2025 Stats
W-L
7-9
ERA
2.13
WHIP
0.96
K
166
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Expectations were sky high for Skenes when he was called up by the Pirates for his big-league debut in May, and yet he exceeded expectations as a rookie, even earning the start for the National League in the All-Star Game. The right-hander struck out more than five batters for every one he walked (5.31 K/BB) and finished with a 1.96 ERA over 133 innings spanning 23 starts, the second-lowest ERA for a rookie pitcher since the earned run became an official stat in both leagues in 1913. With a devastating four-seamer that averaged 98.8 mph in 2024, five secondary pitches highlighted by the sinker and breaking ball, plus exceptional command of his repertoire, Skenes is already an ace and arguably the SP1 overall in fantasy baseball heading into 2025. However, the velocity, while great for getting results on the field, could be seen as something as a red flag given many of the game's hardest throwers have gone down in recent years due to elbow trouble. Skenes, who will still be just 22 years old at the start of the upcoming season, has avoided the operating table so far in his young career. Read Past Outlooks
Signed a one-year contract with the Pirates in March of 2025.
Chased early Tuesday
Skenes (7-9) took the loss Tuesday against the Brewers, allowing four runs on six hits and two walks while striking out four in four innings.
Analysis
Skenes began by allowing a leadoff home run to Sal Frelick and was taken yard a second time in the fourth by Brice Turang. Skenes required 93 pitches to complete four frames, marking only the second time this season he's failed to complete five innings, with both instances coming against Milwaukee. Despite giving up four runs in two of his last three starts, Skenes still sits pretty atop baseball with a 2.13 ERA and will look to bounce back next week at home against the Blue Jays.
Skenes began by allowing a leadoff home run to Sal Frelick and was taken yard a second time in the fourth by Brice Turang. Skenes required 93 pitches to complete four frames, marking only the second time this season he's failed to complete five innings, with both instances coming against Milwaukee. Despite giving up four runs in two of his last three starts, Skenes still sits pretty atop baseball with a 2.13 ERA and will look to bounce back next week at home against the Blue Jays.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
92
Last 10 Games
81
Last 5 Games
94
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What part of the game does Paul Skenes generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-3%
BAA vs RHP
2025
-16%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023vs Left | .200 | 184 | 45 | 107 | 9 | |||
| Since 2023vs Right | .194 | 152 | 23 | 93 | 10 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .212 | 98 | 23 | 63 | 5 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .178 | 68 | 13 | 43 | 4 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .186 | 86 | 22 | 44 | 4 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .210 | 84 | 10 | 50 | 6 | |||
| 2023vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2023vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-7%
ERA on Road
2025
-32%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023Home | 2.12 | 0.98 | 140.1 | 9.8 | 2.0 | ||||
| Since 2023Away | 1.98 | 0.93 | 140.2 | 11.7 | 2.4 | ||||
| 2025Home | 1.70 | 0.87 | 68.2 | 9.2 | 1.7 | ||||
| 2025Away | 2.50 | 1.03 | 79.1 | 10.9 | 2.6 | ||||
| 2024Home | 2.51 | 1.07 | 71.2 | 10.4 | 2.3 | ||||
| 2024Away | 1.32 | 0.80 | 61.1 | 12.8 | 2.1 | ||||
| 2023Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Paul Skenes 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
4.61K/9
10.1BB/9
2.2HR/9
0.5Fastball
98.2 mphERA
2.13WHIP
0.96BABIP
.278GB/FB
1.40Left On Base
80.4%Exit Velocity
82.1 mphBarrels/BBE
2.6%Spin Rate
2125 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
22.5%Swinging Strike
14.2%Prospect Rankings History
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2024 Fantasy Outlook
Skenes, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 draft, is such a good pitching prospect that the most interesting thing to discuss with him is when he will make his big-league debut. He tallied 122.2 innings for LSU and 6.2 innings across stops at rookie ball, Single-A and Double-A last season (129.1 total innings), so there shouldn't be any notable workload restrictions in his age-22 season beyond the normal care teams show their most prized young arms. Additionally, if Skenes were to spend a full year in the majors and win rookie of the year, the Pirates would be rewarded with a Prospect Promotion Incentive draft pick at the end of the first round in 2025. The 6-foot-6 righty boasts two potential 80-grade pitches in his fastball (sits 99-100 mph, touches 103) and mid-80s slider. He has started throwing his upper-80s changeup more, and that looks like a potential third elite offering. The only things that could derail an ascent to ace status in a few years are injuries and/or unforeseen command issues. Skenes is generally seen as the best college pitching prospect since Stephen Strasburg, and Strasburg made 11 starts in the upper-levels of the minors before making his big-league debut. That could be Skenes' path as well, but there are different incentives in place now, so he will be appointment viewing in spring training games for as long as he remains in big-league camp.
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Tosses six scoreless in win
Skenes (7-8) earned the win Thursday against the Reds, allowing seven hits and striking out eight across six scoreless innings.
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Punches out eight in no-decision
Skenes did not factor into the decision in Saturday's game against Colorado, allowing four runs on five hits and two walks while striking out eight across five innings.
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Fans nine in win
Skenes (6-8) yielded three hits and a walk over six shutout frames Sunday, striking out nine and earning a win over the Diamondbacks.
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Fires six scoreless in win
Skenes (5-8) earned the win against the Tigers on Monday, allowing three hits and one walk while striking out six over six scoreless innings.
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Could have more shortened outings
The Pirates are not expected to skip any of Skenes' starts in the second half but will likely have him throw a few more "low-volume outings" as a means of managing his workload, Noah Hiles of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
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Grabs NL POTM for July
Skenes was named the National League Pitcher of the Month for July, Jason Foster and Andy Werle of MLB.com report.
Analysis
Skenes went 2-1 across five starts in July and gave up just two runs, both of which came against the Twins on July 11. The reigning NL Rookie of the Year finished the month with a 0.67 ERA, 0.89 WHIP and 12.0 K/0 across 27 innings and made the NL All-Star team for a second consecutive year. Skenes leads all qualified starters with a 2.02 ERA, and his 0.92 WHIP is tied with Zack Wheeler for second best in the majors behind Tarik Skubal.
Skenes went 2-1 across five starts in July and gave up just two runs, both of which came against the Twins on July 11. The reigning NL Rookie of the Year finished the month with a 0.67 ERA, 0.89 WHIP and 12.0 K/0 across 27 innings and made the NL All-Star team for a second consecutive year. Skenes leads all qualified starters with a 2.02 ERA, and his 0.92 WHIP is tied with Zack Wheeler for second best in the majors behind Tarik Skubal.