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CD Pelham
P · Indianapolis Indians
| Position | P |
| Bats/Throws | R/L |
| Height | 6′ 6″ |
| Weight | 238 lbs |
| Age | 31 |
| Birthplace | Lancaster, SC, USA |
| Draft | 2015, Texas Rangers, Round: 33, Overall Pick: 978 |
| School | Spartanburg Methodist College |
| MLB Debut | 2018-09-05 |
Pitch Arsenal
| Pitch | Pitches | Velocity | V-Move | H-Move | Spin | Whiff% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Four-Seam Fastball | 363 | 95.1 | -16.3″ | -5.7″ | 2101 | 18.8% |
| Slider | 183 | 86.4 | -34.0″ | 5.5″ | 2268 | 27.4% |
| Sinker | 135 | 94.3 | -23.3″ | -12.9″ | 2093 | 15.8% |
| Sweeper | 38 | 82.9 | -32.0″ | 13.1″ | 2270 | 31.6% |
| Changeup | 28 | 85.9 | -28.6″ | -11.7″ | 1510 | 40.0% |
Summary
| G | GS | IP | W | L | ERA | K | K% | BB% | HR/9 | WHIP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (AAA) | 14 | 0 | 20.1 | 5 | 0 | 2.21 | 17 | 20.2% | 11.9% | 0.00 | 1.380 |
| MLB Career | 10 | 0 | 7.2 | 0 | 0 | 7.04 | 7 | 18.4% | 10.5% | 0.00 | 2.087 |
Last 10 Games
| Date | Lvl | Team | Opp | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-19 | AAA | Indianapolis Indians | @ Gwinnett Stripers | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.27 | 1.390 |
| 2026-09-17 | AAA | Indianapolis Indians | @ Gwinnett Stripers | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.89 | 1.310 |
| 2026-09-13 | AAA | Indianapolis Indians | vs Omaha Storm Chasers | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3.02 | 1.300 |
| 2026-09-09 | AAA | Indianapolis Indians | vs Omaha Storm Chasers | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.18 | 1.340 |
| 2026-09-05 | AAA | Indianapolis Indians | @ Toledo Mud Hens | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3.35 | 1.330 |
| 2026-09-02 | AAA | Indianapolis Indians | @ Toledo Mud Hens | 1.1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3.22 | 1.350 |
| 2026-08-29 | AAA | Indianapolis Indians | vs Columbus Clippers | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.57 | 1.290 |
| 2026-08-27 | AAA | Indianapolis Indians | vs Columbus Clippers | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2.65 | 1.320 |
| 2026-08-23 | AAA | Indianapolis Indians | vs Louisville Bats | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.73 | 1.270 |
| 2026-08-20 | AAA | Indianapolis Indians | vs Louisville Bats | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.81 | 1.280 |
| Last 10 Total | 13.0 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 4.15 | 1.615 | |||
Stats & Game Logs
| Year | Age | Lvl | Team | G | GS | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | K | BB | K% | BB% | HR/9 | WHIP | AVG | BABIP |
|---|
Season
| Date ↕ | Lvl ↕ | Team ↕ | Opponent | IP ↕ | H ↕ | ER ↕ | BB ↕ | SO ↕ | HR ↕ | ERA ↕ |
|---|
| Split | BF | IP | H | HR | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | K% | BB% | HR/9 | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 98 | 23.0 | 15 | 1 | 18 | 19 | .190 | .347 | .228 | .575 | 19.4% | 18.4% | 0.39 | 1.435 |
| Home / Away | ||||||||||||||
| Home | 46 | 12.1 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 10 | .158 | .304 | .184 | .488 | 21.7% | 17.4% | 0.00 | 1.135 |
| Away | 52 | 11.1 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 9 | .220 | .385 | .439 | .824 | 17.3% | 19.2% | 0.79 | 1.676 |
| Day / Night | ||||||||||||||
| Day | 14 | 3.2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .091 | .286 | .091 | .377 | 21.4% | 21.4% | 0.00 | 1.091 |
| Night | 84 | 20.0 | 14 | 1 | 15 | 16 | .206 | .357 | .353 | .710 | 19.1% | 17.9% | 0.45 | 1.450 |
| vs Handedness | ||||||||||||||
| vs LHB | 33 | 8.0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 10 | .115 | .303 | .192 | .495 | 30.3% | 18.2% | 0.00 | 1.125 |
| vs RHB | 65 | 15.0 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 9 | .226 | .369 | .377 | .746 | 13.9% | 18.5% | 0.60 | 1.600 |
| Role | ||||||||||||||
| Starter | 12 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .364 | .417 | .455 | .872 | 8.3% | 8.3% | 0.00 | 1.667 |
| Reliever | 86 | 20.2 | 11 | 1 | 17 | 18 | .162 | .337 | .294 | .631 | 20.9% | 19.8% | 0.44 | 1.355 |
| Runners On | ||||||||||||||
| Bases Empty | 98 | 23.0 | 15 | 1 | 18 | 19 | .190 | .347 | .316 | .663 | 19.4% | 18.4% | 0.39 | 1.435 |
| Runners On | 38 | 9.2 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 5 | .167 | .342 | .267 | .609 | 13.2% | 18.4% | 0.00 | 1.241 |
| RISP | 20 | 3.1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 2 | .286 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 10.0% | 30.0% | 0.00 | 3.000 |
| By Inning | ||||||||||||||
| Inning 1 | 8 | 1.1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .429 | .500 | .429 | .929 | 12.5% | 12.5% | 0.00 | 3.000 |
| Inning 2 | 4 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .500 | .750 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.00 | 1.000 |
| Inning 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | .167 | — | .167 | 0.0% | 16.7% | 0.00 | .500 |
| Inning 4 | 10 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .250 | .400 | .625 | 1.025 | 40.0% | 20.0% | 0.00 | 2.000 |
| Inning 5 | 5 | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .200 | .200 | .800 | 1.000 | 40.0% | 0.0% | 5.40 | .600 |
| Inning 6 | 12 | 2.1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .222 | .417 | .444 | .861 | 16.7% | 25.0% | 0.00 | 2.143 |
| Inning 7 | 24 | 5.1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | .263 | .417 | .316 | .733 | 12.5% | 20.8% | 0.00 | 1.875 |
| Inning 8 | 17 | 4.1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | — | .235 | — | .235 | 23.5% | 17.6% | 0.00 | .692 |
| Inning 9 | 12 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .111 | .333 | .111 | .444 | 25.0% | 25.0% | 0.00 | 1.333 |
| Year | Age | Lv | Pit | BIP | Velo | Max V | GB% | FB% | LD% | PU% | O-Sw% | Z-Sw% | O-Con% | Z-Con% | Sw% | Con% | Zone% | F-Str% | CS% | Whiff% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 20 | Unknown | 178 | 46 | — | — | 67.4% | 17.4% | 13.0% | 2.2% | — | — | — | — | 58.4% | 44.2% | — | 79.3% | 9.0% | 55.8% |
| 2017 | 22 | A | 1014 | 160 | — | — | 46.2% | 27.5% | 20.6% | 5.6% | — | — | — | — | 49.0% | 66.6% | — | 60.1% | 14.9% | 33.4% |
| 2018 | 23 | MLB | 157 | 27 | 96.4 | 98.7 | 51.9% | 11.1% | 33.3% | 3.7% | 32.1% | 65.8% | 65.4% | 90.0% | 48.4% | 81.6% | 48.4% | 54.1% | 15.9% | 18.4% |
| 2018 | 23 | AA | 342 | 56 | — | — | 48.2% | 23.2% | 19.6% | 8.9% | — | — | — | — | 45.0% | 72.7% | — | 51.6% | 13.7% | 27.3% |
| 2018 | 23 | A+ | 497 | 74 | — | — | 52.7% | 24.3% | 20.3% | 2.7% | — | — | — | — | 47.5% | 66.9% | — | 57.7% | 14.1% | 33.1% |
| 2019 | 24 | AAA | 260 | 40 | — | — | 47.5% | 20.0% | 25.0% | 7.5% | — | — | — | — | 39.2% | 80.4% | — | 51.7% | 15.8% | 19.6% |
| 2019 | 24 | AA | 517 | 66 | — | — | 45.5% | 25.8% | 25.8% | 3.0% | — | — | — | — | 39.3% | 63.5% | — | 47.2% | 14.1% | 36.5% |
| 2022 | 27 | AAA | 168 | 24 | — | — | 50.0% | 16.7% | 20.8% | 12.5% | — | — | — | — | 41.1% | 68.1% | — | 51.2% | 14.9% | 31.9% |
| 2022 | 27 | AA | 504 | 83 | — | — | 36.1% | 38.6% | 18.1% | 7.2% | — | — | — | — | 45.8% | 67.1% | — | 64.2% | 15.3% | 32.9% |
| 2023 | 28 | AA | 191 | 26 | — | — | 38.5% | 30.8% | 26.9% | 3.8% | — | — | — | — | 46.1% | 67.0% | — | 44.4% | 11.5% | 33.0% |
| 2023 | 28 | A | 60 | 10 | — | — | 50.0% | 30.0% | 20.0% | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 48.3% | 62.1% | — | 60.0% | 15.0% | 37.9% |
| 2023 | 28 | R-FCL | 7 | 3 | — | — | 0.0% | 66.7% | 33.3% | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 42.9% | 100.0% | — | 75.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2024 | 29 | AA | 186 | 23 | — | — | 47.8% | 17.4% | 26.1% | 8.7% | — | — | — | — | 47.8% | 76.4% | — | 58.5% | 16.1% | 23.6% |
| 2024 | 29 | R-FCL | 23 | 1 | — | — | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 34.8% | 62.5% | — | 25.0% | 13.0% | 37.5% |
| 2025 | 30 | AA | 653 | 102 | — | — | 44.1% | 28.4% | 19.6% | 7.8% | — | — | — | — | 48.5% | 67.5% | — | 65.5% | 16.2% | 32.5% |
| 2026 | 31 | AAA | 747 | 117 | 95.1 | 98.6 | 52.1% | 18.8% | 19.7% | 9.4% | 25.7% | 65.6% | 61.5% | 86.2% | 44.0% | 78.4% | 45.9% | 57.7% | 15.1% | 21.6% |
| 2026 | 31 | AA | 210 | 33 | — | — | 75.8% | 12.1% | 12.1% | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 42.9% | 64.4% | — | 56.6% | 20.5% | 35.6% |
| MLB Career | MLB | 157 | 27 | 96.4 | 98.7 | 51.9% | 11.1% | 33.3% | 3.7% | 32.1% | 65.8% | 65.4% | 90.0% | 48.4% | 81.6% | 48.4% | 54.1% | 15.9% | 18.4% | |
| AAA Career | AAA | 1175 | 181 | 95.1 | 98.6 | 50.8% | 18.8% | 21.0% | 9.4% | 25.7% | 65.6% | 61.5% | 86.2% | 42.6% | 77.4% | 45.9% | 55.5% | 15.2% | 22.6% | |
| AA Career | AA | 2603 | 389 | — | — | 45.8% | 27.5% | 20.6% | 6.2% | — | — | — | — | 45.0% | 67.8% | — | 57.2% | 15.3% | 32.2% | |
| A+ Career | A+ | 497 | 74 | — | — | 52.7% | 24.3% | 20.3% | 2.7% | — | — | — | — | 47.5% | 66.9% | — | 57.7% | 14.1% | 33.1% | |
| A Career | A | 1074 | 170 | — | — | 46.5% | 27.6% | 20.6% | 5.3% | — | — | — | — | 49.0% | 66.3% | — | 60.1% | 14.9% | 33.7% | |
| R-FCL Career | R-FCL | 30 | 4 | — | — | 0.0% | 75.0% | 25.0% | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 36.7% | 72.7% | — | 50.0% | 10.0% | 27.3% | |
| Unknown Career | Unknown | 178 | 46 | — | — | 67.4% | 17.4% | 13.0% | 2.2% | — | — | — | — | 58.4% | 44.2% | — | 79.3% | 9.0% | 55.8% |
Transaction History
2026-07-23Indianapolis Indians activated LHP CD Pelham.
2026-07-19LHP CD Pelham assigned to Indianapolis Indians.
2026-07-19Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent LHP CD Pelham to a minor league contract.
2026-07-18Las Vegas Aviators released LHP CD Pelham.
2026-05-27LHP CD Pelham assigned to Las Vegas Aviators from Midland RockHounds.
2026-03-06LHP CD Pelham roster status changed by Athletics.
2026-03-06LHP CD Pelham roster status changed by Athletics.
2026-03-06LHP CD Pelham assigned to Athletics.
2026-01-23Athletics signed free agent LHP CD Pelham to a minor league contract.
2026-01-23LHP CD Pelham assigned to Midland RockHounds.
2025-11-06LHP CD Pelham elected free agency.
2025-06-12Midland RockHounds activated LHP CD Pelham from the 7-day injured list.
2025-05-23Midland RockHounds placed LHP CD Pelham on the 7-day injured list.
2025-04-15LHP CD Pelham assigned to Midland RockHounds from Las Vegas Aviators.
2025-03-28Las Vegas Aviators placed LHP CD Pelham on the 7-day injured list.
2025-01-08Las Vegas Aviators activated LHP CD Pelham.
2025-01-08LHP CD Pelham assigned to Las Vegas Aviators.
2025-01-08LHP CD Pelham roster status changed by Athletics.
2025-01-08Athletics signed free agent LHP CD Pelham to a minor league contract.
2024-07-28Rocket City Trash Pandas released LHP CD Pelham.
2024-06-05LHP CD Pelham assigned to Rocket City Trash Pandas from ACL Angels.
2024-06-04ACL Angels activated LHP CD Pelham.
2024-05-31LHP CD Pelham assigned to ACL Angels.
2024-05-31Los Angeles Angels signed free agent LHP CD Pelham to a minor league contract.
2023-11-06LHP CD Pelham elected free agency.
2023-09-09San Antonio Missions activated LHP CD Pelham from the 60-day injured list.
2023-08-25San Antonio Missions sent LHP CD Pelham on a rehab assignment to Lake Elsinore Storm.
2023-08-22San Antonio Missions sent LHP CD Pelham on a rehab assignment to ACL Padres.
2023-05-30San Antonio Missions transferred LHP CD Pelham from the 7-day injured list to the 60-day injured list.
2023-05-24San Antonio Missions placed LHP CD Pelham on the 7-day injured list.
2023-05-24San Antonio Missions activated LHP CD Pelham.
2023-05-04San Antonio Missions transferred LHP CD Pelham to the Development List.
2023-05-04San Antonio Missions transferred LHP CD Pelham to the Development List.
2023-03-28LHP CD Pelham and assigned to San Antonio Missions from El Paso Chihuahuas.
2023-03-09LHP CD Pelham assigned to El Paso Chihuahuas.
2023-03-08LHP CD Pelham assigned to San Diego Padres.
2023-03-08LHP CD Pelham roster status changed by San Diego Padres.
2022-11-10LHP CD Pelham elected free agency.
2022-08-16LHP CD Pelham assigned to Iowa Cubs from Tennessee Smokies.
2022-08-16Iowa Cubs activated LHP CD Pelham.
2022-05-19Tennessee Smokies activated LHP CD Pelham from the 7-day injured list.
2022-04-08Tennessee Smokies placed LHP CD Pelham on the 7-day injured list.
2021-11-05Tennessee Smokies activated LHP CD Pelham from the 60-day injured list.
2021-05-04Tennessee Smokies placed LHP CD Pelham on the 60-day injured list.
2021-04-30LHP CD Pelham assigned to Tennessee Smokies from Iowa Cubs.
2020-02-05Chicago Cubs invited non-roster LHP CD Pelham to spring training.
2020-01-24Chicago Cubs sent LHP CD Pelham outright to Iowa Cubs.
2019-11-27Chicago Cubs claimed LHP CD Pelham off waivers from Texas Rangers.
2019-11-20Texas Rangers designated LHP CD Pelham for assignment.
2019-09-30Texas Rangers recalled LHP CD Pelham from Frisco RoughRiders.
2019-07-14Frisco RoughRiders activated LHP CD Pelham from the 7-day injured list.
2019-07-09Frisco RoughRiders placed LHP CD Pelham on the 7-day injured list retroactive to July 5, 2019.
2019-05-23LHP CD Pelham assigned to Frisco RoughRiders from Nashville Sounds.
2019-05-20Nashville Sounds placed LHP CD Pelham on the temporarily inactive list.
2019-03-15Texas Rangers optioned LHP CD Pelham to Nashville Sounds.
2018-09-04Texas Rangers selected the contract of CD Pelham from Frisco RoughRiders.
2018-06-22LHP C.D. Pelham assigned to Frisco RoughRiders from Down East Wood Ducks.
2018-03-12LHP C.D. Pelham assigned to Texas Rangers.
2017-09-06LHP C.D. Pelham assigned to Down East Wood Ducks from Hickory Crawdads.
2017-04-04LHP C.D. Pelham assigned to Hickory Crawdads from Spokane Indians.
2016-06-15LHP C.D. Pelham assigned to Spokane Indians from AZL Rangers.
2015-06-22LHP C.D. Pelham assigned to AZL Rangers from Rangers Extended Spring Training.
2015-06-21LHP C.D. Pelham assigned to Rangers Extended Spring Training from AZL Rangers.
2015-06-15LHP C.D. Pelham assigned to AZL Rangers.
2015-06-15Texas Rangers signed LHP C.D. Pelham.
