P Paul Skenes #3
Age: 34 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
07/07/2036
OA: 44 POT: 44
P PAUL SKENES #3 - AGE: 34 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
0 0 0-0 0 0.00 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 55 50 55 55
Movement 50 50 50 50
Control 50 50 50 50
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 55 55
Slider 50 50
Curveball 50 50
Changeup 50 50
Sinker 50 50
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 94-96 Mph
Stamina 55
Suggested Role Starter
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 45
Defense 65
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 30
Stealing Ability: 30
Baserunning Inst.: 45
Sacrifice Bunt: 35
Bunt for Hit: 30
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
PERSONALITY
Birthday:05/29/2002
Born in:Fullerton, CA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 6"
Weight:240 lbs
Local Popularity:Popular
National Pop.:Popular
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:12 Years, 70 Days
Service This Yr:111 Days
40-Man Service:12 Years, 70 Days
Pro Service:13 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2024 Pittsburgh - MLB 22 23 23 11 3 0 1.96 133.0 94 31 29 10 32 170 0 0 0.95 .284 2.68 4.4 210
2025 Pittsburgh - MLB 23 33 33 10 10 0 1.86 208.1 143 49 43 9 46 237 1 0 0.91 .262 2.31 8.0 219
2026 Pittsburgh - MLB 24 13 13 7 6 0 3.79 78.1 63 38 33 10 16 84 0 0 1.01 .272 3.60 1.5 106
2027 Pittsburgh - MLB 25 24 24 10 5 0 2.20 151.1 108 40 37 8 37 158 0 0 0.96 .266 2.67 5.0 187
2028 Pittsburgh - MLB 26 33 33 10 15 0 3.35 193.2 161 75 72 14 51 213 1 1 1.09 .295 2.93 5.5 121
2029 Pittsburgh - MLB 27 30 30 14 6 0 2.52 186.0 155 62 52 13 46 198 1 0 1.08 .292 3.06 5.2 165
2030 Pittsburgh - MLB 28 18 18 7 4 0 4.09 99.0 104 45 45 5 23 104 0 0 1.28 .346 2.78 3.2 102
2031 Pittsburgh - MLB 29 34 34 14 10 0 3.72 184.0 171 91 76 17 59 188 0 0 1.25 .307 3.47 3.7 106
2032 Pittsburgh - MLB 30 27 27 7 13 0 3.95 134.1 133 66 59 16 41 152 0 0 1.30 .325 3.63 2.8 106
2033 Toronto - MLB 31 11 11 1 5 0 4.59 51.0 56 29 26 11 17 39 0 0 1.43 .300 5.48 -0.2 89
2034 Texas - MLB 32 12 12 3 2 0 5.15 50.2 46 30 29 5 26 47 0 0 1.42 .301 4.28 0.6 82
Total MLB 258 258 94 79 0 3.07 1469.2 1234 556 501 118 394 1590 3 1 1.11 .294 3.10 39.7 133
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2023 Pittsburgh (FCL) - R 21 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 .000 1.20 0.1 999
2023 Bradenton - A 21 2 2 0 0 0 0.00 3.0 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0.33 .143 0.53 0.2 999
2023 Altoona - AA 21 2 2 0 0 0 13.50 2.2 4 4 4 0 2 5 0 0 2.25 .571 1.70 0.1 29
2024 Indianapolis - AAA 22 7 7 0 0 0 0.99 27.1 17 4 3 1 8 45 0 0 0.91 .314 1.26 1.4 405
2027 Indianapolis - AAA 25 3 3 0 0 0 1.86 9.2 5 2 2 0 5 9 0 0 1.03 .208 3.27 0.3 282
2032 Indianapolis - AAA 30 1 1 1 0 0 1.69 5.1 2 1 1 1 2 4 0 0 0.75 .077 5.69 0.1 324
2033 Buffalo - AAA 31 5 5 2 0 0 1.66 21.2 18 4 4 1 8 25 0 0 1.20 .315 3.14 0.8 324
2034 Round Rock - AAA 32 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.1 3 0 0 0 3 7 0 0 1.12 .273 3.22 0.2 999
2035 Round Rock - AAA 33 3 0 1 2 0 9.64 4.2 10 10 5 2 2 1 0 0 2.57 .364 10.45 -0.3 57
Total IL 16 16 3 0 0 1.41 64.0 42 11 10 3 23 83 0 0 1.02 .275 2.57 345.7
Total PCL 5 0 1 2 0 4.50 10.0 13 10 5 2 5 8 0 0 1.80 .333 6.59 122.9
Total EL 2 2 0 0 0 13.50 2.2 4 4 4 0 2 5 0 0 2.25 .571 1.70 29.2
Total FCL 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 .000 1.20 999.0
Total FSL 2 2 0 0 0 0.00 3.0 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0.33 .143 0.53 999.0
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2024 Pittsburgh - MLB P 23 23 7 17 1 26 2 .923 133.0 1.62 +0.2 .000
2025 Pittsburgh - MLB P 33 33 12 13 0 27 2 .926 208.1 1.08 +0.2 .792
2026 Pittsburgh - MLB P 13 13 6 3 0 10 1 .900 78.1 1.03 -0.4 .690
2027 Pittsburgh - MLB P 24 24 9 7 1 16 0 1.000 151.1 0.95 -0.2 .916
2028 Pittsburgh - MLB P 33 33 11 14 0 25 0 1.000 193.2 1.16 +0.7 1.120
2029 Pittsburgh - MLB P 30 30 9 10 0 20 1 .950 186.0 0.92 -1.1 .747
2030 Pittsburgh - MLB P 18 18 6 5 0 11 0 1.000 99.0 1.00 -0.3 1.026
2031 Pittsburgh - MLB P 34 34 7 12 1 19 0 1.000 184.0 0.93 -0.6 1.032
2032 Pittsburgh - MLB P 26 26 5 7 1 12 0 1.000 134.1 0.80 -0.1 1.176
2033 Toronto - MLB P 11 11 1 4 0 5 0 1.000 51.0 0.88 +0.0 .832
2034 Texas - MLB P 12 12 8 6 3 14 0 1.000 50.2 2.49 +0.5 1.231
TOTAL P 257 257 81 98 7 185 6 .968 1469.2 1.10 -1.0 .973
PLAYER HISTORY
07/09/2023 Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1st round of the 2023 MLB June Amateur Draft from Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, LA).
04/15/2025 RHP Paul Skenes changed number to 42. [Auto]
04/16/2025 RHP Paul Skenes changed number to 30. [Auto]
07/14/2025 National League All-Stars activated RHP Paul Skenes. [Auto]
11/15/2025 Wins the 2025 MLB NL Cy Young Award.
11/25/2025 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $760,000.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 80 (85); Movement: 70 (75); Control: 75 (80).
03/24/2026 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his infield defense at the Pittsburgh Pirates development complex.
06/11/2026 Injured on 06/09/2026, diagnosed with a damaged elbow ligament, will miss 11 months.
07/19/2026 Was selected to the 2026 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
11/09/2026 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $5,600,000 with the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 85 (85); Movement: 70 (75); Control: 75 (80).
05/16/2027 Injured (hamstring soreness),day-to-day for 1 day.
07/18/2027 Was selected to the 2027 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
11/11/2027 Signed a 7-year contract extension worth a total of $228,100,000 with the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.
01/01/2028 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 85 (85); Movement: 75 (75); Control: 75 (80).
02/16/2028 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his secondary pitch at the Pittsburgh Pirates development complex.
07/16/2028 Was selected to the 2028 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
08/27/2028 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Colorado Rockies with 8 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
01/01/2029 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 80 (80); Movement: 70 (75); Control: 75 (80).
07/15/2029 Was selected to the 2029 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
08/09/2029 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for 5 days.
09/14/2029 Injured on 09/12/2029, diagnosed with biceps tendinitis, will miss 2-3 months.
11/14/2029 Finished 3rd in 2029 MLB NL Cy Young Award voting.
01/01/2030 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 80 (80); Movement: 70 (70); Control: 70 (70).
07/01/2030 Injured on 06/29/2030, diagnosed with a partially torn labrum, will miss 3-4 months.
07/14/2030 Was selected to the 2030 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
01/01/2031 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 75 (75); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 65 (65).
05/26/2031 Injured (strained hamstring),day-to-day for 3 weeks.
06/15/2031 Injured (strained hamstring),day-to-day for 2 days.
09/06/2031 Injured on 09/05/2031, diagnosed with a mild abdominal strain, is day-to-day.
01/01/2032 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 70 (70); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 60 (60).
07/30/2032 Injured on 07/28/2032, diagnosed with biceps tendinitis, will miss 5 weeks.
09/08/2032 Injured (sprained ankle),day-to-day for 4 days.
11/05/2032 Was traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for 1B Mark Vientos and SP Jeff White.
01/01/2033 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 55 (55).
03/17/2033 Injured on 03/14/2033, diagnosed with a partially torn labrum, will miss 3 months.
07/06/2033 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for one week.
07/12/2033 Injured (neck stiffness),day-to-day for 4 days.
08/20/2033 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for one week.
11/12/2033 Was traded by the Toronto Blue Jays to the Texas Rangers in exchange for C Thayron Liranzo.
01/01/2034 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (50).
03/03/2034 Injured (sore shoulder),day-to-day for 4 days.
03/16/2034 Injured on 03/14/2034, diagnosed with a mild abdominal strain, will not miss additional time.
03/30/2034 Injured on 03/29/2034, diagnosed with a strained hamstring, will miss 6 weeks.
06/01/2034 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for 1 day.
06/15/2034 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for 5 days.
07/01/2034 Injured (oblique strain),out for one week.
07/19/2034 Injured on 07/18/2034, diagnosed with a torn ulnar collateral ligament, will miss 12 months.
11/11/2034 Became a free agent.
01/01/2035 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (50).
05/07/2035 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the Texas Rangers organization.
05/16/2035 Transferred to the 60-day IL.
07/28/2035 Injured on 07/26/2035, diagnosed with a damaged elbow ligament, will miss 17-18 months.
07/28/2035 Transferred to the 60-day IL.
01/01/2036 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (50).
04/17/2036 Did not elect for free agency and will remain in the Texas organization.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
2025 33 1
2028 33 7
2031 34 1
Year W Rank
2029 14 5
2031 14 4
Year L Rank
2028 15 4
2032 13 8
Year Win. % Rank
2029 .700 4
2031 .583 10
Year IP Rank
2025 208.1 1
2028 193.2 10
2029 186.0 8
Year BF Rank
2025 812 3
Year K Rank
2025 237 2
2028 213 7
2029 198 10
Year ERA Rank
2025 1.86 1
2028 3.35 10
2029 2.52 2
Year BABIP Rank
2025 .262 3
Year WHIP Rank
2025 0.91 1
2028 1.09 7
2029 1.08 6
Year K/BB Rank
2025 5.15 3
2028 4.18 9
2029 4.30 3
Year RA/9 Rank
2025 8.47 1
2028 10.13 6
2029 10.26 8
Year HR/9 Rank
2025 0.39 1
2028 0.65 5
2029 0.63 1
Year H/9 Rank
2025 6.18 1
2029 7.50 7
Year BB/9 Rank
2025 1.99 4
2029 2.23 7
Year K/9 Rank
2025 10.24 4
2028 9.90 7
Year QS Rank
2025 9 1
2027 18 3
2029 20 1
Year QSP Rank
2025 .273 1
2029 .667 1
Year CG Rank
2025 1 4
2028 1 3
2029 1 2
Year CGP Rank
2025 .030 8
2028 .030 9
2029 .033 2
Year SHO Rank
2028 1 1
Year GB% Rank
2025 0.52 7
2029 0.50 6
Year WAR Rank
2025 8.2 1
2027 5.2 2
2028 5.7 2
2029 5.2 2
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