Noah Murdock

Bats R Throws R6'8" 205 lbBorn 1998 Richmond, USADebut 2025Team ATHDraft 2016 R38 #1144 Washington Nationals, Colonial Heights HSContract 1 y (26) 2026: $89,196

Projections

Season	BF	K%	BB%	HR%	1B%	XBH%	PITCH+
2026	155	20.9	11.6	2.33	22.1	6.36	100.7
2027							103.6
2028							99.7

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 115 PITCH+ the next season; 3 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	Andy Cavazos	2007	66.1	did not play
2	Drew Carpenter	2011	62.6	77.2	40
3	Alex McRae	2019	68.5	173.0	10
4	Chris Lambert	2009	70.8	did not play
5	Matt Hall	2020	69.5	did not play
6	Gus Varland	2023	71.7	94.3	115
7	Yerry Rodriguez	2024	72.6	did not play
8	Hector Ambriz	2010	71.9	did not play
9	Zac Reininger	2019	61.0	did not play
10	C. J. Fick	2012	76.0	did not play

Pitching

Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	HR	BB	SO	PITCH+
2027 proj									155				103.6
2026*									14				92.0	96.4	88.4
2025	ATH	1	1	13.24	14	0	0	17.0	98	0	20	21	66.4	100.7	67.1
Career		1	1	13.24	14	0	0	17.0	98	0	20	21	66.4		67.1

Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Runs saved
2025	ATH	P	14	17	1	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	Indianapolis Indians	Pit	104	24.2 IP, 35% K	4.09
2026	AA	Altoona Curve	Pit	53	13.2 IP, 26% K	4.77
2025	AAA	Omaha Storm Chasers	Pit	99	21.0 IP, 20% K	6.00
2024	AAA	Omaha Storm Chasers	Pit	165	38.1 IP, 28% K	3.78
2024	AA	Northwest Arkansas Naturals	Pit	102	24.1 IP, 25% K	2.24
2023	AA	Northwest Arkansas Naturals	Pit	315	69.0 IP, 24% K	5.87
2022	AA	Northwest Arkansas Naturals	Pit	153	30.0 IP, 16% K	9.00
2022	A+	Quad Cities River Bandits	Pit	188	40.1 IP, 21% K	5.39
2021	A+	Quad Cities River Bandits	Pit	96	22.2 IP, 20% K	3.24

Splits

Year	vs LHP	vs RHP	Home	Away
2026	0.400	0.320		0.343
2025	0.389	0.439	0.428	0.420

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