Kumar Rocker

Bats R Throws R6'5" 245 lbBorn 1999 Watkinsville, USADebut 2024Team TEXDraft 2018 R38 #1146 Colorado Rockies, North Oconee HSContract 1 y/$789,000 (26) 2026: $789,000

Projections

Season	BF	K%	BB%	HR%	1B%	XBH%	PITCH+
2026	342	20.5	7.4	3.51	20.9	6.79	96.6
2027							98.3
2028							97.8

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 25

His ten closest age-25 comparables averaged 78 PITCH+ the next season; 6 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	Eric Skoglund	2018	87.7	70.5	101
2	Dean Kremer	2021	83.7	100.1	512
3	John Lamb	2016	84.4	did not play
4	Emerson Hancock	2024	90.5	89.0	385
5	Henry Sosa	2011	89.1	did not play
6	Erik Johnson	2015	87.4	56.2	146
7	Charlie Barnes	2021	85.8	did not play
8	Luis Atilano	2010	92.0	did not play
9	Matt Boyd	2016	87.0	93.0	605
10	Barry Enright	2011	87.2	59.9	20

Pitching

Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	HR	BB	SO	PITCH+
2027 proj									342				98.3
2026*									528				95.6	99.3	94.8
2025	TEX	4	5	5.74	14	14	0	64.3	287	11	23	56	85.2	103.5	88.6
2024	TEX	0	2	3.86	3	3	0	11.7	55	1	6	14	98.9	98.7	97.6
Career		4	7	5.45	17	17	0	76.0	342	12	29	70	87.4		90.1

Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Runs saved
2025	TEX	P	14	64	3	8	1	0	0.917	+1.2
2024	TEX	P	3	12	0	2	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
2025	AAA	Round Rock Express	Pit	65	16.0 IP, 23% K	3.94
2024	AAA	Round Rock Express	Pit	35	10.0 IP, 51% K	1.80
2024	AA	Frisco RoughRiders	Pit	71	19.2 IP, 41% K	0.47
2024	Rk	ACL Rangers	Pit	33	7.0 IP, 24% K	6.43
2023	A+	Hickory Crawdads	Pit	111	28.0 IP, 38% K	3.86

Splits

Year	vs LHP	vs RHP	Home	Away
2026	0.370	0.298	0.340	0.334
2025	0.398	0.316	0.249	0.458
2024	0.254	0.408	0.365	0.311

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