Pitcher · 2026
Sam Bachman
- Age
- 27
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Weight
- 235 lb
- Number
- #40
- Born
- September 30, 1999 in Indianapolis, IN, USA
- MLB debut
- May 26, 2023
- Drafted
- 2021, round 1
- College
- Miami (OH)
- dbWAR
- .2 2 season(s)
- IP
- 45.2
- ERA
- 4.14
- FIP
- 4.75
- K/9
- 9.1
- FIP−
- 114 100 = avg
Sam Bachman is a relief pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels. In 2026 he struck out 46 batters over 45.2 innings across 41 appearances, going 1-2. His ERA of 4.14 was 0.9% lower than the league average of 4.18 — 10th of 18 on his team, and 260th of 467 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 4.75 FIP suggests that his ERA had some help behind him. He missed bats on 33.1% of swings (14.6% of every pitch he threw), walked 13.6% of the batters he faced and struck out 23.2%. 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.
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 | 100 | 80 | 17 | 4 | 19 | 27 | .212 | .370 | .425 | .356 | 27.0% |
| vs RHB | 98 | 88 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 19 | .193 | .276 | .284 | .259 | 19.4% |
Pitch sequencing
What Sam Bachman 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.
| Slider | 387 | 88.5 | 2,672 | 49.4% | 38.9% | |
| Sinker | 236 | 98.7 | 2,352 | 41.1% | 20.5% | |
| Changeup | 109 | 91.7 | 1,867 | 45.9% | 32.6% | |
| Four-Seam Fastball | 24 | 98.5 | 2,299 | 45.8% | 33.3% |
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 41 | 0 | 45.2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 21 | 46 | 27 | 4.14 | 4.75 | 1.34 | 9.1 | 5.3 | 99 | 114 | -0.1 | |
| 2025 | 23 | 0 | 20.1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 14 | 18 | 10 | 6.20 | 3.63 | 1.57 | 8.0 | 4.4 | 149 | 87 | 0.2 |
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Nearest 2026 seasons by command, run prevention and role, on rate statistics rather than totals.
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.