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Pitcher · 2026

A.J. Minter

Age
33
B/T
L/L
Height
6' 0"
Weight
215 lb
Number
#33
Born
September 2, 1993 in Tyler, TX, USA
MLB debut
August 23, 2017
Drafted
2012, round 38
College
Texas A&M
High school
Brook Hill
Salary, 2026
$11M
dbWAR
.5
3 season(s)
IP
27.0
ERA
2.33
FIP
4.31
K/9
7.3
FIP−
103
100 = avg

A.J. Minter is a relief pitcher for the New York Mets. In 2026 he struck out 22 batters over 27.0 innings across 28 appearances, going 1-2. His ERA of 2.33 was 44.1% lower than the league average of 4.18 — the third best on his team, and 41st of 467 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 4.31 FIP suggests that his ERA had some help behind him. He missed bats on 22.8% of swings (12.0% of every pitch he threw), walked 2.8% of the batters he faced and struck out 20.2%. His 0.1 dbWAR is built from that FIP rather than runs allowed, so it credits him for what he controls and not for the defence behind him.

League context

Percentile among qualified pitchers, 2026.

FIP4.31
K/97.3
WHIP1.04
WAR.1

Platoon splits

How left- and right-handed hitters fare against him.

Opponent batting by the side the hitter bats from, 2026. Counted from play-by-play, so totals can differ from the box-score season line by a plate appearance or two.
SplitPAABHHRBBSOAVGOBPSLGwOBAK%
vs LHB5249143212.286.314.531.36223.1%
vs RHB5755112110.200.228.364.24917.5%

Pitch sequencing

What A.J. Minter throws in each count, and what he follows each pitch with. Select any cell for the breakdown.

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Pitch arsenal

What he throws, how hard, and how often it misses in 2026.

Cutter55.8%21888.82,53245.4%25.6%
Four-Seam Fastball29.9%11793.12,42845.3%21.7%
Changeup9.7%3886.21,58128.9%11.1%
Sinker4.6%1893.12,46244.4%14.3%
A.J. Minter's arsenal by usage. Velocity is average release speed in mph, spin in rpm, and whiff rate is misses per swing — the cleanest single measure of whether a pitch beats hitters.

Pitching

Standard and advanced, by season.

Trend
202628027.01202572232.334.311.047.31.0561030.1
202513011.0000621451.641.951.0011.54.139470.3
202439034.1541241035112.624.451.029.22.9641090.0

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Nearest 2026 seasons by command, run prevention and role, on rate statistics rather than totals.

How these are computed

wOBA uses linear weights measured from this season's own play-by-play rather than published constants, and wRC+ is park-adjusted against that same league. dbWAR is our own open implementation — not fWAR or bWAR — and the full derivation, including its simplifications, is on the methodology page.