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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: 1.000
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 | 1179 | 96.8 | -16.2″ | 12.6″ | 2176 | 29.8% |
| Sweeper | 459 | 84.3 | -32.9″ | -10.2″ | 2332 | 28.8% |
| Changeup | 361 | 88.7 | -28.3″ | 15.4″ | 1820 | 37.2% |
| Sinker | 341 | 96.6 | -22.0″ | 17.0″ | 2152 | 14.8% |
| Splitter | 290 | 93.2 | -29.8″ | 13.3″ | 1637 | 17.8% |
| Slider | 250 | 86.7 | -34.4″ | -3.3″ | 2316 | 35.5% |
| 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) | 32 | 32 | 174.1 | 10 | 11 | 3.82 | 200 | 28.1% | 6.9% | 1.03 | 1.120 |
| MLB Career | 87 | 87 | 495.0 | 31 | 24 | 2.62 | 586 | 29.9% | 6.3% | 0.75 | 1.008 |
Last 10 Games
| Date | Lvl | Team | Opp | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-24 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | vs St. Louis Cardinals | 6.1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 3.82 | 1.120 |
| 2026-09-18 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | vs Kansas City Royals | 6.0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3.91 | 1.130 |
| 2026-09-12 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | @ Chicago Cubs | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3.78 | 1.130 |
| 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 |
| Last 10 Total | 53.2 | 46 | 25 | 21 | 51 | 9 | 4.19 | 1.248 | |||
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 | 712 | 174.1 | — | — | — | 3.820 | 200 | 49 | 20 | 1.119 | — |
| Recent Performance | |||||||||||
| Last 30 | 93 | 24.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.920 | 21 | 5 | 5 | .892 | .198 |
| Last 14 | 23 | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.420 | 8 | 2 | 1 | .789 | .143 |
| Last 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| Home / Away | |||||||||||
| Home Games | 408 | 100.0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3.780 | 125 | 27 | 11 | 1.100 | .225 |
| Away Games | 304 | 74.1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3.870 | 75 | 22 | 9 | 1.140 | .230 |
| Day / Night | |||||||||||
| Day Games | 272 | 66.0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3.950 | 73 | 18 | 9 | 1.200 | .248 |
| Night Games | 440 | 108.1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3.740 | 127 | 31 | 11 | 1.070 | .214 |
| vs Handedness | |||||||||||
| vs Left | 415 | 102.0 | — | — | — | nan | 111 | 34 | 13 | 1.150 | .223 |
| vs Right | 297 | 71.2 | — | — | — | nan | 89 | 15 | 7 | 1.090 | .232 |
| Role | |||||||||||
| Starter | 712 | 174.1 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 3.820 | 200 | 49 | 20 | 1.120 | .227 |
| Runners | |||||||||||
| Bases Empty | 438 | 105.0 | — | — | — | nan | 133 | 32 | 16 | 1.080 | .204 |
| Runners On | 274 | 68.2 | — | — | — | nan | 67 | 17 | 4 | 1.190 | .265 |
| Scoring Position | 146 | 34.1 | — | — | — | nan | 31 | 9 | 3 | 1.430 | .310 |
| By Inning | |||||||||||
| First Inning | 134 | 31.2 | — | — | — | 4.550 | 42 | 13 | 8 | 1.200 | .212 |
| Second Inning | 123 | 31.0 | — | — | — | 4.650 | 36 | 8 | 4 | .940 | .196 |
| Third Inning | 127 | 31.0 | — | — | — | 3.190 | 37 | 7 | 4 | 1.100 | .233 |
| Fourth Inning | 127 | 31.0 | — | — | — | 3.480 | 36 | 12 | 2 | 1.190 | .219 |
| Fifth Inning | 108 | 26.2 | — | — | — | 3.040 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 1.130 | .260 |
| Sixth Inning | 66 | 15.1 | — | — | — | 5.280 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1.430 | .279 |
| Seventh Inning | 20 | 5.2 | — | — | — | 1.590 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .710 | .200 |
| 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 | 2890 | 452 | 96.8 | 99.5 | 42.1% | 22.8% | 24.8% | 10.2% | 32.3% | 72.2% | 56.0% | 79.8% | 51.0% | 71.8% | 46.9% | 61.8% | 13.5% | 28.2% |
| MLB Career | MLB | 8012 | 1227 | 97.9 | 101.9 | 45.6% | 23.0% | 22.9% | 8.5% | 31.6% | 69.7% | 55.2% | 78.6% | 50.2% | 71.0% | 48.7% | 61.4% | 15.0% | 29.0% | |
| 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
2026-09-16RHP Paul Skenes changed number to 30.
2026-09-15RHP Paul Skenes changed number to 21.
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.