Emerson Hancock

Emerson Hancock

26-Year-Old PitcherSP
Seattle Mariners
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Hancock was the Mariners' "sixth starter" last season, mostly filling in for Bryan Woo from time to time when Woo's elbow acted up. He wound up making 12 starts and was thoroughly underwhelming with a 4.75 ERA (5.69 FIP) and lowly 14.7 percent strikeout rate. Control is a strong suit for Hancock, but if you're going to be so feeble at missing bats you'd better generate lots of ground balls and/or soft contact and the right-hander does neither of those things. Hancock has the pedigree of a No. 6 overall pick and former top-100 prospect, but he's never really looked like anything more than a potential back-end starter and his performance thus far at the big-league level suggests he might not even reach that level. Read Past Outlooks
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Rest of Season
From Preseason
#382
ADP
$Signed a one-year contract with the Mariners in March of 2025.
Falls to Minnesota
PSeattle Mariners
June 26, 2025
Hancock (3-4) took the loss Thursday against the Twins, allowing two runs on three hits and three walks over five innings. He struck out two.
ANALYSIS
Hancock was sharp early, blanking Minnesota through his first four innings, before giving up a two-run homer to Trevor Larnach in the fifth. While Hancock would ultimately take a second straight loss, it was a good bounce-back effort after he gave up nine runs and four homers in his previous outing against the Cubs. Overall, Hancock sports a 5.30 ERA with a 1.42 WHIP and 52:27 K:BB across 14 starts (71.1 innings) this season. He's currently scheduled to face the Royals at home in his next start.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
82
Last 10 Games
84
Last 5 Games
87
How many pitches does Emerson Hancock generally throw?
 
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
 
 
-5%
BAA vs LHP
2025
 
 
-9%
BAA vs LHP
2024
 
 
-5%
BAA vs LHP
2023
 
 
-10%
BAA vs RHP
BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2023vs Left .260 320 51 34 73 7 1 14
Since 2023vs Right .274 301 46 15 76 11 1 14
2025vs Left .260 172 33 20 39 4 0 12
2025vs Right .285 134 19 7 35 7 0 3
2024vs Left .252 127 16 13 28 3 1 2
2024vs Right .266 139 23 6 34 4 1 10
2023vs Left .300 21 2 1 6 0 0 0
2023vs Right .269 28 4 2 7 0 0 1
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
 
 
-25%
ERA at Home
2025
 
 
-14%
ERA on Road
2024
 
 
-51%
ERA at Home
2023
 
 
-72%
ERA at Home
ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2023Home 4.32 1.31 77.0 3 5 0 6.1 3.6 1.6
Since 2023Away 5.78 1.45 67.0 4 3 0 6.0 2.4 1.9
2025Home 5.76 1.45 29.2 1 2 0 7.0 3.9 1.8
2025Away 4.97 1.39 41.2 2 2 0 6.3 3.0 1.9
2024Home 3.61 1.25 42.1 2 3 0 5.5 3.2 1.7
2024Away 7.36 1.53 18.1 2 1 0 6.4 2.0 2.0
2023Home 1.80 1.00 5.0 0 0 0 5.4 5.4 0.0
2023Away 6.43 1.57 7.0 0 0 0 3.9 0.0 1.3
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Stat Review
How does Emerson Hancock 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.
  • K/BB
    Strikeout to walk ratio.
  • K/9
    Average strikeouts per nine innings.
  • BB/9
    Average walks per nine innings.
  • HR/9
    Average home runs allowed per nine innings.
  • Fastball
    Average fastball velocity.
  • ERA
    Earned run average. The average earned runs allowed per nine innings.
  • WHIP
    Walks plus hits per inning pitched.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many balls in play against a pitcher go for hits.
  • GB/FB
    Groundball to flyball ratio. The higher the number, the more likely a pitcher is to induce groundballs.
  • Left On Base
    The percentage of base runners that a pitcher strands on base over the course of a season.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Barrels/BBE
    The percentage of batted ball events resulting in a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Spin Rate
    Spin Rate is the rate of spin on a baseball after it is released. It is measured in revolutions per minute (rpm).
  • Balls Hit 95+ MPH
    The percentage of batted balls hit that met or exceeded the 95 MPH threshold.
  • Swinging Strike
    The percentage of pitches that result in a swing and a miss.
K/BB
1.93
 
K/9
6.6
 
BB/9
3.4
 
HR/9
1.9
 
Fastball
94.7 mph
 
ERA
5.30
 
WHIP
1.42
 
BABIP
.283
 
GB/FB
1.26
 
Left On Base
73.8%
 
Exit Velocity
83.1 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
5.0%
 
Spin Rate
2254 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
24.9%
 
Swinging Strike
9.2%
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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2021
Hancock was the sixth pick of the 2020 MLB Draft, and the product of Georgia hasn't shown much consistency in his time as a professional. He was able to reach the majors in 2023, however, and he appeared to have a spot in the Seattle rotation for the remainder of the season until he was diagnosed with a Grade 1-plus shoulder strain in August after making three starts with Seattle. The 24-year-old doesn't have an overpowering fastball, but he commands it well enough to get ahead in counts, and his slider has a chance to be an out-pitch at the highest level. Hancock is not a future ace and he doesn't seem likely to be a part of the Seattle rotation to open the year, but he's a name that's worth keeping an eye on if he does get the chance or he changes organization.
After his sophomore season, Hancock was one of the top candidates to go first overall in the 2020 draft. However, he wasn't quite the same after a lat injury in late 2019, allowing Max Meyer and Asa Lacy to pass him as the top pitchers on most boards. He had a 1.99 ERA and 0.84 WHIP in 90.1 innings as a sophomore and a 3.75 ERA and 1.04 WHIP in 24 innings as a junior. The 6-foot-4, 213-pound righty's changeup and command/control were among the best in the class. His mid-90s fastball is hittable in the zone because it can be pretty straight, somewhat reminiscent of Pirates righty Mitch Keller. Spotting that pitch in all four quadrants will be paramount to him reaching his ceiling as a No. 2 starter. An above-average slider and average curveball round out his four-pitch mix. He dealt with minor arm tenderness and was limited to a few live batting practice sessions at the alternate site and fall instructs.
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Tagged for nine runs in loss
PSeattle Mariners
June 22, 2025
Hancock (3-3) took the loss Saturday, allowing nine runs on six hits and three walks over four innings against the Cubs. He struck out five.
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Excellent in third win
PSeattle Mariners
June 15, 2025
Hancock (3-2) allowed two hits and a walk while striking out four over seven shutout innings to earn the win over the Guardians on Sunday.
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Takes another no-decision
PSeattle Mariners
June 9, 2025
Hancock allowed two runs on six hits and three walks while striking out three over five innings in a no-decision versus the Diamondbacks on Monday.
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Pitches well in no-decision
PSeattle Mariners
June 4, 2025
Hancock didn't factor into the decision Wednesday against Baltimore, allowing one run on two hits and two walks with six strikeouts over 5.2 innings.
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Solid in no-decision Thursday
PSeattle Mariners
May 29, 2025
Hancock didn't factor into the decision Thursday against the Nationals after allowing two runs on two hits and three walks in 5.1 innings. He struck out four.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Name dropped in Ohtani rumors
PSeattle Mariners
July 20, 2023
Emerson could be a prospect on the move if Seattle emerges as a suitor for Shohei Ohtani at the deadline, writes Jim Bowden of The Athletic.
ANALYSIS
Hancock was the sixth overall selection in the 2020 Draft and currently resides in Double-A. The 6-foot-4, 24-year-old owns a 4.19 ERA across 41 starts with the affiliate over the past two seasons but carries pedigree and upside that could intrigue the Angels.
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