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Hunter Barco
P · Pittsburgh Pirates
| Position | P |
| Bats/Throws | L/L |
| Height | 6′ 4″ |
| Weight | 229 lbs |
| Age | 25 |
| Birthplace | Jacksonville, FL, USA |
| Draft | 2022, Pittsburgh Pirates, Round: 2, Overall Pick: 44 |
| College | Florida |
| Signing Bonus | $1,525,000 |
| MLB Debut | 2025-09-23 |
Contract Status
Service Time
0.006
1/1/2026
Options
3
1/1/2026
MLB FA
2032
2026 Service Time Gained: 0.033
2026 Option Year Used? Yes
Contract
2026 Salary$782,900 (Estimate)
League Minimum2026–2028
Arbitration Eligible2029–2031
Free Agent2032
Pitch Arsenal
| Pitch | Pitches | Velocity | V-Move | H-Move | Spin | Whiff% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Four-Seam Fastball | 747 | 93.3 | -19.8″ | -14.4″ | 2319 | 19.4% |
| Slider | 449 | 81.7 | -44.4″ | 2.2″ | 2175 | 28.6% |
| Sinker | 224 | 92.8 | -24.8″ | -16.5″ | 2078 | 12.5% |
| Changeup | 165 | 85.7 | -31.4″ | -15.6″ | 1843 | 28.4% |
| Sweeper | 110 | 82.8 | -41.1″ | 11.6″ | 2354 | 29.7% |
| Splitter | 71 | 84.3 | -36.1″ | -6.8″ | 739 | 29.6% |
Summary
| G | GS | IP | W | L | ERA | K | K% | BB% | HR/9 | WHIP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (MLB) | 7 | 0 | 17.2 | 0 | 1 | 7.64 | 14 | 16.1% | 14.9% | 2.04 | 1.920 |
| MLB Career | 9 | 0 | 20.2 | 1 | 1 | 6.53 | 17 | 17.2% | 13.1% | 1.74 | 1.790 |
Last 10 Games
| Date | Lvl | Team | Opp | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-20 | AAA | Indianapolis Indians | @ Gwinnett Stripers | 5.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.79 | 1.530 |
| 2026-09-15 | AAA | Indianapolis Indians | @ Gwinnett Stripers | 5.0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 4.05 | 1.550 |
| 2026-09-10 | AAA | Indianapolis Indians | vs Omaha Storm Chasers | 1.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4.35 | 1.570 |
| 2026-09-02 | AAA | Indianapolis Indians | @ Toledo Mud Hens | 5.0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4.05 | 1.520 |
| 2026-08-27 | AAA | Indianapolis Indians | vs Columbus Clippers | 3.0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3.94 | 1.520 |
| 2026-08-21 | AAA | Indianapolis Indians | vs Louisville Bats | 4.0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3.99 | 1.500 |
| 2026-08-16 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | vs Boston Red Sox | 3.0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7.64 | 1.920 |
| 2026-08-09 | AAA | Indianapolis Indians | vs Iowa Cubs | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4.12 | 1.450 |
| 2026-08-04 | AAA | Indianapolis Indians | vs Iowa Cubs | 4.1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4.62 | 1.560 |
| 2026-07-30 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | @ Cincinnati Reds | 3.0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7.36 | 2.110 |
| Last 10 Total | 40.0 | 39 | 14 | 22 | 37 | 2 | 3.15 | 1.525 | |||
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 | W | L | SV | ERA | K | BB | HR | WHIP | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 87 | 17.2 | — | — | — | 7.640 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 1.925 | — |
| Recent Performance | |||||||||||
| Last 30 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| Last 14 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| Last 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| Home / Away | |||||||||||
| Home Games | 45 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.200 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1.400 | .216 |
| Away Games | 42 | 7.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.220 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2.610 | .382 |
| Day / Night | |||||||||||
| Day Games | 38 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.750 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1.630 | .200 |
| Night Games | 49 | 9.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.380 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2.170 | .366 |
| vs Handedness | |||||||||||
| vs Left | 25 | 5.2 | — | — | — | nan | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1.240 | .158 |
| vs Right | 62 | 11.1 | — | — | — | nan | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2.380 | .346 |
| Role | |||||||||||
| Reliever | 87 | 17.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.640 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 1.920 | .296 |
| Runners | |||||||||||
| Bases Empty | 41 | 8.2 | — | — | — | nan | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1.620 | .257 |
| Runners On | 46 | 9.0 | — | — | — | nan | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2.220 | .333 |
| Scoring Position | 32 | 6.1 | — | — | — | nan | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2.050 | .320 |
| By Inning | |||||||||||
| Third Inning | 6 | 1.0 | — | — | — | 18.000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.000 | .600 |
| Fourth Inning | 7 | 2.0 | — | — | — | .000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .143 |
| Fifth Inning | 14 | 3.0 | — | — | — | 9.000 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2.000 | .300 |
| Sixth Inning | 15 | 4.2 | — | — | — | .000 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .210 | .000 |
| Seventh Inning | 24 | 4.0 | — | — | — | 9.000 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3.000 | .294 |
| Eighth Inning | 9 | 1.0 | — | — | — | 36.000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5.000 | .625 |
| Ninth Inning | 4 | 1.0 | — | — | — | .000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .250 |
| 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 22 | A | 200 | 26 | 90.6 | 92.4 | 46.2% | 26.9% | 23.1% | 3.8% | 37.1% | 65.7% | 54.5% | 81.8% | 50.0% | 67.0% | 42.9% | 49.0% | 16.5% | 33.0% |
| 2023 | 22 | R-FCL | 54 | 18 | — | — | 61.1% | 16.7% | 11.1% | 11.1% | — | — | — | — | 66.7% | 50.0% | — | 89.7% | 16.7% | 50.0% |
| 2024 | 23 | AA | 50 | 7 | — | — | 42.9% | 42.9% | 14.3% | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 44.0% | 59.1% | — | 61.5% | 22.0% | 40.9% |
| 2024 | 23 | A+ | 975 | 147 | — | — | 47.6% | 19.7% | 24.5% | 8.2% | — | — | — | — | 49.5% | 68.7% | — | 59.7% | 15.7% | 31.3% |
| 2025 | 24 | MLB | 46 | 9 | 94.0 | 95.3 | 44.4% | 22.2% | 22.2% | 11.1% | 40.9% | 66.7% | 44.4% | 75.0% | 54.3% | 64.0% | 52.2% | 58.3% | 19.6% | 36.0% |
| 2025 | 24 | AAA | 1283 | 192 | 93.0 | 96.2 | 45.3% | 24.5% | 22.4% | 7.8% | 27.5% | 63.7% | 49.2% | 81.0% | 44.5% | 70.6% | 47.0% | 56.2% | 16.8% | 29.4% |
| 2025 | 24 | AA | 377 | 50 | — | — | 50.0% | 32.0% | 8.0% | 10.0% | — | — | — | — | 46.2% | 60.9% | — | 57.9% | 17.2% | 39.1% |
| 2026 | 25 | MLB | 351 | 58 | 94.1 | 96.2 | 46.6% | 22.4% | 20.7% | 10.3% | 19.5% | 62.2% | 65.8% | 90.7% | 38.5% | 83.7% | 44.4% | 54.0% | 18.2% | 16.3% |
| 2026 | 25 | AAA | 1377 | 225 | 93.1 | 95.5 | 41.3% | 26.7% | 25.3% | 6.7% | 25.4% | 64.9% | 57.4% | 83.8% | 45.0% | 76.3% | 49.7% | 57.2% | 17.1% | 23.7% |
| 2026 | 25 | R-FCL | 38 | 6 | 92.9 | 93.6 | 66.7% | 16.7% | 16.7% | 0.0% | 26.1% | 66.7% | 33.3% | 100.0% | 42.1% | 75.0% | 39.5% | 77.8% | 15.8% | 25.0% |
| MLB Career | MLB | 397 | 67 | 94.1 | 96.2 | 46.3% | 22.4% | 20.9% | 10.4% | 21.7% | 62.8% | 61.7% | 88.5% | 40.3% | 80.6% | 45.3% | 54.5% | 18.4% | 19.4% | |
| AAA Career | AAA | 2660 | 417 | 93.1 | 96.2 | 43.2% | 25.7% | 24.0% | 7.2% | 26.4% | 64.3% | 53.2% | 82.5% | 44.8% | 73.6% | 48.4% | 56.7% | 17.0% | 26.4% | |
| AA Career | AA | 427 | 57 | — | — | 49.1% | 33.3% | 8.8% | 8.8% | — | — | — | — | 45.9% | 60.7% | — | 58.3% | 17.8% | 39.3% | |
| A+ Career | A+ | 975 | 147 | — | — | 47.6% | 19.7% | 24.5% | 8.2% | — | — | — | — | 49.5% | 68.7% | — | 59.7% | 15.7% | 31.3% | |
| A Career | A | 200 | 26 | 90.6 | 92.4 | 46.2% | 26.9% | 23.1% | 3.8% | 37.1% | 65.7% | 54.5% | 81.8% | 50.0% | 67.0% | 42.9% | 49.0% | 16.5% | 33.0% | |
| R-FCL Career | R-FCL | 92 | 24 | 92.9 | 93.6 | 62.5% | 16.7% | 12.5% | 8.3% | 26.1% | 66.7% | 33.3% | 100.0% | 56.5% | 57.7% | 39.5% | 86.8% | 16.3% | 42.3% |
Transaction History
2026-09-26Pittsburgh Pirates recalled LHP Hunter Barco from Indianapolis Indians.
2026-08-17Pittsburgh Pirates optioned LHP Hunter Barco to Indianapolis Indians.
2026-08-16Pittsburgh Pirates recalled LHP Hunter Barco from Indianapolis Indians.
2026-08-04Indianapolis Indians activated LHP Hunter Barco.
2026-07-31Pittsburgh Pirates optioned LHP Hunter Barco to Indianapolis Indians.
2026-07-29Pittsburgh Pirates recalled LHP Hunter Barco from Indianapolis Indians.
2026-07-18Indianapolis Indians activated LHP Hunter Barco from the 7-day injured list.
2026-07-13Indianapolis Indians sent LHP Hunter Barco on a rehab assignment to FCL Pirates.
2026-06-20Indianapolis Indians placed LHP Hunter Barco on the 7-day injured list.
2026-04-29Pittsburgh Pirates optioned LHP Hunter Barco to Indianapolis Indians.
2026-04-28Pittsburgh Pirates recalled LHP Hunter Barco from Indianapolis Indians.
2026-04-13Pittsburgh Pirates optioned LHP Hunter Barco to Indianapolis Indians.
2026-04-13Indianapolis Indians activated LHP Hunter Barco.
2025-09-23Pittsburgh Pirates selected the contract of LHP Hunter Barco from Indianapolis Indians.
2025-05-31Indianapolis Indians activated LHP Hunter Barco from the 7-day injured list.
2025-05-18Indianapolis Indians placed LHP Hunter Barco on the 7-day injured list retroactive to May 17, 2025.
2025-05-06LHP Hunter Barco assigned to Indianapolis Indians from Altoona Curve.
2025-02-04Pittsburgh Pirates invited non-roster LHP Hunter Barco to spring training.
2024-09-25Altoona Curve activated LHP Hunter Barco from the 7-day injured list.
2024-07-30Altoona Curve placed LHP Hunter Barco on the 7-day injured list.
2024-07-19LHP Hunter Barco assigned to Altoona Curve from Greensboro Grasshoppers.
2024-07-09Greensboro Grasshoppers transferred LHP Hunter Barco to the Development List.
2024-04-04Greensboro Grasshoppers activated LHP Hunter Barco.
2024-04-04LHP Hunter Barco assigned to Greensboro Grasshoppers.
2023-08-03LHP Hunter Barco assigned to Bradenton Marauders.
2023-07-20Indianapolis Indians sent LHP Hunter Barco on a rehab assignment to FCL Pirates.
2023-07-20Indianapolis Indians sent LHP Hunter Barco on a rehab assignment to FCL Pirates.
2023-03-31LHP Hunter Barco assigned to Indianapolis Indians from FCL Pirates.
2022-11-08FCL Pirates activated LHP Hunter Barco.
2022-08-16LHP Hunter Barco assigned to FCL Pirates.
2022-07-22Pittsburgh Pirates signed LHP Hunter Barco.