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Bubba Chandler
P · Pittsburgh Pirates
| Position | P |
| Bats/Throws | S/R |
| Height | 6′ 3″ |
| Weight | 206 lbs |
| Age | 23 |
| Birthplace | Lawrenceville, GA, USA |
| Draft | 2021, Pittsburgh Pirates, Round: 3, Overall Pick: 72 |
| High School | North Oconee HS |
| Signing Bonus | $3,000,000 |
| MLB Debut | 2025-08-22 |
Contract Status
Service Time
0.038
1/1/2026
Options
3
1/1/2026
MLB FA
2032
2026 Service Time Gained: 0.161
2026 Option Year Used? No
Contract
2026 Salary$787,200
League Minimum2026–2028
Arbitration Eligible2029–2031
Free Agent2032
Pitch Arsenal
| Pitch | Pitches | Velocity | V-Move | H-Move | Spin | Whiff% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Four-Seam Fastball | 1080 | 98.4 | -10.8″ | 8.4″ | 2408 | 21.5% |
| Slider | 475 | 91.0 | -29.1″ | -1.5″ | 2402 | 26.0% |
| Changeup | 342 | 91.6 | -25.8″ | 16.7″ | 2017 | 25.2% |
| Sinker | 162 | 97.9 | -16.1″ | 14.3″ | 2284 | 14.9% |
| Sweeper | 102 | 87.7 | -34.4″ | -8.8″ | 2504 | 26.3% |
| Curveball | 85 | 86.4 | -39.3″ | -0.9″ | 2392 | 12.5% |
Summary
| G | GS | IP | W | L | ERA | K | K% | BB% | HR/9 | WHIP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (MLB) | 26 | 25 | 131.0 | 6 | 9 | 4.26 | 117 | 20.6% | 12.0% | 0.76 | 1.360 |
| MLB Career | 33 | 29 | 162.1 | 10 | 10 | 4.21 | 148 | 21.4% | 10.4% | 0.72 | 1.275 |
Last 10 Games
| Date | Lvl | Team | Opp | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-26 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | @ San Diego Padres | 5.2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4.26 | 1.360 |
| 2026-08-21 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | @ Los Angeles Dodgers | 4.0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4.38 | 1.370 |
| 2026-08-14 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | vs Boston Red Sox | 5.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4.23 | 1.370 |
| 2026-08-08 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | vs New York Mets | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4.26 | 1.380 |
| 2026-08-03 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | @ Milwaukee Brewers | 5.2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4.49 | 1.410 |
| 2026-07-28 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | vs Arizona Diamondbacks | 4.0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4.56 | 1.410 |
| 2026-07-22 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | @ New York Yankees | 6.1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4.47 | 1.390 |
| 2026-07-11 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | vs Milwaukee Brewers | 4.2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 4.77 | 1.450 |
| 2026-07-05 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | @ Washington Nationals | 4.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4.82 | 1.440 |
| 2026-06-30 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | @ Philadelphia Phillies | 6.1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4.62 | 1.390 |
| Last 10 Total | 51.2 | 46 | 23 | 22 | 44 | 2 | 4.01 | 1.316 | |||
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 | 569 | 131.0 | — | — | — | 4.260 | 117 | 68 | 11 | 1.359 | — |
| Recent Performance | |||||||||||
| Last 30 | 106 | 26.1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3.080 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 1.139 | .204 |
| Last 14 | 41 | 9.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.660 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1.241 | .222 |
| Last 7 | 22 | 5.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.590 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1.059 | .200 |
| Home / Away | |||||||||||
| Home Games | 233 | 54.0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4.170 | 49 | 26 | 2 | 1.390 | .239 |
| Away Games | 336 | 77.0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4.320 | 68 | 42 | 9 | 1.340 | .214 |
| Day / Night | |||||||||||
| Day Games | 189 | 44.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4.300 | 35 | 22 | 5 | 1.340 | .224 |
| Night Games | 380 | 87.0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 4.240 | 82 | 46 | 6 | 1.370 | .225 |
| vs Handedness | |||||||||||
| vs Left | 306 | 69.0 | — | — | — | nan | 61 | 38 | 9 | 1.450 | .236 |
| vs Right | 263 | 61.1 | — | — | — | nan | 56 | 30 | 2 | 1.270 | .211 |
| Role | |||||||||||
| Starter | 549 | 125.2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 4.300 | 110 | 66 | 11 | 1.390 | .231 |
| Reliever | 20 | 5.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.380 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .560 | .056 |
| Runners | |||||||||||
| Bases Empty | 320 | 74.0 | — | — | — | nan | 68 | 37 | 4 | 1.230 | .193 |
| Runners On | 249 | 57.0 | — | — | — | nan | 49 | 31 | 7 | 1.530 | .267 |
| Scoring Position | 142 | 31.0 | — | — | — | nan | 25 | 17 | 4 | 1.580 | .269 |
| By Inning | |||||||||||
| First Inning | 100 | 25.0 | — | — | — | 4.320 | 26 | 13 | 3 | 1.120 | .176 |
| Second Inning | 109 | 26.0 | — | — | — | 2.080 | 22 | 12 | 0 | 1.230 | .208 |
| Third Inning | 116 | 26.0 | — | — | — | 4.850 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 1.420 | .276 |
| Fourth Inning | 104 | 25.0 | — | — | — | 3.600 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 1.160 | .202 |
| Fifth Inning | 91 | 19.1 | — | — | — | 5.590 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 1.810 | .250 |
| Sixth Inning | 40 | 8.2 | — | — | — | 3.120 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1.380 | .212 |
| Seventh Inning | 9 | 1.0 | — | — | — | 45.000 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5.000 | .400 |
| 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 19 | A | 459 | 61 | 95.6 | 99.4 | 44.3% | 27.9% | 21.3% | 6.6% | 24.1% | 66.2% | 36.8% | 72.1% | 44.4% | 62.3% | 48.4% | 58.1% | 15.9% | 37.7% |
| 2022 | 19 | R-FCL | 145 | 22 | — | — | 40.9% | 40.9% | 4.5% | 13.6% | — | — | — | — | 51.7% | 29.3% | — | 83.1% | 20.0% | 70.7% |
| 2023 | 20 | AA | 69 | 8 | — | — | 62.5% | 25.0% | 12.5% | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 56.5% | 64.1% | — | 75.0% | 15.9% | 35.9% |
| 2023 | 20 | A+ | 1809 | 288 | — | — | 45.8% | 27.4% | 19.8% | 6.9% | — | — | — | — | 48.6% | 70.3% | — | 58.8% | 13.9% | 29.7% |
| 2024 | 21 | AAA | 608 | 88 | 96.8 | 99.3 | 43.2% | 29.5% | 20.5% | 6.8% | 31.1% | 64.2% | 47.9% | 76.6% | 47.4% | 67.0% | 49.2% | 61.0% | 17.8% | 33.0% |
| 2024 | 21 | AA | 1289 | 196 | — | — | 41.8% | 29.1% | 20.4% | 8.7% | — | — | — | — | 49.9% | 70.9% | — | 61.1% | 15.1% | 29.1% |
| 2025 | 22 | MLB | 461 | 86 | 98.9 | 100.9 | 46.5% | 22.1% | 25.6% | 5.8% | 30.2% | 69.1% | 54.4% | 76.1% | 50.1% | 69.7% | 51.2% | 58.9% | 15.4% | 30.3% |
| 2025 | 22 | AAA | 1837 | 262 | 97.8 | 101.7 | 38.2% | 32.4% | 22.9% | 6.5% | 27.3% | 66.3% | 49.4% | 77.2% | 45.9% | 68.6% | 47.6% | 55.6% | 16.2% | 31.4% |
| 2026 | 23 | MLB | 2246 | 377 | 98.4 | 102.1 | 40.6% | 27.3% | 22.5% | 9.3% | 28.4% | 67.6% | 60.6% | 85.0% | 47.3% | 77.4% | 48.3% | 59.9% | 15.4% | 22.6% |
| MLB Career | MLB | 2707 | 463 | 98.5 | 102.1 | 41.7% | 26.3% | 23.1% | 8.6% | 28.7% | 67.9% | 59.5% | 83.4% | 47.8% | 76.0% | 48.8% | 59.7% | 15.4% | 24.0% | |
| AAA Career | AAA | 2445 | 350 | 97.6 | 101.7 | 39.4% | 31.7% | 22.3% | 6.6% | 28.2% | 65.8% | 49.0% | 77.1% | 46.3% | 68.2% | 48.0% | 57.0% | 16.6% | 31.8% | |
| AA Career | AA | 1358 | 204 | — | — | 42.6% | 28.9% | 20.1% | 8.3% | — | — | — | — | 50.2% | 70.5% | — | 61.7% | 15.1% | 29.5% | |
| A+ Career | A+ | 1809 | 288 | — | — | 45.8% | 27.4% | 19.8% | 6.9% | — | — | — | — | 48.6% | 70.3% | — | 58.8% | 13.9% | 29.7% | |
| A Career | A | 459 | 61 | 95.6 | 99.4 | 44.3% | 27.9% | 21.3% | 6.6% | 24.1% | 66.2% | 36.8% | 72.1% | 44.4% | 62.3% | 48.4% | 58.1% | 15.9% | 37.7% | |
| R-FCL Career | R-FCL | 145 | 22 | — | — | 40.9% | 40.9% | 4.5% | 13.6% | — | — | — | — | 51.7% | 29.3% | — | 83.1% | 20.0% | 70.7% |
Transaction History
2026-04-16RHP Bubba Chandler changed number to 36.
2026-04-15RHP Bubba Chandler changed number to 42.
2026-02-09RHP Bubba Chandler changed number to 36.
2025-09-16RHP Bubba Chandler changed number to 57.
2025-09-15RHP Bubba Chandler changed number to 21.
2025-08-22Pittsburgh Pirates selected the contract of RHP Bubba Chandler from Indianapolis Indians.
2025-02-04Pittsburgh Pirates invited non-roster RHP Bubba Chandler to spring training.
2024-09-25Indianapolis Indians activated RHP Bubba Chandler.
2024-09-18Indianapolis Indians transferred RHP Bubba Chandler to the Development List.
2024-08-08Indianapolis Indians activated RHP Bubba Chandler.
2024-08-08RHP Bubba Chandler assigned to Indianapolis Indians from Altoona Curve.
2024-07-16Altoona Curve activated RHP Bubba Chandler.
2024-07-12Altoona Curve placed RHP Bubba Chandler on the temporarily inactive list.
2024-05-29Altoona Curve activated RHP Bubba Chandler from the 7-day injured list.
2024-05-19Altoona Curve placed RHP Bubba Chandler on the 7-day injured list retroactive to May 18, 2024.
2024-01-30RHP Bubba Chandler roster status changed by Pittsburgh Pirates.
2024-01-30Pittsburgh Pirates invited non-roster RHP Bubba Chandler to spring training.
2023-09-30Altoona Curve activated RHP Bubba Chandler.
2023-09-12Altoona Curve transferred RHP Bubba Chandler to the Development List.
2023-09-06RHP Bubba Chandler assigned to Altoona Curve from Greensboro Grasshoppers.
2023-09-02Greensboro Grasshoppers activated DH Bubba Chandler.
2023-08-25Greensboro Grasshoppers transferred DH Bubba Chandler to the Development List.
2023-04-02DH Bubba Chandler assigned to Greensboro Grasshoppers from Bradenton Marauders.
2022-07-12DH Bubba Chandler assigned to Bradenton Marauders from FCL Pirates.
2021-08-13RHP Bubba Chandler assigned to FCL Pirates Black.
2021-07-22Pittsburgh Pirates signed RHP Bubba Chandler.