Brandon Pfaadt
#32 Active2026 Fantasy Baseball Player Profile
Brandon Pfaadt's 2025 season was a case study in "bad luck" and volatility. While he took the ball every fifth day, making 33 starts and logging 176.2 innings, his surface numbers were ugly, resulting in a 5.25 ERA and 1.32 WHIP. However, his underlying metrics told a different story, as he posted a much stronger 4.22 FIP, suggesting he was punished disproportionately by poor sequencing or defense. His control remained elite with a 4.8% walk rate, but his strikeout stuff backed up significantly, dropping to 147 Ks (19.2% K-rate) after fanning 185 batters the year prior. Despite the struggles, Pfaadt solidified his long-term future in Arizona by signing a 5-year, $45 million extension in March 2025, keeping him under contract through 2030.
Entering 2026, Pfaadt is a classic post-hype sleeper and regression candidate, with the discrepancy between his ERA and FIP making him a prime target for a bounce-back season. Projections forecast him to pitch around 172 innings with a 4.22 ERA and a 1.25 WHIP, while racking up approximately 153 strikeouts. Locked into the middle of the Diamondbacks' rotation alongside Merrill Kelly, he offers valuable volume and excellent WHIP potential due to his low walk rate. If his ERA normalizes to the low-4.00s as projected, he becomes a valuable roster stabilizer in mixed leagues, though his lowered strikeout ceiling caps his upside.
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Game Log
2026 Regular Season| DATE | OPPONENT | DEC | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA | WHIP | PC | RESULT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | vs. New York Yankees | 4.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4.07 | 1.18 | 64 | W 3-5 | |
| Sep 12 | vs. Texas Rangers | L | 6.2 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4.14 | 1.18 | 99 | L 6-2 |
| Sep 5 | @ Houston Astros | 6.1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3.90 | 1.16 | 93 | W 4-3 | |
| Aug 31 | vs. Philadelphia Phillies | L | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.88 | 1.14 | 87 | L 2-1 |
| Aug 25 | vs. Chicago Cubs | 6.2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.94 | 1.15 | 103 | W 4-5 | |
| Aug 19 | @ Boston Red Sox | 5.2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3.83 | 1.15 | 94 | W 7-6 | |
| Aug 14 | @ Atlanta Braves | W | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3.56 | 1.14 | 87 | W 2-0 |
| Aug 8 | vs. Los Angeles Dodgers | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3.87 | 1.22 | 93 | L 2-1 | |
| Aug 3 | vs. San Diego Padres | W | 6.2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4.25 | 1.28 | 90 | W 1-5 |
| Jul 28 | @ Pittsburgh Pirates | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.68 | 1.32 | 3 | W 8-7 | |
| Jul 23 | @ St. Louis Cardinals | W | 6.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4.71 | 1.32 | 87 | W 10-6 |
| Jul 18 | vs. St. Louis Cardinals | W | 5.1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4.88 | 1.31 | 87 | W 3-4 |
| Jul 11 | @ Los Angeles Dodgers | W | 5.1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5.03 | 1.32 | 77 | W 9-2 |
| Jul 6 | @ San Diego Padres | W | 5.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5.21 | 1.34 | 72 | W 8-0 |
| Jun 30 | vs. San Francisco Giants | W | 5.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5.82 | 1.41 | 66 | W 2-8 |
| Jun 3 | vs. Los Angeles Dodgers | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6.39 | 1.50 | 37 | L 7-0 | |
| May 29 | @ Seattle Mariners | 1.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6.08 | 1.41 | 31 | L 6-7 | |
| May 23 | vs. Colorado Rockies | HLD | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.11 | 1.39 | 23 | W 4-5 |
| May 20 | vs. San Francisco Giants | HLD | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.15 | 1.40 | 9 | W 3-6 |
| May 17 | @ Colorado Rockies | 0.1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.34 | 1.44 | 16 | W 8-6 | |
| May 12 | @ Texas Rangers | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5.29 | 1.36 | 39 | L 4-7 | |
| May 3 | @ Chicago Cubs | 2.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5.83 | 1.43 | 52 | L 4-8 | |
| Apr 30 | @ Milwaukee Brewers | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5.67 | 1.30 | 15 | L 1-13 | |
| Apr 25 | vs. San Diego Padres | 3.0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5.54 | 1.31 | 56 | L 6-4 | |
| Apr 19 | vs. Toronto Blue Jays | 6.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4.70 | 1.26 | 84 | L 10-4 | |
| Apr 11 | @ Philadelphia Phillies | L | 6.0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5.94 | 1.38 | 101 | L 3-4 |
| Apr 5 | vs. Atlanta Braves | 4.2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6.75 | 1.41 | 79 | W 5-6 | |
| Mar 31 | vs. Detroit Tigers | 6.0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7.50 | 1.17 | 85 | W 5-7 | |
| No games against that opponent. | |||||||||||||
| Total | 7-3 | 121.2 | 114 | 57 | 55 | 14 | 29 | 83 | 4.07 | 1.18 | 1,829 | ||
| Total | 2 games | 1-0 | 11.2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 2.31 | 0.86 | 166 | |
| Total | 1 game | 0-0 | 5.2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 7.94 | 1.24 | 94 | |
| Total | 2 games | 0-0 | 9.0 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6.00 | 1.67 | 155 | |
| Total | 2 games | 0-0 | 2.0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22.50 | 2.50 | 39 | |
| Total | 1 game | 0-0 | 6.0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7.50 | 1.17 | 85 | |
| Total | 1 game | 0-0 | 6.1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4.26 | 1.42 | 93 | |
| Total | 3 games | 1-0 | 13.1 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2.70 | 1.13 | 207 | |
| Total | 1 game | 0-0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9.00 | 1.00 | 15 | |
| Total | 1 game | 0-0 | 4.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2.08 | 1.15 | 64 | |
| Total | 2 games | 0-2 | 12.0 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3.75 | 1.17 | 188 | |
| Total | 1 game | 0-0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3 | |
| Total | 3 games | 2-0 | 14.2 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 2.45 | 1.02 | 218 | |
| Total | 2 games | 1-0 | 6.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.42 | 0.63 | 75 | |
| Total | 1 game | 0-0 | 1.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5.40 | 1.80 | 31 | |
| Total | 2 games | 2-0 | 11.1 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3.18 | 1.32 | 174 | |
| Total | 2 games | 0-1 | 9.2 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5.59 | 1.24 | 138 | |
| Total | 1 game | 0-0 | 6.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1.42 | 0.95 | 84 | |
AVG, OBP, SLG, ERA and WHIP are season-to-date through each game, not that game alone — so the column reads as a trend and its last value is the season figure. They stay season-to-date when the log is filtered by opponent; the figure for the filtered games is the one in the Total row. The second game of a doubleheader is marked (2).
