Michael Petersen

Bats R Throws R6'7" 195 lbBorn 1994 London, EnglandDebut 2024Team MIAContract 1 y/$792,500 (26) 2026: $792,500

Projections

Season	BF	K%	BB%	HR%	1B%	XBH%	PITCH+
2026	127	21.8	8.2	2.84	21.0	6.35	103.2
2027							104.2
2028							103.1

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 31

His ten closest age-31 comparables averaged 87 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	Ryota Igarashi	2010	90.7	84.6	190
2	Les Walrond	2008	89.3	did not play
3	Brian Sikorski	2006	93.6	did not play
4	Tommy Phelps	2005	90.7	did not play
5	Jon Edwards	2019	87.7	did not play
6	Pat Venditte	2016	95.4	did not play
7	Matt Dermody	2022	86.8	63.9	17
8	Marcos Mateo	2015	95.6	did not play
9	Kaleb Ort	2023	83.9	113.1	93
10	Tommy Nance	2022	93.1	did not play

Pitching

Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	HR	BB	SO	PITCH+
2027 proj									127				104.2
2026*									213				113.0	99.0	112.0
2025	MIA	0	0	4.00	15	0	0	18.0	79	3	7	17	98.0	98.6	96.6
2024	MIA	3	1	5.95	16	0	0	19.7	90	3	11	14	84.2	101.6	85.8
Career		3	1	5.02	31	0	0	37.7	169	6	18	31	90.7		90.9

Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Runs saved
2025	MIA	P	15	18	1	0	0	0	1.000	-0.1
2024	MIA	P	16	20	0	1	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
2025	AAA	Gwinnett Stripers	Pit	101	23.0 IP, 26% K	3.13
2025	AAA	Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp	Pit	52	12.0 IP, 37% K	6.00
2025	AAA	nan	Pit	161	36.1 IP, 29% K	4.49
2024	AAA	Oklahoma City Baseball Club	Pit	125	33.0 IP, 35% K	1.64
2023	AAA	Albuquerque Isotopes	Pit	102	22.0 IP, 21% K	3.68
2023	AA	Hartford Yard Goats	Pit	84	19.2 IP, 33% K	3.28
2019	A+	Carolina Mudcats	Pit	230	54.0 IP, 28% K	3.00
2018	A	Wisconsin Timber Rattlers	Pit	282	67.2 IP, 22% K	3.48
2017	Rk	Helena Brewers	Pit	221	46.1 IP, 22% K	6.44
2016	Rk	Helena Brewers	Pit	125	23.1 IP, 15% K	7.79
2015	Rk	AZL Brewers	Pit	25	6.2 IP, 20% K	1.45

Splits

Year	vs LHP	vs RHP	Home	Away
2026	0.291	0.252	0.258	0.295
2025	0.376	0.288	0.375	0.294
2024	0.342	0.372	0.373	0.354

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