Hunter Strickland
Bats R Throws R6'3" 225 lbBorn 1988 Thomaston, USADebut 2014Team LAADraft 2007 R18 #564 Boston Red Sox, Pike County (GA) HS
Projections
| Season | BF | K% | BB% | HR% | 1B% | XBH% | PITCH+ |
|---|
| 2026 | 146 | 18.4 | 8.7 | 2.93 | 19.7 | 6.40 | 103.5 |
| 2027 | | | | | | | 102.8 |
| 2028 | | | | | | | 103.0 |
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 36
His ten closest age-36 comparables averaged 95 PITCH+ the next season; 5 of 10 played. Averages cover only the players who got a next season, which is why the played count matters.
Batting
| Year | Team | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | HIT+ |
|---|
| 2025 | LAA | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2024 | LAA | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2022 | CIN | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2021 | MIL | 57 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | -116.6 |
| 2020 | NYM | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2019 | WSH | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2018 | SF | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2017 | SF | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2016 | SF | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2015 | SF | 55 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | -132.2 |
| 2014 | SF | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| Career | | 499 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | -121.8 |
Pitching
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | BF | HR | BB | SO | PITCH+ |
|---|
| 2027 proj | | | | | | | | | 146 | | | | 102.8 | | |
| 2026* | | | | | | | | | 0 | | | | | | |
| 2025 | LAA | 1 | 2 | 3.27 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 22.0 | 91 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 107.2 | 99.4 | 106.6 |
| 2024 | LAA | 3 | 2 | 3.31 | 72 | 0 | 1 | 73.3 | 294 | 10 | 24 | 57 | 108.0 | 99.2 | 107.2 |
| 2022 | CIN | 3 | 3 | 4.91 | 66 | 0 | 7 | 62.3 | 284 | 8 | 33 | 60 | 90.0 | 100.4 | 90.5 |
| 2021 | MIL | 3 | 2 | 2.61 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 58.7 | 242 | 8 | 22 | 58 | 107.4 | 97.7 | 105.1 |
| 2020 | NYM | 0 | 1 | 8.10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 88.0 | 103.4 | 91.3 |
| 2019 | WSH | 2 | 1 | 5.55 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 24.3 | 105 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 95.3 | 99.8 | 95.1 |
| 2018 | SF | 3 | 5 | 3.97 | 49 | 0 | 14 | 45.3 | 201 | 5 | 21 | 37 | 96.9 | 101.2 | 98.0 |
| 2017 | SF | 4 | 3 | 2.64 | 68 | 0 | 1 | 61.3 | 268 | 4 | 29 | 58 | 101.8 | 98.9 | 100.7 |
| 2016 | SF | 3 | 3 | 3.10 | 72 | 0 | 3 | 61.0 | 250 | 4 | 19 | 57 | 118.6 | 103.1 | 121.6 |
| 2015 | SF | 3 | 3 | 2.45 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 51.3 | 191 | 4 | 10 | 50 | 122.5 | 100.1 | 122.6 |
| 2014 | SF | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 7.0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 138.8 | | |
| Career | | 26 | 25 | 3.39 | 499 | 0 | 30 | 470.0 | 1967 | 51 | 177 | 422 | 105.6 | | 105.6 |
Statcast
| Year | PA | EV | LA | Barrel% | HardHit% | Whiff% | Chase% | xBA | xSLG | xwOBA | Sprint |
|---|
| 2021 | 2 | 97.6 | 32.8 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.173 | 0.639 | 0.324 | |
| 2015 | 1 | | | | | | 0.0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Runs saved |
|---|
| 2025 | LAA | P | 19 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -0.1 |
| 2024 | LAA | P | 72 | 73 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -0.3 |
| 2022 | CIN | P | 66 | 62 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | +0.1 |
| 2021 | MIL | P | 57 | 59 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -0.7 |
| 2020 | NYM | P | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | +0.1 |
| 2019 | WSH | P | 28 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -0.0 |
| 2018 | SF | P | 49 | 45 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | +0.3 |
| 2017 | SF | P | 68 | 61 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -0.4 |
| 2016 | SF | P | 72 | 61 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | +0.9 |
| 2015 | SF | P | 55 | 51 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | +0.0 |
| 2014 | SF | P | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.
Minor leagues
| Year | Level | Team | Side | PA / BF | Line | AVG / ERA | OPS |
|---|
| 2026 | AAA | Salt Lake Bees | Pit | 63 | 12.1 IP, 21% K | 13.39 | |
| 2025 | AAA | Round Rock Express | Pit | 71 | 15.1 IP, 21% K | 8.34 | |
| 2025 | AAA | nan | Pit | 84 | 18.1 IP, 20% K | 7.46 | |
| 2023 | AAA | Louisville Bats | Pit | 58 | 11.0 IP, 14% K | 11.45 | |
| 2015 | AAA | Sacramento River Cats | Pit | 80 | 21.2 IP, 31% K | 1.70 | |
| 2014 | AA | Richmond Flying Squirrels | Pit | 135 | 35.2 IP, 36% K | 2.05 | |
| 2013 | A+ | San Jose Giants | Pit | 76 | 21.0 IP, 30% K | 0.86 | |
| 2012 | A+ | Bradenton Marauders | Pit | 188 | 45.1 IP, 13% K | 2.99 | |
| 2012 | AA | Altoona Curve | Pit | 183 | 42.1 IP, 17% K | 4.49 | |
| 2010 | A | West Virginia Power | Pit | 187 | 43.0 IP, 8% K | 5.86 | |
| 2010 | A+ | Bradenton Marauders | Pit | 64 | 14.0 IP, 16% K | 4.50 | |
Splits
| Year | vs LHP | vs RHP | Home | Away |
|---|
| 2021 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 2015 | | 0.000 | | 0.000 |
wOBA by split, from pitch level data, 2015 on. For pitchers the split is the batter side faced.
Postseason batting
| Year | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| 2014 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| Career | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
Postseason pitching
| Year | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | HR | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.29 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2.50 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 7.56 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 8.3 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1.32 |
| Career | 1 | 0 | 6.46 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 15.3 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 1.37 |
Salaries
| Year | Team | Salary |
|---|
| 2016 | SF | $517,500 |
Public salary records run through 2016; current contract data is on the roadmap.