Hayden Birdsong

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-5, 225lb (196cm, 102kg)

Team: San Francisco Giants (majors, 60-day IL)

Born: August 30, 2001 in Mattoon, IL us

Draft: Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 6th round of the 2022 MLB June Amateur Draft from Eastern Illinois University (Charleston, IL).

School: Eastern Illinois University (Charleston, IL)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2024 season

2026 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible

Service Time (01/2026): 1.041 • Arb Eligible: 2028 • Free Agent: 2031

Full Name: Hayden Birdsong

Instagram: @hayden_birdsong

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.1

ERA

4.77

137.2

156

WHIP

1.438

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
2021	19	-2.5	Eastern Illinois	OVC	NCAA		0	5	.000	9.76	10.41	14	5		0	0	1	27.2	37	32	30	7	17	0	29	3	1	3	134	1.952	12.0	2.3	5.5	9.4	1.71
2021	19	-1.4	Danville	PROS	Smr		2	1	.667	4.93	5.57	11	8	2	0	0	0	42.0	44	26	23	2	28	0	55	3	0	4	195	1.714	9.4	0.4	6.0	11.8	1.96
2022	20	-1.8	Eastern Illinois	OVC	NCAA		5	4	.556	3.35	3.94	20	2		0	0	1	45.2	35	20	17	6	21	0	66	1	1	4	189	1.226	6.9	1.2	4.1	13.0	3.14
2022	20	-0.7	Lakeshore	NWDS	Smr		2	0	1.000	4.15	4.15	6	0		0	0	1	17.1	13	8	8	0	7	0	31	1	0	0	73	1.154	6.8	0.0	3.6	16.1	4.43
2022	20		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-Rk	SFG	1	0	1.000	3.09	3.09	7	0	0	0	0	0	11.2	10	4	4	0	3	0	23	1	0	2	48	1.114	7.7	0.0	2.3	17.7	7.67
2022	20	-1.8	San Jose	CALL	A	SFG	1	0	1.000	4.50	4.50	3	0	0	0	0	0	6.0	8	3	3	0	3	0	11	1	0	1	29	1.833	12.0	0.0	4.5	16.5	3.67
2022	20	-1.2	Giants Orange	ACL	Rk	SFG	0	0		1.59	1.59	4	0	0	0	0	0	5.2	2	1	1	0	0	0	12	0	0	1	19	0.353	3.2	0.0	0.0	19.1
2023	21		3 Teams	3 Lgs	A-A+-AA	SFG	2	5	.286	3.31	3.93	28	25	0	0	0	0	100.2	79	44	37	6	44	0	149	9	1	9	427	1.222	7.1	0.5	3.9	13.3	3.39
2023	21	-3.4	Richmond	EL	AA	SFG	0	3	.000	5.48	7.04	8	8	0	0	0	0	23.0	21	18	14	2	13	0	33	1	0	5	104	1.478	8.2	0.8	5.1	12.9	2.54
2023	21	-2.1	Eugene	NORW	A+	SFG	2	2	.500	3.25	3.50	8	7	0	0	0	0	36.0	24	14	13	4	9	0	46	3	0	2	139	0.917	6.0	1.0	2.3	11.5	5.11
2023	21	-0.9	San Jose	CALL	A	SFG	0	0		2.16	2.59	12	10	0	0	0	0	41.2	34	12	10	0	22	0	70	5	1	2	184	1.344	7.3	0.0	4.8	15.1	3.18
2024	22		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-AAA	SFG	5	2	.714	2.51	3.30	13	13	0	0	0	0	57.1	41	21	16	6	26	0	75	4	1	3	241	1.169	6.4	0.9	4.1	11.8	2.88
2024	22	-5.5	Sacramento	PCL	AAA	SFG	1	0	1.000	5.00	5.00	2	2	0	0	0	0	9.0	8	5	5	1	6	0	14	1	0	0	42	1.556	8.0	1.0	6.0	14.0	2.33
2024	22	-2.5	Richmond	EL	AA	SFG	4	2	.667	2.05	2.98	11	11	0	0	0	0	48.1	33	16	11	5	20	0	61	3	1	3	199	1.097	6.1	0.9	3.7	11.4	3.05
2024	22	-7.1	SFG	NL	Maj	SFG	5	6	.455	4.75	4.88	16	16	0	0	0	0	72.0	57	39	38	11	43	0	88	4	0	4	315	1.389	7.1	1.4	5.4	11.0	2.05
2025	23	-4.1	Sacramento	PCL	AAA	SFG	1	3	.250	6.23	6.69	10	10	0	0	0	0	39.0	42	29	27	9	30	0	47	4	0	2	195	1.846	9.7	2.1	6.9	10.8	1.57
2025	23	-6.1	SFG	NL	Maj	SFG	4	4	.500	4.80	5.76	21	10	2	0	0	0	65.2	61	42	35	10	37	0	68	5	0	6	298	1.492	8.4	1.4	5.1	9.3	1.84
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (2 seasons)					Majors		9	10	.474	4.77	5.30	37	26	2	0	0	0	137.2	118	81	73	21	80	0	156	9	0	10	613	1.438	7.7	1.4	5.2	10.2	1.95
Minors (4 seasons)					Minors		9	10	.474	3.62	4.23	58	48	0	0	0	0	208.2	172	98	84	21	103	0	294	18	2	16	911	1.318	7.4	0.9	4.4	12.7	2.85
College (2 seasons)					College		5	9	.357	5.77	6.38	34	7		0	0	2	73.1	72	52	47	13	38	0	95	4	2	7	323	1.500	8.8	1.6	4.7	11.7	2.50
Other (2 seasons)					Other		4	1	.800	4.70	5.16	17	8	2	0	0	1	59.1	57	34	31	2	35	0	86	4	0	4	268	1.551	8.6	0.3	5.3	13.0	2.46
All Levels (5 Seasons)							27	30	.474	4.42	4.98	146	89	4	0	0	3	479.0	419	265	235	57	256	0	631	35	4	37	2115	1.409	7.9	1.1	4.8	11.9	2.46

AAA (2 seasons)					Minors		2	3	.400	6.00	6.38	12	12	0	0	0	0	48.0	50	34	32	10	36	0	61	5	0	2	237	1.792	9.4	1.9	6.8	11.4	1.69
AA (2 seasons)					Minors		4	5	.444	3.15	4.29	19	19	0	0	0	0	71.1	54	34	25	7	33	0	94	4	1	8	303	1.220	6.8	0.9	4.2	11.9	2.85
A+ (1 season)					Minors		2	2	.500	3.25	3.50	8	7	0	0	0	0	36.0	24	14	13	4	9	0	46	3	0	2	139	0.917	6.0	1.0	2.3	11.5	5.11
A (2 seasons)					Minors		1	0	1.000	2.45	2.83	15	10	0	0	0	0	47.2	42	15	13	0	25	0	81	6	1	3	213	1.406	7.9	0.0	4.7	15.3	3.24
Rk (1 season)					Minors		0	0		1.59	1.59	4	0	0	0	0	0	5.2	2	1	1	0	0	0	12	0	0	1	19	0.353	3.2	0.0	0.0	19.1