Pitcher · 2026
Hunter Barco
- Age
- 26
- B/T
- L/L
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Weight
- 229 lb
- Number
- #45
- Born
- December 15, 2000 in Jacksonville, FL, USA
- MLB debut
- September 23, 2025
- Drafted
- 2022, round 2
- College
- Florida
- High school
- Bolles
- dbWAR
- -.3 2 season(s)
- IP
- 14.2
- ERA
- 7.36
- FIP
- 7.25
- K/9
- 6.1
- FIP−
- 174 100 = avg
Hunter Barco is a relief pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates. In 2026 he struck out 10 batters over 14.2 innings across 6 appearances, going 0-1. His ERA of 7.36 was 76.3% higher than the league average of 4.18. Stripping out defence, his 7.25 FIP suggests the ERA was no fluke. He missed bats on 16.4% of swings (6.6% of every pitch he threw), walked 16.0% of the batters he faced and struck out 13.3%. His -0.4 dbWAR is built from that FIP rather than runs allowed, so it credits him for what he controls and not for the defence behind him.
League context
Percentile among qualified pitchers, 2026.
Platoon splits
How left- and right-handed hitters fare against him.
| Split | PA | AB | H | HR | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA | K% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs LHB | 22 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | .125 | .318 | .188 | .263 | 13.6% |
| vs RHB | 53 | 44 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 7 | .386 | .491 | .682 | .501 | 13.2% |
Pitch sequencing
What Hunter Barco throws in each count, and what he follows each pitch with. Select any cell for the breakdown.
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Pitch arsenal
What he throws, how hard, and how often it misses in 2026.
| Four-Seam Fastball | 112 | 94.2 | 2,357 | 44.6% | 14.6% | |
| Slider | 75 | 82.4 | 2,194 | 37.3% | 15.4% | |
| Sinker | 60 | 93.7 | 2,094 | 46.7% | 10.7% | |
| Sweeper | 22 | 82.7 | 2,362 | 36.4% | 27.3% | |
| Changeup | 22 | 86.1 | 1,966 | 27.3% | 33.3% | |
| Splitter | 13 | 85.0 | 700 | 15.4% | 33.3% |
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 0 | 14.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 7.36 | 7.25 | 2.11 | 6.1 | 7.4 | 176 | 174 | -0.4 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.14 | 1.00 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 27 | 0.1 |
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wOBA uses linear weights measured from this season's own play-by-play rather than published constants, and wRC+ is park-adjusted against that same league. dbWAR is our own open implementation — not fWAR or bWAR — and the full derivation, including its simplifications, is on the methodology page.