Connor Schultz

P Knoxville Smokies
Age 28 RHP 6'4" / 225 lbs AA peak 0.5 · 2027
Overview
AAPROSPECT
ETA2029MLB%2%
YearAgeLvl / TeamGGSIPERAFIPK%BB%WARMLE rates
202425MIX2 levels142471.912.5927.5%4.4%—K 19.7% · BB 5.3% · FIP 3.88
202526MIX2 levels2713893.532.8323.7%5.6%—K 18.5% · BB 6.4% · FIP 3.53
202627MIX2 levels2017754.583.6824.6%9.0%—K 19.1% · BB 10.9% · FIP 4.67
2027PROJ28MLBCHC1212694.664.6618.0%8.4%0.2
2028PROJ31% MLB29MLBCHC44214.714.7618.3%8.7%0.0
2029PROJ51% MLB30MLBCHC55324.814.9018.3%9.1%0.0
Next 3 projected WAR 0.2Projected rows: MLB playing time only, park and league context applied.
Contract
No contract data on file.
Scouting grades · 20-80
Stuff40Control60Command50
Career WAR0 WAR median (P10 -0 / P90 0, comp-based) · star 0% · didn't stick 98%
CompsFabio Castillo (age 28) · Dustin Nippert (age 28) · Patrick Johnson (age 27)
2027 FULL-SEASON PROJECTIONrates below = full-season projection
showingPROJ
wRC+ AGAINSTvL 122114vR 105
ERA4.66
FIP4.66
K%18.0%
BB%8.4%
K-BB%9.5%
Proj IP69
Value2027 · WAR
Runs saved vs league avg · 69 IP
K: -2.0 runs (Runs saved by strikeouts vs lg-avg K%)-2KBB: +0.1 runs (Runs saved by walk suppression vs lg-avg BB%)+0BBCONTACT: -1.8 runs (Runs saved on contact quality (HR suppression) vs lg)-2CONTACTSTAM: +4.3 runs (Replacement credit for innings volume)+4STAMTotal WAR: +0.07 (69 IP)+0.1WAR
0.20.00.0272829
Grades · Contract
Scouting Grades
STUF4040
CTRL6060
CMD5050
K†4045

Contract

No contract data on file. Pre-MLB players and minor-league free agents do not yet have salary projections — entries are added at first 40-man roster placement.

Career Stats + Projections

Real MLB stats plus park-adjusted projections — this season (so far / rest / full), then future seasons and career totals.
basis chips: RAW = as recorded · CTX = with park/league context · A+C = actual + context combined · MLE = level/park-neutral
Methodology▸ how WAR & MLE are computed

Stats are park-neutral MLB equivalents. The "TEAM" column shows current org affiliation only — we do NOT project at that team's park.
Rates (K%, BB%, HR-BF) are park-stripped; MiLB stat lines are translated to their MLB-equivalent via per-level MLE factors.
WAR is computed from projected runs prevented vs a replacement pitcher (the marginal arm a team would call up if this pitcher were unavailable) — calibrated to industry-standard fWAR.

YearAge LvlTeam GGSIPBF KBBHR GS%IP/G K%BB%K-BB%HR% ERAFIP WAR
▸ Career — actual stats, one row per year (as recorded, no adjustments)
▸ Career — adjusted (each season translated to a park/league-neutral MLB-equivalent line; levels combined per year)
▸ Model inputs — neutral MLE (past 3 seasons + 2027 so far)
202425MIX MLE2 levels14247182508414%3.419.7%5.3%14.3%3.2%1.913.88—
202425MIX MLE2 levels14247182508414%3.419.7%5.3%14.3%3.2%1.913.88—
202425MIX RAW2 levels14247182508414%3.427.5%4.4%23.1%2.2%1.912.59—
202526MIX MLE2 levels2713893758921748%3.318.5%6.4%12.1%2.2%3.533.53—
202526MIX MLE2 levels2713893758921748%3.318.5%6.4%12.1%2.2%3.533.53—
202526MIX RAW2 levels2713893758921748%3.323.7%5.6%18.1%1.9%3.532.83—
202627MIX MLE2 levels2017753338230985%3.719.1%10.9%8.2%3.3%4.584.67—
202627MIX MLE2 levels2017753338230985%3.719.1%10.9%8.2%3.3%4.584.67—
202627MIX RAW2 levels2017753338230985%3.724.6%9.0%15.6%2.7%4.583.68—
▸ 2027 season — projected remainder (no 2027 stats recorded)
202728MLBCHC12126929152259100%5.818.0%8.4%9.5%3.0%4.664.66+0.2
▸ Career projection (2028+) — MLB context, MLB playing time (IP × MLB%)
202829MLB MLECHC11116628051249100%6.018.3%8.7%9.5%3.1%4.714.76+0.1
202930MLB MLECHC10106226348249100%6.218.3%9.1%9.2%3.3%4.814.900.0
202829MLB CTXCHC4421891683100%5.218.3%8.7%9.5%3.1%4.714.76+0.0
202930MLB CTXCHC553213525124100%6.418.3%9.1%9.2%3.3%4.814.900.0
▸ Career totals — MLB only (actual + projected)
Career— RAW995322241207100%5.918.3%8.9%9.4%3.2%4.774.47+0.3
/ 200 IP— RAW33332008441567627100%6.018.3%8.9%9.4%3.2%4.774.47+1.0
Career— MLE6132211890169702552%3.518.9%7.9%11.1%2.8%3.544.03+0.1
/ 200 IP— MLE5830200844160662452%3.518.9%7.9%11.1%2.8%3.544.03+0.2

Career Comps

Completed MLB careers (no pro action in 2+ yrs) whose totals — actual + projected — most resemble this player's. Pool: 1,474 reliever careers (754 from 1990-2025 + 720 historical, 1901-2023), also matched on career-to-date at the same age. * Historical (Lahman) careers: rates era-adjusted to 2001-24 league levels; WAR is an OGILVIE proxy.

Player162sIP/yrK%BB%HR/9ERA
OGILVIE CAREER PROJECTION1.06618.2%8.7%1.214.72
Juan Gutierrez ('14)1.45719.4%8.4%1.044.49
J. C. Gutierrez ('07-'14, -0 WAR*)1.45719.8%*8.5%*1.19*4.72*
Bob Macdonald ('90-'96, 1 WAR*)1.25918.3%*9.8%*1.20*4.32*
Trevor Gott ('15-'23, -1 WAR*)1.26118.5%*8.4%*1.01*4.85*
Gary Wayne ('89-'94, 2 WAR*)1.26219.9%*9.4%*1.05*3.88*
John Morris ('66-'74, -0 WAR*)1.25818.3%*8.2%*1.00*4.74*