Pitcher · 2026
AJ Blubaugh
- Age
- 26
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Weight
- 190 lb
- Number
- #69
- Born
- July 4, 2000 in Mansfield, OH, USA
- MLB debut
- April 30, 2025
- Drafted
- 2022, round 7
- College
- Wisconsin-Milwaukee
- dbWAR
- .4 2 season(s)
- IP
- 72.1
- ERA
- 3.61
- FIP
- 4.29
- K/9
- 9.2
- FIP−
- 103 100 = avg
AJ Blubaugh is a relief pitcher for the Houston Astros. In 2026 he struck out 74 batters over 72.1 innings across 44 appearances, going 4-2. His ERA of 3.61 was 13.6% lower than the league average of 4.18 — 6th of 17 on his team, and 188th of 467 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 4.29 FIP suggests that his ERA had some help behind him. He missed bats on 28.6% of swings (14.0% of every pitch he threw), walked 10.8% of the batters he faced and struck out 24.3%. His 0.3 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 | 161 | 138 | 26 | 5 | 18 | 40 | .188 | .275 | .348 | .277 | 24.8% |
| vs RHB | 144 | 124 | 30 | 5 | 15 | 34 | .242 | .329 | .419 | .331 | 23.6% |
Pitch sequencing
What AJ Blubaugh 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 Fastball | 641 | 95.7 | 2,257 | 50.1% | 22.8% | |
| Changeup | 271 | 85.6 | 2,346 | 33.6% | 32.0% | |
| Sweeper | 271 | 84.3 | 2,627 | 52.0% | 36.0% | |
| Cutter | 62 | 88.9 | 2,367 | 35.5% | 48.0% | |
| Curveball | 14 | 80.5 | 2,371 | 28.6% | 20.0% |
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 44 | 0 | 72.1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 56 | 29 | 74 | 33 | 3.61 | 4.29 | 1.23 | 9.2 | 4.1 | 86 | 103 | 0.3 | |
| 2025 | 11 | 3 | 32.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 35 | 11 | 1.69 | 4.42 | 0.88 | 9.8 | 3.1 | 41 | 106 | 0.1 |
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Similar players
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.