Bryan Baker

Bats R Throws R6'6" 245 lbBorn 1994 Fort Walton Beach, USADebut 2021Team TB1x All-StarDraft 2013 R40 #1199 Pittsburgh Pirates, Choctawhatchee (FL) HSContract 1 y/$1.275M (26) 2026: $1,275,000

Projections

Season	BF	K%	BB%	HR%	1B%	XBH%	PITCH+
2026	204	27.0	8.1	2.91	20.7	6.14	104.9
2027							105.4
2028							104.5

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 30

His ten closest age-30 comparables averaged 97 PITCH+ the next season; 10 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	Jacob Webb	2024	107.5	111.6	267
2	John Axford	2013	107.5	99.2	243
3	George Kontos	2015	108.5	115.7	216
4	Fernando Salas	2015	106.6	104.9	293
5	Sam Freeman	2017	106.2	102.8	216
6	Scott Proctor	2007	105.1	88.0	184
7	Ronald Belisario	2013	109.2	96.0	292
8	Ryan Tepera	2018	106.8	96.2	91
9	Saul Rivera	2008	106.7	81.5	176
10	Cristhian Martinez	2012	106.4	71.1	12

Pitching

Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	HR	BB	SO	PITCH+
2027 proj									204				105.4
2026*									193				145.0	100.4	145.3
2025	TB	4	4	4.06	73	0	3	68.7	274	13	17	83	103.4	98.4	101.8
2024	BAL	1	1	5.01	19	0	0	23.3	93	3	7	23	100.9	99.6	100.5
2023	BAL	4	3	3.60	46	0	0	45.0	186	4	24	51	108.4	96.9	105.3
2022	BAL	4	3	3.49	66	2	1	69.7	291	3	26	76	109.4	98.2	107.6
2021	TOR	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	1.0	4	0	0	1	131.6	99.8	131.4
Career		13	11	3.86	205	2	4	207.7	848	23	74	234	106.4		104.6

Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	DP	Fld%	Runs saved
2025	TB	P	73	69	6	4	2	1.000	-0.5
2024	BAL	P	19	23	1	3	1	1.000	-0.0
2023	BAL	P	46	45	1	1	0	1.000	-0.7
2022	BAL	P	66	70	2	4	0	1.000	-0.6
2021	TOR	P	1	1	0	0	0		-0.0

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

Minor leagues

Year	Level	Team	Side	PA / BF	Line	AVG / ERA
2024	AAA	Norfolk Tides	Pit	134	31.1 IP, 32% K	5.21
2023	AAA	Norfolk Tides	Pit	66	13.1 IP, 27% K	6.87
2021	AAA	Buffalo Bisons	Pit	166	41.1 IP, 29% K	1.31
2019	AAA	Buffalo Bisons	Pit	99	22.0 IP, 31% K	3.68
2019	AA	New Hampshire Fisher Cats	Pit	133	32.0 IP, 30% K	2.81
2018	A+	Lancaster JetHawks	Pit	216	45.0 IP, 27% K	3.80
2018	A+	Dunedin Blue Jays	Pit	25	6.1 IP, 36% K	2.95
2018	A+	nan	Pit	241	51.1 IP, 28% K	3.70
2017	A	Asheville Tourists	Pit	214	54.1 IP, 27% K	1.66
2016	Rk	Grand Junction Rockies	Pit	216	48.0 IP, 19% K	6.00

Splits

Year	vs LHP	vs RHP	Home	Away
2026	0.191	0.253	0.222	0.219
2025	0.284	0.339	0.335	0.289
2024	0.343	0.319	0.303	0.368
2023	0.249	0.324	0.267	0.339
2022	0.281	0.279	0.307	0.247
2021		0.225	0.225

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

Postseason pitching

Year	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
2023	0	0	270.00	1	0	0	0.1	0	0	3	0	30.00
Career	0	0	270.00	1	0	0	0.1	0	0	3	0	30.00