Adrian Houser
Bats R Throws R6'3" 222 lbBorn 1993 Tahlequah, USADebut 2015Team TBDraft 2011 R2 #69 Houston Astros, Locust Grove (OK) HSContract 2 y/$22M (26-27)+28 cl opt 2026: $7,000,000
Projections
| Season | BF | K% | BB% | HR% | 1B% | XBH% | PITCH+ |
|---|
| 2026 | 473 | 17.1 | 8.0 | 2.61 | 21.8 | 6.60 | 98.2 |
| 2027 | | | | | | | 98.0 |
| 2028 | | | | | | | 98.2 |
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 32
His ten closest age-32 comparables averaged 95 PITCH+ the next season; 9 of 10 played. Averages cover only the players who got a next season, which is why the played count matters.
Batting
| Year | Team | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | HIT+ |
|---|
| 2025 | TB | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2024 | NYM | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2023 | MIL | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2022 | MIL | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2021 | MIL | 28 | 46 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 0.071 | 0.114 | 0.214 | 0.328 | -22.4 |
| 2020 | MIL | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2019 | MIL | 35 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 0.045 | 0.125 | 0.091 | 0.216 | -44.2 |
| 2018 | MIL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2015 | MIL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| Career | | 173 | 73 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 47 | 0.062 | 0.118 | 0.172 | 0.290 | -30.5 |
Pitching
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | BF | HR | BB | SO | PITCH+ |
|---|
| 2027 proj | | | | | | | | | 473 | | | | 98.0 | | |
| 2026* | | | | | | | | | 464 | | | | 97.5 | 102.6 | 100.0 |
| 2025 | TB | 8 | 5 | 3.31 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 125.0 | 518 | 10 | 38 | 92 | 100.1 | 103.2 | 103.3 |
| 2024 | NYM | 1 | 5 | 5.84 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 69.3 | 309 | 8 | 32 | 45 | 86.3 | 103.7 | 90.0 |
| 2023 | MIL | 8 | 5 | 4.12 | 23 | 21 | 0 | 111.3 | 481 | 13 | 34 | 96 | 100.7 | 97.2 | 97.9 |
| 2022 | MIL | 6 | 10 | 4.73 | 22 | 21 | 0 | 102.7 | 455 | 8 | 47 | 69 | 96.9 | 100.1 | 96.9 |
| 2021 | MIL | 10 | 6 | 3.22 | 28 | 26 | 0 | 142.3 | 599 | 12 | 64 | 105 | 106.8 | 102.4 | 109.2 |
| 2020 | MIL | 1 | 6 | 5.30 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 56.0 | 246 | 8 | 21 | 44 | 90.9 | 100.7 | 91.5 |
| 2019 | MIL | 6 | 7 | 3.72 | 35 | 18 | 0 | 111.3 | 462 | 14 | 37 | 117 | 105.3 | 98.9 | 104.2 |
| 2018 | MIL | 0 | 0 | 3.29 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13.7 | 59 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 96.1 | 101.6 | 97.8 |
| 2015 | MIL | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 108.6 | 122.1 | 130.8 |
| Career | | 40 | 44 | 4.06 | 173 | 125 | 1 | 733.7 | 3137 | 73 | 282 | 576 | 99.6 | | 100.5 |
Statcast
| Year | PA | EV | LA | Barrel% | HardHit% | Whiff% | Chase% | xBA | xSLG | xwOBA | Sprint |
|---|
| 2021 | 46 | 85.4 | 5.4 | 14.3 | 35.7 | 59.7 | 27.8 | 0.097 | 0.211 | 0.153 | |
| 2019 | 27 | 92.9 | -1.3 | 0.0 | 37.5 | 52.9 | 37.0 | 0.069 | 0.097 | 0.123 | |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Runs saved |
|---|
| 2025 | TB | P | 21 | 125 | 6 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0.967 | +2.0 |
| 2024 | NYM | P | 23 | 69 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | +1.4 |
| 2023 | MIL | P | 23 | 111 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | -1.6 |
| 2022 | MIL | P | 22 | 103 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | +0.0 |
| 2021 | MIL | P | 28 | 142 | 5 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | +1.8 |
| 2020 | MIL | P | 12 | 56 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | +0.2 |
| 2019 | MIL | P | 35 | 111 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.923 | -0.6 |
| 2018 | MIL | P | 7 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | +0.1 |
| 2015 | MIL | P | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | +0.2 |
Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.
Minor leagues
| Year | Level | Team | Side | PA / BF | Line | AVG / ERA | OPS |
|---|
| 2025 | AAA | Round Rock Express | Pit | 162 | 39.1 IP, 23% K | 5.06 | |
| 2024 | AAA | Iowa Cubs | Pit | 76 | 18.2 IP, 16% K | 3.96 | |
| 2024 | AAA | Norfolk Tides | Pit | 79 | 16.2 IP, 16% K | 9.44 | |
| 2024 | AAA | nan | Pit | 155 | 35.1 IP, 16% K | 6.41 | |
| 2023 | AAA | Nashville Sounds | Pit | 58 | 14.2 IP, 21% K | 3.17 | |
| 2022 | AAA | Nashville Sounds | Pit | 37 | 8.1 IP, 27% K | 3.33 | |
| 2019 | AAA | San Antonio Missions | Pit | 84 | 21.1 IP, 27% K | 1.28 | |
| 2018 | AAA | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | Pit | 232 | 52.0 IP, 16% K | 5.19 | |
| 2018 | AA | Biloxi Shuckers | Pit | 115 | 26.2 IP, 26% K | 4.81 | |
| 2017 | A | Wisconsin Timber Rattlers | Pit | 32 | 9.0 IP, 34% K | 1.00 | |
| 2017 | Rk | ACL Brewers | Pit | 35 | 8.2 IP, 46% K | 1.10 | |
| 2016 | AA | Biloxi Shuckers | Pit | 304 | 70.1 IP, 18% K | 5.26 | |
| 2015 | AA | Biloxi Shuckers | Pit | 152 | 37.0 IP, 21% K | 2.92 | |
| 2015 | A+ | Lancaster JetHawks | Pit | 219 | 49.2 IP, 25% K | 4.39 | |
| 2015 | AA | Corpus Christi Hooks | Pit | 152 | 33.1 IP, 15% K | 6.25 | |
| 2015 | AA | nan | Pit | 304 | 70.1 IP, 18% K | 4.49 | |
| 2014 | A | Quad Cities River Bandits | Pit | 458 | 108.2 IP, 20% K | 4.16 | |
| 2012 | Rk | Greeneville Astros | Pit | 245 | 58.0 IP, 22% K | 4.19 | |
Splits
| Year | vs LHP | vs RHP | Home | Away |
|---|
| 2021 | 0.361 | 0.052 | 0.162 | 0.126 |
| 2019 | 0.179 | 0.082 | 0.156 | 0.083 |
wOBA by split, from pitch level data, 2015 on. For pitchers the split is the batter side faced.
Postseason batting
| Year | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| Career | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
Postseason pitching
| Year | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | HR | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 12.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.67 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| Career | 1 | 1 | 7.20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1.40 |