PIT · P

Lake Bachar

Age 31 B/T R/R 6′2″, 219 lb USA MLB debut 2024

Pittsburgh org 40-man

Winter Plan call-up depth · 0.1 WAR in the role

Keystone Stuff 100 49th pct

2026 fWAR 0.5

Projected 2027 WAR 0.2 at 80 IP · 0.1 in his 2027 role

Development · trends & plan

Tracked levels only. Monthly values; gaps mark the offseason. The number beside each line is its last month, with that month’s sample (faded under 50 PA or 150 pitches), not the season.

Trends · MLB

Fastball velo 94.3 mph Sep ’26 · 208 pitches Sep ’24 – Sep ’26

Stuff 99 Sep ’26 · 208 pitches Sep ’24 – Sep ’26

Location 84 Sep ’26 · 208 pitches Sep ’24 – Sep ’26

Whiff rate 36% Sep ’26 · 208 pitches Sep ’24 – Sep ’26

Zone rate 43% Sep ’26 · 208 pitches Sep ’24 – Sep ’26

Walk rate 10.2% Sep ’26 · 49 PA Sep ’24 – Sep ’26

Pitching · 2026 percentiles

vs. MLB pitchers with 500+ pitches · 1,448 pitches

Keystone Stuff 100

Keystone Location 93

Keystone Pitching 96

Run value (xRV) +0.55

Strikeout % 26.0%

Walk % 10.1%

Whiff % 30.2%

Chase % 28.6%

Fastball velo 94.3

Extension 5.9 ft

86.2 IP3.43 ERA4.32 FIP 40° arm2 SV

Arsenal & Pitch Lab

Movement normalized to arm side · Keystone Stuff by pitch

Stuff landscape

RHP · arm angle 40° · how to read

Pitch	Use	Velo	IVB	HB	Stuff	Loc	Whiff	xRV/100
Four-seam30% use	30%	94.4	18.3	+9.2	102	93	15%	+0.33
Slider22% use	22%	89.8	3.3	−0.8	98	104	41%	+0.32
Curveball20% use	20%	86.4	−7.1	−2.3	106	102	40%	+1.64
Sweeper16% use	16%	86.7	−0.5	−7.9	98	94	38%	+0.15
Splitter7% use	7%	84.3	5.7	+15.6	92	71	37%	−0.48
Sinker4% use	4%	93.2	9.1	+15.6	82	89	15%	+1.26

No mix change or new pitch clears its bar. The arsenal is efficient for its shapes.

Most similar pitchers

Pitches like Bachar: same hand, shape, slot and mix

Similarity	Player	Stuff	’26 WAR	’27 proj	2027
45	Tommy Nance MIN · ’91	98	0.3	0.2	Arb
43	Braydon Fisher TOR · ’00	87	0.0	0.4	Pre-arb
42	Pierce Johnson CIN · ’91	99	−0.1	0.0	Free agent
41	Tyler Kinley DET · ’91	100	−0.4	0.0	Free agent
38	Max Meyer MIA · ’99	97	2.3	1.7	Arb

Same-handed pitchers nearest on fastball velocity and shape, arm angle, extension, pitch mix, secondary shapes, Stuff, whiff rate and workload. 2026 regulars only.

Pitch locations · 2026

Where each pitch finishes, by batter side

Four-seam 33%

42% zone

Curveball 26%

39% zone

Slider 21%

42% zone

Sweeper 10%

48% zone

Splitter 8%

30% zone

Where each pitch finishes, catcher’s view. The bar marks the batter’s side; the box is an average strike zone. Pitches with 40+ thrown to this side.

Contract & projection

Club control (RosterResource) · Keystone projected WAR

2027 0.2 WAR Pre-arb $780K*

2028 0.1 WAR Arbitration $1.5M*

2029 −0.1 WAR Arbitration $1.5M*

2030 −0.3 WAR Arbitration $1.5M*

* projected arbitration or minimum salary. Contract Studio →

Minor leagues

MLB Stats API · public box-score data

SeasonLevel	Level	Team	Age	G	PA / IP	PA / IP ·Line
2025AAA	AAA	Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp	30	3	3 IP	3 IP · 3.00 ERA · 54.5% K · 9.1% BB