Bryce Elder P Atlanta Braves
+0.8 WAR
Age 27 RHP 6'2" / 220 lbs MLB Svc 2.0 · Ctrl thru 2029 peak 1.2 · 2027
ERA4.67
FIP4.59
xFIP3.64
SIERA3.62
K%19.9%
BB%8.1%
K-BB%11.8%
IP148
trajectory · 10 yrs
1.2peak
2027
K†4550
FB Velo
p2192.4
Whiff%
p3523.1%
K%
p6324.6%
xwOBA vs
p900.263
SL+2.8 (31%)
CT+2.2 (11%)
FB+1.3 (48%)
CH+0.8 (10%)
SI (23%)

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
202122AAAGwinnett Stripers2525138559155571022.6%11.2%2.6%2.754.06+1.9
202223MLBAtlanta Braves2826159663144541820.0%8.4%2.9%4.024.06+2.2
202324MLBAtlanta Braves3232181755132642017.5%8.6%2.5%3.894.08+2.5
202425MLBAtlanta Braves2727151655148571420.7%9.0%2.4%4.653.78+2.6
202526MLBAtlanta Braves3131169738147562719.7%7.6%3.7%5.554.44+1.6
▸ 2026 Season
202627MLBAtlanta Braves442391237125.3%7.7%1.1%0.772.54+0.6
ROS27MLBATL191910444191351320.7%8.0%2.9%3.953.94+1.6
2026 Total27MLBATL128532114421421.5%7.9%2.6%3.373.69+2.3
▸ 2027+ Projections — Marcel base + age-bracket aging
202728MLBATL202011046595381420.5%8.1%2.9%4.364.37+1.2
202829MLBATL17179339178321220.0%8.1%3.0%4.414.45+0.8
202930MLBATL14147732670241021.5%7.4%3.0%4.334.27+0.7
203031MLBATL1212642715620820.9%7.6%3.1%4.364.37+0.4
203132MLBATL53532234517720.2%7.7%3.2%4.444.49+0.3
203233MLBATL43431833614619.6%7.9%3.3%4.554.62+0.2
203334MLBATL36361502812518.9%8.1%3.4%4.674.76+0.1
203435MLBATL29291222210418.1%8.3%3.5%4.814.91+0.0
▸ Career (all levels · actual + projected)
Career14714582034616943069620.1%8.8%2.8%4.114.05+11.6
/ 200 IP3635200844169752320.1%8.8%2.8%4.114.05+2.8

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
Bryce Elder (OGILVIE) 4.71 18.4%8.1%3.2% 4.37 20.6%12.7%280 -0.34
Gabriel Arias R 2024 · 4.42 FIP 25 SP- 4.42 13.1%7.2%2.8%.299 4.10 195 57
Sean O'Sullivan R 2026 · 4.63 FIP 27 SP- 4.63 12.7%6.2%3.3%.285 4.09 15.3%7.8%162 -0.54 3.62 290 57
Odrisamer Despaigne R 2027 · 4.34 FIP 28 SP- 4.34 12.6%5.3%3.0%.289 3.82 15.5%7.0%329 -0.52 3.14 593 57
Frank Batista R 2025 · 4.27 FIP 26 SP- 4.27 12.1%8.2%2.1%.280 4.27 118 57
David Reyes R 2026 · 4.30 FIP 27 SP- 4.30 10.9%6.1%2.5%.330 4.92 13.8%6.5%84 +0.62 3.37 465 56
Keith Couch R 2025 · 4.08 FIP 26 SP- 4.08 11.0%7.4%1.8%.295 4.08 252 56
Tyler Wilson R 2026 · 4.49 FIP 27 SP- 4.49 12.1%7.0%2.8%.311 3.61 377 56
Colin Bates R 2026 · 4.57 FIP 27 SP- 4.57 10.5%6.5%2.8%.301 4.57 111 56
Nick Petree R 2024 · 4.15 FIP 25 SP- 4.15 11.4%6.9%2.1%.306 4.15 122 56
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 56
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 56
Brannon Easterling R 2025 · 4.37 FIP 26 SP- 4.37 12.7%8.2%2.4%.322 3.50 334 56
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 56
Nestor Molina R 2026 · 4.81 FIP 27 SP- 4.81 15.0%8.0%3.6%.304 3.61 17.0%10.2%289 -1.20 3.03 401 56
Caleb Clay R 2026 · 4.67 FIP 27 SP- 4.67 9.9%6.9%2.8%.324 4.67 111 56
Scott McGregor R 2027 · 4.41 FIP 28 SP- 4.41 11.8%7.6%2.4%.293 4.41 107 56
Mike McCarthy R 2026 · 4.78 FIP 27 SP- 4.78 9.4%9.1%2.4%.280 5.08 6.2%-3.5%37 +0.30 4.78 153 56
Sugar Ray Marimon R 2025 · 4.11 FIP 26 SP- 4.11 12.4%9.1%1.7%.283 4.11 107 55
Mike Augliera R 2024 · 4.27 FIP 25 SP- 4.27 12.0%7.2%2.3%.350 4.27 114 55
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 55

Contract

ESTIMATED  ·  service-time + WAR-based estimator (needs verification)
Status   Pre-Arb SUPER-2
MLB Debut   2022
Service   2.401 yrs.days
Team Control Through   2029
First FA Year   2027
YearStatusSalary Proj WAR Value Surplus
2026Arb-1$0.8M+0.8$3M+$2M
2027Arb-2$2M+1.2$10M+$7M
2028Arb-3$3M+0.8$3M+$0.5M
2029Arb-4$4M+0.7$3M+$0.0M (cut)
Totals $9M $20M +$10M