Emerson Hancock

Bats R Throws R6'4" 213 lbBorn 1999 Cairo, USADebut 2023Team SEADraft 2017 R38 #1132 Arizona Diamondbacks, Cairo (GA) HSContract 1 y/$793,300 (26) 2026: $793,300

Projections

Season	BF	K%	BB%	HR%	1B%	XBH%	PITCH+
2026	289	16.8	7.6	3.52	21.1	6.52	95.8
2027							97.5
2028							98.0

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 26

His ten closest age-26 comparables averaged 95 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	Adam Morgan	2016	87.3	103.4	229
2	Erick Fedde	2019	89.8	94.4	222
3	Shane Greene	2015	87.1	106.8	256
4	Brad Peacock	2014	90.4	88.6	22
5	Felipe Paulino	2010	89.2	93.3	599
6	Keegan Akin	2021	90.9	108.8	329
7	Jeff Hoffman	2019	88.6	73.9	104
8	Charlie Morton	2010	90.1	95.5	769
9	Dylan Covey	2018	89.4	84.5	280
10	Michael Grove	2023	87.5	100.7	216

Pitching

Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	HR	BB	SO	PITCH+
2027 proj									289				97.5
2026*									516				109.7	100.4	110.1
2025	SEA	4	5	4.90	22	16	0	90.0	385	15	31	64	89.0	101.4	90.4
2024	SEA	4	4	4.75	12	12	0	60.7	266	12	19	39	87.6	99.4	87.1
2023	SEA	0	0	4.50	3	3	0	12.0	49	1	3	6	106.2	98.6	104.7
Career		8	9	4.81	37	31	0	162.7	700	28	53	109	89.7		90.1

Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	E	Fld%	Runs saved
2025	SEA	P	22	90	5	11	1	0.941	+0.6
2024	SEA	P	12	61	9	2	2	0.846	-0.2
2023	SEA	P	3	12	0	2	0	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
2025	AAA	Tacoma Rainiers	Pit	202	44.2 IP, 28% K	5.29
2024	AAA	Tacoma Rainiers	Pit	395	94.1 IP, 17% K	3.44
2023	AA	Arkansas Travelers	Pit	411	98.0 IP, 26% K	4.32
2022	AA	Arkansas Travelers	Pit	413	98.1 IP, 22% K	3.76
2021	AA	Arkansas Travelers	Pit	55	13.2 IP, 24% K	3.41
2021	A+	Everett AquaSox	Pit	124	31.0 IP, 24% K	2.32

Splits

Year	vs LHP	vs RHP	Home	Away
2026	0.300	0.286	0.282	0.308
2025	0.365	0.325	0.323	0.366
2024	0.319	0.378	0.335	0.383
2023	0.290	0.314	0.195	0.379

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
2025	0	0	4.50	2	0	0	4.0	2	0	5	3	1.75
Career	0	0	4.50	2	0	0	4.0	2	0	5	3	1.75