P Lance McCullers Jr. #45
Age: 36 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
11/08/2029
P LANCE MCCULLERS JR. #45 - AGE: 36 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
16 8 2-5 1 7.90 49.0 66 9 35 15 2.06 -0.9
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 30 30 30 30
Movement 45 40 45 45
Control 35 35 35 35
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 40 40
Slider 35 35
Curveball 45 45
Changeup 45 45
Sinker 45 45
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 85-87 Mph
Stamina 55
Suggested Role Strictly BP
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 55
Defense 45
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 30
Stealing Ability: 35
Baserunning Inst.: 35
Sacrifice Bunt: 50
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
08/24/2029 SF Win, 5-3 2.1 0 0 0 0 4
08/19/2029 @ WAS Loss, 3-6 X 3.2 8 5 5 5 2 Loss
08/12/2029 @ CWS Loss, 8-13 X 3.2 7 7 7 4 1 Loss
08/05/2029 OAK Loss, 0-4 X 5.0 10 4 4 3 1 Loss
07/30/2029 CLE Loss, 3-8 X 4.2 7 6 6 4 0 Loss
07/22/2029 @ MON Win, 5-3 X 7.0 3 1 1 4 0 Win
07/09/2029 SEA Loss, 8-9 X 4.0 4 2 2 4 1
06/27/2029 BAL Loss, 4-9 1.1 2 1 1 1 1
06/25/2029 BAL Loss, 5-11 1.2 6 5 5 1 1
06/15/2029 CWS Loss, 6-9 3.2 2 2 2 2 1
PERSONALITY
He won't form a long term attachment to a team.
High: Greed
Low: Loyalty, Adaptability
Birthday:10/02/1993
Born in:Tampa, FL
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:215 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:12 Years, 80 Days
Service This Yr:112 Days
40-Man Service:12 Years, 80 Days
Pro Service:17 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2029 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 16 8 2 5 1 7.90 49.0 66 44 43 9 35 15 0 0.0 0 1 12.5
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 1 0 100.0 8 3 18.55 12.12 2.76 6.43 7.27 2.06 159 -0.9 .306        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 104 34 9 0 6 26 20 7 2 0 0 .327 .429 .587 1.015      
vs. RHB 103 32 6 0 3 18 15 8 1 0 0 .311 .395 .456 .851      
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2029 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
May 2 2 1 1 0 4.00 9.0 9 4 4 0 6 2  
June 7 0 0 0 1 13.03 9.2 18 15 14 3 5 4  
July 3 3 1 1 0 5.17 15.2 14 9 9 2 12 1  
August 4 3 0 3 0 9.82 14.2 25 16 16 4 12 8  
Career 360 349 96 104 1 4.20 1875.1 1754 919 876 195 753 1917  
Home 10 4 0 3 0 9.43 27.2 40 29 29 4 21 12  
Road 6 4 2 2 1 5.91 21.1 26 15 14 5 14 3  
Grass 5 3 1 2 1 8.16 14.1 23 14 13 4 10 3  
Turf 11 5 1 3 0 7.79 34.2 43 30 30 5 25 12  
Night 16 8 2 5 1 7.90 49.0 66 44 43 9 35 15  
As Starter 8 8 2 5 0 7.05 37.0 48 29 29 6 30 7  
As Reliever / Substitution 8 0 0 0 1 10.50 12.0 18 15 14 3 5 8  
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE 2029 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 1 1 3.86 3.86 0.00 0.00 3.35 0.43 91 0.0 .143        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667      
vs. RHB 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000      
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE 2029 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.1 1 0 0 0 0 0  
2 Years Ago 16 16 5 6 0 4.04 84.2 97 44 38 8 28 64  
Career 17 16 5 6 0 3.93 87.0 98 44 38 8 28 64  
Grass 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.1 1 0 0 0 0 0  
Night 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.1 1 0 0 0 0 0  
As Reliever / Substitution 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.1 1 0 0 0 0 0  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2015 Houston - MLB 21 22 22 6 7 0 3.22 125.2 106 49 45 10 43 129 1 0 1.19 .286 3.29 2.8 124
2016 Houston - MLB 22 14 14 6 5 0 3.22 81.0 80 29 29 5 45 106 0 0 1.54 .383 3.02 2.3 130
2017 Houston - MLB 23 22 22 7 4 0 4.25 118.2 114 61 56 8 40 132 0 0 1.30 .332 3.17 3.4 102
2018 Pittsburgh - MLB 24 34 34 9 9 0 4.15 175.2 161 85 81 14 66 210 0 0 1.29 .327 3.24 4.5 101
2019 Pittsburgh - MLB 25 35 34 14 7 0 2.85 195.2 137 67 62 18 64 215 0 0 1.03 .249 3.39 4.9 153
2020 Pittsburgh - MLB 26 8 8 2 2 0 4.54 41.2 41 21 21 3 16 47 0 0 1.37 .339 3.30 1.1 93
2020 Houston - MLB 26 23 23 9 2 0 3.45 125.1 103 55 48 14 53 127 0 0 1.24 .267 4.17 2.3 134
2020 Total - MLB 26 31 31 11 4 0 3.72 167.0 144 76 69 17 69 174 0 0 1.28 .285 3.95 3.4 124
2021 Houston - MLB 27 33 33 4 11 0 4.33 178.2 164 92 86 29 62 177 1 0 1.26 .282 4.73 2.2 107
2022 Boston - MLB 28 3 3 1 1 0 5.74 15.2 17 11 10 3 5 16 0 0 1.40 .333 5.09 0.1 82
2022 Chicago - MLB 28 26 25 8 8 0 4.36 128.0 128 66 62 12 50 128 0 0 1.39 .329 3.75 2.6 99
2022 Total - MLB 28 29 28 9 9 0 4.51 143.2 145 77 72 15 55 144 0 0 1.39 .329 3.89 2.7 97
2023 Chicago - MLB 29 32 32 9 7 0 4.00 157.2 152 71 70 14 75 159 0 0 1.44 .326 3.88 2.9 108
2024 Chicago - MLB 30 31 31 7 10 0 4.31 169.1 172 81 81 11 71 154 1 1 1.44 .331 3.71 3.2 97
2025 Chicago - MLB 31 32 32 7 14 0 5.23 165.1 164 99 96 26 72 173 0 0 1.43 .314 4.44 1.1 75
2026 Chicago - MLB 32 21 21 4 9 0 4.87 112.2 109 61 61 12 41 102 0 0 1.33 .307 3.97 1.6 83
2026 Pittsburgh - MLB 32 8 7 1 3 0 6.37 35.1 40 27 25 7 15 27 0 0 1.56 .303 5.49 -0.2 62
2026 Total - MLB 32 29 28 5 12 0 5.23 148.0 149 88 86 19 56 129 0 0 1.39 .306 4.33 1.4 78
2029 Toronto - MLB 35 16 8 2 5 1 7.90 49.0 66 44 43 9 35 15 0 0 2.06 .306 7.27 -0.9 58
Total MLB 360 349 96 104 1 4.20 1875.1 1754 919 876 195 753 1917 3 1 1.34 .308 3.89 34.1 107
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2012 Houston (GCL) - R 18 4 4 0 1 0 1.64 11.0 10 2 2 0 2 12 0 0 1.09 .313 1.56 0.5 244
2012 Greeneville - R 18 4 4 0 3 0 4.80 15.0 10 11 8 2 10 17 0 0 1.33 .216 4.87 0.0 83
2012 Total - R 18 8 8 0 4 0 3.46 26.0 20 13 10 2 12 29 0 0 1.23 .261 3.47 0.6 151
2013 Quad Cities - A 19 25 19 6 5 0 3.18 104.2 92 49 37 3 49 117 0 0 1.35 .327 2.88 2.9 126
2014 Lancaster - A+ 20 25 18 3 6 4 5.47 97.0 95 63 59 18 56 115 0 0 1.56 .321 5.19 -0.0 74
2015 Corpus Christi - AA 21 7 5 3 1 1 0.56 32.0 16 4 2 1 14 48 0 0 0.94 .234 2.11 1.3 711
2016 Corpus Christi - AA 22 1 1 0 0 0 3.00 3.0 3 1 1 1 0 4 0 0 1.00 .286 4.87 0.0 133
2016 Fresno - AAA 22 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 5.0 2 0 0 0 2 7 0 0 0.80 .200 1.60 0.2 999
2017 Corpus Christi - AA 23 1 1 1 0 0 3.60 5.0 5 2 2 0 1 2 0 0 1.20 .313 3.00 0.1 111
2017 Fresno - AAA 23 1 1 0 1 0 9.00 3.0 3 3 3 0 5 1 0 0 2.67 .300 6.53 -0.0 44
2023 Douglas - AA 29 5 5 2 2 0 3.16 31.1 28 12 11 3 6 19 0 0 1.09 .250 4.07 0.7 152
2027 Buffalo - AAA 33 16 16 5 6 0 4.04 84.2 97 44 38 8 28 64 0 0 1.48 .333 4.17 0.9 99
2028 New Hampshire - AA 34 26 26 7 10 0 3.93 149.0 133 72 65 9 57 109 0 0 1.28 .278 3.69 2.1 96
2029 Buffalo - AAA 35 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.43 .143 3.35 0.0 999
Total IL 17 16 5 6 0 3.93 87.0 98 44 38 8 28 64 0 0 1.45 .328 4.15 122.9
Total PCL 2 2 0 1 0 3.38 8.0 5 3 3 0 7 8 0 0 1.50 .250 3.45 641.0
Total EL 26 26 7 10 0 3.93 149.0 133 72 65 9 57 109 0 0 1.28 .278 3.69 96.0
Total TEX 9 7 4 1 1 1.13 40.0 24 7 5 2 15 54 0 0 0.97 .253 2.42 592.6
Total CAL 25 18 3 6 4 5.47 97.0 95 63 59 18 56 115 0 0 1.56 .321 5.19 74.4
Total MID 25 19 6 5 0 3.18 104.2 92 49 37 3 49 117 0 0 1.35 .327 2.88 125.7
Total APP 4 4 0 3 0 4.80 15.0 10 11 8 2 10 17 0 0 1.33 .216 4.87 83.3
Total GCL 4 4 0 1 0 1.64 11.0 10 2 2 0 2 12 0 0 1.09 .313 1.56 244.4
Total AFL 5 5 2 2 0 3.16 31.1 28 12 11 3 6 19 0 0 1.09 .250 4.07 151.6
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2015 Houston - MLB 21 1 1 0 0 0 3.00 6.0 2 2 2 2 2 7 0 0 0.67 .000 7.21 -0.1 133
2017 Houston - MLB 23 4 3 1 0 1 3.06 17.2 10 4 6 1 7 15 0 0 0.96 1.000 4.16 0.3 142
2018 Pittsburgh - MLB 24 5 5 0 1 0 5.40 25.0 23 15 15 5 12 27 0 0 1.40 .290 5.32 0.0 78
2020 Houston - MLB 26 3 3 2 0 0 2.95 18.1 16 6 6 0 4 15 0 0 1.09 .327 2.40 0.8 157
Total MLB 13 12 3 1 1 3.90 67.0 51 27 29 8 25 64 0 0 1.13 .326 4.38 121.4
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2015 Houston - MLB P 22 22 11 11 1 23 1 .957 125.2 1.58 -0.3 .000
2016 Houston - MLB P 14 14 9 10 4 19 0 1.000 81.0 2.11 +0.5 .000
2017 Houston - MLB P 22 22 13 15 2 31 3 .903 118.2 2.12 -0.4 .000
2018 Pittsburgh - MLB P 34 34 6 23 2 33 4 .879 175.2 1.49 -1.0 .951
2019 Pittsburgh - MLB P 35 34 4 14 0 20 2 .900 195.2 0.83 -3.5 .724
2020 Pittsburgh - MLB P 8 8 2 5 0 7 0 1.000 41.2 1.51 -0.3 1.030
2020 Houston - MLB P 23 23 2 16 2 19 1 .947 125.1 1.29 -0.6 .966
2021 Houston - MLB P 33 33 5 18 0 27 4 .852 178.2 1.16 -2.2 .852
2022 Boston - MLB P 3 3 0 4 0 4 0 1.000 15.2 2.30 +0.1 1.032
2022 Chicago - MLB P 26 25 5 19 1 26 2 .923 128.0 1.69 -0.5 1.032
2023 Chicago - MLB P 32 32 5 28 0 33 0 1.000 157.2 1.88 -0.2 1.070
2024 Chicago - MLB P 31 31 5 23 0 29 1 .966 169.1 1.49 -1.4 .912
2025 Chicago - MLB P 32 32 2 27 2 31 2 .935 165.1 1.58 -1.1 .963
2026 Chicago - MLB P 21 21 2 13 1 17 2 .882 112.2 1.20 -0.8 .960
2026 Pittsburgh - MLB P 8 7 2 5 0 8 1 .875 35.1 1.78 +0.1 1.040
2029 Toronto - MLB P 16 8 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 49.0 0.73 -0.1 1.039
2029 Buffalo - AAA P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.1 0.00 -0.0 .000
TOTAL P 361 349 75 233 15 331 23 .931 1877.2 1.48 -11.7 .946
PLAYER HISTORY
06/04/2012 Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 1st round (41st) of the 2012 MLB June Amateur Draft from Jesuit HS (Tampa, FL).
07/02/2017 Selected to the 2017 MLB All-Star Game.
11/01/2017 Won the 2017 MLB World Series with the Houston Astros.
01/12/2018 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $2,450,000 with the Houston Astros organization.
03/27/2018 Drafted in the 2018 inaugural draft (Round 3, Pick 6, 66th overall pick) by the Pittsburgh Pirates.
05/23/2018 Injured (Strained abdominal muscle), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
11/01/2018 Wins the 2018 World Series with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
11/22/2018 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $5,250,000 through arbitration.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 55 (60); Control: 45 (45).
11/24/2019 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $8,750,000 through arbitration.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 45 (45).
05/18/2020 Was traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Houston Astros, along with RP Jacob Lindgren, CL Jacob Rhame, in exchange for SP Gernot Postinger, SS Jeremy Eierman, SP Sean Hjelle, SP Francisco Morales, RF Kole Calhoun.
05/27/2020 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $11,930,000 with the Houston Astros organization.
07/04/2020 Injured (Finger blister), day-to-day for 6 days.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 45 (45).
06/04/2021 Signed a 7-year contract extension worth a total of $115,600,000 with the Houston Astros organization.
09/02/2021 Injured (Wrist soreness), day-to-day for one week.
12/07/2021 Was traded by the Houston Astros to the Boston Red Sox, along with CL Joe Lyons, SP Luis Gallegos, RF Josh Brewer, SP Tommy Mace, in exchange for RF Aaron Judge, RP Kenley Jansen.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 45 (45).
03/31/2022 Injured (Herniated disc (back)), out for 4 weeks.
05/09/2022 Was traded by the Boston Red Sox to the Chicago Cubs in exchange for RF Nicholas Schnell, SP Jon Absher, SP Sean Shugart.
08/04/2022 Injured (Strained abdominal muscle), day-to-day for one week.
10/02/2022 Injured (Mild hamstring strain), day-to-day for 6 days.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 45 (45).
09/04/2023 Injured (Herniated disc (back)), out for 5-6 weeks.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 45 (45).
08/22/2024 Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the San Francisco Giants with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 45 (45).
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (60); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 45 (45).
08/02/2026 Was traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for RP Sergio Ayala, SP Sergio Ramirez.
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 45 (45).
04/21/2027 Signed a minor league contract with the Toronto Blue Jays organization.
01/01/2028 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 40 (40).
01/01/2029 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 35 (35); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 35 (35).
09/10/2029 Released by the Toronto Blue Jays.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SH Rank
2019 10 4
2023 9 6
Year GS Rank
2018 34 4
2021 33 9
Year W Rank
2019 14 5
Year L Rank
2021 11 10
2025 14 4
2026 12 8
Year Win. % Rank
2019 .667 7
Year IP Rank
2019 195.2 10
Year HRA Rank
2025 26 8
Year BB Rank
2018 66 6
2023 75 5
2024 71 5
2025 72 6
Year K Rank
2018 210 6
2019 215 4
2021 177 7
Year WP Rank
2018 24 1
2019 21 1
2021 19 2
2022 11 8
2023 13 5
2024 23 1
2025 16 1
2026 22 1
2029 10 6
Year ERA Rank
2019 2.85 3
Year BABIP Rank
2019 .249 3
2021 .282 10
Year WHIP Rank
2019 1.03 4
Year RA/9 Rank
2019 9.71 4
Year HR/9 Rank
2018 0.72 4
2019 0.83 5
2024 0.58 7
Year H/9 Rank
2019 6.30 2
2021 8.26 9
Year K/9 Rank
2018 10.76 2
2019 9.89 6
2021 8.92 7
2025 9.42 5
Year CG Rank
2021 1 6
2024 1 5
Year CGP Rank
2021 .030 9
2024 .032 7
Year SHO Rank
2024 1 3
Year GB% Rank
2018 0.54 8
Year WAR Rank
2018 4.7 6
2019 5.2 5
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