AJ Smith-Shawver

Position: Starting Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 205lb (190cm, 92kg)

Team: Atlanta Braves (majors, 60-day IL)

Born: November 20, 2002 in Fort Worth, TX us

Draft: Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 7th round of the 2021 MLB June Amateur Draft from Colleyville Heritage HS (Colleyville, TX).

High School: Colleyville Heritage HS (Colleyville, TX)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2025 season

2026 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible

Service Time (01/2026): 1.099 • Arb Eligible: 2028 • Free Agent: 2031

Full Name: AJ Smith-Shawver

Instagram: @aj.smithshawver

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Career

WAR

0.8

ERA

3.77

74.0

WHIP

1.297

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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	18	-2.8	Braves	FCL	Rk	ATL	0	1	.000	8.64	8.64	4	4	0	0	0	0	8.1	4	8	8	2	10	0	16	0	0	2	38	1.680	4.3	2.2	10.8	17.3	1.60
2022	19	-2.7	Augusta	CARL	A	ATL	3	4	.429	5.11	5.64	17	17	0	0	0	0	68.2	54	43	39	4	39	0	103	5	0	12	299	1.354	7.1	0.5	5.1	13.5	2.64
2023	20		3 Teams	3 Lgs	AAA-A+-AA	ATL	4	2	.667	2.76	2.90	15	15	0	0	0	0	62.0	37	20	19	4	33	0	79	0	1	6	252	1.129	5.4	0.6	4.8	11.5	2.39
2023	20	-6.9	Gwinnett	IL	AAA	ATL	2	2	.500	4.17	4.39	10	10	0	0	0	0	41.0	26	20	19	4	26	0	47	0	0	5	171	1.268	5.7	0.9	5.7	10.3	1.81
2023	20	-4.3	Mississippi	SOUL	AA	ATL	1	0	1.000	0.00	0.00	2	2	0	0	0	0	7.0	5	0	0	0	3	0	9	0	0	1	29	1.143	6.4	0.0	3.9	11.6	3.00
2023	20	-3.1	Rome	SALL	A+	ATL	1	0	1.000	0.00	0.00	3	3	0	0	0	0	14.0	6	0	0	0	4	0	23	0	1	0	52	0.714	3.9	0.0	2.6	14.8	5.75
2023	20	-9.2	ATL	NL	Maj	ATL	1	0	1.000	4.26	4.97	6	5	0	0	0	0	25.1	17	14	12	7	11	0	20	1	0	3	105	1.105	6.0	2.5	3.9	7.1	1.82
2024	21		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-A+	ATL	3	8	.273	4.85	4.85	21	21	0	0	0	0	89.0	70	48	48	21	40	0	108	2	0	6	372	1.236	7.1	2.1	4.0	10.9	2.70
2024	21	-6.0	Gwinnett	IL	AAA	ATL	3	7	.300	4.86	4.86	20	20	0	0	0	0	87.0	69	47	47	20	40	0	104	2	0	6	365	1.253	7.1	2.1	4.1	10.8	2.60
2024	21	-2.0	Rome	SALL	A+	ATL	0	1	.000	4.50	4.50	1	1	0	0	0	0	2.0	1	1	1	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	7	0.500	4.5	4.5	0.0	18.0
2024	21	-8.1	ATL	NL	Maj	ATL	0	0		0.00	0.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	4.1	3	0	0	0	2	0	4	0	0	0	18	1.154	6.2	0.0	4.2	8.3	2.00
2025	22	-5.3	Gwinnett	IL	AAA	ATL	0	1	.000	4.82	4.82	2	2	0	0	0	0	9.1	9	5	5	0	4	0	13	0	0	0	40	1.393	8.7	0.0	3.9	12.5	3.25
2025	22	-7.1	ATL	NL	Maj	ATL	3	2	.600	3.86	4.06	9	9	0	0	0	0	44.1	42	20	19	4	21	0	42	1	0	3	192	1.421	8.5	0.8	4.3	8.5	2.00
2026	23	1.0	Augusta	CARL	A	ATL	0	0		1.29	1.29	2	2	0	0	0	0	7.0	5	1	1	1	0	0	9	0	0	0	24	0.714	6.4	1.3	0.0	11.6
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 (3 seasons)					Majors		4	2	.667	3.77	4.14	16	15	0	0	0	0	74.0	62	34	31	11	34	0	66	2	0	6	315	1.297	7.5	1.3	4.1	8.0	1.94
Minors (6 seasons)					Minors		10	16	.385	4.42	4.60	61	61	0	0	0	0	244.1	179	125	120	32	126	0	328	7	1	26	1025	1.248	6.6	1.2	4.6	12.1	2.60
All Levels (6 Seasons)							14	18	.438	4.27	4.50	77	76	0	0	0	0	318.1	241	159	151	43	160	0	394	9	1	32	1340	1.260	6.8	1.2	4.5	11.1	2.46

AAA (3 seasons)					Minors		5	10	.333	4.65	4.72	32	32	0	0	0	0	137.1	104	72	71	24	70	0	164	2	0	11	576	1.267	6.8	1.6	4.6	10.7	2.34
AA (1 season)					Minors		1	0	1.000	0.00	0.00	2	2	0	0	0	0	7.0	5	0	0	0	3	0	9	0	0	1	29	1.143	6.4	0.0	3.9	11.6	3.00
A+ (2 seasons)					Minors		1	1	.500	0.56	0.56	4	4	0	0	0	0	16.0	7	1	1	1	4	0	27	0	1	0	59	0.688	3.9	0.6	2.3	15.2	6.75
A (2 seasons)					Minors		3	4	.429	4.76	5.23	19	19	0	0	0	0	75.2	59	44	40	5	39	0	112	5	0	12	323	1.295	7.0	0.6	4.6	13.3	2.87
Rk (1 season)					Minors		0	1	.000	8.64	8.64	4	4	0	0	0	0	8.1	4	8	8	2	10	0	16	0	0	2	38	1.680	4.3	2.2	10.8	17.3	1.60