A. J. Puk

Bats L Throws L6'7" 248 lbBorn 1995 Cedar Rapids, USADebut 2019Team ARIDraft 2013 R35 #1056 Detroit Tigers, Washington (IA) HS

Projections

Season	BF	K%	BB%	HR%	1B%	XBH%	PITCH+
2026	135	27.6	7.6	2.95	21.0	6.32	105.4
2027							105.0
2028							104.2

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 30

His ten closest age-30 comparables averaged 108 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	Jake Diekman	2017	106.0	100.0	243
2	Anthony Varvaro	2015	104.4	did not play
3	Jason Frasor	2008	108.2	122.9	227
4	Bobby Parnell	2015	103.1	76.8	27
5	Jimmy Herget	2024	102.5	111.4	347
6	Tim Mayza	2022	105.3	110.4	215
7	Jerry Blevins	2014	106.6	200.0	15
8	Brian Tallet	2008	108.5	94.0	717
9	Erik Swanson	2024	103.7	45.8	30
10	Tyler Thornburg	2019	104.4	114.2	32

Pitching

Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	HR	BB	SO	PITCH+
2027 proj									135				105.0
2026*									0
2025	ARI	0	0	3.38	8	0	4	8.0	35	2	2	12	84.1	98.4	82.4
2024	ARI	4	9	3.15	62	4	3	71.3	294	5	28	88	114.9	101.1	116.0
2023	MIA	7	5	3.97	58	0	15	56.7	242	10	13	78	106.0	97.3	103.2
2022	OAK	4	3	3.12	62	0	4	66.3	281	7	23	76	103.3	101.4	104.7
2021	OAK	0	3	6.07	12	0	0	13.3	65	1	6	16	89.6	98.8	88.4
2019	OAK	2	0	3.18	10	0	0	11.3	47	1	5	13	109.4	96.7	106.0
Career		17	20	3.53	212	4	26	227.0	964	26	77	283	106.2		105.9

Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Runs saved
2025	ARI	P	8	8	0	1	0	0	1.000	-0.1
2024	ARI	P	62	71	2	5	0	1	1.000	+0.4
2023	MIA	P	58	57	1	6	0	0	1.000	-0.8
2022	OAK	P	62	66	0	7	1	1	0.875	+0.5
2021	OAK	P	12	13	0	2	0	0	1.000	-0.1
2019	OAK	P	10	11	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
2021	AAA	Las Vegas Aviators	Pit	226	48.2 IP, 26% K	6.16
2019	AAA	Las Vegas Aviators	Pit	44	11.0 IP, 36% K	4.91
2019	AA	Midland RockHounds	Pit	35	8.1 IP, 37% K	4.44
2019	A+	Stockton Ports	Pit	25	6.0 IP, 36% K	6.00
2017	AA	Midland RockHounds	Pit	279	64.0 IP, 31% K	4.36
2017	A+	Stockton Ports	Pit	254	61.0 IP, 39% K	3.69

Splits

Year	vs LHP	vs RHP	Home	Away
2025	0.319	0.382	0.304	0.395
2024	0.231	0.296	0.282	0.269
2023	0.278	0.341	0.368	0.249
2022	0.230	0.335	0.320	0.282
2021	0.315	0.366	0.396	0.288
2019	0.396	0.255	0.352	0.216

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	0	0.00	1	0	0	1.0	1	0	0	1	1.00
Career	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	1.0	1	0	0	1	1.00