Paul Skenes

#30

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitcher Throws R

6'6", 260 lbs · Born May 29, 2002 · Debut 2024

3.96

2026 ERA

9-10

2026 W-L

129.2

2026 IP

162

2026 K

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Career Stats

450.1

548

130

3.96

ERA

1.120

WHIP

2026 Season

129.2

162

3.96

ERA

1.120

WHIP

Recent Game Log

Date	Opp	H/A	IP	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	W/L/S
2026-08-05	Milwaukee Brewers	A	5.0	3	6	4	0	93	L
2026-07-31	Cincinnati Reds	A	4.0	5	7	4	2	100	—
2026-07-25	Chicago Cubs	H	5.1	5	11	2	0	105	L
2026-07-19	Cleveland Guardians	A	7.0	1	8	2	0	100	W
2026-07-12	Milwaukee Brewers	H	5.1	2	7	1	0	82	W
2026-07-07	Atlanta Braves	H	6.0	2	4	1	0	95	W
2026-07-01	Philadelphia Phillies	A	4.0	7	5	2	2	81	L
2026-06-26	Cincinnati Reds	H	5.0	4	7	2	0	96	—
2026-06-21	Colorado Rockies	A	6.0	2	8	2	1	104	L
2026-06-14	Miami Marlins	H	6.0	2	10	1	2	104	L

Recent Form

Window	G	IP	ER	K	BB	W	L	SV	ERA	WHIP
Last 7D	1	5.0	3	6	4	—	1	—	5.40	1.200
Last 14D	2	9.0	8	13	8	—	1	—	8.00	1.889
Last 21D	4	21.1	14	32	12	1	2	—	5.91	1.594
Last 5G	5	26.2	16	39	13	2	2	—	5.40	1.425
Last 10G	10	53.2	33	73	21	3	5	—	5.53	1.379

Starter / Reliever Splits

Role	G	IP	ER	H	HR	K	BB	ERA	WHIP	K/9	BB/9
Starter	24	129.7	60	111	13	162	36	4.16	1.134	11.24	2.50

Home / Away Splits

Split	G	IP	ER	H	HR	K	BB	ERA	WHIP	K/9	BB/9
Home	13	73.3	29	59	7	99	16	3.56	1.023	12.15	1.96
Away	11	56.3	31	52	6	63	20	4.95	1.278	10.07	3.20

Pitch Count Breakdown

Range	G	IP	ER	K	BB	ERA	WHIP
1–40 Pitches	1	0.7	5	1	2	67.50	9.000
61–80 Pitches	2	9.0	1	10	2	1.00	0.889
81–100 Pitches	14	81.7	35	89	21	3.86	1.016
101+ Pitches	7	38.3	19	62	11	4.46	1.304

Innings Pitched Breakdown

Range	G	IP	ER	K	BB	ERA	WHIP
< 1.0 IP	1	0.7	5	1	2	67.50	9.000
3.0–4.2 IP	4	16.7	15	24	7	8.10	1.800
5.0–6.2 IP	15	82.3	39	105	25	4.26	1.178
7.0+ IP	4	30.0	1	32	2	0.30	0.467

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PardonMe Stat Review

How does Paul Skenes compare to other MLB pitchers?

K/9

11.24

93th

K Rate

30.5%

92th

K/BB Ratio

4.500

89th

BB/9

2.50

75th

BB Rate

6.8%

73th

WHIP

1.134

71th

HR/9

0.90

64th

ERA

4.16

36th

IP per Start

5.4

30th

Benchmark: mlb_pitchers_2026_min40ip · 40 IP minimum · 305 qualifying players

Pitcher Profile 2026

Top pitches by usage

Fastball

Usage: 41.0% Velo: 96.9 Whiff: 33.2% OPS-all: 0.596

Slider/Sweeper

Usage: 16.5% Velo: 84.4 Whiff: 34.2% OPS-all: 0.550

Changeup

Usage: 13.7% Velo: 88.7 Whiff: 42.1% OPS-all: 0.670

Pitcher Type: Power Arm Primary Family: Fastball Best Pitch: ST (lowest OPS allowed) Weakest Pitch: SI (highest OPS allowed)

Pitch Arsenal 2026

Pitch	Family	Usage	Velo	Spin	Horz Move	Vert Move	Ext	Rel X	Rel Z	Strike%	Whiff%	CSW%	Lg Whiff	W.Rank	Grade	Sample
FF	Fastball	41.0%	96.9	2,178	-7.8"	+7.5"	6.8ft	-2.07	5.53	54.9%	33.2%	30.0%	23.3%	#297	—	OK
ST	Slider/Sweeper	16.5%	84.4	2,341	+4.9"	+3.2"	6.7ft	-2.29	5.47	50.5%	34.2%	32.7%	34.4%	#221	—	OK
CH	Changeup	13.7%	88.7	1,843	-9.4"	+4.0"	6.7ft	-2.25	5.42	38.9%	42.1%	21.8%	33.5%	#263	—	OK
SI	Fastball	11.1%	96.6	2,163	-10.5"	+4.5"	6.7ft	-2.24	5.49	45.5%	10.6%	26.5%	17.6%	#590	—	OK
FS	Splitter/Forkball	10.4%	93.4	1,646	-8.2"	+1.4"	6.8ft	-2.19	5.52	44.4%	22.3%	20.3%	38.5%	#155	—	OK
SL	Slider/Sweeper	6.3%	86.7	2,304	+1.2"	+1.0"	6.8ft	-2.05	5.48	54.5%	42.1%	32.4%	35.4%	#351	—	OK
CU	Curve/Slurve	1.0%	82.2	2,361	+4.7"	-2.7"	6.5ft	-2.67	5.52	39.1%	50.0%	26.1%	32.9%	#69	—	Small

Velo = avg release speed (mph). Move in inches, induced (gravity-removed).

Pitch Results Allowed (by Family) 2026

Pitch Family	PA	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	K%	BB%	HR	Hard%	Brl%	OPS Rank	Sample	Read
Fastball	294	.222	.289	.376	0.665	29.6%	7.5%	8	47.8%	8.3%	#496	OK	—
Slider/Sweeper	121	.165	.240	.330	0.570	38.0%	7.4%	4	31.3%	7.8%	#528	OK	—
Changeup	79	.243	.278	.392	0.670	35.4%	2.5%	1	17.4%	4.4%	#501	OK	—
Splitter/ForkballSmall-ish	63	.316	.371	.368	0.739	14.3%	7.9%	0	40.8%	0.0%	#134	Small-ish	—
Curve/SlurveSmall	3	.000	.333	.000	0.333	33.3%	33.3%	0	0.0%	0.0%	#173	Small	—

OPS Rank = lower OPS allowed is better. Rank 1 = best among all pitchers using that family this season.

Pitcher Summary 2026

Top pitches by usage

Fastball

Usage: 41.0% Velo: 96.9 Whiff: 33.2% OPS-all: 0.596

Slider/Sweeper

Usage: 16.5% Velo: 84.4 Whiff: 34.2% OPS-all: 0.550

Changeup

Usage: 13.7% Velo: 88.7 Whiff: 42.1% OPS-all: 0.670

Pitch mix

52.1%

22.8%

13.7%

10.4%

11.1%

Total pitches this season: 2,313 · Reliable

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Paul Skenes SP · Pirates

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Buy-Now

6.4k

Sell-Now Net

5.3k

Flip Profit

-142

24h

-3,494 (-35.3%)

-1,713 (-21.1%)

Stamina 84

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Paul Skenes SP · Pirates

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Buy-Now

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Sell-Now Net

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Flip Profit

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24h

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Stamina 83

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