Hunter Brown
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Houston Astros#58 · SP

Hunter Brown

Age 28
Contract Value $5,710,000/yr
Size 6' 2" · 220
Throws RHP
Bats Right
From Detroit, MI
5–3
W-L
3.52
ERA
1.30
WHIP
100
K
92.0
IP
17
GS
57P-ScoreAVERAGE

Brown combines above avg contact management with above avg form. He ranks 67th among 218 qualified starters.

How P-Score works
Stats updated Sep 15, 5:02 AM ETLast game Sep 9 at PHI
Next startToday · 8:10 PM ET
Opponent
vs Kansas City Royals
Date / time
Sep 15 · 8:10 PM ET
Venue
Daikin Park
Rest
6 days
KC OPS vs RHP
.725 · 13th
Career vs KC
4.02 ERA · 3 GS
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Season overview

ERA
3.5250th
WHIP
1.30104th
K/9
9.841st
BB/9
4.5195th
FIP
4.1196th
HR/9
1.189th
IP/start
5.4127th
WAR
1.399th
How good is he?
StatPlayerMLB AvgPercentile
Run Prevention5750
AVERAGE
Skill6050
ABOVE AVG
Workload4850
BELOW AVG
Consistency5550
AVERAGE
Form6150
ABOVE AVG
Contact Management6450
ABOVE AVG

Recent form

Last 5 starts
ERA
3.183.52
▼ 0.34
K/9
10.59.8
▲ 0.7
BB/9
3.54.5
▼ 1.0
IP/start
5.75.4
▲ 0.3
Pitches/start
9794
▲ 3
·ERA improved by 0.34 over the last five starts.
·Strikeout rate rose from 9.8 to 10.5 K/9.
·Walk rate fell from 4.5 to 3.5 BB/9.

Game log

Last 10 starts · bar = innings completed
5.0 IP · 90 pitches
4 ER7 H · 7 K
ND
6.0 IP · 101 pitches · QS
2 ER6 H · 7 K
W
6.2 IP · 102 pitches · QS
1 ER5 H · 10 K
W
5.2 IP · 101 pitches
1 ER7 H · 4 K
ND
5.0 IP · 90 pitches
2 ER3 H · 5 K
L
5.0 IP · 89 pitches
3 ER5 H · 4 K
L
6.0 IP · 93 pitches · QS
3 ER3 H · 8 K
ND
5.2 IP · 104 pitches
2 ER6 H · 5 K
W
7.0 IP · 90 pitches · QS
0 ER2 H · 7 K
W
4.2 IP · 92 pitches
4 ER3 H · 4 K
L

Pitch arsenal (2026)

Usage %Velocity
  • Four-seam FB31.8%96.2 mph
  • Sinker29.7%96.0 mph
  • Knuckle Curve19.1%83.4 mph
  • Slider9.8%90.8 mph
  • Changeup9.5%87.5 mph

Hot / cold zones (vs RHB)

.360.222.059.205.333.278.222.360.192
  • Better than MLB avg
  • Similar to MLB avg
  • Worse than MLB avg

Monthly ERA (2026)

Minimum 1 GS

Splits

Home / away
Home (10 GS)
3.71
WHIP 1.41
Away (7 GS)
3.26
WHIP 1.16
0.45 ERA better on the road
vs handedness
vs LHH
.676
vs RHH
.657
.019 OPS better vs RHH
By monthERA · IP · K
September4.9111.014
August3.1828.131
July4.9427.123
June2.4514.215
March0.8410.217
Rest daysERA · WHIP · K/9
6+ days (13 GS)3.841.369.0
Sample sizes below four starts are not shown

Career

YearTeamW-LERAIPKWHIPFIPWAR
2026HOUHouston Astros5–33.5292.01001.304.111.3
202512–92.43185.12061.033.00
202411–93.49170.01791.273.43
202311–135.09155.21781.364.05
20222–00.8920.1221.081.97
Career5 yrs41–343.49623.16851.223.511.3

Frequently asked

What is Hunter Brown's ERA in 2026?+
3.52 across 17 starts and 92.0 innings, with a 1.30 WHIP and a 4.11 FIP. That ERA ranks 50th among qualified starters.
When is his next start?+
vs Kansas City Royals, Sep 15 · 8:10 PM ET.
What pitches does he throw?+
He throws four-seam fb (31.8% at 96.2 mph mph), sinker (29.7% at 96.0 mph mph), knuckle curve (19.1% at 83.4 mph mph), slider (9.8% at 90.8 mph mph), changeup (9.5% at 87.5 mph mph).
What is his P-Score?+
57 out of 100, which we label average — 67th among 218 qualified starters.
How has he pitched in his last 5 starts?+
A 3.18 ERA, 10.5 K/9, 3.5 BB/9.