Griffin Canning

Bats R Throws R6'2" 180 lbBorn 1996 Mission Viejo, USADebut 2019Team NYMDraft 2014 R38 #1133 Colorado Rockies, Santa Margarita (CA) HSContract 1 y/$2.5M (26)+27 m opt 2026: $1,000,000

Awards: Gold Glove

Projections

Season	BF	K%	BB%	HR%	1B%	XBH%	PITCH+
2026	454	19.8	8.8	3.51	21.2	6.53	97.5
2027							98.5
2028							98.4

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 29

His ten closest age-29 comparables averaged 87 PITCH+ the next season; 8 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	Tommy Milone	2016	96.4	75.3	221
2	Jeff Francis	2010	98.4	91.5	803
3	Nathan Eovaldi	2019	98.0	97.3	199
4	Steven Matz	2020	96.5	100.7	647
5	Dane Dunning	2024	95.9	82.3	95
6	A. J. Griffin	2017	99.7	did not play
7	Derek Holland	2016	98.8	79.5	626
8	Tony Armas	2007	92.7	81.1	37
9	James Kaprielian	2023	94.4	did not play
10	Tyler Chatwood	2019	95.6	88.0	86

Batting

Year	Team	G	PA	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	HIT+
2025	NYM	16	0	0
2024	LAA	32	0	0
2023	LAA	24	0	0
2021	LAA	16	1	0
2020	LAA	11	0	0
2019	LAA	18	2	1	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	-111.6
Career		117	3	1	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	-111.6

Pitching

Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	HR	BB	SO	PITCH+
2027 proj									454				98.5
2026*									318				87.9	99.1	87.0
2025	NYM	7	3	3.77	16	16	0	76.3	328	8	35	70	102.9	100.8	103.7
2024	LAA	6	13	5.19	32	31	0	171.7	739	31	66	130	90.6	101.1	91.7
2023	LAA	7	8	4.32	24	22	0	127.0	536	22	36	139	100.4	99.3	99.8
2021	LAA	5	4	5.60	14	13	0	62.7	277	14	28	62	87.5	100.4	87.9
2020	LAA	2	3	3.99	11	11	0	56.3	238	8	23	56	100.1	101.2	101.3
2019	LAA	5	6	4.58	18	17	0	90.3	384	14	30	96	102.7	99.3	102.0
Career		32	37	4.65	115	110	0	584.3	2502	97	218	553	96.7		97.1

Statcast

Year	PA	EV	LA	Barrel%	HardHit%	Whiff%	Chase%	xBA	xSLG	xwOBA	Sprint
2021	1				0.0	0.0	0.0	0.000	0.000	0.000
2019	2	62.8	0.2	0.0	0.0	33.3	50.0	0.036	0.038	0.033

Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Runs saved
2025	NYM	P	16	76	7	8	0	0	1.000	+0.3
2024	LAA	P	32	172	12	20	0	0	1.000	+1.0
2023	LAA	P	24	127	7	10	1	2	0.944	-0.4
2021	LAA	P	14	63	4	8	1	1	0.923	+0.1
2021	LAA	OF	1	2	0	0	0	0
2020	LAA	P	11	56	7	8	1	1	0.938	+0.3
2019	LAA	P	18	90	9	12	2	0	0.913	-0.3

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

Minor leagues

Year	Level	Team	Side	PA / BF	Line	AVG / ERA
2026	AAA	El Paso Chihuahuas	Pit	69	15.0 IP, 26% K	3.60
2023	A	Inland Empire 66ers	Pit	22	5.0 IP, 45% K	1.80
2019	AAA	Salt Lake Bees	Pit	60	16.0 IP, 28% K	0.56
2018	AAA	Salt Lake Bees	Pit	261	59.0 IP, 25% K	5.49
2018	AA	Mobile BayBears	Pit	180	45.2 IP, 27% K	1.99
2018	A+	Inland Empire 66ers	Pit	34	8.2 IP, 35% K	0.00

Splits

Year	vs LHP	vs RHP	Home	Away
2019		0.000		0.000

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