2026 Stats
W-L
8-8
ERA
3.57
WHIP
1.02
K
130
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2026 Fantasy Outlook
Skenes continued to show what all the hype was about upon his arrival to the big leagues, winning his first Cy Young Award in unanimous fashion in 2025 after winning Rookie of the Year in his debut season. The right-hander dominates with an overpowering fastball that averages 98 mph along with a wide array of secondary pitches, including the sweeper, splitter, changeup and so on. He now owns a 5.22 K/BB and 1.96 ERA over 320.2 innings in the majors, numbers which put him on an early Hall of Fame trajectory at the age of 23. Skenes alone could not prop the Pirates out of the cellar in the NL Central, and in fact he became the first Cy Young winner with a record of .500 or worse, highlighting the issues here in regards to team context. The park is favorable, however, and Skenes' combination of stuff and command is rivaled by few, making him an obvious first-round candidate for 2026 and potentially the first pitcher off the board in fantasy drafts despite the lingering threat of TJS that is inherent with the game's hardest throwers. Read Past Outlooks
Signed a one-year, $1.09 million contract with the Pirates in March of 2026.
Strikes out seven in eighth win
Skenes (8-8) notched the win Sunday against the Brewers, allowing two runs on three hits and one walk in 5.1 innings. He struck out seven.
Analysis
The Milwaukee bats were sluggish initially, as Skenes rattled off three perfect innings to begin the afternoon, but the Brewers did get to the hurler for a pair of runs in the fourth inning. The All-Star right-hander delivered a 1.98 ERA and 0.64 WHIP over his first nine starts of 2026 but hasn't been nearly as dominant across his last 11 outings, during which he's posted a 4.94 ERA and 1.35 WHIP. Despite that rough stretch, Skenes still sports a strong 3.57 ERA, 1.02 WHIP and 130:24 K:BB through 108.1 frames this year.
The Milwaukee bats were sluggish initially, as Skenes rattled off three perfect innings to begin the afternoon, but the Brewers did get to the hurler for a pair of runs in the fourth inning. The All-Star right-hander delivered a 1.98 ERA and 0.64 WHIP over his first nine starts of 2026 but hasn't been nearly as dominant across his last 11 outings, during which he's posted a 4.94 ERA and 1.35 WHIP. Despite that rough stretch, Skenes still sports a strong 3.57 ERA, 1.02 WHIP and 130:24 K:BB through 108.1 frames this year.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
91
Last 10 Games
98
Last 5 Games
92
How many pitches does Paul Skenes generally throw?
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121+
What part of the game does Paul Skenes generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2024
Even Split
2026
-8%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024vs Left | .203 | 283 | 68 | 170 | 17 | |||
| Since 2024vs Right | .203 | 233 | 30 | 147 | 15 | |||
| 2026vs Left | .209 | 73 | 18 | 50 | 6 | |||
| 2026vs Right | .226 | 57 | 6 | 37 | 5 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .210 | 124 | 28 | 76 | 7 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .186 | 92 | 14 | 60 | 4 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .186 | 86 | 22 | 44 | 4 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .210 | 84 | 10 | 50 | 6 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-1%
ERA on Road
2026
-32%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024Home | 2.38 | 0.97 | 231.0 | 10.5 | 1.9 | ||||
| Since 2024Away | 2.36 | 0.96 | 198.0 | 11.2 | 2.2 | ||||
| 2026Home | 3.04 | 0.97 | 68.0 | 11.6 | 1.9 | ||||
| 2026Away | 4.46 | 1.12 | 40.1 | 9.4 | 2.2 | ||||
| 2025Home | 1.77 | 0.90 | 91.1 | 9.8 | 1.8 | ||||
| 2025Away | 2.15 | 1.00 | 96.1 | 10.9 | 2.2 | ||||
| 2024Home | 2.51 | 1.07 | 71.2 | 10.4 | 2.3 | ||||
| 2024Away | 1.32 | 0.80 | 61.1 | 12.8 | 2.1 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Paul Skenes compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
5.42K/9
10.8BB/9
2.0HR/9
0.9Fastball
97.0 mphERA
3.57WHIP
1.02BABIP
.302GB/FB
1.22Left On Base
63.8%Exit Velocity
81.3 mphBarrels/BBE
3.4%Spin Rate
2114 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
21.1%Swinging Strike
13.5%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Expectations were sky high for Skenes when he was called up by the Pirates for his big-league debut in May, and yet he exceeded expectations as a rookie, even earning the start for the National League in the All-Star Game. The right-hander struck out more than five batters for every one he walked (5.31 K/BB) and finished with a 1.96 ERA over 133 innings spanning 23 starts, the second-lowest ERA for a rookie pitcher since the earned run became an official stat in both leagues in 1913. With a devastating four-seamer that averaged 98.8 mph in 2024, five secondary pitches highlighted by the sinker and breaking ball, plus exceptional command of his repertoire, Skenes is already an ace and arguably the SP1 overall in fantasy baseball heading into 2025. However, the velocity, while great for getting results on the field, could be seen as something as a red flag given many of the game's hardest throwers have gone down in recent years due to elbow trouble. Skenes, who will still be just 22 years old at the start of the upcoming season, has avoided the operating table so far in his young career.
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Posts quality start in win
Skenes (7-8) earned the win against Atlanta on Tuesday, allowing two runs on eight hits and one walk with four strikeouts over six innings.
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Rough night vs. Phillies
Skenes (6-8) took the loss Wednesday against the Phillies, allowing eight runs (seven earned) on six hits and two walks over four innings. He struck out five.
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Fans seven in Friday's no-decision
Skenes came away with a no-decision Friday, giving up four runs on six hits and two walks over five innings as the Pirates fell 6-4 to the Reds. He struck out seven.
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Another unfortunate loss
Skenes (6-7) took the loss against Colorado on Saturday, allowing two runs on four hits and two walks while striking out eight batters over six innings.
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Fans 10 in tough-luck loss
Skenes (6-6) took the loss Sunday against the Marlins, allowing two runs on four hits and one walk in six innings. He struck out 10.
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Wins NL Cy Young award
Skenes won the NL Cy Young award on Wednesday, according to Alex Stumpf of MLB.com.
Analysis
Skenes was outstanding in the 2025 season, posting a 1.97 ERA and 0.95 WHIP with a 216:42 K:BB across 187.2 regular-season frames while pitching for a Pirates team that went 71-91 and finished at the bottom of the NL Central. This was the first Cy Young award of Skenes' career, and it certainly won't be the last if he continues to pitch like this in coming seasons.
Skenes was outstanding in the 2025 season, posting a 1.97 ERA and 0.95 WHIP with a 216:42 K:BB across 187.2 regular-season frames while pitching for a Pirates team that went 71-91 and finished at the bottom of the NL Central. This was the first Cy Young award of Skenes' career, and it certainly won't be the last if he continues to pitch like this in coming seasons.