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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: 0.140
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 | 964 | 98.5 | -10.6″ | 8.1″ | 2412 | 22.7% |
| Slider | 415 | 90.7 | -29.6″ | -1.7″ | 2415 | 27.7% |
| Changeup | 319 | 91.7 | -25.3″ | 17.0″ | 2077 | 24.1% |
| Sinker | 129 | 97.9 | -15.9″ | 14.1″ | 2301 | 15.8% |
| Sweeper | 102 | 87.7 | -34.4″ | -8.8″ | 2504 | 26.3% |
| Curveball | 59 | 85.5 | -40.5″ | -1.0″ | 2449 | 4.3% |
Summary
| G | GS | IP | W | L | ERA | K | K% | BB% | HR/9 | WHIP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (MLB) | 23 | 22 | 116.1 | 5 | 8 | 4.26 | 103 | 20.3% | 12.2% | 0.77 | 1.380 |
| MLB Career | 30 | 26 | 147.2 | 9 | 9 | 4.21 | 134 | 21.2% | 10.4% | 0.73 | 1.280 |
Last 10 Games
| Date | Lvl | Team | Opp | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2026-06-25 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | vs Seattle Mariners | 5.1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4.42 | 1.390 |
| 2026-06-19 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | @ Colorado Rockies | 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4.62 | 1.380 |
| 2026-06-13 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | vs Miami Marlins | 5.2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4.76 | 1.380 |
| Last 10 Total | 54.0 | 48 | 21 | 22 | 41 | 2 | 3.50 | 1.296 | |||
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 | 508 | 116.1 | — | — | — | 4.260 | 103 | 62 | 10 | 1.375 | — |
| Recent Performance | |||||||||||
| Last 30 | 87 | 22.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.050 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 1.045 | .200 |
| Last 14 | 45 | 11.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.540 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1.029 | .175 |
| Last 7 | 21 | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .667 | .150 |
| Home / Away | |||||||||||
| Home Games | 213 | 49.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4.220 | 44 | 24 | 2 | 1.410 | .239 |
| Away Games | 295 | 67.1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4.280 | 59 | 38 | 8 | 1.350 | .213 |
| Day / Night | |||||||||||
| Day Games | 167 | 38.1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4.700 | 32 | 20 | 5 | 1.380 | .228 |
| Night Games | 341 | 78.0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4.040 | 71 | 42 | 5 | 1.370 | .223 |
| vs Handedness | |||||||||||
| vs Left | 272 | 61.0 | — | — | — | nan | 52 | 34 | 8 | 1.440 | .231 |
| vs Right | 236 | 55.0 | — | — | — | nan | 51 | 28 | 2 | 1.310 | .217 |
| Role | |||||||||||
| Starter | 488 | 111.0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 4.300 | 96 | 60 | 10 | 1.410 | .232 |
| Reliever | 20 | 5.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.380 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .560 | .056 |
| Runners | |||||||||||
| Bases Empty | 284 | 65.2 | — | — | — | nan | 62 | 33 | 4 | 1.250 | .198 |
| Runners On | 224 | 50.2 | — | — | — | nan | 41 | 29 | 6 | 1.540 | .259 |
| Scoring Position | 129 | 28.2 | — | — | — | nan | 22 | 16 | 4 | 1.530 | .257 |
| By Inning | |||||||||||
| First Inning | 88 | 22.0 | — | — | — | 4.090 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 1.090 | .173 |
| Second Inning | 99 | 23.0 | — | — | — | 1.960 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 1.300 | .209 |
| Third Inning | 102 | 23.0 | — | — | — | 4.700 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 1.430 | .280 |
| Fourth Inning | 92 | 22.0 | — | — | — | 4.090 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 1.180 | .195 |
| Fifth Inning | 81 | 17.1 | — | — | — | 5.190 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1.790 | .258 |
| Sixth Inning | 37 | 8.0 | — | — | — | 3.380 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1.380 | .200 |
| 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 | 1988 | 337 | 98.5 | 102.1 | 39.8% | 28.2% | 22.0% | 9.8% | 29.0% | 68.7% | 59.0% | 84.7% | 48.0% | 76.6% | 47.9% | 60.9% | 14.8% | 23.4% |
| MLB Career | MLB | 2449 | 423 | 98.6 | 102.1 | 41.1% | 27.0% | 22.7% | 9.0% | 29.2% | 68.8% | 58.2% | 83.0% | 48.4% | 75.3% | 48.5% | 60.5% | 14.9% | 24.7% | |
| 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.