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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: 0.149
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 | 978 | 96.8 | -16.3″ | 12.6″ | 2172 | 30.3% |
| Sweeper | 371 | 84.3 | -32.9″ | -10.2″ | 2338 | 29.5% |
| Changeup | 315 | 88.7 | -28.3″ | 15.4″ | 1838 | 38.0% |
| Splitter | 262 | 93.2 | -29.8″ | 13.3″ | 1641 | 18.2% |
| Sinker | 247 | 96.6 | -22.0″ | 17.0″ | 2153 | 9.5% |
| Slider | 171 | 86.7 | -34.9″ | -3.7″ | 2312 | 37.4% |
| 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) | 26 | 26 | 139.0 | 9 | 11 | 3.95 | 171 | 29.8% | 7.2% | 0.91 | 1.140 |
| MLB Career | 81 | 81 | 459.2 | 30 | 24 | 2.56 | 557 | 30.6% | 6.3% | 0.69 | 1.007 |
Last 10 Games
| Date | Lvl | Team | Opp | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2026-07-07 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | vs Atlanta Braves | 6.0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3.58 | 1.040 |
| 2026-07-01 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | @ Philadelphia Phillies | 4.0 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3.62 | 1.010 |
| 2026-06-26 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | vs Cincinnati Reds | 5.0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3.10 | .970 |
| Last 10 Total | 51.0 | 54 | 33 | 23 | 64 | 5 | 5.82 | 1.510 | |||
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 | 573 | 139.0 | — | — | — | 3.950 | 171 | 41 | 14 | 1.144 | — |
| Recent Performance | |||||||||||
| Last 30 | 108 | 23.2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6.460 | 33 | 15 | 3 | 1.648 | .267 |
| Last 14 | 41 | 9.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.860 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1.500 | .265 |
| Last 7 | 20 | 4.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.230 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1.846 | .267 |
| Home / Away | |||||||||||
| Home Games | 315 | 77.2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3.590 | 104 | 20 | 7 | 1.060 | .218 |
| Away Games | 258 | 61.1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4.400 | 67 | 21 | 7 | 1.260 | .242 |
| Day / Night | |||||||||||
| Day Games | 203 | 47.1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4.940 | 59 | 14 | 6 | 1.350 | .273 |
| Night Games | 370 | 91.2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3.440 | 112 | 27 | 8 | 1.040 | .204 |
| vs Handedness | |||||||||||
| vs Left | 340 | 83.2 | — | — | — | nan | 96 | 28 | 7 | 1.120 | .217 |
| vs Right | 233 | 54.2 | — | — | — | nan | 75 | 13 | 7 | 1.190 | .245 |
| Role | |||||||||||
| Starter | 573 | 139.0 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 3.950 | 171 | 41 | 14 | 1.140 | .229 |
| Runners | |||||||||||
| Bases Empty | 343 | 81.2 | — | — | — | nan | 111 | 27 | 11 | 1.100 | .203 |
| Runners On | 230 | 56.2 | — | — | — | nan | 60 | 14 | 3 | 1.220 | .267 |
| Scoring Position | 126 | 28.2 | — | — | — | nan | 28 | 9 | 2 | 1.530 | .318 |
| By Inning | |||||||||||
| First Inning | 109 | 25.2 | — | — | — | 4.560 | 37 | 12 | 5 | 1.210 | .202 |
| Second Inning | 99 | 25.0 | — | — | — | 3.960 | 31 | 6 | 3 | .920 | .198 |
| Third Inning | 101 | 25.0 | — | — | — | 2.520 | 32 | 7 | 3 | 1.040 | .207 |
| Fourth Inning | 101 | 25.0 | — | — | — | 3.960 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 1.120 | .226 |
| Fifth Inning | 88 | 21.0 | — | — | — | 3.860 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 1.240 | .272 |
| Sixth Inning | 52 | 11.0 | — | — | — | 7.360 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1.820 | .319 |
| 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 | 2354 | 352 | 96.8 | 99.5 | 41.9% | 23.6% | 25.1% | 9.4% | 32.4% | 72.4% | 55.5% | 79.7% | 51.0% | 71.5% | 46.6% | 59.5% | 13.4% | 28.5% |
| MLB Career | MLB | 7476 | 1127 | 97.9 | 101.9 | 45.8% | 23.3% | 22.8% | 8.1% | 31.6% | 69.6% | 54.9% | 78.5% | 50.1% | 70.8% | 48.7% | 60.7% | 15.0% | 29.2% | |
| 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.