Paul Skenes

#30

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitcher Throws R

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

3.82

2026 ERA

10-11

2026 W-L

174.1

2026 IP

200

2026 K

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Career Stats

495.0

586

147

3.82

ERA

1.120

WHIP

2026 Season

174.1

200

3.82

ERA

1.120

WHIP

Recent Game Log

Date	Opp	H/A	IP	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	W/L/S
2026-09-24	St. Louis Cardinals	H	6.1	1	8	2	1	96	—
2026-09-18	Kansas City Royals	H	6.0	5	7	1	2	89	—
2026-09-12	Chicago Cubs	A	7.0	2	4	1	2	82	—
2026-09-06	Los Angeles Angels	H	5.1	0	2	1	0	87	W
2026-09-01	San Francisco Giants	H	4.2	5	4	3	1	95	—
2026-08-25	San Diego Padres	A	6.0	0	4	0	0	87	—
2026-08-19	Detroit Tigers	H	4.1	3	5	4	0	81	—
2026-08-11	Miami Marlins	A	5.0	1	4	1	1	65	L
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	—

Recent Form

Window	G	IP	ER	K	BB	W	L	SV	ERA	WHIP
Last 5G	5	29.1	13	25	8	1	—	—	3.99	1.125
Last 10G	10	53.2	25	51	21	1	2	—	4.19	1.248

Starter / Reliever Splits

Role	G	IP	ER	H	HR	K	BB	ERA	WHIP	K/9	BB/9
Starter	32	174.3	77	148	20	200	49	3.98	1.130	10.33	2.53

Home / Away Splits

Split	G	IP	ER	H	HR	K	BB	ERA	WHIP	K/9	BB/9
Home	18	100.0	43	84	11	125	27	3.87	1.110	11.25	2.43
Away	14	74.3	34	64	9	75	22	4.12	1.157	9.08	2.66

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	3	14.0	2	14	3	1.29	1.000
81–100 Pitches	21	121.3	51	123	33	3.78	1.047
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	6	25.7	23	33	14	8.06	1.909
5.0–6.2 IP	20	111.0	46	130	30	3.73	1.108
7.0+ IP	5	37.0	3	36	3	0.73	0.514

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PardonMe Stat Review

How does Paul Skenes compare to other MLB pitchers?

K/BB Ratio

4.082

88th

K Rate

28.1%

83th

K/9

10.33

81th

BB/9

2.53

78th

BB Rate

6.9%

76th

WHIP

1.130

74th

HR/9

1.03

51th

ERA

3.98

43th

IP per Start

5.4

29th

Benchmark: mlb_pitchers_2026_min40ip · 40 IP minimum · 388 qualifying players

Pitcher Profile 2026

Top pitches by usage

Fastball

Usage: 40.8% Velo: 96.8 Whiff: 32.7% OPS-all: 0.669

Slider/Sweeper

Usage: 16.3% Velo: 84.3 Whiff: 32.3% OPS-all: 0.574

Changeup

Usage: 12.3% Velo: 88.7 Whiff: 40.8% OPS-all: 0.649

Pitcher Type: Power Arm Primary Family: Fastball Best Pitch: SL (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	40.8%	96.8	2,178	-7.9"	+7.5"	6.8ft	-2.16	5.53	53.7%	32.7%	29.5%	23.3%	#293	—	OK
ST	Slider/Sweeper	16.3%	84.3	2,332	+4.9"	+3.2"	6.7ft	-2.37	5.48	50.7%	32.3%	33.3%	34.0%	#275	—	OK
CH	Changeup	12.3%	88.7	1,822	-9.4"	+4.1"	6.7ft	-2.30	5.43	37.7%	40.8%	21.1%	33.4%	#277	—	OK
SI	Fastball	12.2%	96.6	2,155	-10.5"	+4.4"	6.7ft	-2.32	5.48	45.9%	17.3%	27.9%	17.3%	#383	—	OK
FS	Splitter/Forkball	9.8%	93.2	1,638	-8.2"	+1.3"	6.7ft	-2.24	5.52	42.9%	21.5%	19.1%	38.2%	#170	—	OK
SL	Slider/Sweeper	7.8%	86.7	2,308	+1.0"	+1.4"	6.8ft	-2.25	5.49	50.0%	38.1%	29.5%	35.1%	#467	—	OK
CU	Curve/Slurve	0.8%	82.2	2,361	+4.7"	-2.7"	6.5ft	-2.67	5.52	39.1%	50.0%	26.1%	33.0%	#64	—	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	405	.232	.298	.410	0.708	28.2%	7.2%	15	45.9%	8.6%	#570	OK	—
Slider/Sweeper	162	.164	.241	.295	0.536	32.7%	7.4%	4	30.9%	5.3%	#487	OK	—
Changeup	95	.227	.274	.375	0.649	33.7%	4.2%	1	19.6%	5.4%	#479	OK	—
Splitter/Forkball	75	.313	.365	.358	0.723	12.0%	8.0%	0	40.0%	1.7%	#151	OK	—
Curve/SlurveSmall	3	.000	.333	.000	0.333	33.3%	33.3%	0	0.0%	0.0%	#165	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: 40.8% Velo: 96.8 Whiff: 32.7% OPS-all: 0.669

Slider/Sweeper

Usage: 16.3% Velo: 84.3 Whiff: 32.3% OPS-all: 0.574

Changeup

Usage: 12.3% Velo: 88.7 Whiff: 40.8% OPS-all: 0.649

Pitch mix

53.0%

24.1%

12.3%

9.8%

12.2%

Total pitches this season: 2,995 · Reliable

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Paul Skenes SP · Pirates

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Buy-Now

3.7k

Sell-Now Net

2.7k

Flip Profit

+372

24h

-252 (-6.3%)

-123 (-3.2%)

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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