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Pitcher · 2026

Hunter Stratton

Age
30
B/T
R/R
Height
6' 4"
Weight
225 lb
Number
#63
Born
November 17, 1996 in Bristol, TN, USA
MLB debut
September 5, 2023
Drafted
2017, round 16
College
Walters State CC
dbWAR
.6
3 season(s)
IP
3.1
ERA
5.40
FIP
1.29
K/9
8.1
FIP−
31
100 = avg

Hunter Stratton is a relief pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates. In 2026 he struck out 3 batters over 3.1 innings across 3 appearances, going 0-0. His ERA of 5.40 was 29.3% higher than the league average of 4.18. Stripping out defence, his 1.29 FIP suggests he pitched better than his ERA shows. He missed bats on 16.7% of swings (8.9% of every pitch he threw), walked 0.0% of the batters he faced and struck out 20.0%. 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.

FIP1.29
K/98.1
WHIP1.80
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 LHB10104001.400.400.400.35610.0%
vs RHB552002.400.400.600.43040.0%

Pitch sequencing

What Hunter Stratton 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.

Four-Seam Fastball44.6%2596.82,49648.0%13.3%
Slider32.1%1884.92,64061.1%14.3%
Cutter19.6%1193.52,43854.5%25.0%
Hunter Stratton'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
2026303.100062305.401.291.808.10.0129310.1
202515019.011123111675.215.081.587.63.3125122-0.1
202436037.221137153373.583.251.177.91.788800.5

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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.