Bailey Ober or Lance McCullers Jr.
Baseball Stats Comparison
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| Bailey Ober SP - MIN | Lance McCullers Jr. SP - HOU | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 12 | 8 |
| Games Started | 12 | 8 |
| Innings Pitched | 66.2 | 39.1 |
| Wins | 6 | 2 |
| Losses | 3 | 3 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 63 | 37 |
| Earned Runs | 34 | 30 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 12 | 7 |
| Strikeouts | 46 | 43 |
| Walks | 18 | 22 |
| ERA | 4.59 | 6.86 |
| WHIP | 1.22 | 1.50 |
| Bailey Ober SP - MIN | Lance McCullers Jr. SP - HOU | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 28 | 27 |
| Games Started | 28 | 17 |
| Innings Pitched | 155.3 | 95.9 |
| Wins | 9 | 5 |
| Losses | 9 | 6 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 150 | 92 |
| Earned Runs | 73 | 50 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 26 | 13 |
| Strikeouts | 141 | 92 |
| Walks | 37 | 48 |
| ERA | 4.25 | 4.68 |
| WHIP | 1.21 | 1.46 |
| Bailey Ober SP - MIN | Lance McCullers Jr. SP - HOU | |
| News | ||
| Twins GM Jeremy Zoll said Bailey Ober will be shut down for 10-14 days. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 1st | Lance McCullers Jr. has began a throwing progression. Ari Koslow Fri, May 29th | |
| The Twins placed Bailey Ober on the 15-day injured list with elbow inflammation. Ari Koslow Sun, May 31st | Lance McCullers Jr. has yet to resume throwing. Ari Koslow Mon, May 25th | |
| Bailey Ober allowed seven earned runs on 12 hits and one walk while striking out three over 4.2 innings in Saturday's 10-9 loss to the Pirates. Matthew Adam Sun, May 31st | The Astros placed Lance McCullers Jr. on the injured list with right shoulder inflammation. Ari Koslow Tue, May 19th | |
| Bailey Ober allowed four earned runs on seven hits and no walks while striking out three over five innings in Sunday's 6-5 win over the Red Sox. Matthew Adam Mon, May 25th | Astros manager Joe Espada said Lance McCullers Jr. was scratched with shoulder inflammation from Tuesday’s start. Ari Koslow Tue, May 19th | |
| Bailey Ober allowed three earned runs on six hits and two walks while striking out one over five innings in Sunday's 5-4 win over the Brewers. Matthew Adam Mon, May 18th | Lance McCullers was scratched from his scheduled start against the Twins on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Tue, May 19th | |
| Notes | ||
| There are no recent notes for these players | ||
| Bailey Ober SP - MIN | Lance McCullers Jr. SP - HOU | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Mar 26th | @ BAL | Trevor Rogers (3-6) | #97 | vs LAA | Jose Soriano (7-4) | #52 |
| Sat, Mar 28th | @ BAL | Kyle Bradish (3-7) | #44 | vs LAA | Reid Detmers (2-5) | #35 |
| Sun, Mar 29th | @ BAL | Shane Baz (4-6) | #74 | vs LAA | Jack Kochanowicz (2-5) | |
| Mon, Mar 30th | @ KC | Kris Bubic (3-2) | #70 | vs BOS | Ranger Suarez (2-3) | #22 |
| Wed, Apr 1st | @ KC | Noah Cameron (3-4) | #82 | vs BOS | Garrett Crochet (3-3) | #23 |
| Thu, Apr 2nd | @ KC | Cole Ragans (1-4) | #43 |   |   |   |
| Fri, Apr 3rd | vs TB | Joe Boyle (0-1) | #152 | @ ATH | Jeffrey Springs (3-6) | #121 |
| Sat, Apr 4th | vs TB | Steven Matz (4-3) | #184 | @ ATH | Luis Morales (0-2) | #352 |
| Sun, Apr 5th | vs TB | Nick Martinez (6-2) | #95 | @ ATH | Jacob Lopez (4-3) | #236 |
| Mon, Apr 6th | vs DET | Casey Mize (2-3) | #56 | @ COL | Ryan Feltner (2-2) | #424 |
| Tue, Apr 7th | vs DET | Tarik Skubal (3-2) | #2 | @ COL | Kyle Freeland (1-6) | #359 |
| Wed, Apr 8th | vs DET | Framber Valdez (3-5) | #29 | @ COL | Michael Lorenzen (2-8) | #360 |
| Thu, Apr 9th | vs DET | Jack Flaherty (1-8) | #65 |   |   |   |
| Fri, Apr 10th | @ TOR | Patrick Corbin (2-3) | #270 | @ SEA | Emerson Hancock (5-2) | #80 |
| Sat, Apr 11th | @ TOR | Eric Lauer (2-5) | #257 | @ SEA | Luis Castillo (2-5) | #45 |
| Sun, Apr 12th | @ TOR | Max Scherzer (1-4) | #130 | @ SEA | Logan Gilbert (4-4) | #15 |
| Mon, Apr 13th | vs BOS | Garrett Crochet (3-3) | #23 | @ SEA | George Kirby (5-6) | #16 |
| Tue, Apr 14th | vs BOS | Sonny Gray (8-1) | #33 | vs COL | Michael Lorenzen (2-8) | #360 |
| Wed, Apr 15th | vs BOS | Connelly Early (5-4) | #91 | vs COL | Jose Quintana (2-3) | #430 |
| Fri, Apr 17th | vs CIN | Brandon Williamson (2-3) | #368 | vs STL | Kyle Leahy (5-3) | #143 |
| Sat, Apr 18th | vs CIN | Andrew Abbott (4-4) | #99 | vs STL | Andre Pallante (7-4) | #137 |
| Sun, Apr 19th | vs CIN | Brady Singer (2-6) | #155 | vs STL | Matthew Liberatore (3-3) | #102 |
| Tue, Apr 21st | @ NYM | Nolan McLean (3-4) | #38 | @ CLE | Parker Messick (6-3) | #53 |
| Wed, Apr 22nd | @ NYM | Clay Holmes (4-4) | #163 | @ CLE | Tanner Bibee (2-7) | #41 |
| Thu, Apr 23rd | @ NYM | Christian Scott (2-0) | #83 |   |   |   |
| Fri, Apr 24th | @ TB | Drew Rasmussen (6-2) | #18 | vs NYY | Will Warren (7-1) | #66 |
| Sat, Apr 25th | @ TB | Shane McClanahan (6-4) | #21 | vs NYY | Ryan Weathers (2-5) | #77 |
| Sun, Apr 26th | @ TB | Griffin Jax (1-4) | #63 | vs NYY | Luis Gil (1-2) | #248 |
| Mon, Apr 27th | vs SEA | Luis Castillo (2-5) | #45 |   |   |   |
| Tue, Apr 28th | vs SEA | Logan Gilbert (4-4) | #15 | @ BAL | Shane Baz (4-6) | #74 |
| Wed, Apr 29th | vs SEA | George Kirby (5-6) | #16 |   |   |   |
| Thu, Apr 30th | vs TOR | Kevin Gausman (4-4) | #19 | @ BAL | Brandon Young (5-1) | #173 |
| Fri, May 1st | vs TOR | Patrick Corbin (2-3) | #270 | @ BOS | Jake Bennett (1-2) | #288 |
| Sat, May 2nd | vs TOR | Dylan Cease (3-3) | #9 | @ BOS | Connelly Early (5-4) | #91 |
| Sun, May 3rd | vs TOR | Trey Yesavage (3-3) | #61 | @ BOS | Ranger Suarez (2-3) | #22 |
| Tue, May 5th | @ WSH | Cade Cavalli (3-4) | #84 | vs LAD | Shohei Ohtani (6-2) | #1 |
| Wed, May 6th | @ WSH | Miles Mikolas (1-5) | #237 | vs LAD | Tyler Glasnow (3-0) | #37 |
| Thu, May 7th | @ WSH | Jake Irvin (2-4) | #220 |   |   |   |
| Fri, May 8th | @ CLE | Parker Messick (6-3) | #53 | @ CIN | Nick Lodolo (2-1) | #78 |
| Sat, May 9th | @ CLE | Tanner Bibee (2-7) | #41 | @ CIN | Chase Burns (7-1) | #24 |
| Sun, May 10th | @ CLE | Gavin Williams (9-3) | #28 | @ CIN | Andrew Abbott (4-4) | #99 |
| Tue, May 12th | vs MIA | Eury Perez (3-6) | #115 | vs SEA | Bryan Woo (5-5) | #6 |
| Wed, May 13th | vs MIA | Max Meyer (6-0) | #60 | vs SEA | Bryce Miller (3-0) | #46 |
| Thu, May 14th | vs MIA | Braxton Garrett (0-1) | #136 | vs SEA | Luis Castillo (2-5) | #45 |
| Fri, May 15th | vs MIL | Coleman Crow (0-1) | #244 | vs TEX | Jack Leiter (3-6) | #76 |
| Sat, May 16th | vs MIL | Logan Henderson (2-1) | #68 | vs TEX | Jacob deGrom (5-4) | #7 |
| Sun, May 17th | vs MIL | Robert Gasser (0-3) | #174 | vs TEX | Nathan Eovaldi (5-7) | #20 |
| Mon, May 18th | vs HOU | Tatsuya Imai (3-3) | #131 | @ MIN | Kendry Rojas (1-0) | #229 |
| Tue, May 19th | vs HOU | Jason Alexander (1-1) | #344 | @ MIN | Zebby Matthews (2-4) | #87 |
| Wed, May 20th | vs HOU | Mike Burrows (3-8) | #147 | @ MIN | Joe Ryan (4-3) | #17 |
| Fri, May 22nd | @ BOS | Payton Tolle (3-3) | #55 | @ CHC | Jameson Taillon (2-5) | #124 |
| Sat, May 23rd | @ BOS | Jovani Moran (1-2) | #231 | @ CHC | Colin Rea (5-4) | #159 |
| Sun, May 24th | @ BOS | Sonny Gray (8-1) | #33 | @ CHC | Shota Imanaga (4-6) | #25 |
| Mon, May 25th | @ CWS | Anthony Kay (6-1) | #192 | @ TEX | Kumar Rocker (2-5) | #100 |
| Tue, May 26th | @ CWS | Sean Burke (3-3) | #133 | @ TEX | Jack Leiter (3-6) | #76 |
| Wed, May 27th | @ CWS | David Sandlin (1-1) | #254 | @ TEX | Jacob deGrom (5-4) | #7 |
| Thu, May 28th | @ CWS | Davis Martin (9-2) | #69 | @ TEX | Nathan Eovaldi (5-7) | #20 |
| Fri, May 29th | @ PIT | Jared Jones (1-0) | #72 | vs MIL | Coleman Crow (0-1) | #244 |
| Sat, May 30th | @ PIT | Mitch Keller (5-4) | #93 | vs MIL | Brandon Sproat (1-4) | #146 |
| Sun, May 31st | @ PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (5-3) | #39 | vs MIL | Jacob Misiorowski (8-2) | #10 |
| Mon, Jun 1st | vs CWS | David Sandlin (1-1) | #254 |   |   |   |
| Tue, Jun 2nd | vs CWS | Davis Martin (9-2) | #69 | vs PIT | Bubba Chandler (2-7) | #110 |
| Wed, Jun 3rd | vs CWS | Erick Fedde (1-5) | #380 | vs PIT | Paul Skenes (6-5) | #3 |
| Thu, Jun 4th | vs KC | Seth Lugo (2-4) | #106 | vs PIT | Jared Jones (1-0) | #72 |
| Fri, Jun 5th | vs KC | Michael Wacha (4-5) | #85 | vs ATH | Jack Perkins (2-3) | #117 |
| Sat, Jun 6th | vs KC | Luinder Avila (1-3) | #218 | vs ATH | Kade Morris (0-1) | #364 |
| Sun, Jun 7th | vs KC | Noah Cameron (3-4) | #82 | vs ATH | Gage Jump (2-1) | #125 |
| Tue, Jun 9th | @ DET | Troy Melton (3-0) | #138 | @ LAA | Walbert Urena (4-4) | #361 |
| Wed, Jun 10th | @ DET | Framber Valdez (3-5) | #29 | @ LAA | Reid Detmers (2-5) | #35 |
| Thu, Jun 11th | @ DET | Keider Montero (3-4) | #176 |   |   |   |
| Fri, Jun 12th | vs STL | Kyle Leahy (5-3) | #143 | @ KC | Luinder Avila (1-3) | #218 |
| Sat, Jun 13th | vs STL | Matthew Liberatore (3-3) | #102 | @ KC | Noah Cameron (3-4) | #82 |
| Sun, Jun 14th | vs STL | Michael McGreevy (3-5) | #89 | @ KC | Stephen Kolek (3-1) | #166 |
| Mon, Jun 15th | @ TEX | MacKenzie Gore (4-5) | #54 | vs DET | Troy Melton (3-0) | #138 |
| Tue, Jun 16th | @ TEX | Kumar Rocker (2-5) | #100 | vs DET | Framber Valdez (3-5) | #29 |
| Thu, Jun 18th | @ TEX | Jack Leiter (3-6) | #76 |   |   |   |
| Fri, Jun 19th | @ ARI | Michael Soroka (8-3) | #58 | vs CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-3) | #111 |
| Sat, Jun 20th | @ ARI | Zac Gallen (3-5) | #79 | vs CLE | Gavin Williams (9-3) | #28 |
| Sun, Jun 21st | @ ARI | Ryne Nelson (2-5) | #96 | vs CLE | Slade Cecconi (3-5) | #103 |
| Mon, Jun 22nd | vs LAD | @ TOR | ||||
| Tue, Jun 23rd | vs LAD | @ TOR | ||||
| Wed, Jun 24th | vs LAD | @ TOR | ||||
| Fri, Jun 26th | vs COL | @ DET | ||||
| Sat, Jun 27th | vs COL | @ DET | ||||
| Sun, Jun 28th | vs COL | @ DET | ||||
| Mon, Jun 29th | @ HOU | vs MIN | ||||
| Tue, Jun 30th | @ HOU | vs MIN | ||||
| Wed, Jul 1st | @ HOU | vs MIN | ||||
| Fri, Jul 3rd | @ NYY | vs TB | ||||
| Sat, Jul 4th | @ NYY | vs TB | ||||
| Sun, Jul 5th | @ NYY | vs TB | ||||
| Tue, Jul 7th | vs CLE | @ WSH | ||||
| Wed, Jul 8th | vs CLE | @ WSH | ||||
| Thu, Jul 9th | vs CLE |   |   |   | ||
| Fri, Jul 10th | vs LAA | @ TEX | ||||
| Sat, Jul 11th | vs LAA | @ TEX | ||||
| Sun, Jul 12th | vs LAA | @ TEX | ||||
| Fri, Jul 17th | @ CHC | vs BAL | ||||
| Sat, Jul 18th | @ CHC | vs BAL | ||||
| Sun, Jul 19th | @ CHC | vs BAL | ||||
| Mon, Jul 20th | @ CLE | vs MIA | ||||
| Tue, Jul 21st | @ CLE | vs MIA | ||||
| Wed, Jul 22nd | @ CLE | vs MIA | ||||
| Thu, Jul 23rd | @ CLE |   |   |   | ||
| Fri, Jul 24th | vs ATH | @ CWS | ||||
| Sat, Jul 25th | vs ATH | @ CWS | ||||
| Sun, Jul 26th | vs ATH | @ CWS | ||||
| Tue, Jul 28th | vs KC | @ LAA | ||||
| Wed, Jul 29th | vs KC | @ LAA | ||||
| Thu, Jul 30th | vs KC |   |   |   | ||
| Fri, Jul 31st | @ SEA | vs TEX | ||||
| Sat, Aug 1st | @ SEA | vs TEX | ||||
| Sun, Aug 2nd | @ SEA | vs TEX | ||||
| Tue, Aug 4th | @ KC | vs TOR | ||||
| Wed, Aug 5th | @ KC | vs TOR | ||||
| Thu, Aug 6th | @ KC |   |   |   | ||
| Fri, Aug 7th | @ MIL | @ SD | ||||
| Sat, Aug 8th | @ MIL | @ SD | ||||
| Sun, Aug 9th | @ MIL | @ SD | ||||
| Mon, Aug 10th | vs BAL | @ SF | ||||
| Tue, Aug 11th | vs BAL | @ SF | ||||
| Wed, Aug 12th | vs BAL | @ SF | ||||
| Thu, Aug 13th | vs PHI |   |   |   | ||
| Sat, Aug 15th | vs PHI | vs SEA | ||||
| Sun, Aug 16th | vs PHI | vs SEA | ||||
| Mon, Aug 17th | vs ATL |   |   |   | ||
| Tue, Aug 18th | vs ATL | vs LAA | ||||
| Wed, Aug 19th | vs ATL | vs LAA | ||||
| Fri, Aug 21st | @ SD | vs ATH | ||||
| Sat, Aug 22nd | @ SD | vs ATH | ||||
| Sun, Aug 23rd | @ SD | vs ATH | ||||
| Mon, Aug 24th | @ ATH |   |   |   | ||
| Tue, Aug 25th | @ ATH | @ NYY | ||||
| Wed, Aug 26th | @ ATH | @ NYY | ||||
| Fri, Aug 28th | vs CWS | @ NYM | ||||
| Sat, Aug 29th | vs CWS | @ NYM | ||||
| Sun, Aug 30th | vs CWS | @ NYM | ||||
| Mon, Aug 31st | vs DET | vs CWS | ||||
| Tue, Sep 1st | vs DET | vs CWS | ||||
| Wed, Sep 2nd | vs DET | vs CWS | ||||
| Fri, Sep 4th | @ CWS | vs ARI | ||||
| Sat, Sep 5th | @ CWS | vs ARI | ||||
| Sun, Sep 6th | @ CWS | vs ARI | ||||
| Mon, Sep 7th | @ DET |   |   |   | ||
| Tue, Sep 8th | @ DET | @ PHI | ||||
| Wed, Sep 9th | @ DET | @ PHI | ||||
| Fri, Sep 11th | vs CLE | @ TB | ||||
| Sat, Sep 12th | vs CLE | @ TB | ||||
| Sun, Sep 13th | vs CLE | @ TB | ||||
| Mon, Sep 14th | vs NYY |   |   |   | ||
| Tue, Sep 15th | vs NYY | vs KC | ||||
| Wed, Sep 16th | vs NYY | vs KC | ||||
| Thu, Sep 17th | @ LAA | vs KC | ||||
| Fri, Sep 18th | @ LAA | vs ATL | ||||
| Sat, Sep 19th | @ LAA | vs ATL | ||||
| Sun, Sep 20th | @ LAA | vs ATL | ||||
| Mon, Sep 21st | @ SF |   |   |   | ||
| Tue, Sep 22nd | @ SF | @ SEA | ||||
| Wed, Sep 23rd | @ SF | @ SEA | ||||
| Fri, Sep 25th | vs TEX | @ ATH | ||||
| Sat, Sep 26th | vs TEX | @ ATH | ||||
| Sun, Sep 27th | vs TEX | @ ATH | ||||
| Fri, Mar 27th |   |   |   | vs LAA | Yusei Kikuchi (0-3) | #134 |
| Tue, Mar 31st |   |   |   | vs BOS | Brayan Bello (2-6) | #167 |
| Thu, Apr 16th |   |   |   | vs COL | Juan Mejia | |
| Mon, Apr 20th |   |   |   | @ CLE | Slade Cecconi (3-5) | #103 |
| Mon, May 4th |   |   |   | vs LAD | Yoshinobu Yamamoto (6-4) | #12 |
| Mon, May 11th |   |   |   | vs SEA | George Kirby (5-6) | #16 |
| Mon, Jun 8th |   |   |   | @ LAA | Grayson Rodriguez (2-2) | #86 |
| Wed, Jun 17th |   |   |   | vs DET | Keider Montero (3-4) | #176 |
| Thu, Jun 25th |   |   |   | @ DET | ||
| Mon, Jul 6th |   |   |   | @ WSH | ||
| Mon, Jul 27th |   |   |   | @ LAA | ||
| Mon, Aug 3rd |   |   |   | vs TOR | ||
| Fri, Aug 14th |   |   |   | vs SEA | ||
| Thu, Aug 20th |   |   |   | vs LAA | ||
| Thu, Aug 27th |   |   |   | @ NYY | ||
| Thu, Sep 3rd |   |   |   | vs CWS | ||
| Thu, Sep 10th |   |   |   | @ PHI | ||
| Thu, Sep 24th |   |   |   | @ ATH | ||

