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. 8

	W	L	ERA	G	GS	IP	SO	WHIP
2025	3	1	1.69	11	3	32	35	0.88
2026	1	1	10.80	5	0	8.1	7	1.92
2 Seasons	4	2	3.57	16	3	40.1	42	1.09

	G	W-L	ERA	IP	SO	WHIP
2025	11	3-1	1.69	32	35	0.88
2026	5	1-1	10.80	8.1	7	1.92
2 Seasons	16	4-2	3.57	40.1	42	1.09

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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	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
2025	HOU	AL	124	3	1	1.69	11	3	32.0	17	11	6	6	11	35	0.88
2026	HOU	AL	41	1	1	10.80	5	0	8.1	11	10	10	2	5	7	1.92
2 Seasons	HOU	AL	165	4	2	3.57	16	3	40.1	28	21	16	8	16	42	1.09

*: 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	DP	FPCT%
2025	HOU	AL	P	11	3	32.0	3	1	2	1	1.000
2026	HOU	AL	P	5	0	8.1	0	0	0	0	.000
2 Seasons	HOU	AL	P	16	3	40.1	3	1	2	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

2026

The Horizon League reliever of the year in 2021 and 2022 and a seventh-round pick out of Milwaukee in the latter year, Blubaugh has mostly started since turning pro. After leading the Triple-A Pacific Coast League in victories (12) and strikeout rate (24 percent) while ranking second in ERA (3.83) in 2024, he got tagged for a 5.27 ERA when he returned there last year. But he also pitched well in his first taste of the Majors, posting a 1.69 ERA with a .152 opponent average and 28 percent K rate in 35 innings.

Blubaugh's fastball sits at 92-95 mph and reaches 98 with above-average carry and armside run that keeps batters from squaring it up. His low-80s slider plays well off his heater with sweep in the opposite direction, though it gets hammered when he leaves it over the plate on occasion. He struggled some with his fading mid-80s changeup in Triple-A but it was his best pitch with Houston, with big leaguers going 0-for-29 with 11 strikeouts against it.

Blubaugh's upper-70s curveball and mid-80s cutter both regressed in 2025, so he focused on his three main offerings while working mostly as a middle reliever with the Astros. He exhibited better control and command in the Majors than he had in the Minors and looked like a potential mid-rotation starter. If he can maintain that consistency, he'll play a significant role in Houston in 2026, though he may begin the season back in Triple-A.

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.

Rankings

Games Played

Year	BP	Rank
2026	5	23rd in AL

Runs

Year	R	Rank
2026	10	13th in AL

Doubles

Year	2B	Rank
2026	4	18th in AL

Home Runs

Year	HR	Rank
2026	2	13th in AL

Wins

Year	Wins	Rank
2026	1	11th in AL

Losses

Year	Losses	Rank
2026	1	17th in AL

Total Bases

Year	TB	Rank
2026	21	21st in AL

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
	03/05/2026	RHP AJ Blubaugh assigned to Houston Astros Prospects.
	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				3			3.0	13	2			0	2	3	1.33
Houston Astros	MLB	vs Right				4			4.1	18	5			2	0	4	1.15

Monthly Splits

Team	L	Type	W	L	ERA	G	IP	BF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Houston Astros	MLB	March	1	1	2.08	2	4.1	15	2	1	1	1	0	5	0.46
Houston Astros	MLB	April	0	0	12.00	2	3.0	16	5	4	4	1	2	2	2.33
Houston Astros	MLB	Pre All-Star	1	1	6.14	4	7.1	31	7	5	5	2	2	7	1.23

Baserunner Splits

Team	L	Type	G	IP	BF	H	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Houston Astros	MLB	Bases Empty	4	5.0	21	4	1	2	3	1.20
Houston Astros	MLB	Runner at 1st	2	1.0	5	2	1	0	2	2.00
Houston Astros	MLB	Runners at 1st & 3rd	1	0.1	1	0	0	0	1	0.00
Houston Astros	MLB	Runner at 2nd	1	0.1	2	1	0	0	1	3.00
Houston Astros	MLB	Runners at 2nd & 3rd	1	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0.00
Houston Astros	MLB	Runner at 3rd	1	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0.00
Houston Astros	MLB	Scoring Position	2	1.1	5	1	0	0	2	0.75

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	1	1	1.69	3	0	0	5.1	18	2	1	1	1	0	6	0.38
Houston Astros	MLB	Away Games	0	0	18.00	1	0	0	2.0	13	5	4	4	1	2	1	3.50
Houston Astros	MLB	Day Games	1	1	6.14	4	0	0	7.1	31	7	5	5	2	2	7	1.23
Houston Astros	MLB	Leading Off Inning				4			1.2	7	1			0	1	0	1.20
Houston Astros	MLB	Late / Close				3			3.0	12	2			2	1	2	1.00

Outs Splits

Team	L	Type	G	IP	BF	H	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Houston Astros	MLB	No Outs	4	2.1	10	2	1	1	0	1.29
Houston Astros	MLB	One Out	4	2.1	10	3	1	0	4	1.29
Houston Astros	MLB	Two Outs	4	2.2	11	2	0	1	3	1.13

Inning Splits

Team	L	Type	ERA	G	IP	BF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Houston Astros	MLB	Fifth Inning	0.00	2	1.0	4	1	0	0	0	0	2	1.00
Houston Astros	MLB	Sixth Inning	0.00	3	3.0	12	2	0	0	0	1	3	1.00
Houston Astros	MLB	Seventh Inning	19.29	3	2.1	12	4	5	5	2	1	1	2.14
Houston Astros	MLB	Eighth Inning	0.00	1	1.0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.00

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 Inning				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	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
2026-03-26	Houston Astros	Los Angeles Angels	0	1	3.86	1	2.1	2	1	1	1	0	3	0.86
2026-03-29	Houston Astros	Los Angeles Angels	1	0	2.08	1	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.46
March	Houston Astros		1	1	2.08	2	4.1	2	1	1	1	0	5	0.46
2026-04-01	Houston Astros	Boston Red Sox	0	0	1.69	1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.38
2026-04-05	Athletics	Houston Astros	0	0	6.14	1	2.0	5	4	4	1	2	1	1.23
2026-04-08	Colorado Rockies	Houston Astros	0	0	10.80	1	1.0	4	5	5	0	3	0	1.92
April	Houston Astros		0	0	20.25	3	4.0	9	9	9	1	5	2	3.50

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	.184	.383	.251	.280	.343	42.3	28.0	9.6	1.69	3.21
2026	25	122	22	2	9.1	6.5	92.1	108.5	22.3	36.4	.171	.393	.353	.272	.319	40.9	22.6	6.5	6.14	2.90
Player		629	100	10	10.0	6.4	90.4	112.1	22.5	29.0	.181	.385	.271	.278	.337	42.0	26.9	9.0
MLB					7.2	4.9	88.6	122.9	12.4	33.3	.243	.408	.315	.316	.369	37.0	22.2	8.4

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

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Blubaugh relies on 4 pitches.

Four Seamer

(41.8%) ,

Changeup

(32.8%) ,

Sweeper

(18.9%) ,

Cutter

(6.6%) ,

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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
2026	22.7	77.3	54.5	18.2	4.5	50.0	18.2	31.8	13.6	0.0	9.1	36.4	18.2	22.7
Player	32.0	68.0	42.0	17.0	9.0	34.0	39.0	27.0	13.0	15.0	4.0	21.0	24.0	23.0
MLB	44.2	55.8	24.1	24.6	7.1	37.4	37.4	25.1	20.7	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
2026	0.0	22.7	45.5	9.1	13.6	9.1	6.5
Player	4.0	21.0	41.0	14.0	9.0	10.0	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

2025 - Eury Pérez

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
2026	Cutter	HOU	R	8	88.2	28.6	-1.1	2.9GLV	0.2	6.5	-1.5	2.9GLV	0.6
2026	4-Seam Fastball	HOU	R	51	96.2	13.0	0.0	11.9ARM	4.9	16.9	0.6	11.9ARM	4.1
2026	Sweeper	HOU	R	23	83.5	37.4	-1.3	14.8GLV	1.7	2.2	-0.9	14.8GLV	1.1
2026	Changeup	HOU	R	40	86.4	32.9	1.0	16.5ARM	2.1	4.0	-0.2	16.5ARM	1.6
2025	Curveball	HOU	R	17	78.3	58.5	2.8	10.0GLV	1.2	-13.1	2.9	10.0GLV	1.0
2025	Sweeper	HOU	R	108	81.8	40.0	-0.1	15.3GLV	1.1	1.2	-0.2	15.3GLV	1.3
2025	Changeup	HOU	R	98	86.4	29.9	-1.9	17.4ARM	3.2	7.2	-3.1	17.4ARM	2.9
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	6	86.4	26.5	2.9	3.1GLV	0.0	10.1	1.8	3.1GLV	0.9

! 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 %
2026	4-Seam Fastball	-3.2	-2	51	41.8	14	.273	.909	.475	27.3	28.6	19.0	.246	.687	.432	62.5
2026	Changeup	-0.3	0	40	32.8	9	.333	.333	.300	41.2	11.1	7.7	.155	.210	.159	25.0
2026	Sweeper	0.9	0	23	18.9	5	.200	.400	.250	45.5	40.0	22.2	.106	.263	.154	66.7
2026	Cutter	10.7	1	8	6.6	3	.000	.000	.000	25.0	0.0	--	.057	.084	.059	0.0
2025	4-Seam Fastball	0.3	1	278	54.8	60	.196	.412	.337	28.7	21.7	14.4	.242	.524	.377	55.3
2025	Sweeper	0.3	0	108	21.3	32	.207	.552	.348	34.5	31.3	30.3	.155	.359	.260	21.1
2025	Changeup	6.3	6	98	19.3	30	.000	.000	.000	32.0	36.7	24.4	.105	.161	.109	36.8
2025	Curveball	1.2	0	17	3.4	1	.000	.000	.000	16.7	100.0	20.0	--	--	.000	--
2025	Cutter	-3.1	0	6	1.2	2	.500	.500	.450	0.0	0.0	--	.308	.440	.320	50.0

! 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
2026	Changeup	40	86.4	82	17.6	2:30	2:45	-15
2026	4-Seam Fastball	51	96.2	100	20.6	1:15	1:15	0
2026	Sweeper	23	83.5	55	15.7	8:15	9:00	-45
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
2026		31	122	-1	1	0	0	-1
Player		156	629	4	8	-4	4	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
2026		31	122	-1	1	0	0	0	0
Player		156	629	4	7	-4	4	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	41.8	60.0	47.9	30.0	5.9	76.7
2026	122	54.9	74.6	78.0	27.3	26.7	36.9	61.3	53.3	33.8	8.2	40.0
Player	629	50.4	67.8	78.6	29.8	47.3	40.9	60.3	49.0	30.8	6.4	67.5
MLB		48.8	67.0	82.6	28.4	58.0	42.7	61.1	47.3	25.0	7.4	76.3

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

Percentile Rankings

Year	Pitching	Fastball	Breaking	Off Speed	xERA	Fastball MPH	Fastball Spin	Avg EV	Chase%	Whiff%	K%	BB%	Barrel%	Hard- Hit%	GB%	Extension
	Run Value				Pitching
2025						53	73									71
2026	34	31	50	37	73	76	59	20	34	81	49	72	40	45	8	50

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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted

Year	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
2026	26.21	2	1.5	1	1	1	1	50.0
Player	24.41	8	6.6	1	3	3	4	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	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
2026	26.21	2	1.6	0	1	1	1	50.0
Player	24.41	8	6.7	1	4	3	4	50.0

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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
2026	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	3	2	1	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1
Player	8	6	7	6	8	8	7	6	7	7	6	8	6	7	7	6	6	6	6	8	6	6	7	6	6	6	7	8	7	6	4

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
2026	2	1	1	3	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	2	1	1	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2
Player	8	6	7	10	9	8	7	6	6	6	7	8	6	7	7	6	7	6	6	8	7	6	8	6	6	6	5	5	6	7	5

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Year to Year Changes

	2026	+/-		2025
Results
BA	.250	+.098	↑	.152
xBA	.171	-.013	↓	.184
OBP	.290	+.058	↑	.232
xOBP	.228	-.033	↓	.261
SLG	.536	+.197	↑	.339
xSLG	.393	+.010	↑	.383
ISO	.286	+.098	↑	.188
xISO	.222	+.022	↑	.200
BABIP	.250	+.097	↑	.153
wOBA	.353	+.102	↑	.251
xwOBA	.272	-.008	↓	.280
wOBAcon	.433	+.138	↑	.295
xwOBAcon	.319	-.024	↓	.343
BACON	.318	+.100	↑	.218
xBACON	.230	-.035	↓	.265
Statcast Hit Metrics
Hard Hit %	40.9	-1.4	↓	42.3
Avg Exit Velocity	92.1	+2.2	↑	89.9
Launch Angle Sweet-Spot %	36.4	+9.5	↑	26.9
Barrel %	9.1	-1.2	↓	10.3
Avg Launch Angle	22.3	-0.3	↓	22.6
Statcast Bat Tracking
Bat Speed	71.5	-0.7	↓	72.2
Attack Angle	11°	+2°	↑	10°
Ideal Attack Angle %	37.9	-10.1	↓	48.0
Attack Direction	-6°	-6°	↓	0°
Swing Path - Tilt	35°	+3°	↑	32°
Swing Length	7.6	+0.3	↑	7.3
Statcast Pitch Metrics
Fastball Velocity	95.1	+0.7	↑	94.4
Breaking Velocity	83.5	+2.2	↑	81.3
Offspeed Velocity	86.4	0.0		86.4
Batted Ball Results
Barrels	2	-6	↓	8
Popup %	4.5	-5.8	↓	10.3
Flyball %	54.5	+16.0	↑	38.5
Line Drive %	18.2	+1.5	↑	16.7
Groundball %	22.7	-11.9	↓	34.6
Pull %	50.0	+20.5	↑	29.5
Straight Away %	18.2	-26.7	↓	44.9
Opposite Field %	31.8	+6.2	↑	25.6
Weak Contact %	0.0	-5.1	↓	5.1
Pull Airball %	36.4	+19.7	↑	16.7
Topped Contact %	22.7	+2.2	↑	20.5
Under Contact %	45.5	+5.8	↑	39.7
Flare/Burner Contact %	9.1	-6.3	↓	15.4
Solid Contact %	13.6	+5.9	↑	7.7
HR/FB %	16.7	-3.3	↓	20.0
Popups	1	-7	↓	8
Flyballs	12	-18	↓	30
Line Drives	4	-9	↓	13
Groundballs	5	-22	↓	27
Plate Discipline
In Zone %	54.9	+5.6	↑	49.3
Out of Zone %	45.1	-5.6	↓	50.7
Edge %	36.9	-4.9	↓	41.8
Zone Swing %	74.6	+8.6	↑	66.0
Out of Zone Swing %	27.3	-3.1	↓	30.4
In Zone Contact %	78.0	-0.8	↓	78.8
Out of Zone Contact %	26.7	-24.6	↓	51.3
Whiff %	33.8	+3.8	↑	30.0
First Strike %	61.3	+1.3	↑	60.0
First Pitch Swing %	32.3	-2.9	↓	35.2
Swing %	53.3	+5.4	↑	47.9
Meatball Swing %	40.0	-36.7	↓	76.7
Meatball %	8.2	+2.3	↑	5.9
Zone Swing & Miss %	22.0	+0.8	↑	21.2
Out of Zone Swing & Miss %	73.3	+24.6	↑	48.7
In Zone	67	-183	↓	250
Out of Zone	55	-202	↓	257
Edge	45	-167	↓	212
In Zone Swings	50	-115	↓	165
Out of Zone Swings	15	-63	↓	78
In Zone Swing & Misses	11	-24	↓	35
Out of Zone Swing & Misses	11	-27	↓	38
Basic
Pitches	122	-385	↓	507
PA	31	-94	↓	125
AB	28	-84	↓	112
Hits	7	-10	↓	17
Singles	3	-5	↓	8
Doubles	2	-1	↓	3
Triples	0	0		0
Home Runs	2	-4	↓	6
Walks	2	-10	↓	12
Strikeouts	7	-28	↓	35
K%	22.6	-5.4	↓	28.0
BB%	6.5	-3.1	↓	9.6
HBP	0	0		0
Batted Balls	22	-56	↓	78
Number of Fastballs	59	-225	↓	284
Number of Offspeed	40	-58	↓	98
Number of Breaking	0	-17	↓	17

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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
2026	Shades	31	.353	18	5	27.8	13	10	76.9

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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%
2026		26	15.8	34.6%	0.0%	5	18.6	0.0%	0.0%

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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	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
2026		--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	7	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Player		--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	39	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--

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