BIGLEAGUE

Pittsburgh Pirates · Pitcher · #30

Paul Skenes

Age 246' 6" · 260lbBats R · Throws RDebut 2024From Fullerton

ERA

3.95

W-L

9-11

K

171

WHIP

1.14

WAR

3.7

FIP

3.01

Awards

8 major honors

NL Cy Young Award

2025

Rookie of the Year ×2

2024

All-Star ×3

2024 · 2025 · 2026

NL Pitcher of the Month

2025

NL Rookie of the Month

2024

League Percentile

2026 season · percentile vs 54 qualified pitchers
the entire league54starting pitchers194
ERA
31
3.95
WHIP
60
1.14
Strikeouts
86
171
K/9
91
11.07
Wins
54
9
Bottom of leagueAverage (50)Top of league

the entire league · by ERA

Top 69%

Paul Skenes's ERA (3.95) ranks below average among 54 qualified pitchers. The number on each bar is a percentile (higher is better); use the tabs to change the comparison pool.

PITCHING

Season · Career
CategoryGamesERAWinsLossesSavesInningsStrikeoutsWalksWHIP
2026 Season263.959110139.0171411.14
Career812.5630240459.25571151.01

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ARSENAL

Pitch arsenal · 2026 usage and average velocity
Four-Seam41.5%avg 156 km/h
Sweeper15.8%avg 136 km/h
Changeup13.4%avg 143 km/h
Splitter11.1%avg 150 km/h
Sinker10.5%avg 155 km/h
Slider7.3%avg 139 km/h
Curveball0.4%avg 132 km/h

ADVANCED

Advanced metrics · 2026 season

BABIP

.310

K/9

11.07

BB/9

2.65

HR/9

0.91

Quality starts

10

Whiff%

28.5%

GAME LOG

Last 10 games · includes team result
DateOppInningsHitsERWalksStrikeoutsTeam
08.19vs DET4.14345W
08.11@ MIA5.05114L
08.05@ MIL5.02346L
07.31@ CIN4.07547L
07.25vs CHC5.165211L
07.19@ CLE7.07128W
07.12vs MIL5.13217W
07.07vs ATL6.08214W
07.01@ PHI4.06725L
06.26vs CIN5.06427L

SPLITS

Situational splits (2026)

Home

Opp AVG.218
IP77.2
K104
WHIP1.06

Away

Opp AVG.242
IP61.1
K67
WHIP1.26

vs LHP

Opp AVG.217
IP83.2
K96
WHIP1.12

vs RHP

Opp AVG.245
IP54.2
K75
WHIP1.19

RISP

Opp AVG.318
IP28.2
K28
WHIP1.53

YEAR BY YEAR

Year-by-year · Career trends

ERALower is better

▲ Trending down year over year
ERA by yearFrom 1.96 in 2024 to 3.95 in 2026. Lower is better for this stat.2024 ERA: 1.961.9620242025 ERA: 1.9720252026 ERA: 3.953.952026
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ERA year-by-year details
YearERA
20241.96
20251.97
20263.95

WHIPLower is better

▲ Trending down year over year
WHIP by yearFrom 0.95 in 2024 to 1.14 in 2026. Lower is better for this stat.2024 WHIP: 0.950.9520242025 WHIP: 0.9520252026 WHIP: 1.141.142026
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WHIP year-by-year details
YearWHIP
20240.95
20250.95
20261.14

Strikeouts

▼ Trending down year over year
Strikeouts by yearFrom 170 in 2024 to 171 in 2026.2024 Strikeouts: 17017020242025 Strikeouts: 21621620252026 Strikeouts: 1711712026
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Strikeouts year-by-year details
YearStrikeouts
2024170
2025216
2026171
YearTeamGamesERAWinsLossesSavesInningsStrikeoutsWalksWHIP
2024PIT231.961130133.0170320.95
2025PIT321.9710100187.2216420.95
2026PIT263.959110139.0171411.14