Max Lazar

Bats R Throws R6'1" 200 lbBorn 1999 Coral Springs, USADebut 2024Team PHIDraft 2017 R11 #324 Milwaukee Brewers, Coral Springs (FL) HSContract 1 y/$785,000 (26) 2026: $512,831

Projections

Season	BF	K%	BB%	HR%	1B%	XBH%	PITCH+
2026	161	19.2	7.1	2.89	20.5	6.23	105.6
2027							104.8
2028							104.0

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 91 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	Cody Eppley	2012	98.0	48.0	8
2	Carlos Fisher	2009	98.5	98.2	100
3	Harrison Musgrave	2018	98.6	113.1	47
4	James Pazos	2017	98.7	103.5	211
5	Juan Minaya	2017	97.2	102.3	209
6	Billy Sadler	2008	96.9	92.7	7
7	Grant Anderson	2023	97.1	65.4	120
8	Jake Bird	2022	96.1	102.2	381
9	Taylor Williams	2018	99.0	81.4	73
10	Tim Mayza	2018	96.3	101.6	227

Pitching

Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	HR	BB	SO	PITCH+
2027 proj									161				104.8
2026*									35				87.7	107.5	95.2
2025	PHI	1	1	4.79	36	0	1	41.3	170	7	12	26	96.5	98.6	95.0
2024	PHI	0	0	4.61	11	0	0	13.7	54	2	2	9	102.7	101.9	104.6
Career		1	1	4.75	47	0	1	55.0	224	9	14	35	98.0		97.3

Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Runs saved
2025	PHI	P	36	41	3	3	0	0	1.000	-0.3
2024	PHI	P	11	14	0	3	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	Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Pit	119	26.2 IP, 24% K	4.81
2025	AAA	Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Pit	87	21.1 IP, 26% K	3.41
2024	AAA	Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Pit	134	33.0 IP, 28% K	2.45
2024	AA	Reading Fightin Phils	Pit	34	10.1 IP, 53% K	0.00
2023	AA	Biloxi Shuckers	Pit	111	25.2 IP, 27% K	3.93
2023	A+	Wisconsin Timber Rattlers	Pit	177	43.1 IP, 24% K	2.92
2022	A+	Wisconsin Timber Rattlers	Pit	139	32.0 IP, 14% K	4.22
2022	A	Carolina Mudcats	Pit	27	7.0 IP, 22% K	2.57
2019	A	Wisconsin Timber Rattlers	Pit	317	79.0 IP, 34% K	2.39
2019	Rk	AZL Brewers Gold	Pit	21	6.0 IP, 48% K	1.50
2018	Rk	Helena Brewers	Pit	295	68.0 IP, 19% K	4.37
2017	Rk	AZL Brewers	Pit	56	13.2 IP, 25% K	6.14

Splits

Year	vs LHP	vs RHP	Home	Away
2026	0.480	0.237	0.265	0.509
2025	0.329	0.332	0.300	0.366
2024	0.409	0.273	0.398	0.273

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