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Lance McCullers Jr.

Astros Career team 2015–2026
Number #50
Position SP
Bats L
Throws R
Age 33
Height 6' 1"
Weight 200 lbs
Birth Place Tampa, FL
Born Feb 10, 1993

Key Insights

2026
This opponent has his number every time they meet

Salvador Perez has hit .438/.444/1.188 against McCullers Jr. over 18 plate appearances, more than any other hitter has managed.

7 for 16 with 4 home runs and 4 strikeouts, against a .683 OPS median across his matchups.
This matchup ends in a strikeout more often than not

McCullers Jr. has struck Jarred Kelenic out 9 times in 12 plate appearances, 75% of everything between them.

9 strikeouts in 12 plate appearances.
One club he looks forward to seeing on the schedule

The TOR lineup has hit .091 and slugged .106 against McCullers Jr. across 81 plate appearances, the quietest club on his record.

6 hits, 0 home runs and 19 strikeouts, against a .375 slugging median across the clubs he has faced.
When these two meet, the ball gets hit hard

Miguel Sano squares McCullers Jr. up like nobody else: 107.6 mph off the bat against him, against a median of 89.8 across the hitters he has faced.

9 plate appearances with tracked contact.
He owns this opponent, and the record is not close

Kevin Kiermaier is 0 for 12 against McCullers Jr., a .000 average that is the worst any regular opponent has managed.

12 career plate appearances.
He cannot get the bat on this opponent's pitches

No hitter swings through more of what McCullers Jr. throws than Leon Durham: 75% of the swings between them come up empty.

13 plate appearances between them. 96th percentile of the 24 matchups on his own record.

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Player Bio Data
DOB Feb 10, 1993
Birth Place Tampa, FL
Height 6' 1"
Weight 200 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws L/R