2024 Stats
W-L
4-6
ERA
3.74
WHIP
1.11
K
111
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Many will point to Pfaadt's postseason and ignore the regular season. While those five starts can't be ignored, Pfaadt foreshadowed his playoff success with a strong second half. After his first six outings, Pfaadt recorded an ugly 9.82 ERA and 1.87 WHIP, with only 21 strikeouts in 25.2 frames. His issue was a 3.2 HR/9 mark. Pfaadt was recalled after the All-Star break and posted a 4.22 ERA and 1.24 WHIP with 73 punchouts in 70.1 innings, with a still high but improved 1.7 HR/9. Pfaadt is a fly ball pitcher, so he'll continue to be homer-prone, but his BABIP should be below average, especially with strong defenders chasing down fly balls in the desert. However, Pfaadt threw fewer four-seamers and more sinkers in the postseason, with a 1.23 HR/9. If he carries this over to his sophomore season, Pfaadt could keep more balls in the yard. The concern in redraft leagues is someone may chase last season's postseason exploits. Expecting a full season of what Pfaadt did over the second half is the sage approach. Read Past Outlooks
Fires seven shutout frames
Pfaadt allowed a hit and a walk over seven scoreless innings in a no-decision against the Cubs on Sunday. He struck out seven in the extra-innings loss.
ANALYSIS
Pfaadt was dominant, as the only hit the Cubs could muster against him was an infield single. However, Shota Imanaga dealt seven innings of one-run ball with 10 punchouts, which prevented Pfaadt from stringing together consecutive wins. Pfaadt forced 13 swinging strikes and allowed only one runner to reach scoring position. Over his last four outings, he's given up just two runs over 23.1 innings, lowering his season ERA to 3.74 over 20 starts. Pfaadt's next outing is lined up to be at home against the Pirates.
Pfaadt was dominant, as the only hit the Cubs could muster against him was an infield single. However, Shota Imanaga dealt seven innings of one-run ball with 10 punchouts, which prevented Pfaadt from stringing together consecutive wins. Pfaadt forced 13 swinging strikes and allowed only one runner to reach scoring position. Over his last four outings, he's given up just two runs over 23.1 innings, lowering his season ERA to 3.74 over 20 starts. Pfaadt's next outing is lined up to be at home against the Pirates.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
88
Last 10 Games
86
Last 5 Games
81
How many pitches does Brandon Pfaadt generally throw?
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111-120
121+
What part of the game does Brandon Pfaadt generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-16%
BAA vs RHP
2024
-35%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022vs Left | .278 | 85 | 30 | 112 | 17 | |||
| Since 2022vs Right | .234 | 120 | 23 | 103 | 19 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .282 | 42 | 14 | 64 | 6 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .183 | 69 | 13 | 42 | 8 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .273 | 43 | 16 | 48 | 11 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .290 | 51 | 10 | 61 | 11 | |||
| 2022vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2022vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
Even Split
2024
-28%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022Home | 4.62 | 1.33 | 101.1 | 8.6 | 2.4 | ||||
| Since 2022Away | 4.62 | 1.16 | 115.0 | 8.5 | 2.0 | ||||
| 2024Home | 3.09 | 1.08 | 55.1 | 8.3 | 1.8 | ||||
| 2024Away | 4.29 | 1.12 | 65.0 | 8.3 | 2.2 | ||||
| 2023Home | 6.46 | 1.63 | 46.0 | 9.0 | 3.1 | ||||
| 2023Away | 5.04 | 1.20 | 50.0 | 8.6 | 1.8 | ||||
| 2022Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2022Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Brandon Pfaadt compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
4.11K/9
8.3BB/9
2.0HR/9
1.0Fastball
93.5 mphERA
3.74WHIP
1.11BABIP
.287GB/FB
1.17Left On Base
69.7%Exit Velocity
83.4 mphBarrels/BBE
4.3%Spin Rate
2526 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
24.9%Swinging Strike
11.2%Prospect Rankings History
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2023 Fantasy Outlook
Perhaps a sleeper in shallower redraft leagues, Pfaadt is now an in-demand pitching prospect in dynasty and draft and hold formats after he built up to 167 innings and had a very strong showing in the hitter-friendly Pacific Coast League. Among PCL pitchers with at least 50 innings, Pfaadt ranked third in ERA (2.63) and first in WHIP (0.99) and K-BB% (24.8%). Nobody was all that close to him in WHIP or K-BB%, so it's safe to say that Pfaadt was the best pitcher in the league. The 6-foot-4 righty has a well-rounded pitch mix, featuring a mid-90s fastball with good ride, a plus slider with sharp bite and a solid changeup. Most scouts have him pegged as a No. 3 or No. 4 starter in real life, but the stats suggest there might be a little more here. He won't have any workload restrictions in 2023 and could crack the big-league rotation out of spring training.
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Dazzles in win
Pfaadt (4-6) picked up the win over Atlanta on Thursday, allowing three hits over six shutout innings while striking out four.
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Cleared to start Thursday
Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said that Pfaadt (ankle) will start Thursday's game against Atlanta at Chase Field, Jesse Friedman of GoPHNX.com reports.
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Expecting to make next start
Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said after Saturday's 7-5 extra-inning win over the Padres that Pfaadt (ankle) expects to make his next start, Jesse Friedman of GoPHNX.com reports.
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Diagnosed with bruised ankle
Pfaadt was removed in the fifth inning of Saturday's game against the Padres due to a left ankle contusion. He struck out six over 4.1 innings and gave up one earned run on seven hits and zero walks before exiting.
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Hit by comebacker, leaves game
Pfaadt was removed from Saturday's game against the Padres after being struck in the foot by a comebacker in the fifth inning, Nick Piecoro of The Arizona Republic reports.
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Fits into rotation Wednesday?
Nick Piecoro of The Arizona Republic speculates Pfaadt could start Wednesday against the Rangers since the Diamondbacks have yet to list their probable starting pitcher.
ANALYSIS
The 24-year-old last pitched for Triple-A Reno on April 26, which would give him a couple extra days of rest between starts if called up by Arizona. Pfaadt is the club's top pitching prospect and has a 3.91 ERA, 1.20 WHIP and 30:6 K:BB over 25.1 innings to begin the season at Reno.
The 24-year-old last pitched for Triple-A Reno on April 26, which would give him a couple extra days of rest between starts if called up by Arizona. Pfaadt is the club's top pitching prospect and has a 3.91 ERA, 1.20 WHIP and 30:6 K:BB over 25.1 innings to begin the season at Reno.