2024 Stats
W-L
1-4
ERA
6.35
WHIP
1.64
K
33
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
A fifth-round pick in the 2020 MLB Draft out of the University of Texas, Elder rocketed through Atlanta's minor-league system and made his big-league debut in April of 2022 at the ripe age of 22. He's enjoyed a good amount of success so far at baseball's highest level, carrying a 3.66 ERA through his first 228.2 innings of work with Atlanta, but the now 24-year-old right-hander probably won't be overly popular in fantasy drafts this spring because of his low strikeout rate. Leaning heavily on cutters, sinkers and sliders, Elder likes to put batters away by inducing soft contact as opposed to the more elite fantasy starters who rack up punchouts. He should be a solid source of ERA help and wins with a locked-in rotation spot for the reigning NL East champions, but don't count on a sudden change in approach. Read Past Outlooks
Moves back to Triple-A
Atlanta optioned Elder to Triple-A Gwinnett on Sunday.
ANALYSIS
Elder served as the 27th man for Atlanta in Saturday's doubleheader with the Cardinals and started the second game of the twin bill, taking a loss while serving up six earned runs on eight hits and one walk over five innings. Though he'll head back to the minors, Elder could garner consideration for a return to the Atlanta rotation as a replacement for Max Fried (forearm), who was placed on the 15-day injured list Sunday. However, since Elder would be on only three days' rest when Fried's next turn in the rotation is scheduled to come up Wednesday, expect Atlanta to have another pitcher start that game.
Elder served as the 27th man for Atlanta in Saturday's doubleheader with the Cardinals and started the second game of the twin bill, taking a loss while serving up six earned runs on eight hits and one walk over five innings. Though he'll head back to the minors, Elder could garner consideration for a return to the Atlanta rotation as a replacement for Max Fried (forearm), who was placed on the 15-day injured list Sunday. However, since Elder would be on only three days' rest when Fried's next turn in the rotation is scheduled to come up Wednesday, expect Atlanta to have another pitcher start that game.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
86
Last 10 Games
86
Last 5 Games
89
How many pitches does Bryce Elder generally throw?
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What part of the game does Bryce Elder generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-6%
BAA vs RHP
2024
-26%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022vs Left | .259 | 82 | 55 | 133 | 18 | |||
| Since 2022vs Right | .244 | 126 | 45 | 122 | 11 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .356 | 12 | 10 | 31 | 5 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .263 | 21 | 4 | 20 | 1 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .241 | 55 | 36 | 81 | 10 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .248 | 73 | 27 | 79 | 9 | |||
| 2022vs Left | .231 | 15 | 9 | 21 | 3 | |||
| 2022vs Right | .215 | 32 | 14 | 23 | 1 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-11%
ERA at Home
2024
-2%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022Home | 3.82 | 1.32 | 136.2 | 7.3 | 3.4 | ||||
| Since 2022Away | 4.31 | 1.33 | 131.2 | 6.6 | 3.3 | ||||
| 2024Home | 6.30 | 1.85 | 20.0 | 8.1 | 3.6 | ||||
| 2024Away | 6.41 | 1.42 | 19.2 | 6.9 | 2.7 | ||||
| 2023Home | 3.61 | 1.23 | 94.2 | 6.9 | 3.2 | ||||
| 2023Away | 4.05 | 1.34 | 80.0 | 6.2 | 3.3 | ||||
| 2022Home | 2.45 | 1.23 | 22.0 | 8.2 | 4.1 | ||||
| 2022Away | 3.66 | 1.25 | 32.0 | 7.6 | 3.7 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Bryce Elder 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
2.36K/9
7.5BB/9
3.2HR/9
1.4Fastball
90.4 mphERA
6.35WHIP
1.64BABIP
.363GB/FB
1.76Left On Base
63.6%Exit Velocity
82.9 mphBarrels/BBE
5.0%Spin Rate
2162 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
28.8%Swinging Strike
10.3%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2023
2022
This is an endgame pick that should please the Elder Gods. While Elder does not light up the radar gun with overpowering stuff -- he clocks in around 90-91 mph -- the right-hander does a good job of keeping the ball on the ground with his sinking fastball. He allowed just a single homer on the sinker last season (369 thrown). The slider, cutter and changeup complement the primary pitch, giving Elder a diverse repertoire that projects well in the Atlanta starting rotation. His 10.1 K-BB% from his rookie season does little to excite, but the team context and a groundball rate pushing 50% give Elder streaming appeal in a wide variety of leagues. He threw his cutter almost exclusively against left-handed batters last season. While the cutter was effective for him, it's not a big swing-and-miss pitch, so the slider and changeup will have to do the heavy lifting if he's to take a step forward with the strikeouts in 2023.
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Hit hard in spot start
Elder (1-4) took the loss in the second game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Cardinals, coughing up six runs on eight hits and a walk over five innings. He struck out nine.
ANALYSIS
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Added as 27th man
Atlanta added Elder to its roster ahead of his start in the second game of Saturday's doubleheader versus the Cardinals.
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Headed to majors
Atlanta will recall Elder from Triple-A Gwinnett to start Game 2 of Saturday's doubleheader against the Cardinals, Justin Toscano of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.
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Heads back to Triple-A
Atlanta optioned Elder to Triple-A Gwinnett on Tuesday.
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Runs out of gas in no-decision
Elder tossed five-plus innings against Arizona on Monday, allowing three runs on four hits and two walks while striking out one batter in a no-decision.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Could start Game 3
Elder is an option to start Game 3 of the NLDS against the Phillies on Wednesday, per Mark Bowman of MLB.com.
ANALYSIS
The right-hander is on schedule to pitch Wednesday after throwing in an intrasquad game last Thursday, and he remains a candidate to take the mound. However, Elder surrendered 13 earned runs across his final three starts of the regular season, which could prompt Atlanta to go in a different direction. AJ Smith-Shawver is the other potential candidate to start or work in a bulk-relief role.
The right-hander is on schedule to pitch Wednesday after throwing in an intrasquad game last Thursday, and he remains a candidate to take the mound. However, Elder surrendered 13 earned runs across his final three starts of the regular season, which could prompt Atlanta to go in a different direction. AJ Smith-Shawver is the other potential candidate to start or work in a bulk-relief role.