Jayden Murray

Bats R Throws R6'1" 190 lbBorn 1997 Vernal, USADebut 2025Team HOUDraft 2019 R23 #698 Tampa Bay Rays, Dixie StateContract 1 y (26) 2026: $88,237

Projections

Season	BF	K%	BB%	HR%	1B%	XBH%	PITCH+
2026	141	19.6	8.3	2.90	20.3	6.25	103.9
2027							106.9
2028							100.9

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 28

His ten closest age-28 comparables averaged 94 PITCH+ the next season; 8 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	Grant Dayton	2016	130.9	101.8	102
2	Matt Smith	2007	123.6	did not play
3	Chris Sampson	2006	130.1	94.4	522
4	Dedniel Núñez	2024	123.3	108.0	41
5	Juan Padilla	2005	128.7	did not play
6	Art Warren	2021	136.2	87.1	165
7	Connor Overton	2022	119.8	42.0	55
8	Dany Jimenez	2022	116.1	119.2	94
9	Tommy Layne	2013	113.4	113.0	76
10	Justin Miller	2015	114.8	87.1	194

Pitching

Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	HR	BB	SO	PITCH+
2027 proj									141				106.9
2026*									79				72.3	97.8	70.1
2025	HOU	0	0	1.54	9	1	0	11.7	47	0	3	8	125.7	103.2	128.9
Career		0	0	1.54	9	1	0	11.7	47	0	3	8	125.7		128.9

Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Runs saved
2025	HOU	P	9	12	0	2	0	0	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
2026	AAA	Sugar Land Space Cowboys	Pit	60	15.1 IP, 32% K	1.19
2026	AAA	Iowa Cubs	Pit	86	19.2 IP, 23% K	5.16
2026	AAA	nan	Pit	146	35.0 IP, 27% K	3.34
2025	AAA	Sugar Land Space Cowboys	Pit	277	64.0 IP, 24% K	4.64
2023	AAA	Sugar Land Space Cowboys	Pit	212	41.1 IP, 20% K	8.32
2022	AAA	Durham Bulls	Pit	21	4.1 IP, 38% K	10.98
2022	AA	Montgomery Biscuits	Pit	317	76.1 IP, 21% K	2.84
2022	AA	Corpus Christi Hooks	Pit	119	27.1 IP, 22% K	4.32
2022	AA	nan	Pit	436	103.2 IP, 21% K	3.23
2021	AA	Montgomery Biscuits	Pit	145	38.1 IP, 30% K	2.83
2021	A+	Bowling Green Hot Rods	Pit	218	57.2 IP, 24% K	1.73

Splits

Year	vs LHP	vs RHP	Home	Away
2026	0.330	0.656	0.371	0.480
2025	0.179	0.275	0.212	0.248

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