Brandon Hughes P Iowa Cubs
+0.0 WAR
Age 30 LHP 6'2" / 215 lbs AAA
ERA6.04
FIP4.88
xFIP5.14
SIERA4.24
K%22.2%
BB%9.9%
K-BB%12.4%
IP34
trajectory · 10 yrs
0.0peak
2026
K†5555
FB Velo
p2192.4
Whiff%
p7028.5%
K%
p5823.6%
xwOBA vs
p100.451
SI (23%)
SL-3.0 (40%)
FB-7.8 (60%)

Career (MLE) + Projections

Park-neutral MLB-equivalent. MiLB translated via MLE factors. FIP-based WAR vs replacement FIP=5.3 (SP) / 4.95 (RP, <80 IP). FIP+ = runs above league-avg FIP · REP = replacement-level bonus.

YearAge LvlTeam GGSIPBF KBBHR K%BB%HR% ERAFIP WAR
201822ASouth Bend Cubs10010000.00
201923ASouth Bend Cubs120166426612.76
202125AATennessee Smokies260421756017427.0%11.1%2.6%1.713.63+0.6
202226MLBChicago Cubs6707429790211128.5%7.5%4.9%2.424.32+0.6
202327MLBChicago Cubs280251222616520.4%13.5%4.4%8.035.51-0.2
202428MLBArizona Diamondbacks5526629071281122.4%10.0%3.8%3.664.54+0.4
202529AAAIowa Cubs210271272912720.1%9.9%5.3%6.335.60-0.2
▸ 2026 Season
202630MLBCHC34341423214622.7%9.9%4.0%6.114.99-0.0
▸ 2027+ Projections — Marcel base + age-bracket aging
202731MLBCHC32321373014522.2%9.9%3.9%5.445.03-0.0
202832MLBCHC31311312813521.6%10.0%4.0%5.215.09-0.0
202933MLBCHC30301252613521.1%10.2%4.0%5.185.18-0.1
▸ Career (all levels · actual + projected)
Career210225110762731064325.4%9.8%4.0%3.624.39+2.6
/ 200 IP1672200857218843425.4%9.8%4.0%3.624.39+2.1

Career Path Comps

What happened to similar pitchers from this age · Y-axis: ERA+ (100 = league avg, 150 = elite, 80 = below) · Bands: P10–P90 outer, P25–P75 inner · Gold: OGILVIE projection

Profile at Match Age Next 3 Yrs Career
CompAgeRole FIPK%BB%HR/BFBABIP FIPK%K-BB%IP ΔFIPLow FIPIPMatch
Brandon Hughes (OGILVIE) 4.99 22.7%9.9%4.0% 5.10 21.6%11.6%93 +0.11
Antonio Bastardo L 2026 · 4.54 FIP 30 SW 4.54 24.9%9.8%4.2%.268 7.97 15.0%-1.4%20 +3.43 2.98 145 79
Mike Dunn L 2026 · 3.77 FIP 30 SW 3.77 27.7%11.9%2.7%.294 4.21 22.5%10.9%110 +0.44 3.70 181 78
Ryan Buchter L 2026 · 4.34 FIP 30 SW 4.34 24.3%9.3%3.8%.202 4.17 25.3%15.6%85 -0.17 2.37 296 77
Brandon Mann L 2028 · 4.73 FIP 32 SW 4.73 19.4%7.9%4.1%.320 3.99 19.0%7.6%128 -0.74 3.59 190 77
Fernando Abad L 2026 · 3.73 FIP 30 SU 3.73 20.7%10.1%2.0%.271 3.03 21.8%17.1%88 -0.70 2.38 306 77
Sammy Solís L 2026 · 4.07 FIP 30 SU 4.07 26.2%8.9%3.7%.291 2.50 190 76
Vidal Nuño L 2026 · 4.61 FIP 30 SU 4.61 20.7%8.1%4.1%.315 4.24 20.6%15.0%125 -0.37 4.10 424 75
Chris Narveson L 2029 · 4.81 FIP 33 SW 4.81 23.6%8.0%4.9%.333 4.63 14.1%4.5%193 -0.18 4.62 249 75
Andrew Barbosa L 2025 · 4.68 FIP 29 SW 4.68 20.2%9.6%3.8%.301 2.70 175 75
Luke Westphal L 2028 · 4.68 FIP 32 SU 4.68 22.7%13.1%3.4%.321 4.72 22.0%7.0%95 +0.04 2.97 294 74
Phil Coke L 2029 · 3.85 FIP 33 SU 3.85 18.8%9.1%2.1%.373 3.04 18.0%11.3%70 -0.81 3.04 101 74
Dan Jennings L 2026 · 4.33 FIP 30 SW 4.33 19.1%9.0%3.1%.245 3.85 16.6%8.5%64 -0.48 3.06 244 73
Luis Avilán L 2026 · 4.40 FIP 30 SU 4.40 21.3%9.9%3.4%.304 5.45 22.2%12.2%26 +1.05 2.65 256 73
Yuki Matsui L 2025 · 4.44 FIP 29 SW 4.44 22.4%11.4%3.3%.253 3.52 126 72
Jeff Beliveau L 2026 · 4.43 FIP 30 SW 4.43 25.2%11.3%3.7%.261 3.85 23.3%8.9%26 -0.58 3.19 137 72
Buddy Baumann L 2026 · 4.87 FIP 30 SU 4.87 20.5%11.9%3.6%.258 2.92 155 72
Felix Doubront L 2025 · 4.04 FIP 29 SU 4.04 23.7%9.0%3.3%.304 3.44 17.6%12.6%126 -0.60 3.44 291 71
Kyle Regnault L 2025 · 3.83 FIP 29 SW 3.83 27.6%9.7%3.4%.367 2.87 204 71
Kevin Siegrist L 2024 · 3.74 FIP 28 SU 3.74 25.0%11.6%2.3%.327 2.75 176 70
Zack Britton L 2026 · 3.88 FIP 30 SU 3.88 20.1%12.4%1.7%.234 3.60 21.1%8.3%99 -0.28 1.60 309 70

Contract

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