Gavin Williams

Bats L Throws R6'6" 250 lbBorn 1999 Fayetteville, USADebut 2023Team CLEDraft 2017 R30 #889 Tampa Bay Rays, Cape Fear (NC) HSContract 1 y/$822,200 (26) 2026: $822,200

Projections

Season	BF	K%	BB%	HR%	1B%	XBH%	PITCH+
2026	576	23.3	10.1	3.11	19.9	6.59	102.5
2027							101.9
2028							103.2

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 25

His ten closest age-25 comparables averaged 104 PITCH+ the next season; 10 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	Danny Salazar	2015	103.5	106.0	584
2	James Shields	2007	103.7	105.9	877
3	Jose Quintana	2014	102.9	100.3	862
4	Logan Gilbert	2022	101.9	107.8	770
5	Patrick Sandoval	2022	104.6	99.6	652
6	Lucas Giolito	2020	103.4	109.2	720
7	Brady Singer	2022	101.0	93.9	702
8	Justin Verlander	2008	105.1	111.1	982
9	Jerad Eickhoff	2016	103.2	95.7	576
10	Ricky Romero	2010	100.2	108.4	917

Pitching

Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	HR	BB	SO	PITCH+
2027 proj									576				101.9
2026*									610				109.1	100.7	109.8
2025	CLE	12	5	3.06	31	31	0	167.7	704	23	83	173	104.1	99.8	103.9
2024	CLE	3	10	4.86	16	16	0	76.0	332	7	32	79	99.5	103.0	102.6
2023	CLE	3	5	3.29	16	16	0	82.0	345	8	37	81	104.4	104.9	109.3
Career		18	20	3.54	63	63	0	325.7	1381	38	152	333	103.1		104.9

Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Runs saved
2025	CLE	P	31	168	6	15	0	0	1.000	-0.2
2024	CLE	P	16	76	3	9	1	0	0.923	+1.2
2023	CLE	P	16	82	10	11	0	2	1.000	+2.1

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

Minor leagues

Year	Level	Team	Side	PA / BF	Line	AVG / ERA
2024	AAA	Columbus Clippers	Pit	58	12.0 IP, 34% K	6.00
2023	AAA	Columbus Clippers	Pit	183	46.0 IP, 33% K	2.93
2023	AA	Akron RubberDucks	Pit	53	14.1 IP, 38% K	0.64
2022	AA	Akron RubberDucks	Pit	282	70.0 IP, 29% K	2.31
2022	A+	Lake County Captains	Pit	168	45.0 IP, 40% K	1.40

Splits

Year	vs LHP	vs RHP	Home	Away
2026	0.273	0.330	0.294	0.295
2025	0.280	0.342	0.295	0.325
2024	0.288	0.367	0.379	0.279
2023	0.359	0.247	0.318	0.284

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

Postseason pitching

Year	L	ERA	G	GS	IP	H	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
2025	1	0.00	1	1	6.0	5	0	1	8	1.00
2024	0	12.86	1	1	2.1	3	2	0	4	1.43
Career	1	3.33	2	2	8.1	8	2	1	12	1.11