Hurston Waldrep

Bats R Throws R6'2" 210 lbBorn 2002 Cairo, USADebut 2024Team ATLDraft 2023 R1 #24 Atlanta Braves, FloridaContract 1 y/$798,300 (26) 2026: $485,702

Projections

Season	BF	K%	BB%	HR%	1B%	XBH%	PITCH+
2026	461	20.7	9.6	2.80	22.1	6.48	101.6
2027							102.7
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 23

His ten closest age-23 comparables averaged 94 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.

#	Player	Through	PITCH+ then	Next season	Next PA / BF
1	Emmet Sheehan	2023	103.6	did not play
2	Drew Thorpe	2024	99.4	did not play
3	Alex Cobb	2011	104.1	101.9	569
4	Chad Kuhl	2016	97.5	94.1	680
5	Jordan Zimmermann	2009	98.8	90.4	135
6	Ross Detwiler	2009	97.5	88.1	135
7	Shane Baz	2022	102.7	did not play
8	Andrew Moore	2017	98.1	did not play
9	Joe Musgrove	2016	96.5	94.0	462
10	Brendan McKay	2019	95.7	did not play

Pitching

Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	HR	BB	SO	PITCH+
2027 proj									461				102.7
2026*									56				75.1	97.8	73.0
2025	ATL	6	1	2.88	10	9	0	56.3	229	3	22	55	111.1	98.4	109.5
2024	ATL	0	1	16.71	2	2	0	7.0	36	3	8	3	37.6	96.9	34.5
Career		6	2	4.41	12	11	0	63.3	265	6	30	58	101.1		99.3

Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Runs saved
2025	ATL	P	10	56	9	3	0	1	1.000	-0.4
2024	ATL	P	2	7	0	0	0	0		-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	41	10.2 IP, 20% K	0.88
2025	AAA	Gwinnett Stripers	Pit	408	91.2 IP, 23% K	4.44
2024	AAA	Gwinnett Stripers	Pit	172	40.0 IP, 25% K	3.38
2024	AA	Mississippi Braves	Pit	214	49.1 IP, 22% K	2.93
2023	AAA	Gwinnett Stripers	Pit	20	4.1 IP, 25% K	0.00
2023	AA	Mississippi Braves	Pit	45	10.0 IP, 24% K	2.70
2023	A+	Rome Braves	Pit	45	12.0 IP, 38% K	0.75

Splits

Year	vs LHP	vs RHP	Home	Away
2026	0.381	0.464	0.318	0.482
2025	0.309	0.246	0.297	0.265
2024	0.575	0.466	0.586	0.467

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