Bennett Sousa

Bats L Throws L6'3" 220 lbBorn 1995 North Palm Beach, USADebut 2022Team HOUDraft 2017 R34 #1033 Washington Nationals, VirginiaContract 1 y/$910,000 (26) 2026: $910,000

Projections

Season	BF	K%	BB%	HR%	1B%	XBH%	PITCH+
2026	191	25.6	8.1	2.73	20.6	6.31	108.9
2027							108.1
2028							106.1

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 30

His ten closest age-30 comparables averaged 103 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	Dane De La Rosa	2013	109.1	79.2	13
2	Ryne Harper	2019	107.7	81.6	110
3	Chad Paronto	2006	108.9	96.0	180
4	Sam Selman	2021	107.3	93.1	75
5	Tim Hill	2020	107.5	101.8	255
6	Dany Jimenez	2024	105.9	did not play
7	Ryan Thompson	2022	105.8	117.2	121
8	Austin Adams	2021	106.0	122.5	9
9	Adam Kolarek	2019	104.0	140.4	72
10	Dan Winkler	2020	107.9	92.6	190

Pitching

Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	HR	BB	SO	PITCH+
2027 proj									191				108.1
2026*									67				96.2	100.1	96.3
2025	HOU	5	1	2.84	44	0	4	50.7	199	4	15	59	116.7	102.1	118.8
2023	HOU	0	0	4.00	7	0	0	9.0	34	1	2	10	128.0	101.9	129.9
2022	CWS	3	0	8.41	25	0	1	20.3	96	3	10	12	83.7	90.0	73.7
Career		8	1	4.39	76	0	5	80.0	329	8	27	81	108.2		106.8

Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	Inn	A	E	Fld%	Runs saved
2025	HOU	P	44	51	4	1	0.800	+0.5
2023	HOU	P	7	9	1	0	1.000	+0.1
2022	CWS	P	25	20	0	2	0.000	-1.2

Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.

Minor leagues

Year	Level	Team	Side	PA / BF	Line	AVG / ERA
2023	AAA	Nashville Sounds	Pit	73	17.0 IP, 32% K	4.76
2023	AAA	nan	Pit	82	19.1 IP, 34% K	4.71
2022	AAA	Charlotte Knights	Pit	116	27.1 IP, 30% K	3.99
2021	AAA	Charlotte Knights	Pit	95	22.2 IP, 35% K	4.05
2021	AA	Birmingham Barons	Pit	105	24.2 IP, 36% K	3.35
2019	A+	Winston-Salem Dash	Pit	113	30.0 IP, 28% K	2.70
2019	A	Kannapolis Intimidators	Pit	143	32.1 IP, 27% K	2.52
2018	A	Kannapolis Intimidators	Pit	89	22.1 IP, 27% K	2.04
2018	Rk	Great Falls Voyagers	Pit	45	13.0 IP, 40% K	0.00

Splits

Year	vs LHP	vs RHP	Home	Away
2026	0.361	0.300	0.389	0.239
2025	0.192	0.302	0.216	0.306
2023	0.064	0.350	0.280	0.100
2022	0.445	0.307	0.438	0.287

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