Brandon Pfaadt

Bats R Throws R6'4" 220 lbBorn 1998 Louisville, USADebut 2023Team ARIDraft 2020 R5 #149 Arizona Diamondbacks, Bellarmine UniversityContract 5 y/$45M (26-30)+opts 2026: $3,400,000

Projections

Season	BF	K%	BB%	HR%	1B%	XBH%	PITCH+
2026	553	20.8	5.3	3.86	21.1	6.97	96.9
2027							97.2
2028							97.3

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 100 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	Jakob Junis	2019	95.9	75.8	114
2	Martin Perez	2017	97.4	79.8	397
3	Mike Leake	2014	97.1	105.7	778
4	Kevin Gausman	2017	98.0	96.8	776
5	Dallas Keuchel	2014	95.8	118.9	911
6	Ryne Nelson	2024	94.1	109.3	619
7	Dylan Bundy	2019	96.3	118.2	267
8	Mitch Keller	2022	88.9	102.5	825
9	Ian Snell	2008	95.2	91.6	649
10	Brady Singer	2023	98.7	101.3	762

Pitching

Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	HR	BB	SO	PITCH+
2027 proj									553				97.2
2026*									403				108.8	96.0	104.8
2025	ARI	13	9	5.25	33	33	0	176.7	767	26	37	147	92.4	98.3	90.6
2024	ARI	11	10	4.71	32	32	0	181.7	760	24	42	185	100.4	97.8	98.2
2023	ARI	3	9	5.72	19	18	0	96.0	421	22	26	94	86.5	99.2	85.7
Career		27	28	5.13	84	83	0	454.3	1948	72	105	426	94.2		92.5

Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	E	Fld%	Runs saved
2025	ARI	P	33	177	14	10	4	0.857	-1.6
2024	ARI	P	32	182	7	11	1	0.947	-2.0
2023	ARI	P	19	96	1	7	2	0.800	-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	Reno Aces	Pit	37	10.0 IP, 19% K	1.80
2023	AAA	Reno Aces	Pit	255	60.2 IP, 27% K	3.74
2022	AAA	Reno Aces	Pit	242	61.2 IP, 31% K	2.65
2022	AA	Amarillo Sod Poodles	Pit	447	105.1 IP, 32% K	4.54
2021	AA	Amarillo Sod Poodles	Pit	142	33.1 IP, 25% K	4.62
2021	A+	Hillsboro Hops	Pit	227	58.0 IP, 30% K	2.48
2021	A	Visalia Rawhide	Pit	160	40.1 IP, 36% K	3.14

Splits

Year	vs LHP	vs RHP	Home	Away
2026	0.319	0.260	0.282	0.303
2025	0.340	0.358	0.299	0.403
2024	0.356	0.289	0.337	0.309
2023	0.377	0.375	0.380	0.373

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
2023	0	1	3.27	5	5	0	22.0	19	3	5	26	1.09
Career	0	1	3.27	5	5	0	22.0	19	3	5	26	1.09