2026 Stats
W-L
2-5
ERA
4.48
WHIP
1.43
K
57
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2026 Fantasy Outlook
Nobody missed Tropicana Field more than Baz, as he was dreadful pitching in Steinbrenner Field. Baz pitched to a 5.90 ERA and 1.46 at home, where he also allowed 18 of his 26 home runs on the season, undoing any good his 16.9 K-BB percentage in those start did. He toiled to a more serviceable 3.86 ERA and 1.21 WHIP on the road despite a lower K-BB percentage of 14.6. Baz worked to drop his ineffective slider for a cutter, but that is a work in progress. That pitch had a .337 average against, while his four-seamer, curve and change-up were all under .245. Baz's ultimate issue is righties, as 17 of his 26 homers came against righties despite his fastball, curve and cutter all having good indicators. His command waivers in starts, and things quickly fell apart for him in some starts, including the one where he allowed five homers to the Yankees in Steinbrenner in late August. Baz has the pieces for success if he can ever find some consistency with his command. After all, he had 13 outings where he allowed two or fewer earned runs and another three with 10+ strikeouts in 2025. After his trade to the Orioles, he'll still benefit from a move from a hitter-friendly park to Camden Yards. Read Past Outlooks
Signed a five-year, $68 million extension with the Orioles in March of 2026.
Dazzles against former team
Baz (2-5) picked up the win Tuesday, allowing one run on seven hits and two walks over seven innings in a 6-1 victory over the Rays. He struck out nine.
Analysis
The nine Ks were a season high for the right-hander, who racked up 31 called or swinging strikes among his 99 pitches (69 total strikes). Baz has reeled off three straight quality starts, his first ones in a Baltimore uniform, and over that stretch he's delivered a 2.25 ERA, 1.15 WHIP and 19:8 K:BB over 20 innings as he shows signs of turning his season around. He'll look to stay locked in for his next start, which is scheduled to come on the road early next week in Boston.
The nine Ks were a season high for the right-hander, who racked up 31 called or swinging strikes among his 99 pitches (69 total strikes). Baz has reeled off three straight quality starts, his first ones in a Baltimore uniform, and over that stretch he's delivered a 2.25 ERA, 1.15 WHIP and 19:8 K:BB over 20 innings as he shows signs of turning his season around. He'll look to stay locked in for his next start, which is scheduled to come on the road early next week in Boston.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
97
Last 10 Games
99
Last 5 Games
99
How many pitches does Shane Baz generally throw?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-1%
BAA vs LHP
2026
-16%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024vs Left | .240 | 162 | 64 | 143 | 18 | |||
| Since 2024vs Right | .242 | 140 | 54 | 137 | 24 | |||
| 2026vs Left | .286 | 34 | 19 | 42 | 3 | |||
| 2026vs Right | .240 | 23 | 8 | 23 | 4 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .255 | 95 | 27 | 77 | 9 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .245 | 81 | 37 | 81 | 17 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .164 | 33 | 18 | 24 | 6 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .237 | 36 | 9 | 33 | 3 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-26%
ERA on Road
2026
-3%
ERA on Road
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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| Since 2024Home | 5.02 | 1.34 | 145.1 | 9.7 | 3.1 | ||||
| Since 2024Away | 3.72 | 1.23 | 164.2 | 8.0 | 3.7 | ||||
| 2026Home | 4.55 | 1.52 | 27.2 | 9.1 | 2.6 | ||||
| 2026Away | 4.42 | 1.36 | 36.2 | 7.1 | 4.7 | ||||
| 2025Home | 5.90 | 1.46 | 82.1 | 10.2 | 3.5 | ||||
| 2025Away | 3.86 | 1.21 | 84.0 | 8.9 | 3.4 | ||||
| 2024Home | 3.31 | 0.93 | 35.1 | 8.9 | 2.5 | ||||
| 2024Away | 2.86 | 1.16 | 44.0 | 7.0 | 3.5 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Shane Baz 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
2.11K/9
8.0BB/9
3.8HR/9
1.0Fastball
96.3 mphERA
4.48WHIP
1.43BABIP
.318GB/FB
1.16Left On Base
71.8%Exit Velocity
82.8 mphBarrels/BBE
5.5%Spin Rate
2419 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
22.7%Swinging Strike
8.9%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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While it seems as if Baz is a major-league vet getting ready for free agency, the fact remains he has pitched fewer than 120 innings at the big-league level and is 7-5 with a 3.38 ERA over 23 career starts. Baz missed all of 2023 recovering from Tommy John surgery and worked nearly 40 innings in Triple-A trying to regain his velocity before finally returning to the major-league roster in early July. Baz never did fully regain his velocity as his average fastball was roughly half a click below where things were in 2022, but his other pitches performed extremely well as the league hit below .170 off all his non-fastball offerings. It was also encouraging to see Baz work six or more innings in six of his final eight starts as he got closer to the full two-year mark from his surgery and his command improved. Baz should be all systems go for 2025, but this is still a pitcher whose 108.2 innings last year between Durham and Tampa Bay is a career high.
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Strong start wasted Wednesday
Baz didn't factor into the decision Wednesday as the Orioles were downed 5-3 by the Rays, allowing one run on two hits and three walks over six innings. He struck out six.
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Stuck with tough loss Friday
Baz (1-5) took the loss Friday, giving up three runs on six hits and three walks over seven innings as the Orioles were downed 3-2 by the Nationals. He struck out four.
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Hit hard in fourth loss
Baz (1-4) took the loss Wednesday as the Orioles were downed 6-2 by the A's, coughing up five runs on five hits and three walks over 4.2 innings. He struck out five.
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Knocked around in third loss
Baz (1-3) took the loss Monday against the Yankees, allowing six runs (five earned) on five hits and five walks in 5.2 innings. He struck out four.
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Finally gets in win column
Baz (1-2) picked up the win Tuesday, allowing one run on six hits and one walk over 5.2 innings in the Orioles' 5-3 victory over the Astros. He struck out six.
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Could be bound for Baltimore
The Orioles and Rays are in serious talks about a trade that would send Baz to Baltimore, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports.
Analysis
The Rays would receive prospects in return. Baz finished the 2025 campaign with a 4.87 ERA and 176:64 K:BB across 166.1 innings covering 31 starts, though George M. Steinbrenner Field was partly to blame for his bloated ERA since he had a 5.90 ERA at the Rays' temporary home. If the deal goes through, Baz would receive a fresh start in Baltimore.
The Rays would receive prospects in return. Baz finished the 2025 campaign with a 4.87 ERA and 176:64 K:BB across 166.1 innings covering 31 starts, though George M. Steinbrenner Field was partly to blame for his bloated ERA since he had a 5.90 ERA at the Rays' temporary home. If the deal goes through, Baz would receive a fresh start in Baltimore.