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Lance McCullers Jr.

Position: Starting Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-1, 200lb (185cm, 90kg)

Team: Milwaukee Brewers (majors)

Born: October 2, 1993 in Tampa, FL us

Draft: Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 1st round (41st) of the 2012 MLB June Amateur Draft from Jesuit HS (Tampa, FL).

High School: Jesuit HS (Tampa, FL)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2015 season

2026 Contract Status: Signed thru 2026, 5 yrs/$85M (22-26)

Service Time (01/2026): 10.140 • Free Agent: 2027

Agents: Boras Corporation

Full Name: Lance Graye McCullers

Nicknames: Snap Dragon 1 or Perdomo

Instagram: @lancemccullers43

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Relatives: Son of Lance McCullers

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SUMMARY

2026

Career

WAR

-0.7

9.2

ERA

6.86

3.85

154

148

39.1

813.1

904

WHIP

1.525

1.302

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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
2012	18		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Rk	HOU	0	4	.000	3.46	4.50	8	8	0	0	0	0	26.0	20	13	10	2	12	0	29	1	0	3	113	1.231	6.9	0.7	4.2	10.0	2.42
2012	18	-2.5	Greeneville	APPY	Rk	HOU	0	3	.000	4.80	6.60	4	4	0	0	0	0	15.0	10	11	8	2	10	0	17	1	0	3	67	1.333	6.0	1.2	6.0	10.2	1.70
2012	18	-2.4	Astros	GULF	Rk	HOU	0	1	.000	1.64	1.64	4	4	0	0	0	0	11.0	10	2	2	0	2	0	12	0	0	0	46	1.091	8.2	0.0	1.6	9.8	6.00
2013	19	-2.8	Quad Cities	MIDW	A	HOU	6	5	.545	3.18	4.21	25	19	3	0	0	0	104.2	92	49	37	3	49	1	117	6	2	4	447	1.347	7.9	0.3	4.2	10.1	2.39
2014	20	-3.1	Lancaster	CALL	A+	HOU	3	6	.333	5.47	5.85	25	18	6	0	0	4	97.0	95	63	59	18	56	0	115	7	1	11	436	1.557	8.8	1.7	5.2	10.7	2.05
2015	21	-3.4	Corpus Christi	TL	AA	HOU	3	1	.750	0.56	1.13	7	5	2	0	0	1	32.0	16	4	2	1	14	0	48	2	0	3	129	0.938	4.5	0.3	3.9	13.5	3.43
2015	21	-7.3	HOU	AL	Maj	HOU	6	7	.462	3.22	3.51	22	22	0	1	0	0	125.2	106	49	45	10	43	2	129	5	1	8	520	1.186	7.6	0.7	3.1	9.2	3.00
2016	22		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-AA	HOU	0	0		1.13	1.13	2	2	0	0	0	0	8.0	5	1	1	1	2	0	11	0	0	1	31	0.875	5.6	1.1	2.3	12.4	5.50
2016	22	-4.7	Fresno	PCL	AAA	HOU	0	0		0.00	0.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	5.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	7	0	0	1	19	0.800	3.6	0.0	3.6	12.6	3.50
2016	22	-2.4	Corpus Christi	TL	AA	HOU	0	0		3.00	3.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	3.0	3	1	1	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	12	1.000	9.0	3.0	0.0	12.0
2016	22	-6.6	HOU	AL	Maj	HOU	6	5	.545	3.22	3.22	14	14	0	0	0	0	81.0	80	29	29	5	45	1	106	0	2	9	352	1.543	8.9	0.6	5.0	11.8	2.36
2017	23		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-AAA	HOU	1	1	.500	5.63	5.63	2	2	0	0	0	0	8.0	8	5	5	0	6	1	3	0	0	1	35	1.750	9.0	0.0	6.8	3.4	0.50
2017	23	-3.6	Fresno	PCL	AAA	HOU	0	1	.000	9.00	9.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	3.0	3	3	3	0	5	1	1	0	0	1	16	2.667	9.0	0.0	15.0	3.0	0.20
2017	23	-1.1	Corpus Christi	TL	AA	HOU	1	0	1.000	3.60	3.60	1	1	0	0	0	0	5.0	5	2	2	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	19	1.200	9.0	0.0	1.8	3.6	2.00
2017	23	-5.6	HOU	AL	Maj	HOU	7	4	.636	4.25	4.63	22	22	0	0	0	0	118.2	114	61	56	8	40	1	132	11	1	8	512	1.298	8.6	0.6	3.0	10.0	3.30
2018	24	-4.6	HOU	AL	Maj	HOU	10	6	.625	3.86	4.21	25	22	0	0	0	0	128.1	100	60	55	12	50	0	142	7	1	14	527	1.169	7.0	0.8	3.5	10.0	2.84

2020	26	-2.2	HOU	AL	Maj	HOU	3	3	.500	3.93	4.75	11	11	0	0	0	0	55.0	44	29	24	5	20	0	56	5	0	0	227	1.164	7.2	0.8	3.3	9.2	2.80
2021	27	-0.4	Sugar Land	AAAW	AAA	HOU	0	0		2.25	2.25	1	1	0	0	0	0	4.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	14	0.500	4.5	0.0	0.0	9.0
2021	27	-1.5	HOU	AL	Maj	HOU	13	5	.722	3.16	3.27	28	28	0	0	0	0	162.1	122	59	57	13	76	0	185	10	0	7	684	1.220	6.8	0.7	4.2	10.3	2.43
2022	28		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-AA	HOU	0	0		6.75	7.43	4	4	0	0	0	0	13.1	16	11	10	2	7	0	17	2	0	0	64	1.725	10.8	1.4	4.7	11.5	2.43
2022	28	0.8	Sugar Land	PCL	AAA	HOU	0	0		7.15	7.94	3	3	0	0	0	0	11.1	13	10	9	2	7	0	14	1	0	0	54	1.765	10.3	1.6	5.6	11.1	2.00
2022	28	3.5	Corpus Christi	TL	AA	HOU	0	0		4.50	4.50	1	1	0	0	0	0	2.0	3	1	1	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	10	1.500	13.5	0.0	0.0	13.5
2022	28	-0.4	HOU	AL	Maj	HOU	4	2	.667	2.27	2.27	8	8	0	0	0	0	47.2	37	12	12	4	22	0	50	0	0	1	195	1.238	7.0	0.8	4.2	9.4	2.27

2025	31		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-AA	HOU	1	1	.500	2.55	3.57	5	5	0	0	0	0	17.2	14	7	5	1	8	0	21	1	0	3	74	1.245	7.1	0.5	4.1	10.7	2.63
2025	31	3.9	Sugar Land	PCL	AAA	HOU	1	0	1.000	2.45	2.45	3	3	0	0	0	0	11.0	7	3	3	0	4	0	13	1	0	1	44	1.000	5.7	0.0	3.3	10.6	3.25
2025	31	6.5	Corpus Christi	TL	AA	HOU	0	1	.000	2.70	5.40	2	2	0	0	0	0	6.2	7	4	2	1	4	0	8	0	0	2	30	1.650	9.5	1.4	5.4	10.8	2.00
2025	31	1.8	HOU	AL	Maj	HOU	2	5	.286	6.51	7.32	16	13	2	0	0	0	55.1	61	45	40	10	39	0	61	7	0	1	274	1.807	9.9	1.6	6.3	9.9	1.56
2026	32	4.3	Sugar Land	PCL	AAA	HOU	0	0		2.45	4.09	3	3	0	0	0	0	11.0	9	5	3	0	4	0	11	1	0	1	46	1.182	7.4	0.0	3.3	9.0	2.75
2026	32	2.8	HOU	AL	Maj	HOU	2	3	.400	6.86	7.32	8	8	0	0	0	0	39.1	38	32	30	7	22	0	43	2	0	4	172	1.525	8.7	1.6	5.0	9.8	1.95
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 (9 seasons)					Majors		53	40	.570	3.85	4.16	154	148	2	1	0	0	813.1	702	376	348	74	357	4	904	47	5	52	3463	1.302	7.8	0.8	4.0	10.0	2.53
Minors (10 seasons)					Minors		14	18	.438	3.72	4.45	82	67	11	0	0	5	321.2	277	159	133	28	158	2	376	20	3	27	1389	1.352	7.8	0.8	4.4	10.5	2.38
All Levels (12 Seasons)							67	58	.536	3.81	4.24	236	215	13	1	0	5	1135.0	979	535	481	102	515	6	1280	67	8	79	4852	1.316	7.8	0.8	4.1	10.1	2.49

AAA (6 seasons)					Minors		1	1	.500	3.77	4.37	12	12	0	0	0	0	45.1	36	22	19	2	22	1	50	3	0	4	193	1.279	7.1	0.4	4.4	9.9	2.27
AA (5 seasons)					Minors		4	2	.667	1.48	2.22	12	10	2	0	0	1	48.2	34	12	8	3	19	0	65	3	0	5	200	1.089	6.3	0.6	3.5	12.0	3.42
A+ (1 season)					Minors		3	6	.333	5.47	5.85	25	18	6	0	0	4	97.0	95	63	59	18	56	0	115	7	1	11	436	1.557	8.8	1.7	5.2	10.7	2.05
A (1 season)					Minors		6	5	.545	3.18	4.21	25	19	3	0	0	0	104.2	92	49	37	3	49	1	117	6	2	4	447	1.347	7.9	0.3	4.2	10.1	2.39
Rk (1 season)					Minors		0	4	.000	3.46	4.50	8	8	0	0	0	0	26.0	20	13	10	2	12	0	29	1	0	3	113	1.231	6.9	0.7	4.2	10.0	2.42