2026 Stats
W-L
0-0
ERA
0.00
WHIP
0.50
K
0
SV
1
Rest-of-Season Projections
2026 Fantasy Outlook
The hard-throwing righty was once one of the game's premier pitching prospects but has come nowhere close to living up to that potential. Now 29 years old, he owns a 5.17 ERA and 1.45 WHIP across 156.2 career innings, most of which have come as as reliever. The Astros plan to give him a chance to start, and if they can somehow flip a switch to get him back to the guy he was prior to his big-league debut, he could be a possible deep sleeper. The much more likely outcome is that he winds up back in the bullpen, likely pitching in low-leverage. Read Past Outlooks
Signed a one-year, $1.35 million contract with the Astros in October of 2025.
Earns first save of 2026
Pearson collected the save in Sunday's 8-5 win over the Cubs, issuing one walk in a scoreless ninth inning.
Analysis
Bryan King pitched out of the bullpen both Friday and Saturday and Bryan Abreu was deployed in the eighth inning of Sunday's game, so the Astros turned to Pearson to close things out. Pearson issued a walk to Pete Crow-Armstrong but got out of the inning unscathed after retiring the next three batters, needing 20 pitches (11 strikes) to get out of the frame. It was the first save of the season for Pearson and his first since the 2024 season. With King, Abreu and a soon-to-return Josh Hader (biceps) all ahead of him in the ninth-inning pecking order, Pearson is unlikely to see many more save opportunities this season.
Bryan King pitched out of the bullpen both Friday and Saturday and Bryan Abreu was deployed in the eighth inning of Sunday's game, so the Astros turned to Pearson to close things out. Pearson issued a walk to Pete Crow-Armstrong but got out of the inning unscathed after retiring the next three batters, needing 20 pitches (11 strikes) to get out of the frame. It was the first save of the season for Pearson and his first since the 2024 season. With King, Abreu and a soon-to-return Josh Hader (biceps) all ahead of him in the ninth-inning pecking order, Pearson is unlikely to see many more save opportunities this season.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
16
Last 10 Games
16
Last 5 Games
16
How many pitches does Nate Pearson generally throw?
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What part of the game does Nate Pearson generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-7%
BAA vs RHP
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| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024vs Left | .288 | 36 | 18 | 42 | 6 | |||
| Since 2024vs Right | .267 | 45 | 14 | 47 | 8 | |||
| 2026vs Left | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2026vs Right | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .400 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 2 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .333 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .271 | 35 | 12 | 32 | 4 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .255 | 39 | 9 | 35 | 8 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-7%
ERA at Home
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| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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| Since 2024Home | 5.04 | 1.41 | 44.2 | 8.9 | 2.6 | ||||
| Since 2024Away | 5.40 | 1.51 | 38.1 | 8.7 | 4.5 | ||||
| 2026Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2026Away | 0.00 | 0.50 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 4.5 | ||||
| 2025Home | 9.00 | 1.88 | 8.0 | 6.8 | 2.3 | ||||
| 2025Away | 9.45 | 2.55 | 6.2 | 1.4 | 10.8 | ||||
| 2024Home | 4.17 | 1.31 | 36.2 | 9.3 | 2.7 | ||||
| 2024Away | 4.85 | 1.35 | 29.2 | 10.9 | 3.0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Nate Pearson compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 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 30 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 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
0.00K/9
0.0BB/9
4.5HR/9
0.0Fastball
98.5 mphERA
0.00WHIP
0.50BABIP
.000GB/FB
0.50Left On Base
100.0%Exit Velocity
75.6 mphBarrels/BBE
0.0%Spin Rate
2421 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
0.0%Swinging Strike
3.2%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Pearson has been on the scene for what seems like forever since being drafted in the first round of the 2017 draft. Yet, he has pitched just over 400 innings of professional baseball over that time due to multiple injuries, a pandemic and overall ineffectiveness. Pearson, through it all, can still bring the heat but often falls behind in counts and is forced to rely on that heat, which batters hunt with confidence. Pearson, when things are going right, is spinning breaking balls that are tough on hitters. The challenge has been that those moments were too infrequent, and the Jays decided to trade him to the Cubs near the deadline. The Cubs added a sinker to his pitch mix and helped him mechanically by allowing him to cut down on his walks, but the homers remain. Pearson has the fastball to work the late innings but lacks the rest of the skills necessary to be trusted in high-leverage situations with regularity. Reliever volatility is well-known, so anything is possible if his true talent level can ever be unlocked.
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Returning to bullpen
The Astros reinstated Pearson (elbow) from the 15-day injured list Tuesday.
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Nearing return from IL
Pearson (elbow) could be activated from the 15-day injured list during Houston's series against Minnesota, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.
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Will return as reliever
Pearson (elbow) is being built up as a reliever on his rehab assignment, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.
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Kicks off rehab assignment
Pearson (elbow) permitted one run on one hit and four walks over two innings in his first rehab start with Triple-A Sugar Land on Thursday.
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Moving closer to rehab assignment
Pearson (elbow) faced live hitters for the second time in an extended spring training game Friday, MLB.com reports.
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Hoping to start again
Pearson wants to consider returning to a starting role in 2025, reports Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca.
Analysis
The likes of Jordan Hicks, Reynaldo Lopez and Garrett Crochet have made the successful transition from the bullpen to the rotation this season, and Pearson hopes he'll be able to follow a similar path. The 27-year-old righty was one of Toronto's top prospects but has a rough injury history, which resulted in him being shifted to the bullpen the past two seasons. Pearson hasn't exactly excelled in relief this year with a 5.54 ERA, 1.50 WHIP and 50:15 K:BB across 37.1 innings, but the encouraging news is he's been able to stay healthy after also doing so in 2023. Two straight healthy campaigns could be enough for the Blue Jays to consider stretching him back out as a starter.
The likes of Jordan Hicks, Reynaldo Lopez and Garrett Crochet have made the successful transition from the bullpen to the rotation this season, and Pearson hopes he'll be able to follow a similar path. The 27-year-old righty was one of Toronto's top prospects but has a rough injury history, which resulted in him being shifted to the bullpen the past two seasons. Pearson hasn't exactly excelled in relief this year with a 5.54 ERA, 1.50 WHIP and 50:15 K:BB across 37.1 innings, but the encouraging news is he's been able to stay healthy after also doing so in 2023. Two straight healthy campaigns could be enough for the Blue Jays to consider stretching him back out as a starter.