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Lance McCullers

P · HOU

32 yrs

Pitcher

15-Day IL· shoulder

Description

Position: P
Team: HOU
Type: Pitcher
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Born: 1993-10-02
Age: 32
Country: USA
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 200 lb
Last active: 2026

Career Résumé

9 seasons

Seasons	9 2015–2026
Games	154
W-L	53-40
ERA	3.85
WHIP	1.30
IP	813
SO	904
SV	0

Pitching Projections

2026 · per ~700 BF

Stat	Proj	Range (p10–p90)	vs LY
SO	154	139–188	-1
BB	76	61–91	-4
HR	22	14–28	-2
Hits	149	124–167	-4
ER	80	64–111	-9

Pitching

Regular season

Season	Tm	W	L	ERA	WHIP	G	GS	IP	SO	BB	HR	ER	xERA	Brl%
2026	HOU	2	3	6.86	1.53	8	8	39.1	43	22	7	30	4.49	8.6%
2025	HOU	2	5	6.51	1.81	16	13	55.1	61	39	10	40	5.34	11.4%
2022WS Champ	HOU	4	2	2.27	1.24	8	8	47.2	50	22	4	12	3.57	4.9%
2021	HOU	13	5	3.16	1.22	28	28	162.1	185	76	13	57	3.37	5.3%
2020	HOU	3	3	3.93	1.16	11	11	55.0	56	20	5	24	4.58	10.3%
2018	HOU	10	6	3.86	1.17	25	22	128.1	142	50	12	55	3.76	8.2%
2017All-Star	HOU	7	4	4.25	1.30	22	22	118.2	132	40	8	56	3.60	4.6%
2016	HOU	6	5	3.22	1.54	14	14	81.0	106	45	5	29	3.48	5.5%
2015	HOU	6	7	3.22	1.19	22	22	125.2	129	43	10	45	3.72	6.7%

Fielding

Regular season · OAA 2016+

Season	Pos	G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	FLD%	RF/9	OAA
2026	P	8	8	39.1	2	4	1	2	.857	1.37	—
2025	P	16	13	55.1	7	6	1	0	.929	2.11	—
2022WS Champ	P	8	8	47.2	2	2	0	0	1.000	0.76	—
2021	P	28	28	162.1	15	13	0	0	1.000	1.55	—
2020	P	11	11	55.0	11	6	1	0	.944	2.78	—
2018	P	25	22	128.1	20	14	1	0	.971	2.38	—
2017All-Star	P	22	22	118.2	13	15	3	2	.903	2.12	—
2016	P	14	14	81.0	9	10	0	4	1.000	2.11	—
2015	P	22	22	125.2	11	11	1	1	.957	1.58	—

Pitching game log

2026 · last 8

Date		Opp	Res	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	Pit
2026-05-13	vs	SEA	W	ND	5.1	7	2	2	2	2	6	90
2026-05-06	vs	LAD	L	L	2.2	4	6	6	1	3	4	70
2026-04-30	@	BAL	W	W	6.0	2	3	3	0	4	9	99
2026-04-24	vs	NYY	L	L	5.0	6	7	5	2	4	3	92
2026-04-18	vs	STL	L	L	5.0	5	4	4	1	3	4	91
2026-04-11	@	SEA	L	ND	4.1	5	6	6	1	2	4	79
2026-04-05	@	ATH	L	ND	4.0	5	3	3	0	3	4	79
2026-03-30	vs	BOS	W	W	7.0	4	1	1	0	1	9	96

2026 · vs 168

K/9

9.882

BB/9

5.04

HR/9

1.621

ERA

6.863

WHIP

1.5313

xERA

4.4939

Brl%A

8.6%39

PlayerMedian (50th)percentile vs league

Career Highs

Stat	Best	Year
Wins	13	2021
SO	185	2021
SV	0	2026
ERA	2.27	2022
WHIP	1.16	2020

Comparable Players

2026 · stat-profile similarity

Griffin CanningSD30y
6.64 ERA · 41 K · 1.57 WHIP
90%
vs
Tatsuya ImaiHOU28y
6.15 ERA · 48 K · 1.44 WHIP
88%
vs
Brandon SproatMIL25y
5.94 ERA · 63 K · 1.46 WHIP
86%
vs
Tyler MahleSF31y
6.04 ERA · 57 K · 1.54 WHIP
83%
vs
Jack FlahertyDET30y
5.35 ERA · 78 K · 1.57 WHIP
80%
vs

Accolades

All-Star		2017
World Series Champion	2×	2017, 2022

Career Arc

ERA by season · taller = better

Year over Year

pitching trajectory

Yr	Tm	W	ERA	WHIP	SO	IP
18	HOU	10	3.86	1.17	142	128
20	HOU	3▼	3.93▲	1.16▼	56▼	55▼
21	HOU	13▲	3.16▼	1.22▲	185▲	162▲
22	HOU	4▼	2.27▼	1.24▲	50▼	48▼
25	HOU	2▼	6.51▲	1.81▲	61▲	55▲
26	HOU	2	6.86▲	1.53▼	43▼	39▼

Career Milestones

chase to the next mark

Wins53

47 to 100

Strikeouts904

96 to 1,000

Season

Pitch Arsenal

2025 · Statcast

Pitch	Use	Velo	Spin
Sweeper	32%	82.8	2880
Sinker	25%	91.5	2237
Changeup	17%	86.7	1855
Knuckle-curve	16%	82.3	2993
4-Seam	5%	91.8	2292
Cutter	5%	89.3	2510

Plate Discipline

2025 · induced

20.2%

Chase

lg 28.5%

61.7%

Z-Swing

lg 67%

23.8%

Whiff

lg 24.5%

76.2%

Contact

lg 76%

47.2%

Zone

lg 48.5%

28.3%

CSW

lg 28%

1,160 pitches · green/red vs league avg

Statcast Trend

xERA by season · taller = better

Barrel% Against by season · taller = better

Per game	10.8
Ceiling (90th)	28.0
Floor (10th)	0.2
Std dev	11.8
Boom rate	25%
Bust rate	38%
Profile	Volatile