Richard Fitts

Bats R Throws R6'3" 230 lbBorn 1999 Helena, USADebut 2024Team BOSDraft 2021 R6 #183 New York Yankees, AuburnContract 1 y/$788,200 (26) 2026: $303,601

Projections

Season	BF	K%	BB%	HR%	1B%	XBH%	PITCH+
2026	326	19.6	7.2	3.81	20.8	6.38	98.8
2027							100.3
2028							100.5

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 25

His ten closest age-25 comparables averaged 94 PITCH+ the next season; 7 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	Joe Saunders	2006	101.7	96.8	473
2	Christian Scott	2024	99.2	did not play
3	Jose Butto	2023	101.7	115.2	294
4	Jacob Waguespack	2019	98.4	79.1	90
5	Mike O'Connor	2006	100.1	did not play
6	Shane Greene	2014	97.2	77.8	373
7	Sixto Sanchez	2024	99.6	did not play
8	Daniel Castano	2020	101.4	90.8	92
9	Adam Conley	2015	98.2	97.3	584
10	Doug Fister	2009	95.6	101.5	720

Pitching

Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	HR	BB	SO	PITCH+
2027 proj									326				100.3
2026*									0
2025	BOS	2	4	5.00	11	10	0	45.0	195	11	16	40	94.4	96.6	91.0
2024	BOS	0	1	1.74	4	4	0	20.7	85	0	7	9	113.8	100.8	114.7
Career		2	5	3.97	15	14	0	65.7	280	11	23	49	100.3		98.2

Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Runs saved
2025	BOS	P	11	45	3	1	0	1	1.000	-0.8
2024	BOS	P	4	21	1	4	0	1	1.000	+0.1

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

Minor leagues

Year	Level	Team	Side	PA / BF	Line	AVG / ERA
2026	AAA	Memphis Redbirds	Pit	62	15.1 IP, 18% K	1.79
2025	AAA	Worcester Red Sox	Pit	116	27.0 IP, 22% K	4.00
2024	AAA	Worcester Red Sox	Pit	492	116.2 IP, 23% K	4.18
2023	AA	Somerset Patriots	Pit	629	152.2 IP, 26% K	3.49
2022	A+	Hudson Valley Renegades	Pit	118	33.0 IP, 32% K	0.55
2022	A	Tampa Tarpons	Pit	327	79.0 IP, 28% K	5.01

Splits

Year	vs LHP	vs RHP	Home	Away
2025	0.367	0.350	0.394	0.336
2024	0.272	0.302	0.284	0.294

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