Brayden Spears P South Bend Cubs
+0.2 WAR
Age 25 RHP 6'6" / 235 lbs A+ peak 0.4 · 2026
ERA4.43
FIP4.43
xFIP
SIERA
K%21.4%
BB%9.5%
K-BB%11.9%
IP60
trajectory · 10 yrs
0.4peak
2026
STUF3535
CTRL4545
CMD4040
K†4550

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
202524AMyrtle Beach Pelicans360602595523315.7%10.5%1.6%3.134.00+0.7
▸ 2026 Season
202625A+South Bend Cubs205206101.93
ROS25MLBCHC1111602555027719.6%10.6%2.8%4.724.72+0.2
2026 Total25MLBCHC652755628720.4%10.2%2.6%4.524.38+0.5
▸ 2027+ Projections — Marcel base + age-bracket aging
202726MLBCHC1111602555127720.2%10.4%2.8%4.664.65+0.2
202827MLBCHC60602525226720.5%10.3%2.9%4.644.64+0.2
202928MLBCHC59592495126720.6%10.3%2.9%4.644.65+0.2
203029MLBCHC58582435025720.5%10.4%3.0%4.664.68+0.2
203130MLBCHC56562364825720.3%10.5%3.0%4.714.75+0.1
203231MLBCHC54542284624720.1%10.6%3.1%4.784.82+0.1
203332MLBCHC52522184323719.8%10.8%3.2%4.864.91+0.0
203433MLBCHC49492094123719.5%10.9%3.3%4.955.00-0.0
203534MLBCHC47471983822719.1%11.1%3.4%5.055.11-0.1
203635MLBCHC44441873521618.8%11.4%3.5%5.165.24-0.1
203736MLBCHC41411743220618.3%11.6%3.6%5.295.37-0.2
▸ Career (all levels · actual + projected)
Career380652794728416.7%10.1%1.5%3.053.80+0.9
/ 200 IP1170200858145861216.7%10.1%1.5%3.053.80+3.4

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
Brayden Spears (OGILVIE) 4.72 19.6%10.6%2.8% 4.65 20.4%10.0%179 -0.07
David Griffin R 2026 · 4.42 FIP 25 SW 4.42 19.2%11.9%2.6%.279 5.32 15.6%5.5%168 +0.90 4.42 239 93
Shohei Tomioka R 2026 · 3.99 FIP 25 SW 3.99 18.9%9.0%2.5%.311 4.41 17.3%3.8%141 +0.42 3.65 255 92
Jarret Whorff R 2026 · 4.08 FIP 25 SW 4.08 18.9%10.2%2.4%.271 3.84 21.6%13.4%73 -0.24 3.84 206 92
Austin Ross R 2025 · 4.42 FIP 24 SW 4.42 20.7%9.6%3.4%.281 5.22 21.2%5.7%55 +0.80 4.42 121 91
Barrett Loseke R 2026 · 4.41 FIP 25 SW 4.41 21.7%10.1%3.4%.311 5.44 24.0%10.9%22 +1.03 4.41 152 91
Jordan Milbrath R 2026 · 4.05 FIP 25 SW 4.05 19.9%10.4%2.4%.272 3.60 19.6%9.7%129 -0.45 3.20 386 90
Easton Sikorski R 2026 · 4.32 FIP 25 SW 4.32 21.1%10.6%3.0%.286 4.16 159 90
David Goforth R 2027 · 4.06 FIP 26 SW 4.06 17.4%9.8%2.2%.287 4.58 14.1%3.6%184 +0.52 4.06 256 90
Danny Kirwin R 2026 · 4.19 FIP 25 SW 4.19 16.8%9.3%2.4%.275 4.16 135 90
Derek Gordon R 2026 · 4.59 FIP 25 SW 4.59 19.9%9.3%3.6%.315 4.59 146 89
Dylan Burns R 2026 · 4.07 FIP 25 SW 4.07 17.1%10.8%1.9%.300 4.87 11.6%-2.4%41 +0.80 4.07 120 89
Taylor Floyd R 2026 · 4.32 FIP 25 SW 4.32 21.7%10.8%3.0%.331 4.32 18.9%9.8%122 +0.00 3.48 290 88
Sean Harney R 2026 · 3.55 FIP 25 SW 3.55 18.2%9.8%1.4%.285 4.73 16.5%5.1%59 +1.18 3.55 123 88
Cody Tucker R 2026 · 4.99 FIP 25 SW 4.99 22.0%12.0%4.1%.272 5.30 15.8%-1.9%40 +0.31 4.99 105 88
Grant Hartwig R 2026 · 3.84 FIP 25 SW 3.84 21.2%10.8%2.1%.330 3.91 21.7%11.3%61 +0.07 2.52 179 87
Jason Ruffcorn R 2026 · 4.06 FIP 25 SW 4.06 17.8%10.7%2.0%.315 4.08 20.4%9.9%107 +0.02 4.04 214 87
Scott Oberg R 2026 · 5.16 FIP 25 SW 5.16 17.0%11.2%3.8%.273 2.95 22.8%15.6%188 -2.21 2.59 302 87
Ryan Conroy R 2026 · 4.76 FIP 25 SW 4.76 19.3%12.6%3.1%.361 4.04 106 87
Jesus Pirela R 2027 · 3.85 FIP 26 SW 3.85 23.7%11.6%2.3%.305 3.92 17.1%13.9%45 +0.07 3.23 161 87
Cameron Foster R 2026 · 4.84 FIP 25 SW 4.84 17.4%11.5%3.2%.321 2.58 27.5%18.5%46 -2.26 2.58 199 87

Contract

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