Hunter Brown P Houston Astros
+1.6 WAR
INJURED · Injured 15-Day (D15)
Age 27 RHP 6'2" / 220 lbs MLB Svc 4.0 · Ctrl thru 2027 peak 3.3 · 2027
ERA3.67
FIP3.69
xFIP2.42
SIERA2.93
K%26.9%
BB%8.1%
K-BB%18.8%
IP178
trajectory · 10 yrs
3.3peak
2027
K†6570
FB+2.3 (64%)
CH (7%)
SI (31%)
CU (22%)
SL (7%)

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
202122AAASugar Land Skeeters2419100433131501225.4%12.5%3.2%4.044.30+1.1
202223MLBHouston Astros301612650615652527.7%10.7%1.2%2.282.78+3.6
202324MLBHouston Astros3129156665178552626.8%8.3%4.2%5.094.19+2.0
202425MLBHouston Astros3130170712179601825.1%8.4%2.5%3.493.40+3.7
202526MLBHouston Astros3131185729206561728.3%7.7%2.4%2.433.01+4.8
▸ 2026 Season
202627MLBHouston Astros22114317600.84
ROS27MLBHOU1313723058525828.0%8.1%2.7%3.603.61+1.2
2026 Total27MLBHOU8334810231829.4%8.8%2.4%3.243.14+1.9
▸ 2027+ Projections — Marcel base + age-bracket aging
202728MLBHOU2828154649195571630.0%8.8%2.5%3.423.43+3.3
202829MLBHOU2525140590174521529.5%8.8%2.5%3.473.50+2.9
202930MLBHOU2323126532154481429.0%8.9%2.6%3.553.60+2.4
203031MLBHOU2121113478136431328.4%9.1%2.7%3.643.70+2.1
203132MLBHOU1818101426118391227.8%9.2%2.8%3.753.82+1.7
203233MLBHOU161690379103361127.1%9.4%2.8%3.873.94+1.3
203334MLBHOU14147933495291028.4%8.8%2.9%3.843.81+1.2
203435MLBHOU1313692938126927.7%9.0%3.1%3.913.96+0.8
203536MLBHOU1111602556824826.9%9.3%3.2%4.044.13+0.6
203637MLBHOU52522205721726.1%9.6%3.3%4.204.30+0.4
203738MLBHOU44441884719625.2%9.8%3.4%4.374.49+0.2
▸ Career (all levels · actual + projected)
Career14912774830888302858326.9%9.2%2.7%3.393.47+15.5
/ 200 IP4034200825222762226.9%9.2%2.7%3.393.47+4.1

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
Hunter Brown (OGILVIE) 3.61 28.0%8.1%2.7% 3.50 29.5%20.7%419 -0.11
Mitch Atkins R 2029 · 3.70 FIP 30 SP- 3.70 21.4%8.2%2.5%.341 4.75 14.3%6.2%78 +1.05 3.70 205 38
Patrick Johnson R 2026 · 3.89 FIP 27 SP- 3.89 17.3%6.9%2.5%.286 4.13 15.7%6.4%120 +0.24 3.89 248 38
Jared Mortensen R 2026 · 4.42 FIP 27 SP- 4.42 16.9%7.8%3.2%.287 5.02 20.9%2.1%72 +0.60 4.42 200 37
Michael Bowden R 2027 · 3.20 FIP 28 SP- 3.20 17.3%6.4%1.4%.282 3.20 141 36
Brett Sears R 2024 · 3.63 FIP 25 SP- 3.63 21.1%7.1%2.6%.244 3.63 111 36
Joe Wieland R 2025 · 4.28 FIP 26 SP- 4.28 18.6%7.3%3.3%.359 3.45 270 36
David Hale R 2026 · 4.26 FIP 27 SP- 4.26 16.2%6.8%3.1%.343 4.14 13.8%8.1%251 -0.12 3.32 493 36
Mat Latos R 2026 · 3.55 FIP 27 SP- 3.55 20.2%6.3%2.5%.306 5.15 14.5%4.4%128 +1.60 3.55 244 35
K.C. Hunt R 2024 · 4.34 FIP 25 SP- 4.34 19.3%9.0%3.1%.287 2.68 223 35
David Phelps R 2027 · 3.95 FIP 28 SP- 3.95 16.0%6.8%2.4%.299 2.78 29.9%20.6%142 -1.17 2.49 373 35
Ian Mejia R 2024 · 3.95 FIP 25 SP- 3.95 17.0%8.1%2.3%.253 3.95 373 35
Nathan Wiles R 2026 · 4.27 FIP 27 SP- 4.27 19.5%7.5%3.4%.287 4.27 399 34
Kolton Mahoney R 2026 · 3.57 FIP 27 SP- 3.57 19.4%8.8%1.8%.293 3.57 302 34
Marco Antonio Duarte R 2027 · 4.06 FIP 28 SP- 4.06 15.5%9.1%2.0%.306 4.65 9.0%-1.2%38 +0.59 4.06 203 34
Taylor Jungmann R 2026 · 3.86 FIP 27 SP- 3.86 18.8%11.1%1.7%.279 3.68 435 34
Roberto Gómez R 2026 · 3.98 FIP 27 SP- 3.98 18.4%8.9%2.4%.315 5.24 13.8%4.9%18 +1.26 3.98 115 34
Bruce Billings R 2028 · 3.11 FIP 29 SP- 3.11 15.6%5.6%1.1%.309 3.11 121 34
Jeremy Kehrt R 2028 · 3.38 FIP 29 SP- 3.38 15.2%5.3%1.6%.297 4.25 12.1%3.9%143 +0.87 3.38 262 33
Kyle Haynes R 2024 · 4.58 FIP 25 SP- 4.58 15.7%9.9%2.8%.324 4.06 240 33
Osvaldo Bido R 2026 · 3.74 FIP 27 SP- 3.74 20.9%10.2%2.0%.293 4.68 21.7%12.3%208 +0.94 3.74 713 33

Contract

ESTIMATED  ·  service-time + WAR-based estimator (needs verification)
Status   Arb-2
MLB Debut   2022
Service   4.000 yrs.days
Team Control Through   2027
First FA Year   2027
DEF 10%
YearStatusSalary Proj WAR Value Surplus
2026Arb-2$6M+1.6$13M+$7M
2027Arb-3$17M+3.3$27M+$10M
Totals $23M $40M +$17M