Austin Pope

Bats R Throws R6'3" 210 lbBorn 1998 White Plains, USADebut 2025Team ARIDraft 2019 R15 #452 Arizona Diamondbacks, Fairfield

Projections

Season	BF	K%	BB%	HR%	1B%	XBH%	PITCH+
2026	117	21.8	8.4	2.84	22.4	6.46	102.3
2027							102.6
2028							103.8

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 95 PITCH+ the next season; 9 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	Jacob Barnes	2016	116.4	109.4	304
2	Fraser Ellard	2024	105.6	101.0	74
3	Kam Mickolio	2010	105.0	82.7	32
4	Josh Osich	2015	111.7	97.4	160
5	Sam Freeman	2013	112.5	104.7	169
6	Mike McClendon	2011	112.4	82.6	69
7	Colin Holderman	2022	111.7	105.1	240
8	Shae Simmons	2017	115.4	did not play
9	Fu-Te Ni	2009	118.3	79.5	116
10	Sam Coonrod	2019	106.0	88.4	71

Pitching

Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	HR	BB	SO	PITCH+
2027 proj									117				102.6
2026*									0
2025	ARI	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	2.0	9	0	1	1	111.8	107.7	119.5
Career		0	0	0.00	1	0	0	2.0	9	0	1	1	111.8		119.5

Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Runs saved
2025	ARI	P	1	2	0	1	0	0	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	Gwinnett Stripers	Pit	63	12.0 IP, 8% K	7.50
2025	AAA	Reno Aces	Pit	128	29.1 IP, 27% K	4.64
2025	Rk	ACL D-backs	Pit	30	7.2 IP, 30% K	3.75
2024	AAA	Reno Aces	Pit	269	56.2 IP, 26% K	5.77
2023	AAA	Reno Aces	Pit	96	22.0 IP, 29% K	2.45
2023	AA	Amarillo Sod Poodles	Pit	191	44.2 IP, 29% K	4.28
2022	AA	Amarillo Sod Poodles	Pit	138	29.2 IP, 22% K	8.63
2022	A+	Hillsboro Hops	Pit	48	13.1 IP, 31% K	1.37
2021	A+	Hillsboro Hops	Pit	67	17.2 IP, 27% K	2.62
2021	A	Visalia Rawhide	Pit	354	72.1 IP, 24% K	8.74

Splits

Year	vs LHP	vs RHP	Home	Away
2025	0.400	0.180	0.278

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