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Paul Skenes
P · Pittsburgh Pirates
| Position | P |
| Bats/Throws | R/R |
| Height | 6′ 6″ |
| Weight | 260 lbs |
| Age | 24 |
| Birthplace | Fullerton, CA, USA |
| Draft | 2023, Pittsburgh Pirates, Round: 1, Overall Pick: 1 |
| College | LSU |
| Signing Bonus | $9,200,000 |
| MLB Debut | 2024-05-11 |
Contract Status
Service Time
2.000
1/1/2026
Options
3
1/1/2026
MLB FA
2030
2026 Service Time Gained: 0.169
2026 Option Year Used? No
Contract
2026 Salary$1,085,000
League Minimum2026
Arbitration Eligible2027–2029
Free Agent2030
Pitch Arsenal
| Pitch | Pitches | Velocity | V-Move | H-Move | Spin | Whiff% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Four-Seam Fastball | 1071 | 96.9 | -16.2″ | 12.6″ | 2170 | 29.8% |
| Sweeper | 414 | 84.3 | -32.9″ | -10.2″ | 2328 | 27.7% |
| Changeup | 335 | 88.7 | -28.4″ | 15.4″ | 1828 | 36.7% |
| Sinker | 312 | 96.7 | -22.0″ | 16.9″ | 2146 | 13.0% |
| Splitter | 283 | 93.2 | -29.8″ | 13.2″ | 1638 | 18.1% |
| Slider | 198 | 86.7 | -34.8″ | -3.5″ | 2304 | 36.4% |
| Curveball | 10 | 81.8 | -48.9″ | -10.9″ | 2422 | 20.0% |
Summary
| G | GS | IP | W | L | ERA | K | K% | BB% | HR/9 | WHIP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (MLB) | 29 | 29 | 155.0 | 10 | 11 | 3.83 | 181 | 28.3% | 7.0% | 0.87 | 1.150 |
| MLB Career | 84 | 84 | 475.2 | 31 | 24 | 2.57 | 567 | 30.0% | 6.3% | 0.68 | 1.013 |
Last 10 Games
| Date | Lvl | Team | Opp | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-06 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | vs Los Angeles Angels | 5.1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3.83 | 1.150 |
| 2026-09-01 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | vs San Francisco Giants | 4.2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3.97 | 1.160 |
| 2026-08-25 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | @ San Diego Padres | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3.79 | 1.120 |
| 2026-08-19 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | vs Detroit Tigers | 4.1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3.95 | 1.140 |
| 2026-08-11 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | @ Miami Marlins | 5.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3.88 | 1.120 |
| 2026-08-05 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | @ Milwaukee Brewers | 5.0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3.96 | 1.120 |
| 2026-07-31 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | @ Cincinnati Reds | 4.0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3.90 | 1.110 |
| 2026-07-25 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | vs Chicago Cubs | 5.1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 3.65 | 1.060 |
| 2026-07-19 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | @ Cleveland Guardians | 7.0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 3.43 | 1.040 |
| 2026-07-12 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | vs Milwaukee Brewers | 5.1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3.57 | 1.020 |
| Last 10 Total | 52.0 | 49 | 25 | 22 | 58 | 4 | 4.33 | 1.365 | |||
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 | 640 | 155.0 | — | — | — | 3.830 | 181 | 45 | 15 | 1.148 | — |
| Recent Performance | |||||||||||
| Last 30 | 108 | 25.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.200 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 1.303 | .250 |
| Last 14 | 46 | 10.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.500 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1.600 | .293 |
| Last 7 | 21 | 5.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .938 | .211 |
| Home / Away | |||||||||||
| Home Games | 361 | 87.2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3.700 | 110 | 24 | 8 | 1.120 | .228 |
| Away Games | 279 | 67.1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4.010 | 71 | 21 | 7 | 1.190 | .235 |
| Day / Night | |||||||||||
| Day Games | 224 | 52.2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4.440 | 61 | 15 | 6 | 1.310 | .267 |
| Night Games | 416 | 102.1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3.520 | 120 | 30 | 9 | 1.070 | .211 |
| vs Handedness | |||||||||||
| vs Left | 375 | 91.2 | — | — | — | nan | 102 | 31 | 8 | 1.150 | .221 |
| vs Right | 265 | 62.2 | — | — | — | nan | 79 | 14 | 7 | 1.160 | .245 |
| Role | |||||||||||
| Starter | 640 | 155.0 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 3.830 | 181 | 45 | 15 | 1.150 | .231 |
| Runners | |||||||||||
| Bases Empty | 383 | 91.0 | — | — | — | nan | 118 | 29 | 11 | 1.110 | .207 |
| Runners On | 257 | 63.1 | — | — | — | nan | 63 | 16 | 4 | 1.220 | .266 |
| Scoring Position | 140 | 32.1 | — | — | — | nan | 30 | 9 | 3 | 1.450 | .309 |
| By Inning | |||||||||||
| First Inning | 122 | 28.2 | — | — | — | 4.080 | 38 | 13 | 5 | 1.220 | .208 |
| Second Inning | 114 | 28.0 | — | — | — | 5.140 | 33 | 8 | 4 | 1.040 | .214 |
| Third Inning | 112 | 28.0 | — | — | — | 2.250 | 33 | 7 | 3 | 1.000 | .206 |
| Fourth Inning | 113 | 28.0 | — | — | — | 3.540 | 34 | 8 | 1 | 1.110 | .221 |
| Fifth Inning | 99 | 23.2 | — | — | — | 3.420 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 1.230 | .275 |
| Sixth Inning | 57 | 12.1 | — | — | — | 6.570 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1.700 | .308 |
| Seventh Inning | 16 | 4.1 | — | — | — | 2.080 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .920 | .250 |
| Eighth Inning | 7 | 2.0 | — | — | — | .000 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .143 |
| 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 | 20 | AA | 58 | 7 | — | — | 71.4% | 0.0% | 28.6% | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 43.1% | 68.0% | — | 57.1% | 15.5% | 32.0% |
| 2023 | 20 | A | 44 | 7 | 98.3 | 100.0 | 28.6% | 28.6% | 28.6% | 14.3% | 46.2% | 77.8% | 41.7% | 92.9% | 59.1% | 69.2% | 40.9% | 41.7% | 9.1% | 30.8% |
| 2023 | 20 | R-FCL | 5 | 2 | — | — | 50.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 100.0% | 60.0% | — | 100.0% | 0.0% | 40.0% |
| 2024 | 21 | MLB | 2125 | 306 | 98.8 | 101.9 | 52.3% | 20.3% | 20.3% | 7.2% | 32.2% | 68.5% | 55.2% | 79.3% | 49.8% | 71.3% | 48.5% | 61.7% | 16.2% | 28.7% |
| 2024 | 21 | AAA | 422 | 52 | 99.9 | 102.1 | 51.9% | 25.0% | 21.2% | 1.9% | 28.9% | 69.2% | 39.7% | 69.9% | 50.0% | 61.6% | 52.4% | 65.7% | 15.6% | 38.4% |
| 2025 | 22 | MLB | 2997 | 469 | 98.2 | 100.6 | 44.4% | 25.0% | 22.9% | 7.7% | 30.5% | 68.2% | 54.1% | 76.9% | 49.6% | 69.9% | 50.7% | 60.8% | 15.5% | 30.1% |
| 2026 | 23 | MLB | 2623 | 404 | 96.9 | 99.5 | 42.4% | 21.3% | 25.8% | 10.4% | 32.4% | 72.4% | 56.9% | 80.1% | 51.0% | 72.2% | 46.5% | 60.4% | 13.3% | 27.8% |
| MLB Career | MLB | 7745 | 1179 | 97.9 | 101.9 | 45.8% | 22.5% | 23.2% | 8.5% | 31.7% | 69.7% | 55.5% | 78.6% | 50.1% | 71.1% | 48.6% | 61.0% | 15.0% | 28.9% | |
| AAA Career | AAA | 422 | 52 | 99.9 | 102.1 | 51.9% | 25.0% | 21.2% | 1.9% | 28.9% | 69.2% | 39.7% | 69.9% | 50.0% | 61.6% | 52.4% | 65.7% | 15.6% | 38.4% | |
| AA Career | AA | 58 | 7 | — | — | 71.4% | 0.0% | 28.6% | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 43.1% | 68.0% | — | 57.1% | 15.5% | 32.0% | |
| A Career | A | 44 | 7 | 98.3 | 100.0 | 28.6% | 28.6% | 28.6% | 14.3% | 46.2% | 77.8% | 41.7% | 92.9% | 59.1% | 69.2% | 40.9% | 41.7% | 9.1% | 30.8% | |
| R-FCL Career | R-FCL | 5 | 2 | — | — | 50.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 100.0% | 60.0% | — | 100.0% | 0.0% | 40.0% |
Transaction History
2026-04-16RHP Paul Skenes changed number to 30.
2026-04-15RHP Paul Skenes changed number to 42.
2025-09-16RHP Paul Skenes changed number to 30.
2025-09-15RHP Paul Skenes changed number to 21.
2025-04-16RHP Paul Skenes changed number to 30.
2025-04-15RHP Paul Skenes changed number to 42.
2024-05-11Pittsburgh Pirates selected the contract of RHP Paul Skenes from Indianapolis Indians.
2024-03-29RHP Paul Skenes assigned to Indianapolis Indians from Altoona Curve.
2024-01-30RHP Paul Skenes roster status changed by Pittsburgh Pirates.
2024-01-30Pittsburgh Pirates invited non-roster RHP Paul Skenes to spring training.
2023-09-30Altoona Curve activated RHP Paul Skenes.
2023-09-05Altoona Curve transferred RHP Paul Skenes to the Development List.
2023-08-21RHP Paul Skenes assigned to Altoona Curve from Bradenton Marauders.
2023-08-15RHP Paul Skenes assigned to Bradenton Marauders from FCL Pirates.
2023-08-07RHP Paul Skenes assigned to FCL Pirates.
2023-08-06FCL Pirates activated RHP Paul Skenes.
2023-07-18Pittsburgh Pirates signed RHP Paul Skenes.