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
6–4
W-L
3.19
ERA
1.27
WHIP
124
K
107.1
IP
20
GS
62P-ScoreABOVE AVG

Brown combines strong form with above avg contact management. He ranks 39th among 226 qualified starters.

How P-Score works
Stats updated Oct 14, 3:31 AM ETLast game Sep 25 at ATH

Season overview

ERA
3.1934th
WHIP
1.27104th
K/9
10.426th
BB/9
4.6206th
FIP
3.7765th
HR/9
0.955th
IP/start
5.4
WAR
1.976th
How good is he?
StatPlayerMLB AvgPercentile
Run Prevention6450
ABOVE AVG
Skill6450
ABOVE AVG
Workload5050
AVERAGE
Consistency5650
AVERAGE
Form7150
STRONG
Contact Management6650
ABOVE AVG

Recent form

Last 5 starts
ERA
2.733.19
▼ 0.46
K/9
13.010.4
▲ 2.6
BB/9
3.84.6
▼ 0.9
IP/start
5.35.4
▼ 0.1
Pitches/start
9694
▲ 2
·ERA improved by 0.46 over the last five starts.
·Strikeout rate rose from 10.4 to 13.0 K/9.
·Walk rate fell from 4.6 to 3.8 BB/9.

Game log

Last 10 starts · bar = innings completed
5.1 IP · 100 pitches
1 ER2 H · 4 K
L
5.0 IP · 98 pitches
0 ER3 H · 10 K
ND
5.0 IP · 91 pitches
1 ER2 H · 10 K
W
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

Pitch arsenal (2026)

Usage %Velocity
  • Sinker30.9%96.0 mph
  • Four-seam FB30.4%96.2 mph
  • Knuckle Curve18.0%83.4 mph
  • Changeup8.9%87.5 mph
  • Slider8.8%90.7 mph
  • Cutter2.0%93.0 mph
  • Slurve1.0%86.9 mph

Hot / cold zones (vs RHB)

.321.205.053.222.308.200.200.379.200
  • Better than MLB avg
  • Similar to MLB avg
  • Worse than MLB avg

Monthly ERA (2026)

Minimum 1 GS

Splits

Home / away
Home (12 GS)
3.27
WHIP 1.34
Away (8 GS)
3.07
WHIP 1.16
0.20 ERA better on the road
vs handedness
vs LHH
.655
vs RHH
.595
.060 OPS better vs RHH
By monthERA · IP · K
September2.7326.138
August3.1828.131
July4.9427.123
June2.4514.215
March0.8410.217
Rest daysERA · WHIP · K/9
5 days (5 GS)2.300.9911.5
6+ days (14 GS)3.701.349.6
Sample sizes below four starts are not shown

Career

YearTeamW-LERAIPKWHIPFIPWAR
2026HOUHouston Astros6–43.19107.11241.273.771.9
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 yrs42–353.44638.27091.223.471.9

Frequently asked

What is Hunter Brown's ERA in 2026?+
3.19 across 20 starts and 107.1 innings, with a 1.27 WHIP and a 3.77 FIP. That ERA ranks 34th among qualified starters.
When is his next start?+
No probable start has been announced.
What pitches does he throw?+
He throws sinker (30.9% at 96.0 mph mph), four-seam fb (30.4% at 96.2 mph mph), knuckle curve (18.0% at 83.4 mph mph), changeup (8.9% at 87.5 mph mph), slider (8.8% at 90.7 mph mph), cutter (2.0% at 93.0 mph mph), slurve (1.0% at 86.9 mph mph).
What is his P-Score?+
62 out of 100, which we label above avg — 39th among 226 qualified starters.
How has he pitched in his last 5 starts?+
A 2.73 ERA, 13.0 K/9, 3.8 BB/9.