Pitcher · 2026
Hurston Waldrep
- Age
- 24
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Weight
- 210 lb
- Number
- #64
- Born
- March 1, 2002 in Cairo, GA, USA
- MLB debut
- June 9, 2024
- Drafted
- 2023, round 1
- College
- Florida
- High school
- Thomasville
- dbWAR
- .2 3 season(s)
- IP
- 10.2
- ERA
- 8.44
- FIP
- 8.43
- K/9
- 7.6
- FIP−
- 202 100 = avg
Hurston Waldrep is a starting pitcher for the Atlanta Braves. In 2026 he struck out 9 batters over 10.2 innings across 3 appearances, 2 of them starts, going 0-1. His ERA of 8.44 was 102.1% higher than the league average of 4.18. Stripping out defence, his 8.43 FIP suggests the ERA was no fluke. He missed bats on 23.3% of swings (9.3% of every pitch he threw), walked 17.9% of the batters he faced and struck out 16.1%. His -0.4 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.
Platoon splits
How left- and right-handed hitters fare against him.
| Split | PA | AB | H | HR | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA | K% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs LHB | 31 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 5 | .240 | .387 | .480 | .386 | 16.1% |
| vs RHB | 25 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 4 | .368 | .520 | .526 | .469 | 16.0% |
Pitch sequencing
What Hurston Waldrep 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.
| Sinker | 83 | 94.2 | 2,136 | 43.4% | 9.4% | |
| Splitter | 41 | 84.1 | 788 | 26.8% | 31.3% | |
| Cutter | 34 | 91.3 | 2,260 | 41.2% | 7.7% | |
| Slider | 31 | 85.2 | 2,251 | 41.9% | 38.5% | |
| Curveball | 26 | 80.9 | 2,158 | 42.3% | 50.0% |
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 2 | 10.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8.44 | 8.43 | 2.16 | 7.6 | 8.4 | 202 | 202 | -0.4 | |
| 2025 | 10 | 9 | 56.1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 18 | 55 | 22 | 2.88 | 3.21 | 1.19 | 8.8 | 3.5 | 69 | 77 | 1.1 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | 7.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 16.71 | 11.74 | 2.43 | 3.9 | 10.3 | 410 | 288 | -0.5 |
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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.