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Bailey Ober

Position: Starting Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-9, 260lb (206cm, 117kg)

Born: July 12, 1995 in Huntersville, NC us

Draft: Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 23rd round of the 2016 MLB June Amateur Draft from College of Charleston (Charleston, SC) and the Minnesota Twins in the 12th round of the 2017 MLB June Amateur Draft from College of Charleston (Charleston, SC).

High School: Charlotte Christian HS (Charlotte, NC)

School: College of Charleston (Charleston, SC)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2021 season

2026 Contract Status: Signed thru 2026, 1 yr/$5.2M (26)

Service Time (01/2026): 4.093 • Arb Eligible: 2027 • Free Agent: 2028

National Team: us USA (College)

Full Name: John Bailey Ober

Pronunciation: \OH-burr\

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SUMMARY

2026

Career

WAR

1.0

10.2

ERA

4.40

4.11

128

71.2

689.1

655

WHIP

1.186

1.129

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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
2014	18	-2.6	College of Charleston	CAA	NCAA		10	3	.769	1.52	2.03	17	14			1	0	106.2	73	24	18	4	19	0	85	15	0	3	422	0.863	6.2	0.3	1.6	7.2	4.47

2016	20	-0.6	College of Charleston	CAA	NCAA		7	4	.636	3.53	3.62	15	15		2	0	0	97.0	90	39	38	5	27	0	96	7	1	2	404	1.206	8.4	0.5	2.5	8.9	3.56

2017	21	0.5	College of Charleston	CAA	NCAA		7	2	.778	4.50	4.66	10	10		1	0	0	56.0	56	29	28	6	11	0	73	2	0	2	232	1.196	9.0	1.0	1.8	11.7	6.64

2017	21	0.3	Elizabethton	APPY	Rk	MIN	2	2	.500	3.21	3.21	6	4	0	0	0	0	28.0	24	10	10	2	3	0	35	2	0	2	111	0.964	7.7	0.6	1.0	11.3	11.67
2018	22	0.1	Cedar Rapids	MIDW	A	MIN	7	1	.875	3.84	3.84	14	14	0	0	0	0	75.0	71	32	32	7	9	0	88	0	0	1	294	1.067	8.5	0.8	1.1	10.6	9.78
2019	23		3 Teams	3 Lgs	A+-AA-Rk	MIN	8	0	1.000	0.69	1.37	14	13	0	0	0	0	78.2	55	12	6	2	9	0	100	2	0	1	296	0.814	6.3	0.2	1.0	11.4	11.11
2019	23	-1.3	Pensacola	SOUL	AA	MIN	3	0	1.000	0.38	0.75	4	4	0	0	0	0	24.0	10	2	1	1	2	0	34	0	0	0	84	0.500	3.8	0.4	0.8	12.8	17.00
2019	23	0.1	Fort Myers	FLOR	A+	MIN	4	0	1.000	0.99	1.58	8	8	0	0	0	0	45.2	39	8	5	1	6	0	53	1	0	0	176	0.985	7.7	0.2	1.2	10.4	8.83
2019	23	2.7	Twins	GULF	Rk	MIN	1	0	1.000	0.00	2.00	2	1	0	0	0	0	9.0	6	2	0	0	1	0	13	1	0	1	36	0.778	6.0	0.0	1.0	13.0	13.00

2021	25	-2.0	St. Paul	AAAE	AAA	MIN	1	0	1.000	2.81	2.81	4	4	0	0	0	0	16.0	13	5	5	0	5	0	21	0	0	0	65	1.125	7.3	0.0	2.8	11.8	4.20
2021	25	-3.5	MIN	AL	Maj	MIN	3	3	.500	4.19	4.39	20	20	0	0	0	0	92.1	92	45	43	20	19	0	96	1	0	1	379	1.202	9.0	1.9	1.9	9.4	5.05
2022	26		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-A	MIN	0	1	.000	3.24	3.78	4	4	0	0	0	0	16.2	9	7	6	3	3	0	19	1	0	1	62	0.720	4.9	1.6	1.6	10.3	6.33
2022	26	-1.0	St. Paul	IL	AAA	MIN	0	1	.000	4.66	5.59	2	2	0	0	0	0	9.2	5	6	5	2	2	0	13	1	0	1	37	0.724	4.7	1.9	1.9	12.1	6.50
2022	26	4.0	Fort Myers	FLOR	A	MIN	0	0		1.29	1.29	2	2	0	0	0	0	7.0	4	1	1	1	1	0	6	0	0	0	25	0.714	5.1	1.3	1.3	7.7	6.00
2022	26	-2.4	MIN	AL	Maj	MIN	2	3	.400	3.21	3.54	11	11	0	0	0	0	56.0	48	22	20	4	11	0	51	2	1	0	227	1.054	7.7	0.6	1.8	8.2	4.64
2023	27	0.1	St. Paul	IL	AAA	MIN	2	1	.667	2.38	2.78	5	5	0	0	0	0	22.2	16	7	6	1	6	0	25	0	0	0	90	0.971	6.4	0.4	2.4	9.9	4.17
2023	27	-1.7	MIN	AL	Maj	MIN	8	6	.571	3.43	3.62	26	26	0	0	0	0	144.1	125	58	55	22	29	0	146	7	0	1	577	1.067	7.8	1.4	1.8	9.1	5.03
2024	28	-1.0	MIN	AL	Maj	MIN	12	9	.571	3.98	4.08	31	31	0	1	0	0	178.2	136	81	79	27	43	0	191	6	0	1	709	1.002	6.9	1.4	2.2	9.6	4.44
2025	29	1.7	St. Paul	IL	AAA	MIN	0	0		1.00	1.00	2	2	0	0	0	0	9.0	6	1	1	1	1	0	9	0	0	0	33	0.778	6.0	1.0	1.0	9.0	9.00
2025	29	-0.2	MIN	AL	Maj	MIN	6	9	.400	5.10	5.17	27	27	0	1	0	0	146.1	159	84	83	30	31	0	120	5	2	1	624	1.298	9.8	1.8	1.9	7.4	3.87
2026	30		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-A+	MIN	1	0	1.000	7.56	7.56	2	2	0	0	0	0	8.1	13	7	7	1	0	0	6	0	0	0	36	1.560	14.0	1.1	0.0	6.5
2026	30	2.7	St. Paul	IL	AAA	MIN	1	0	1.000	7.20	7.20	1	1	0	0	0	0	5.0	6	4	4	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	20	1.200	10.8	0.0	0.0	9.0
2026	30	7.1	Cedar Rapids	MIDW	A+	MIN	0	0		8.10	8.10	1	1	0	0	0	0	3.1	7	3	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	16	2.100	18.9	2.7	0.0	2.7
2026	30	0.8	MIN	AL	Maj	MIN	6	3	.667	4.40	4.65	13	13	0	1	1	0	71.2	66	37	35	13	19	0	51	2	0	0	300	1.186	8.3	1.6	2.4	6.4	2.68
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 (6 seasons)					Majors		37	33	.529	4.11	4.27	128	128	0	3	1	0	689.1	626	327	315	116	152	0	655	23	3	4	2816	1.129	8.2	1.5	2.0	8.6	4.31
Minors (8 seasons)					Minors		21	5	.808	2.58	2.87	51	48	0	0	0	0	254.1	207	81	73	17	36	0	303	5	0	5	987	0.955	7.3	0.6	1.3	10.7	8.42
College (3 seasons)					College		24	9	.727	2.91	3.19	42	39		3	1	0	259.2	219	92	84	15	57	0	254	24	1	7	1058	1.063	7.6	0.5	2.0	8.8	4.46
All Levels (11 Seasons)							82	47	.636	3.53	3.74	221	215	0	6	2	0	1203.1	1052	500	472	148	245	0	1212	52	4	16	4861	1.078	7.9	1.1	1.8	9.1	4.95

AAA (5 seasons)					Minors		4	2	.667	3.03	3.32	14	14	0	0	0	0	62.1	46	23	21	4	14	0	73	1	0	1	245	0.963	6.6	0.6	2.0	10.5	5.21
AA (1 season)					Minors		3	0	1.000	0.38	0.75	4	4	0	0	0	0	24.0	10	2	1	1	2	0	34	0	0	0	84	0.500	3.8	0.4	0.8	12.8	17.00
A+ (2 seasons)					Minors		4	0	1.000	1.47	2.02	9	9	0	0	0	0	49.0	46	11	8	2	6	0	54	1	0	0	192	1.061	8.4	0.4	1.1	9.9	9.00
A (2 seasons)					Minors		7	1	.875	3.62	3.62	16	16	0	0	0	0	82.0	75	33	33	8	10	0	94	0	0	1	319	1.037	8.2	0.9	1.1	10.3	9.40
Rk (2 seasons)					Minors		3	2	.600	2.43	2.92	8	5	0	0	0	0	37.0	30	12	10	2	4	0	48	3	0	3	147	0.919	7.3	0.5	1.0	11.7	12.00
NCAA (3 seasons)					College		24	9	.727	2.91	3.19	42	39		3	1	0	259.2	219	92	84	15	57	0	254	24	1	7	1058	1.063	7.6	0.5	2.0	8.8	4.46
NCAA (3 seasons)					College		24	9	.727	2.91	3.19	42	39		3	1	0	259.2	219	92	84	15	57	0	254	24	1	7	1058	1.063	7.6	0.5	2.0	8.8	4.46