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Lance McCullers Jr.

Starting Pitcher  ·  Houston Astros  ·  #43

Bats/ThrowsLeft/Right
Height6' 1"
Weight200 lbs
BirthplaceTampa, FL
MLB Debut2015
Draft2012: Rd 1, Pk 41 (HOU)

📊Full Stat Line (2026)

G10
GS8
QS2
HLD1
H41
ER32
HR7
BB27
K/99.82
WAR-0.86

🤚Career Splits by Handedness

vs Left-Handed Batters
AVG.246
OBP.358
SLG.493
OPS.851
81 PA  ·  Ranks #489 of 640 qualified pitchers
vs Right-Handed Batters
AVG.214
OBP.377
SLG.429
OPS.806
53 PA  ·  Ranks #489 of 659 qualified pitchers

Career totals from real plate-appearance data — lower OPS allowed is better for a pitcher.

⚔️This Season vs. Each Opponent

Opponent ERAIPKBBOpp AVG
vs. SEA 7.459.2104.308
vs. BOS 1.297.091.174
vs. BAL 4.506.094.100
vs. NYY 9.005.034.316
vs. STL 7.205.043.250
vs. OAK 6.754.043.333
vs. NYM 6.003.041.182
vs. LAD 20.252.243.333
vs. COL 0.001.214.143

🏟️This Season at Each Ballpark

Ballpark ERAIPKBBOpp AVG
Total 6.5544.04827.247
Minute Maid Park 6.4825.02613.271
Camden Yards 4.506.094.100
Safeco Field 12.464.142.294

📅By Month & Recent Form

Split ERAIPKBBOpp AVG
Last 7 Days 0.001.214.143
Last 15 Days 0.001.214.143
Last 30 Days 0.001.214.143
March 1.297.091.174
April 7.7724.12416.253
May 9.008.0105.324
July 3.864.255.167

🎯Pitch Arsenal (2026)

Type Pitches Usage% Zone% Chase% Whiff% BA wOBA xwOBA
Cutter 214 27.0% 14.0% 31.8% 27.3% .282 .360 .392
Sinker 174 22.0% 9.2% 16.7% 0.0% .222 .383 .362
Sweeper 142 17.9% 10.6% 44.4% 27.8% .222 .379 .270
Changeup 118 14.9% 10.2% 33.3% 46.7% .261 .233 .374
Knuckle Curve 114 14.4% 5.3% 50.0% 37.5% .222 .000 .073
4-Seam Fastball 30 3.8% 3.3% 0.0% 0.0% .400 — —

🌀Pitch Movement (2026)

Type # Velo Spin IVB H-Break Ext
Cutter 133 88.8 2,346 +7.9" -0.2" 6.0
Sweeper 114 82.4 2,692 +5.3" -1.4" 6.0
Sinker 100 90.9 2,071 +4.8" +1.2" 6.1
Changeup 91 85.3 1,680 +0.7" +1.3" 5.9
Knuckle Curve 82 81.8 2,832 -8.8" -1.1" 6.0
4-Seam Fastball 19 91.2 2,123 +12.7" +0.7" 6.0

IVB = induced vertical break (gravity removed) · H-Break = horizontal movement · Ext = release extension in feet.

📋Recent Game Log

DateOppScore IPHERBBKOutsERAPCDec
L Saturday, July 25, 2026 MIL 5-8 1.2104156.5547—
L Monday, July 20, 2026 MIL 3-8 3.0221496.8050—
W Wednesday, May 13, 2026 SEA 3-4 5.17226166.8690—
L Wednesday, May 6, 2026 LAD 12-2 2.2463487.4170L
W Thursday, April 30, 2026 BAL 11-5 6.02349186.3299W
L Friday, April 24, 2026 NYY 12-4 5.06543156.7592L
L Saturday, April 18, 2026 STL 7-5 5.05434156.2091L
L Saturday, April 11, 2026 SEA 7-8 4.15624135.8779—
L Sunday, April 5, 2026 OAK 10-12 4.05334123.2779—
W Monday, March 30, 2026 BOS 1-8 7.04119211.2996W

👥Team — Houston Astros

PlayerPosKey Stat
Christian Walker 1B .226 AVG
Jose Altuve 2B .250 AVG
Raynel Delgado 2B .243 AVG
Isaac Paredes 3B .262 AVG
Yainer Diaz C .285 AVG
Collin Price C .167 AVG
Christian Vazquez C .207 AVG
Jorge Barrosa CF .193 AVG
Brice Matthews CF .201 AVG
Jake Meyers CF 0.00 ERA
Lucas Spence CF .218 AVG
Daulton Varsho CF .221 AVG
Yordan Alvarez DH .316 AVG
Zach Cole LF .157 AVG
Zach Dezenzo LF .213 AVG
Joey Loperfido LF .214 AVG
Taylor Trammell LF .192 AVG
Nelson Velazquez LF .188 AVG
LaMonte Wade Jr. LF 18.00 ERA
Cody Bolton Relief Pitcher 5.40 ERA
Cam Smith RF .210 AVG
Bryan Abreu RP 3.73 ERA
Ronel Blanco RP 6.68 ERA
AJ Blubaugh RP 3.66 ERA
Enyel De Los Santos RP 4.79 ERA
Josh Hader RP 1.01 ERA
Josh Hendrickson RP 3.38 ERA
Bryan King RP 5.19 ERA
Steven Okert RP 2.13 ERA
Alimber Santa RP 1.17 ERA
Bennett Sousa RP 6.00 ERA
Kai-Wei Teng RP 4.76 ERA
Miguel Ullola RP 2.16 ERA
Logan VanWey RP 1.42 ERA
Ryan Weiss RP 7.62 ERA
Carlos Correa Shortstop .279 AVG
Hunter Brown SP 3.19 ERA
Tatsuya Imai SP 4.93 ERA
Cristian Javier SP 5.14 ERA
Peter Lambert SP 3.82 ERA
Ethan Pecko SP 3.93 ERA
Hayden Wesneski SP 3.25 ERA
Nick Allen SS .283 AVG
Jeremy Pena SS .277 AVG
Mike Burrows Starting Pitcher 5.99 ERA
J.P. France Starting Pitcher 8.10 ERA
Colton Gordon Starting Pitcher 11.57 ERA
Christian Roa Starting Pitcher 5.19 ERA

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