2026 Stats
W-L
1-1
ERA
3.15
WHIP
1.30
K
17
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2026 Fantasy Outlook
The Pirates have been widely second-guessed for their handling of Chandler in 2025. He had a 1.42 ERA, 0.67 WHIP and 36:7 K:BB at Triple-A on May 1, and there was no apparent reason for him to not get the call. Things went south from there, as Chandler lost his control. Over the next three-plus months at Triple-A, Chandler walked four or more batters in six of 18 starts while logging a 1.75 WHIP and 85:46 K:BB in 74.2 innings. The Pirates finally gave him a shot in late-August after waiting long enough to not exhaust his rookie eligibility in 2025. Chandler pitched like the pitcher those highest on him expected him to be, with the exception of a blowup outing Sept. 7 against the Brewers in which he gave up nine earned runs in 2.2 innings. Excluding that start, Chandler had a 1.57 ERA, 0.59 WHIP and 28:1 K:BB in 28.2 innings across six outings. The 23-year-old power righty has three plus pitches in his 99-mph fastball, 92-mph changeup and 89-mph slider. His fastball and slider have projected as easy plus pitches for a couple years, but his changeup actually led the way with a 39.6 percent whiff rate against big leaguers. Chandler is young and throws very hard, but he's also got a workhorse 6-foot-3 frame and minimal injury history, having logged 110-plus innings in three straight seasons. With good health and the same command he showed at the beginning and end of 2025, Chandler could emerge as one of the game's best young starters. Read Past Outlooks
Signed a one-year contract with the Pirates in August of 2025.
First win of 2026
Chandler (1-1) earned the win against the Rays on Friday, allowing one run on three hits and one walk while striking out three across six innings.
Analysis
Chandler punched out only three batters while generating eight whiffs, but he was incredibly efficient with his pitches, tossing 62 strikes on 90 pitches. He retired 15 of the first 16 batters he faced, and he limited the damage in the sixth inning to one run after allowing three baserunners. Not only was it Chandler's first win of the season, it was also his first quality start and the first time he has completed six frames. He has yielded three earned runs or fewer in each of his first four outings of the season and has a 3.15 ERA, 1.30 WHIP and 17:13 K:BB across 20 innings. Chandler is lined up to face the Rangers on the road next week.
Chandler punched out only three batters while generating eight whiffs, but he was incredibly efficient with his pitches, tossing 62 strikes on 90 pitches. He retired 15 of the first 16 batters he faced, and he limited the damage in the sixth inning to one run after allowing three baserunners. Not only was it Chandler's first win of the season, it was also his first quality start and the first time he has completed six frames. He has yielded three earned runs or fewer in each of his first four outings of the season and has a 3.15 ERA, 1.30 WHIP and 17:13 K:BB across 20 innings. Chandler is lined up to face the Rangers on the road next week.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
86
Last 10 Games
86
Last 5 Games
86
How many pitches does Bubba Chandler generally throw?
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What part of the game does Bubba Chandler generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-27%
BAA vs LHP
2026
-14%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024vs Left | .169 | 20 | 6 | 15 | 2 | |||
| Since 2024vs Right | .232 | 28 | 11 | 23 | 2 | |||
| 2026vs Left | .167 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | |||
| 2026vs Right | .195 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 1 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .169 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 1 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .259 | 15 | 2 | 15 | 1 | |||
| 2024vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2024vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-68%
ERA on Road
2026
-20%
ERA on Road
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024Home | 5.54 | 1.31 | 26.0 | 7.6 | 2.8 | ||||
| Since 2024Away | 1.78 | 0.83 | 25.1 | 9.2 | 3.2 | ||||
| 2026Home | 3.48 | 1.26 | 10.1 | 6.1 | 4.4 | ||||
| 2026Away | 2.79 | 1.34 | 9.2 | 9.3 | 7.4 | ||||
| 2025Home | 6.89 | 1.34 | 15.2 | 8.6 | 1.7 | ||||
| 2025Away | 1.15 | 0.51 | 15.2 | 9.2 | 0.6 | ||||
| 2024Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Bubba Chandler 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
1.31K/9
7.7BB/9
5.9HR/9
0.9Fastball
98.9 mphERA
3.15WHIP
1.30BABIP
.218GB/FB
1.10Left On Base
77.6%Exit Velocity
84.7 mphBarrels/BBE
7.1%Spin Rate
2393 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
28.6%Swinging Strike
11.3%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Chandler, who is on the short list of candidates for best pitching prospect alive, could win a rotation spot this spring after building up to 119.2 innings in his age-21 season. The 6-foot-2 righty boasts an upper-90s fastball (can touch 100 mph) with excellent movement, a hard, biting upper-80s slider (touches 91 mph) and a potentially plus changeup. His 9.4 percent walk rate at Triple-A was his highest mark in the upper levels, but with the challenge system at Triple-A, many pitchers actually threw more strikes after getting promoted to the majors last year, so there's no real concern with Chandler's ability to throw enough strikes to start. He was particularly dominant down the stretch, going between five and seven innings in each of his final eight starts while logging a 1.75 ERA, 0.95 WHIP and 61:15 K:BB in 46.1 innings. His redraft price will soar if he has a predictably good spring.
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Strikes out four over 5.1 innings
Chandler didn't factor into the decision Sunday against the Cubs, allowing three runs on five hits and two walks with four strikeouts across 5.1 innings.
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Undone by control issues
Chandler (0-1) took the loss Monday against the Padres, allowing three runs on five hits and four walks while striking out four over 4.1 innings.
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Allows no hits in no-decision
Chandler didn't factor into the decision in Tuesday's 8-3 win over the Reds, giving up an unearned run over 4.1 no-hit innings. He walked six and struck out six.
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Dominates in spring start
Chandler struck out eight batters over five innings of one-run ball Thursday against Atlanta. He allowed one hit and one walk.
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Struggles with control again
Chandler allowed two earned runs on three hits and three walks with two strikeouts across 1.1 innings in Saturday's Grapefruit League game against the Astros.
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Could make Opening Day roster
Chandler could earn a spot on Pittsburgh's Opening Day roster with a strong performance in spring training, Griffin Floyd of PittsburghBaseballNow.com reports.
Analysis
The 22-year-old is the organization's top prospect and was dominant after receiving a midseason promotion to Triple-A Indianapolis with a 1.83 ERA, 1.05 WHIP and 54:15 K:BB over 39.1 innings. Former top prospects Paul Skenes and Jared Jones anchored Pittsburgh's rotation in 2024, and Chandler could soon join them.
The 22-year-old is the organization's top prospect and was dominant after receiving a midseason promotion to Triple-A Indianapolis with a 1.83 ERA, 1.05 WHIP and 54:15 K:BB over 39.1 innings. Former top prospects Paul Skenes and Jared Jones anchored Pittsburgh's rotation in 2024, and Chandler could soon join them.