Nick Lodolo

Bats L Throws L6'6" 205 lbBorn 1998 La Verne, USADebut 2022Team CINDraft 2016 RCB-A #41 Pittsburgh Pirates, Damien (CA) HSContract 1 y/$4.725M (26) 2026: $4,725,000

Projections

Season	BF	K%	BB%	HR%	1B%	XBH%	PITCH+
2026	566	23.7	6.1	3.08	21.6	6.59	102.6
2027							102.2
2028							101.0

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 27

His ten closest age-27 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	Dave Bush	2007	100.1	105.2	763
2	Kyle Gibson	2015	99.8	90.1	653
3	Wade Miley	2014	99.1	98.4	831
4	Travis Wood	2014	100.2	107.3	419
5	Anibal Sanchez	2011	102.5	101.0	820
6	Trevor Williams	2019	100.4	81.8	252
7	Jeff Locke	2015	97.5	89.0	564
8	Steven Matz	2018	99.1	97.2	691
9	Paul Maholm	2009	98.4	90.0	840
10	Cliff Lee	2006	102.3	91.7	443

Pitching

Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	HR	BB	SO	PITCH+
2027 proj									566				102.2
2026*									316				89.2	103.6	92.9
2025	CIN	9	8	3.33	29	28	0	156.7	642	22	31	156	107.3	99.6	107.0
2024	CIN	9	6	4.76	21	21	0	115.3	493	13	37	122	102.7	101.1	103.8
2023	CIN	2	1	6.29	7	7	0	34.3	166	10	10	47	67.0	102.4	69.4
2022	CIN	4	7	3.66	19	19	0	103.3	441	13	39	131	97.2	99.2	96.4
Career		24	22	4.06	76	75	0	409.7	1742	58	117	456	99.6		99.8

Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Runs saved
2025	CIN	P	29	157	6	14	2	0	0.909	-0.3
2024	CIN	P	21	115	1	9	1	0	0.909	+0.7
2023	CIN	P	7	34	3	4	1	1	0.875	+0.5
2022	CIN	P	19	103	2	10	0	0	1.000	-0.4

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

Minor leagues

Year	Level	Team	Side	PA / BF	Line	AVG / ERA
2026	AAA	Louisville Bats	Pit	38	8.2 IP, 26% K	5.49
2024	AAA	Louisville Bats	Pit	33	7.2 IP, 30% K	6.25
2022	AAA	Louisville Bats	Pit	46	10.2 IP, 35% K	2.65
2021	AAA	Louisville Bats	Pit	28	6.2 IP, 36% K	5.81
2021	AA	Chattanooga Lookouts	Pit	173	44.0 IP, 39% K	1.84
2019	A	Dayton Dragons	Pit	28	7.0 IP, 32% K	2.57

Splits

Year	vs LHP	vs RHP	Home	Away
2026	0.373	0.360	0.359	0.369
2025	0.348	0.286	0.342	0.262
2024	0.297	0.324	0.384	0.253
2023	0.304	0.459	0.497	0.268
2022	0.184	0.341	0.310	0.339

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	0.00	1	0	0	1.2	1	0	0	0	0.83
Career	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	1.2	1	0	0	0	0.83