Blade Tidwell
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San Francisco Giants#46 · SP

Blade Tidwell

Age 25
Contract Value $342,022/yr
Size 6' 3" · 244
Throws RHP
Bats Right
From Columbia, TN
1–2
W-L
4.56
ERA
1.20
WHIP
42
K
53.1
IP
8
GS
40P-ScoreBELOW AVG

He ranks 169th among 219 qualified starters.

How P-Score works
Stats updated Sep 18, 5:04 AM ETLast game Sep 15 at STL

Season overview

ERA
4.56134th
WHIP
1.2066th
K/9
7.1156th
BB/9
3.5139th
FIP
4.75152nd
HR/9
1.2103rd
IP/start
6.730th
WAR
0.4154th
How good is he?
StatPlayerMLB AvgPercentile
Run Prevention4350
BELOW AVG
Skill3850
WEAK
Workload3850
WEAK
Consistency3650
WEAK
Form4350
BELOW AVG
Contact Management3950
WEAK

Recent form

Last 5 starts
ERA
4.784.56
▲ 0.22
K/9
7.57.1
▲ 0.4
BB/9
3.83.5
▲ 0.2
IP/start
5.36.7
▼ 1.4
Pitches/start
9290
▲ 2
·Innings per start fell from 6.7 to 5.3.

Game log

Last 8 starts · bar = innings completed
6.2 IP · 95 pitches · QS
2 ER3 H · 4 K
W
4.0 IP · 78 pitches
4 ER5 H · 2 K
ND
5.0 IP · 95 pitches
2 ER2 H · 5 K
L
5.0 IP · 100 pitches
6 ER7 H · 4 K
L
5.2 IP · 93 pitches
0 ER3 H · 7 K
ND
4.1 IP · 63 pitches
6 ER3 H · 1 K
ND
5.2 IP · 96 pitches
1 ER4 H · 6 K
ND
5.0 IP · 100 pitches
2 ER6 H · 3 K
ND

Pitch arsenal (2026)

Usage %Velocity
  • Four-seam FB33.1%95.1 mph
  • Sweeper32.2%82.5 mph
  • Sinker17.4%93.1 mph
  • Slider9.0%88.0 mph
  • Changeup4.2%83.3 mph
  • Curveball4.1%83.4 mph

Hot / cold zones (vs RHB)

.188.250.625.105.250.241.143.231.000
  • Better than MLB avg
  • Similar to MLB avg
  • Worse than MLB avg

Monthly ERA (2026)

Minimum 1 GS

Splits

Home / away
Home (4 GS)
8.05
WHIP 1.47
Away (4 GS)
2.42
WHIP 1.03
5.63 ERA better on the road
vs handedness
vs LHH
.861
vs RHH
.464
.397 OPS better vs RHH
By monthERA · IP · K
September4.6015.211
August5.2625.221
Rest daysERA · WHIP · K/9
6+ days (7 GS)5.201.217.2
Sample sizes below four starts are not shown

Career

YearTeamW-LERAIPKWHIPFIPWAR
2026SFSan Francisco Giants1–24.5653.1421.204.750.4
20251–19.0015.0102.207.23
Career2 yrs2–35.5368.1521.425.290.4

Frequently asked

What is Blade Tidwell's ERA in 2026?+
4.56 across 8 starts and 53.1 innings, with a 1.20 WHIP and a 4.75 FIP. That ERA ranks 134th among qualified starters.
When is his next start?+
No probable start has been announced.
What pitches does he throw?+
He throws four-seam fb (33.1% at 95.1 mph mph), sweeper (32.2% at 82.5 mph mph), sinker (17.4% at 93.1 mph mph), slider (9.0% at 88.0 mph mph), changeup (4.2% at 83.3 mph mph), curveball (4.1% at 83.4 mph mph).
What is his P-Score?+
40 out of 100, which we label below avg — 169th among 219 qualified starters.
How has he pitched in his last 5 starts?+
A 4.78 ERA, 7.5 K/9, 3.8 BB/9.