Players · B · 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, United States
- MLB debut
- May 26, 2023
- Drafted
- 2021, round 1
- College
- Miami (OH)
- dbWAR
- .3 3 season(s)
- IP
- 48.2
- ERA
- 4.81
- FIP
- 4.99
- K/9
- 9.1
- FIP−
- 119 100 = avg
Sam Bachman is a relief pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels. In 2026 he struck out 49 batters over 48.2 innings across 44 appearances, going 1-3. His ERA of 4.81 is 15.1% higher than the league average of 4.18 — 13th of 21 on his team, and 383rd of 538 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 4.99 FIP suggests the ERA was no fluke. He missed bats on 33.3% of swings (14.6% of every pitch he threw), walked 13.4% of the batters he faced and struck out 22.6%. His -0.2 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.
WAR by season
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
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 | 107 | 86 | 21 | 5 | 20 | 29 | .244 | .393 | .488 | .388 | 27.1% |
| vs RHB | 110 | 98 | 20 | 2 | 9 | 20 | .204 | .291 | .286 | .269 | 18.2% |
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, how often it misses, and what hitters do with it.
| Slider | 427 | 88.3 | 2,671 | 47.8% | 38.2% | 105 | .200 | .601 | |
| Sinker | 250 | 98.6 | 2,349 | 40.8% | 20.9% | 49 | .204 | .667 | |
| Changeup | 119 | 91.7 | 1,870 | 48.7% | 35.8% | 26 | .308 | 1.015 | |
| Four-Seam Fastball | 29 | 98.4 | 2,314 | 44.8% | 30.0% | 5 | — | — |
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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.