Porter Hodge

Bats R Throws R6'4" 230 lbBorn 2001 Salt Lake City, USADebut 2024Team CHCDraft 2019 R13 #402 Chicago Cubs, Cottonwood Senior HSContract 1 y/$800,000 (26) 2026: $800,000

Projections

SeasonBFK%BB%HR%1B%XBH%PITCH+
202614725.510.32.7921.26.28104.7
2027104.2
2028104.2

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 24

His ten closest age-24 comparables averaged 104 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.

#PlayerThroughPITCH+ thenNext seasonNext PA / BF
1Taylor Tankersley2007104.472.784
2Renyel Pinto2007105.2104.0284
3Jose Ferrer2024106.0101.8324
4Mike Morin2015105.2106.8227
5David Robertson2009106.1101.6273
6Jordan Walden2012105.9111.9193
7Arodys Vizcaino2015106.9101.4182
8Kevin Jepsen2009106.1104.3253
9Edubray Ramos2017105.8114.2174
10Jeremy Accardo2006106.6122.8275

Pitching

YearTeamWLERAGGSSVIPBFHRBBSOPITCH+
2027 proj147104.2
2026*0
2025CHC226.27360233.01479184078.597.475.9
2024CHC311.88390943.016421952128.7100.2128.9
Career533.797501176.0311113792105.0103.8

Fielding

YearTeamPosGInnPOAEDPFld%Runs saved
2025CHCP363332011.000-0.5
2024CHCP394353001.000+0.0

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

Minor leagues

YearLevelTeamSidePA / BFLineAVG / ERAOPS
2025AAAIowa CubsPit7716.1 IP, 34% K6.71
2024AAAIowa CubsPit7615.2 IP, 26% K5.92
2023AATennessee SmokiesPit36180.2 IP, 29% K5.16
2022A+South Bend CubsPit15940.1 IP, 32% K2.02
2022AMyrtle Beach PelicansPit30769.0 IP, 29% K3.00
2021AMyrtle Beach PelicansPit9421.2 IP, 31% K3.82
2021RkACL CubsPit14129.0 IP, 25% K7.45
2019RkAZL Cubs 1Pit438.0 IP, 9% K10.12

Splits

Yearvs LHPvs RHPHomeAway
20250.3490.4130.2690.506
20240.2430.1970.1920.241

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