Sam Bachman

Bats R Throws R6'1" 235 lbBorn 1999 Indianapolis, USADebut 2023Team LAADraft 2021 R1 #9 Los Angeles Angels, Miami UniversityContract 1 y/$800,000 (26) 2026: $800,000

Projections

Season	BF	K%	BB%	HR%	1B%	XBH%	PITCH+
2026	140	20.0	9.7	2.78	21.5	6.05	102.8
2027							104.1
2028							103.0

Projected rates are per plate appearance or batter faced; counting stats scale with projected playing time. Statcast measurements inform these projections as inputs and are reported as measurements, not projected.

Most similar through age 25

His ten closest age-25 comparables averaged 92 PITCH+ the next season; 9 of 10 played. Averages cover only the players who got a next season, which is why the played count matters.

#	Player	Through	PITCH+ then	Next season	Next PA / BF
1	Victor Alcantara	2018	99.7	93.2	182
2	Steven Okert	2017	101.1	141.6	27
3	Gonzalez Germen	2013	100.9	82.2	133
4	Alex Hinshaw	2008	100.3	44.4	33
5	Josh Stinson	2013	102.1	76.3	61
6	Jeffrey Springs	2018	99.7	85.2	155
7	Adam Russell	2008	101.2	99.2	61
8	Darren O'Day	2008	102.2	125.6	233
9	Mario Hollands	2014	99.6	did not play
10	Chad Sobotka	2019	101.3	82.2	20

Pitching

Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	HR	BB	SO	PITCH+
2027 proj									140				104.1
2026*									198				102.5	99.8	102.4
2025	LAA	2	3	6.20	23	0	0	20.3	94	1	10	18	98.7	99.5	98.1
2023	LAA	1	2	3.18	11	0	1	17.0	77	0	11	14	101.9	95.7	97.6
Career		3	5	4.82	34	0	1	37.3	171	1	21	32	100.1		97.9

Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Runs saved
2025	LAA	P	23	20	1	1	1	1	0.667	-0.1
2023	LAA	P	11	17	0	1	0	0	1.000	-0.4

Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.

Minor leagues

Year	Level	Team	Side	PA / BF	Line	AVG / ERA
2025	AAA	Salt Lake Bees	Pit	110	25.1 IP, 22% K	0.72
2024	AAA	Salt Lake Bees	Pit	66	15.2 IP, 11% K	5.33
2024	AA	Rocket City Trash Pandas	Pit	170	39.1 IP, 20% K	5.29
2024	Rk	ACL Angels	Pit	27	6.2 IP, 33% K	1.45
2023	AA	Rocket City Trash Pandas	Pit	118	26.1 IP, 25% K	5.86
2022	AA	Rocket City Trash Pandas	Pit	193	43.2 IP, 16% K	3.96
2021	A+	Tri-City Dust Devils	Pit	58	14.1 IP, 26% K	3.83

Splits

Year	vs LHP	vs RHP	Home	Away
2026	0.355	0.269	0.297	0.330
2025	0.400	0.292	0.330	0.357
2023	0.414	0.287	0.341	0.309

wOBA by split, from pitch level data, 2015 on. For pitchers the split is the batter side faced.