Ryan Gusto

Bats R Throws R6'4" 232 lbBorn 1999 Santa Rosa, USADebut 2025Team MIADraft 2019 R11 #346 Houston Astros, Florida SouthWestern State CollegeContract 1 y (26) 2026: $528,617

Projections

Season	BF	K%	BB%	HR%	1B%	XBH%	PITCH+
2026	303	19.7	7.8	3.30	21.6	6.56	97.4
2027							98.8
2028							98.9

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 26

His ten closest age-26 comparables averaged 99 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	Kutter Crawford	2022	88.5	110.7	527
2	Taylor Clarke	2019	86.1	103.7	183
3	Keegan Akin	2021	90.9	108.8	329
4	Griffin Jax	2021	85.6	113.2	290
5	Dylan Covey	2018	89.4	84.5	280
6	Michael Grove	2023	87.5	100.7	216
7	Chad Bettis	2015	90.8	99.7	814
8	Brad Peacock	2014	90.4	88.6	22
9	Felipe Paulino	2010	89.2	93.3	599
10	Jorge Lopez	2019	88.8	90.9	174

Pitching

Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	HR	BB	SO	PITCH+
2027 proj									303				98.8
2026*									237				97.0	100.0	97.0
2025	MIA	7	7	5.67	27	17	0	101.7	453	17	36	97	89.0	96.6	85.6
Career		7	7	5.67	27	17	0	101.7	453	17	36	97	89.0		85.6

Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Runs saved
2025	MIA	P	27	102	2	2	0	0	1.000	-1.9

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

Minor leagues

Year	Level	Team	Side	PA / BF	Line	AVG / ERA
2026	AAA	Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp	Pit	189	44.2 IP, 28% K	3.87
2025	AAA	Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp	Pit	25	4.1 IP, 8% K	10.98
2024	AAA	Sugar Land Space Cowboys	Pit	623	148.1 IP, 23% K	3.71
2023	AA	Corpus Christi Hooks	Pit	249	61.1 IP, 25% K	2.95
2023	A+	Asheville Tourists	Pit	219	48.2 IP, 24% K	6.54
2022	A+	Asheville Tourists	Pit	296	66.0 IP, 24% K	6.55
2022	A	Fayetteville Woodpeckers	Pit	99	24.0 IP, 24% K	2.62

Splits

Year	vs LHP	vs RHP	Home	Away
2026	0.338	0.354	0.310	0.374
2025	0.426	0.283	0.388	0.297

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