 lbs | Age: 25

Draft: 2022 | Rd. 7, No. 223, Houston Astros | Milwaukee

MLB Pipeline Rank

Astros: No. 16

	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	SO	WHIP
2025	3	1	1.69	11	3	0	32	35	0.88
1 Season	3	1	1.69	11	3	0	32	35	0.88

	G	W-L	ERA	IP	SO	WHIP
2025	11	3-1	1.69	32	35	0.88
1 Season	11	3-1	1.69	32	35	0.88

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Standard MLB Batting Statistics

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Standard MLB Pitching Statistics

	Season	Tm	LG	BF	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
	2025	HOU	AL	124	3	1	1.69	11	3	0	32.0	17	11	6	6	11	35	0.88
	1 Season	HOU	AL	124	3	1	1.69	11	3	0	32.0	17	11	6	6	11	35	0.88

*: All Star Season, Rankings AL/NL: Top 5 10 15 20, Click for Chart.

Standard MLB Fielding Statistics

Season	Tm	LG	POS	G	GS	INN	TC	PO	A	E	DP	RF	FPCT%
2025	HOU	AL	P	11	3	32.0	3	1	2	0	1		1.000
1 Season	HOU	AL	P	11	3	32.0	3	1	2	0	1		1.000

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Standard Minor League Batting Statistics

No Minor League Hitting Statistics.

Standard Minor League Pitching Statistics

Season	Tm	LG	L	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
2022	2 Teams		Minors	2	1	4.34	6	3	0	18.2	14	9	9	0	6	24	1.07
2022	FCL Astros Blue	FCL	ROK	0	0	3.18	3	2	0	5.2	3	2	2	0	3	4	1.06
2022	Fayetteville Woodpeckers	CAR	A	2	1	4.85	3	1	0	13.0	11	7	7	0	3	20	1.08
2023	2 Teams		Minors	6	3	4.41	26	12	1	100.0	89	52	49	11	45	112	1.34
2023	Asheville Tourists	SAL	A+	6	3	4.94	22	9	1	85.2	85	50	47	10	37	93	1.42
2023	Corpus Christi Hooks	TEX	AA	0	0	1.26	4	3	0	14.1	4	2	2	1	8	19	0.84
2024	2 Teams		Minors	12	4	3.71	28	25	0	128.2	119	58	53	14	51	133	1.32
2024	Corpus Christi Hooks	TEX	AA	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	4.0	2	0	0	0	0	5	0.50
2024	Sugar Land Space Cowboys	PCL	AAA	12	4	3.83	27	25	0	124.2	117	58	53	14	51	128	1.35
2025	Sugar Land Space Cowboys	PCL	AAA	5	8	5.27	22	19	2	99.0	97	64	58	10	58	101	1.57
	FCL Astros	FCL	ROK	0	0	3.18	3	2	0	5.2	3	2	2	0	3	4	1.06
	Sugar Land Space Cowboys	PCL	AAA	17	12	4.47	49	44	2	223.2	214	122	111	24	109	229	1.44
	Corpus Christi Hooks	TEX	AA	0	0	0.98	5	3	0	18.1	6	2	2	1	8	24	0.76
	Asheville Tourists	SAL	A+	6	3	4.94	22	9	1	85.2	85	50	47	10	37	93	1.42
	Fayetteville Woodpeckers	CAR	A	2	1	4.85	3	1	0	13.0	11	7	7	0	3	20	1.08
Career Minors	5 Teams			25	16	4.39	82	59	3	346.1	319	183	169	35	160	370	1.38

Standard Minor League Fielding Statistics

Season	Tm	LG	L	POS	G	GS	INN	TC	PO	A	E	DP	FPCT%
2022	2 Teams		Minors	P	6	3	18.2	2	0	2	0	0	1.000
2022	FCL Astros Blue	FCL	ROK	P	3	2	5.2	2	0	2	0	0	1.000
2022	Fayetteville Woodpeckers	CAR	A	P	3	1	13.0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2023	2 Teams		Minors	P	26	12	100.0	22	8	12	2	1	.909
2023	Asheville Tourists	SAL	A+	P	22	9	85.2	19	8	9	2	1	.895
2023	Corpus Christi Hooks	TEX	AA	P	4	3	14.1	3	0	3	0	0	1.000
2024	2 Teams		Minors	P	28	25	128.2	25	10	14	1	0	.960
2024	Corpus Christi Hooks	TEX	AA	P	1	0	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2024	Sugar Land Space Cowboys	PCL	AAA	P	27	25	124.2	25	10	14	1	0	.960
2025	Sugar Land Space Cowboys	PCL	AAA	P	22	19	99.0	22	10	9	3	2	.864
	FCL Astros	FCL	ROK	P	3	2	5.2	2	0	2	0	0	1.000
	Sugar Land Space Cowboys	PCL	AAA	P	49	44	223.2	47	20	23	4	2	.915
	Corpus Christi Hooks	TEX	AA	P	5	3	18.1	3	0	3	0	0	1.000
	Asheville Tourists	SAL	A+	P	22	9	85.2	19	8	9	2	1	.895
	Fayetteville Woodpeckers	CAR	A	P	3	1	13.0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Career Minors	5 Teams			P	82	59	346.1	71	28	37	6	3	.915

Scouting Report

2025

The Horizon League reliever of the year in 2021 and 2022 at Milwaukee, Blubaugh became a starter after the Astros drafted him in the seventh round in the latter year. The transition has gone well, as he performed well in Double-A and the Arizona Fall League to cap his first full pro season and won All-Star accolades and a championship in the Triple-A Pacific Coast League in his second. He led the PCL with 12 victories and strikeout rate (24 percent) while ranking second in ERA (3.83) and fourth in strikeouts (128 in 124 2/3 innings).

Blubaugh operates with a 92-95 mph fastball that tops out at 97 and comes out of a high arm slot with armside run and carry that keeps it off barrels. His most effective secondary pitch is a low-80s changeup with fade and depth. Houston has helped him develop a sweeping low-80s slider that elicits chases but gets pounded when he leaves it over the plate, and he also has an upper-70 curveball with similar issues and a mid-80s cutter.

A basketball and football standout as an Ohio prepster, Blubaugh has the athleticism to repeat his upright delivery with a long arm action in back. With a little more refinement of his arsenal, control and command, he could be a No. 4 starter in the big leagues. If that doesn't happen, he'll likely be a spot starter and multi-inning reliever.

2024

Though Blubaugh was the Horizon League reliever of the year in 2021 and 2022, Houston drafted the Milwaukee product in the seventh round in '22 with the intention of stretching him out into a starter. Working in a piggyback system in his first full pro season, he notched 112 strikeouts in 100 innings while reaching Double-A, where he logged a 1.26 ERA in four outings. He continued to impress in the Arizona Fall League and looks poised for a breakout 2024 season.

The Astros have reshaped Blubaugh's pitches since he entered pro ball, and he has adapted quickly. He usually deals with a 92-95 mph fastball that features armside run and carry, and his heater climbed into the upper 90s when he worked shorter stints in the AFL. He has picked up an 82-85 mph sweeping slider and will add a tighter bullet version in 2024.

Blubaugh also has a low-80s changeup with interesting fade and tumble and an upper-70s curveball with good depth, though he struggles to throw them for strikes. Also a basketball and football standout in high school, he's a quality athlete who should have average or better control once he gets more accustomed to his repertoire and longer outings. If his velocity continues to increase, he could be the Astros' next pitching surprise.

Awards

PCL Pitcher of the Week

Week	Team
08/10/2025
06/23/2024

PCL Post-Season All-Star

Year	Team
2024

Futures Game Selection

Year	Team
2024

AFL Rising Stars

Year	Team
2023

CAR Pitcher of the Month

Month	Team
09/2022

Transactions

Team	Date	Transaction
	08/26/2025	Houston Astros recalled RHP AJ Blubaugh from Sugar Land Space Cowboys.
	08/24/2025	Houston Astros optioned RHP AJ Blubaugh to Sugar Land Space Cowboys.
	08/23/2025	Houston Astros recalled RHP AJ Blubaugh from Sugar Land Space Cowboys.
	08/23/2025	Houston Astros activated RHP AJ Blubaugh.
	08/06/2025	Houston Astros optioned RHP AJ Blubaugh to Sugar Land Space Cowboys.
	08/05/2025	Houston Astros recalled RHP AJ Blubaugh from Sugar Land Space Cowboys.
	08/04/2025	RHP AJ Blubaugh roster status changed by Sugar Land Space Cowboys.
	05/01/2025	Houston Astros optioned RHP AJ Blubaugh to Sugar Land Space Cowboys.
	04/30/2025	Houston Astros selected the contract of RHP AJ Blubaugh from Sugar Land Space Cowboys.
	01/17/2025	Houston Astros invited non-roster RHP A.J. Blubaugh to spring training.
	07/14/2024	American League Futures activated RHP A.J. Blubaugh.
	04/10/2024	RHP A.J. Blubaugh assigned to Sugar Land Space Cowboys from Corpus Christi Hooks.
	03/07/2024	Houston Astros Prospects activated RHP A.J. Blubaugh.
	01/19/2024	Houston Astros invited non-roster RHP A.J. Blubaugh to spring training.
	11/03/2023	RHP A.J. Blubaugh assigned to American League Fall Stars.
	09/22/2023	Mesa Solar Sox activated RHP A.J. Blubaugh.
	08/26/2023	RHP A.J. Blubaugh assigned to Corpus Christi Hooks from Asheville Tourists.
	08/26/2023	Corpus Christi Hooks activated RHP A.J. Blubaugh.
	04/03/2023	RHP A.J. Blubaugh assigned to Asheville Tourists from Fayetteville Woodpeckers.
	08/22/2022	RHP A.J. Blubaugh assigned to Fayetteville Woodpeckers from FCL Astros Blue.
	08/06/2022	RHP A.J. Blubaugh assigned to FCL Astros Blue.
	07/22/2022	Houston Astros signed RHP A.J. Blubaugh.
	06/05/2022	RHP A.J. Blubaugh and assigned to College Workout.

Platoon Splits

Team	L	Type	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Houston Astros	MLB	vs Left				11			15.1	59	7			3	5	19	0.78
Houston Astros	MLB	vs Right				11			16.2	65	10			3	6	16	0.96

Monthly Splits

Team	L	Type	W	L	ERA	G	GS	IP	BF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Houston Astros	MLB	April	0	1	4.50	1	1	4.0	19	5	7	2	2	1	6	1.50
Houston Astros	MLB	August	2	0	3.60	3	0	10.0	38	6	4	4	4	2	10	0.80
Houston Astros	MLB	September	1	0	0.00	7	2	18.0	67	6	0	0	0	8	19	0.78
Houston Astros	MLB	Pre All-Star	0	1	4.50	1	1	4.0	19	5	7	2	2	1	6	1.50
Houston Astros	MLB	Post All-Star	3	0	1.29	10	2	28.0	105	12	4	4	4	10	29	0.79

Baserunner Splits

Team	L	Type	G	IP	BF	H	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Houston Astros	MLB	Bases Empty	11	20.0	79	13	4	6	24	0.95
Houston Astros	MLB	Bases Loaded	1	0.0	1	1	1	0	0	-.--
Houston Astros	MLB	Runner at 1st	8	6.1	24	3	1	2	6	0.79
Houston Astros	MLB	Runners at 1st & 2nd	5	3.1	11	0	0	1	3	0.30
Houston Astros	MLB	Runners at 1st & 3rd	1	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0.00
Houston Astros	MLB	Runner at 2nd	5	1.0	5	0	0	2	0	2.00
Houston Astros	MLB	Runners at 2nd & 3rd	1	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0.00
Houston Astros	MLB	Runner at 3rd	2	0.2	2	0	0	0	2	0.00
Houston Astros	MLB	Scoring Position	7	5.2	21	1	1	3	5	0.71

Game Type Splits

Team	L	Type	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Houston Astros	MLB	Home Games	0	1	1.50	5	2	0	12.0	47	8	7	2	2	2	17	0.83
Houston Astros	MLB	Away Games	3	0	1.80	6	1	0	20.0	77	9	4	4	4	9	18	0.90
Houston Astros	MLB	Day Games	0	1	3.60	2	1	0	5.0	22	5	7	2	2	1	7	1.20
Houston Astros	MLB	Night Games	3	0	1.33	9	2	0	27.0	102	12	4	4	4	10	28	0.81
Houston Astros	MLB	Leading Off				11			7.1	31	5			2	4	6	1.23

Outs Splits

Team	L	Type	G	IP	BF	H	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Houston Astros	MLB	No Outs	11	10.1	45	7	3	6	8	1.26
Houston Astros	MLB	One Out	11	11.0	41	6	2	3	12	0.82
Houston Astros	MLB	Two Outs	11	10.2	38	4	1	2	15	0.56

Inning Splits

Team	L	Type	ERA	G	IP	BF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Houston Astros	MLB	First Inning	0.00	3	3.0	11	0	0	0	0	2	5	0.67
Houston Astros	MLB	Second Inning	5.40	4	3.1	16	4	2	2	1	2	4	1.80
Houston Astros	MLB	Third Inning	0.00	5	5.0	21	4	5	0	1	2	6	1.20
Houston Astros	MLB	Fourth Inning	1.29	7	7.0	24	3	1	1	1	0	8	0.43
Houston Astros	MLB	Fifth Inning	3.86	5	4.2	19	3	2	2	2	2	3	1.07
Houston Astros	MLB	Sixth Inning	0.00	4	4.0	14	1	0	0	0	1	4	0.50
Houston Astros	MLB	Seventh Inning	3.00	3	3.0	12	1	1	1	1	2	2	1.00
Houston Astros	MLB	Ninth Inning	0.00	2	2.0	7	1	0	0	0	0	3	0.50

Platoon Splits

Team	L	Type	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Sugar Land Space Cowboys	Triple-A	vs Left				22			41.2	197	37			4	32	35	1.66
Sugar Land Space Cowboys	Triple-A	vs Right				22			56.2	255	60			6	26	66	1.52

Monthly Splits

Team	L	Type	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Sugar Land Space Cowboys	Triple-A	April	2	2	3.86	5	4	1	21.0	93	19	10	9	1	10	28	1.38
Sugar Land Space Cowboys	Triple-A	May	1	3	9.28	5	5	0	21.1	112	29	24	22	3	18	17	2.20
Sugar Land Space Cowboys	Triple-A	June	0	3	7.71	5	5	0	23.1	109	26	21	20	4	13	26	1.67
Sugar Land Space Cowboys	Triple-A	July	2	0	2.31	5	4	0	23.1	98	16	8	6	2	13	19	1.24
Sugar Land Space Cowboys	Triple-A	August	0	0	0.90	2	1	1	10.0	40	7	1	1	0	4	11	1.10
Sugar Land Space Cowboys	Triple-A	First Half	3	7	7.48	13	12	1	55.1	268	64	50	46	8	36	56	1.81
Sugar Land Space Cowboys	Triple-A	Second Half	2	1	2.47	9	7	1	43.2	184	33	14	12	2	22	45	1.26

Baserunner Splits

Team	L	Type	G	IP	BF	H	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Sugar Land Space Cowboys	Triple-A	Bases Empty	22	50.0	234	48	4	31	57	1.58
Sugar Land Space Cowboys	Triple-A	Bases Loaded	6	3.0	12	2	0	1	5	1.00
Sugar Land Space Cowboys	Triple-A	Runner at 1st	22	20.2	86	21	1	9	20	1.45
Sugar Land Space Cowboys	Triple-A	Runners at 1st & 2nd	21	11.0	44	8	2	2	13	0.91
Sugar Land Space Cowboys	Triple-A	Runners at 1st & 3rd	7	1.1	9	3	1	1	1	3.00
Sugar Land Space Cowboys	Triple-A	Runner at 2nd	16	7.0	41	10	2	10	2	2.86
Sugar Land Space Cowboys	Triple-A	Runners at 2nd & 3rd	10	3.2	16	4	0	1	3	1.36
Sugar Land Space Cowboys	Triple-A	Runner at 3rd	9	2.0	10	1	0	3	0	2.00
Sugar Land Space Cowboys	Triple-A	Scoring Position	22	28.0	132	28	5	18	24	1.64

Game Type Splits

Team	L	Type	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Sugar Land Space Cowboys	Triple-A	Home Games	2	2	3.58	8	5	2	37.2	164	30	18	15	4	20	33	1.33
Sugar Land Space Cowboys	Triple-A	Away Games	3	6	6.31	14	14	0	61.1	288	67	46	43	6	38	68	1.71
Sugar Land Space Cowboys	Triple-A	Day Games	1	2	3.75	5	5	0	24.0	107	25	11	10	2	12	24	1.54
Sugar Land Space Cowboys	Triple-A	Night Games	4	6	5.76	17	14	2	75.0	345	72	53	48	8	46	77	1.57
Sugar Land Space Cowboys	Triple-A	Leading Off				22			21.2	105	22			3	16	28	1.75

Outs Splits

Team	L	Type	G	IP	BF	H	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Sugar Land Space Cowboys	Triple-A	No Outs	22	35.2	166	37	3	25	42	1.74
Sugar Land Space Cowboys	Triple-A	One Out	22	32.2	144	31	2	15	31	1.41
Sugar Land Space Cowboys	Triple-A	Two Outs	22	30.1	142	29	5	18	28	1.55

Inning Splits

Team	L	Type	ERA	G	IP	BF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Sugar Land Space Cowboys	Triple-A	First Inning	6.16	19	19.0	94	20	14	13	1	13	24	1.74
Sugar Land Space Cowboys	Triple-A	Second Inning	6.75	19	18.2	89	24	16	14	5	12	21	1.93
Sugar Land Space Cowboys	Triple-A	Third Inning	6.50	18	18.0	81	21	14	13	1	5	15	1.44
Sugar Land Space Cowboys	Triple-A	Fourth Inning	6.46	17	15.1	73	15	12	11	1	13	12	1.83
Sugar Land Space Cowboys	Triple-A	Fifth Inning	3.09	13	11.2	45	5	4	4	1	6	11	0.94
Sugar Land Space Cowboys	Triple-A	Sixth Inning	3.24	11	8.1	38	9	3	3	1	4	9	1.56
Sugar Land Space Cowboys	Triple-A	Seventh Inning	0.00	3	3.0	12	1	0	0	0	2	2	1.00
Sugar Land Space Cowboys	Triple-A	Eighth Inning	0.00	3	3.0	13	2	1	0	0	2	4	1.33
Sugar Land Space Cowboys	Triple-A	Ninth Inning	0.00	2	2.0	7	0	0	0	0	1	3	0.50

Date	Home Tm	Away Tm	W	L	ERA	G	GS	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
2025-04-30	Houston Astros	Detroit Tigers	0	1	4.50	1	1	4.0	5	7	2	2	1	6	1.50
April	Houston Astros		0	1	4.50	1	1	4.0	5	7	2	2	1	6	1.50
2025-08-05	Miami Marlins	Houston Astros	1	0	4.00	1	0	5.0	3	2	2	2	1	5	1.11
2025-08-23	Baltimore Orioles	Houston Astros	1	0	4.15	1	0	4.0	3	2	2	2	1	4	1.08
2025-08-31	Houston Astros	Los Angeles Angels	0	0	3.86	1	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.00
August	Houston Astros		2	0	3.60	3	0	10.0	6	4	4	4	2	10	0.80
2025-09-02	Houston Astros	New York Yankees	0	0	3.60	1	0	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	2	1.00
2025-09-05	Texas Rangers	Houston Astros	0	0	3.06	1	0	2.2	1	0	0	0	2	3	1.02
2025-09-09	Toronto Blue Jays	Houston Astros	0	0	2.57	1	0	3.1	0	0	0	0	1	4	0.90
2025-09-12	Atlanta Braves	Houston Astros	1	0	2.45	1	0	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.91
2025-09-16	Houston Astros	Texas Rangers	0	0	2.16	1	1	3.0	2	0	0	0	1	7	0.92
2025-09-21	Houston Astros	Seattle Mariners	0	0	1.93	1	0	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.82
2025-09-27	Los Angeles Angels	Houston Astros	0	0	1.69	1	1	4.0	1	0	0	0	4	2	0.88
September	Houston Astros		1	0	0.00	7	2	18.0	6	0	0	0	8	19	0.78

Date	Home Tm	Away Tm	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
2025-04-01	Durham Bulls	Sugar Land Space Cowboys	1	0	0.00	1	1	0	6.0	4	0	0	0	0	9	0.67
2025-04-06	Durham Bulls	Sugar Land Space Cowboys	0	1	2.00	1	1	0	3.0	6	3	2	0	2	4	1.33
2025-04-12	Sugar Land Space Cowboys	Albuquerque Isotopes	0	0	1.38	1	0	1	4.0	1	0	0	0	2	8	1.15
2025-04-17	Las Vegas Aviators	Sugar Land Space Cowboys	1	0	2.00	1	1	0	5.0	4	2	2	0	2	7	1.17
2025-04-23	Tacoma Rainiers	Sugar Land Space Cowboys	0	1	3.86	1	1	0	3.0	4	5	5	1	4	0	1.38
April	Sugar Land Space Cowboys		2	2	3.86	5	4	1	21.0	19	10	9	1	10	28	1.38
2025-05-06	Salt Lake Bees	Sugar Land Space Cowboys	0	1	6.48	1	1	0	4.0	6	9	9	1	6	4	1.64
2025-05-11	Salt Lake Bees	Sugar Land Space Cowboys	0	0	6.59	1	1	0	3.2	6	3	3	1	3	6	1.74
2025-05-17	Sugar Land Space Cowboys	Reno Aces	1	0	6.23	1	1	0	6.0	6	3	3	0	2	3	1.67
2025-05-24	Sugar Land Space Cowboys	Las Vegas Aviators	0	1	6.05	1	1	0	4.0	5	4	2	0	3	2	1.71
2025-05-31	Albuquerque Isotopes	Sugar Land Space Cowboys	0	1	6.59	1	1	0	3.2	6	5	5	1	4	2	1.80
May	Sugar Land Space Cowboys		1	3	9.28	5	5	0	21.1	29	24	22	3	18	17	2.20
2025-06-06	Sugar Land Space Cowboys	Sacramento River Cats	0	0	6.61	1	1	0	5.1	3	4	4	2	2	5	1.70
2025-06-12	Reno Aces	Sugar Land Space Cowboys	0	1	7.66	1	1	0	1.2	6	8	7	1	4	3	1.84
2025-06-18	Sugar Land Space Cowboys	Las Vegas Aviators	0	1	7.48	1	1	0	6.0	7	4	4	1	2	3	1.81
2025-06-24	El Paso Chihuahuas	Sugar Land Space Cowboys	0	0	6.97	1	1	0	5.1	4	1	1	0	2	6	1.75
2025-06-29	El Paso Chihuahuas	Sugar Land Space Cowboys	0	1	6.99	1	1	0	5.0	6	4	4	0	3	9	1.75
June	Sugar Land Space Cowboys		0	3	7.71	5	5	0	23.1	26	21	20	4	13	26	1.67
2025-07-08	Oklahoma City Comets	Sugar Land Space Cowboys	0	0	6.62	1	1	0	5.0	2	1	1	1	2	4	1.68
2025-07-13	Oklahoma City Comets	Sugar Land Space Cowboys	1	0	6.28	1	1	0	5.1	3	1	1	0	3	4	1.64
2025-07-19	Sugar Land Space Cowboys	Salt Lake Bees	1	0	5.86	1	1	0	5.1	2	0	0	0	4	7	1.61
2025-07-25	El Paso Chihuahuas	Sugar Land Space Cowboys	0	0	5.86	1	1	0	4.2	7	4	3	0	1	3	1.62
2025-07-31	Sugar Land Space Cowboys	Tacoma Rainiers	0	0	5.76	1	0	0	3.0	2	2	1	1	3	1	1.62
July	Sugar Land Space Cowboys		2	0	2.31	5	4	0	23.1	16	8	6	2	13	19	1.24
2025-08-10	Sacramento River Cats	Sugar Land Space Cowboys	0	0	5.40	1	1	0	6.0	3	0	0	0	2	7	1.57
2025-08-15	Sugar Land Space Cowboys	Salt Lake Bees	0	0	5.27	1	0	1	4.0	4	1	1	0	2	4	1.57
August	Sugar Land Space Cowboys		0	0	0.90	2	1	1	10.0	7	1	1	0	4	11	1.10

Statcast Statistics

Season	Age	Pitches	Batted Balls	Barrels	Barrel %	Barrel/PA	Exit Velocity	Max EV	Launch Angle	LA Sweet- Spot %	XBA	XSLG	WOBA	XWOBA	XWOBACON	HardHit%	K%	BB%	ERA	xERA
2025	24	507	78	8	10.3	6.4	89.9	112.1	22.6	26.9	.188	.376	.251	.280	.343	42.3	28.0	9.6	1.69	3.24
Player		507	78	8	10.3	6.4	89.9	112.1	22.6	26.9	.188	.376	.251	.280	.343	42.3	28.0	9.6
MLB					7.2	4.9	88.6	122.9	12.4	33.3	.245	.404	.315	.315	.368	37.0	22.2	8.4

! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Blubaugh relies on 6 pitches.

Four Seamer

(54.8%) ,

Sweeper

(21.3%) ,

Changeup

(19.3%) ,

Curveball

(3.4%) ,

Cutter

(1.0%) ,

Slider

(0.2%) ,

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2025 - Didier Fuentes

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2025 - Yoendrys Gómez

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Pitch Tracking

Batted Ball Profile

Season	GB %	AIR %	FB %	LD %	PU %	Pull %	Straight %	Oppo %	Pull GB %	Straight GB %	Oppo GB %	Pull AIR %	Straight AIR %	Oppo AIR %
		AIR: Fly Balls + Line Drives + Popups				All Batted Balls			Batted Ball Breakdown
2025	34.6	65.4	38.5	16.7	10.3	29.5	44.9	25.6	12.8	19.2	2.6	16.7	25.6	23.1
Player	34.6	65.4	38.5	16.7	10.3	29.5	44.9	25.6	12.8	19.2	2.6	16.7	25.6	23.1
MLB	44.2	55.8	24.0	24.7	7.1	37.4	37.4	25.1	20.6	17.6	5.9	16.7	19.7	19.3

! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Quality of Contact

Season	Weak %	Topped %	Under %	Flare/Burner %	Solid %	Barrel %	Barrel/PA
2025	5.1	20.5	39.7	15.4	7.7	10.3	6.4
Player	5.1	20.5	39.7	15.4	7.7	10.3	6.4
MLB	4.0	32.4	24.9	24.4	5.9	7.2	4.9

! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

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2025 - Jordan Leasure

2025 - Emilio Pagán

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2025 - Justin Sterner

2025 - Luke Weaver

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Pitch Movement

How this works: This section shows two different ways to evaluate pitch movement. On the left, “Total Movement” shows the real-world movement of a pitch, including the forces of gravity, which affects every pitch thrown. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren't 'better' just because they have more time to move, a pitch's movement is compared to other pitches of the same pitch type, within +/- 2 MPH and +/- 0.5 feet of extension/release. On the right, Induced Movement (or IVB) is reported without gravity, and attempts to isolate movement created by the pitcher's ability to spin and manipulate the ball.

						Total Movement (in inches, w/ gravity)				Induced Movement (in inches, w/o gravity)
Year	Pitch	Team	Hand	#	MPH	Vertical Drop	vs. Comparable	Horizontal Break	vs. Comparable	Vertical Break	vs. Avg	Horizontal Break	vs. Avg
2025	Changeup	HOU	R	98	86.4	29.9	-1.9	17.4ARM	3.2	7.2	-3.1	17.4ARM	3.0
2025	4-Seam Fastball	HOU	R	278	94.6	13.1	1.1	11.7ARM	4.6	17.8	2.0	11.7ARM	4.1
2025	Cutter	HOU	R	5	87.0	26.0	2.9	3.4GLV	0.6	10.1	1.8	3.4GLV	1.2
2025	Slider	HOU	R	1	82.9	29.5	-8.6	1.6GLV	-3.1	10.0	-8.3	1.6GLV	-3.0
2025	Curveball	HOU	R	17	78.3	58.5	2.8	10.0GLV	1.2	-13.1	3.2	10.0GLV	0.9
2025	Sweeper	HOU	R	108	81.8	40.0	-0.1	15.3GLV	1.0	1.2	-0.1	15.3GLV	1.4

! Note: Years are in reverse order.

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Run Values by Pitch Type

Year	Pitch Type	RV/100	Run Value	Pitches	%	PA	BA	SLG	wOBA	Whiff%	K%	PutAway %	xBA	xSLG	xwOBA	Hard Hit %
2025	4-Seam Fastball	0.3	1	278	54.8	60	.196	.412	.337	28.7	21.7	14.4	.248	.512	.377	55.3
2025	Sweeper	0.3	0	108	21.3	32	.207	.552	.348	34.5	31.3	30.3	.159	.369	.267	21.1
2025	Changeup	6.3	6	98	19.3	30	.000	.000	.000	32.0	36.7	24.4	.105	.146	.104	36.8
2025	Curveball	1.2	0	17	3.4	1	.000	.000	.000	16.7	100.0	20.0	--	--	.000	--
2025	Cutter	-2.9	0	5	1.0	2	.500	.500	.450	0.0	0.0	--	.306	.431	.314	50.0
2025	Slider	-4.1	0	1	0.2		--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--

! Note: Years are in reverse order.

! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

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Spin Direction

Year	Pitch Type	Pitches	MPH	Active Spin %	Total Movement (In.)	Spin-Based	Observed	Deviation
2025	Changeup	97	86.4	86	19.1	2:15	2:30	-15
2025	Curveball	17	78.3	86	19.4	7:15	7:00	15
2025	4-Seam Fastball	278	94.6	100	21.1	1:15	1:15	0
2025	Sweeper	108	81.8	55	16.4	8:15	9:00	-45

! Note: Years are in reverse order.

! Note: This table is showing data from the PITCHER perspective.

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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Statcast Pitching Run Value

				Runs
Year	Team	PA	Pitches	Heart	Shadow	Chase	Waste	All
2025		125	507	6	7	-4	-1	7
Player		125	507	6	7	-4	6	7

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Statcast Pitching Run Value (Leveraged)

These run values are leveraged, meaning the base/out situation at the time of the event does impact the run value (thus introducing context outside the batter's own contribution).

				Runs
Year	Team	PA	Pitches	Heart	Shadow	Chase	Waste	All	+/- Due To Leverage
2025		125	507	5	6	-4	-1	5	-2
Player		125	507	5	6	-4	5	5	-2

Plate Discipline

Season	Pitches	Zone %	Zone Swing %	Zone Contact %	Chase %	Chase Contact %	Edge %	1st Pitch Strike %	Swing %	Whiff %	Meatball %	Meatball Swing %
2025	507	49.3	66.0	78.8	30.4	51.3	41.4	60.0	47.9	30.0	5.9	76.7
Player	507	49.3	66.0	78.8	30.4	51.3	41.4	60.0	47.9	30.0	5.9	76.7
MLB		48.9	67.0	82.5	28.4	58.0	42.7	61.1	47.3	25.0	7.3	76.3

! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year	xwOBA / xERA	xBA	xSLG	xISO	xOBP	Brl	Brl%	EV	Hard Hit%	K%	BB%	Whiff%	Chase Rate	FB Velo	FB Spin	CB Spin	Extension
2025														54	73		71

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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted

Year	Team	Avg HR Trot	Actual HR	xHR	HR-xHR	Doubters	Mostly Gone	No Doubters	No Doubter %
2025		23.82	6	5.1	1	2	2	3	50.0
Player		23.82	6	5.1	1	2	2	3	50.0

Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.

Standard

Year	Team	Avg HR Trot	Actual HR	xHR	HR-xHR	Doubters	Mostly Gone	No Doubters	No Doubter %
2025		23.82	6	5.1	1	3	2	3	50.0
Player		23.82	6	5.1	1	3	2	3	50.0

Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Standard" view here accounts for different wall heights and distances but excludes environmental effects. It is based purely on the observed trajectory of the hit.

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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year	HR
2025	6	5	6	5	6	6	5	5	4	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	4	3
Player	6	5	6	5	6	6	5	5	4	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	4	3

Standard

Year	HR
2025	6	5	6	7	7	6	5	5	4	4	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	6	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	3
Player	6	5	6	7	7	6	5	5	4	4	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	6	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	3

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Statcast Fielder Positioning

				vs RHH			vs LHH
Year	Alignment Type	PA	wOBA	PA	Total	%	PA	Total	%
2025	Shades	125	.251	66	16	24.2	59	39	66.1

! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

		Bases Empty				Runners On Base
Season	Team	Pitches	Tempo	Fast %	Slow %	Pitches	Tempo	Fast %	Slow %
2025		148	15.7	33.1%	0.0%	74	19.5	0.0%	1.4%

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Pitch Distribution

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Statcast Fielding Run Value

			Infield/Outfield				Catching				Innings By Position
Year	Team	Run Value	INF/OF Runs	Range	Arm	Inf. DP	Catching Runs	Framing	Throwing	Blocking	Total Innings	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF
2025		--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	32	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Player		--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	32	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--

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Statcast Fielding Breakdown

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