Spencer Schwellenbach

Spencer Schwellenbach

24-Year-Old PitcherSP
Atlanta Braves
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Schwellenbach was one of the biggest surprises of the 2024 season, as he posted a 3.35 ERA, 1.04 WHIP and 127:23 K:BB across 123.2 innings spanning 21 starts for Atlanta after getting the call in late May. He was especially stingy down the stretch, going 5-2 with a 2.47 ERA, 0.96 WHIP and six strikeouts for every one walk in his final 73 innings. While he had some prospect pedigree as a second-round pick in 2021, this level of success was impossible to foresee for a player that had not pitched above the High-A level coming into the season. After missing all of 2022 following Tommy John surgery, Schwellenbach made his professional debut in 2023, pitching a total of 65 innings that year. In another day and age, the jump from 65 innings to 168.2 total frames last season would scare some drafters off, but conventional wisdom regarding pitching injuries has been challenged in recent years. Most will be eager to draft an arm of this caliber, so long as the pitcher is ostensibly healthy in the moment. A jump in strikeouts is possible with his six-pitch mix and 96th percentile chase rate. Read Past Outlooks
RANKS
Rest of Season From Preseason
#90
ADP
$Signed a one-year contract with Atlanta in May of 2024.
Fans 11 in losing effort
PAtlanta Braves
May 25, 2025
Schwellenbach (3-4) took the loss Sunday against San Diego. He pitched seven innings, allowing four runs (two earned) on seven hits and no walks with 11 strikeouts.
ANALYSIS
After conceding a run in the first on a Jackson Merrill single, Schwellenbach breezed through the Padres' lineup until two unearned runs scored on a Gavin Sheets long ball in the sixth. Schwellenbach generated an astounding 20 whiffs on 101 total pitches to notch his first performance with double-digit Ks since April 4 against Miami. The Atlanta right-hander has pitched to a 3.42 ERA, 1.05 WHIP and 60:12 K:BB across 68.1 total innings. He currently lines up to make his next start against the Red Sox at home next weekend.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
91
Last 10 Games
91
Last 5 Games
93
How many pitches does Spencer Schwellenbach generally throw?
 
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121+
 
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
 
 
-19%
BAA vs RHP
2025
 
 
-15%
BAA vs RHP
2024
 
 
-21%
BAA vs RHP
2023
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BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2023vs Left .251 406 82 25 94 21 4 16
Since 2023vs Right .203 370 105 10 72 20 1 7
2025vs Left .248 152 27 9 35 5 1 9
2025vs Right .210 124 33 3 25 9 0 0
2024vs Left .253 254 55 16 59 16 3 7
2024vs Right .200 246 72 7 47 11 1 7
2023vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
 
 
-19%
ERA at Home
2025
 
 
-47%
ERA at Home
2024
 
 
-2%
ERA on Road
2023
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ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2023Home 3.07 1.01 111.1 7 6 0 9.2 1.2 1.4
Since 2023Away 3.79 1.10 80.2 4 5 0 8.1 2.2 0.7
2025Home 2.62 1.05 44.2 2 2 0 8.9 1.4 1.0
2025Away 4.94 1.06 23.2 1 2 0 6.1 1.9 1.5
2024Home 3.38 0.98 66.2 5 4 0 9.5 1.1 1.6
2024Away 3.32 1.12 57.0 3 3 0 9.0 2.4 0.3
2023Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Stat Review
How does Spencer Schwellenbach compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.

* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
  • K/BB
    Strikeout to walk ratio.
  • K/9
    Average strikeouts per nine innings.
  • BB/9
    Average walks per nine innings.
  • HR/9
    Average home runs allowed per nine innings.
  • Fastball
    Average fastball velocity.
  • ERA
    Earned run average. The average earned runs allowed per nine innings.
  • WHIP
    Walks plus hits per inning pitched.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many balls in play against a pitcher go for hits.
  • GB/FB
    Groundball to flyball ratio. The higher the number, the more likely a pitcher is to induce groundballs.
  • Left On Base
    The percentage of base runners that a pitcher strands on base over the course of a season.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Barrels/BBE
    The percentage of batted ball events resulting in a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Spin Rate
    Spin Rate is the rate of spin on a baseball after it is released. It is measured in revolutions per minute (rpm).
  • Balls Hit 95+ MPH
    The percentage of batted balls hit that met or exceeded the 95 MPH threshold.
  • Swinging Strike
    The percentage of pitches that result in a swing and a miss.
K/BB
5.00
 
K/9
7.9
 
BB/9
1.6
 
HR/9
1.2
 
Fastball
96.5 mph
 
ERA
3.42
 
WHIP
1.05
 
BABIP
.278
 
GB/FB
1.90
 
Left On Base
69.0%
 
Exit Velocity
83.6 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
4.3%
 
Spin Rate
2173 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
26.7%
 
Swinging Strike
13.5%
 
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2024 Fantasy Outlook
Atlanta gave Schwellenbach $1 million after drafting him out of Nebraska in the second round in 2021 and he had Tommy John surgery right after the draft. He put up good numbers in 2023 as a 23-year-old in the lower levels, but his stuff ticked up in 2024, with his fastball going from a 93-94 mph pitch to a 95-96 mph offering. He generated groundballs over 55 percent of the time at High-A and Double-A and was surprisingly summoned to the big-league rotation after just two starts at Double-A. There's nothing about Schwellenbach's arsenal or command that would cap his short-term potential, but even as an older prospect, it's quite the jump in competition to the majors after logging only 13 innings above High-A, so there could be some understandable bumps in the road.
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Goes seven innings in win
PAtlanta Braves
May 18, 2025
Schwellenbach (3-3) earned the win against the Red Sox on Sunday, allowing four runs on six hits and one walk with three strikeouts over seven innings.
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Collects second win
PAtlanta Braves
May 14, 2025
Schwellenbach (2-3) picked up the win Tuesday, giving up two runs on four hits and two walks over seven innings in a 5-2 victory over the Nationals. He struck out three.
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Bounces back in no-decision
PAtlanta Braves
May 8, 2025
Schwellenbach didn't factor into the decision Thursday against the Reds after allowing one run on five hits and two walks in six innings. He struck out six.
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Hit hard by Dodgers
PAtlanta Braves
May 3, 2025
Schwellenbach (1-3) took the loss against the Dodgers on Saturday, allowing six runs on eight hits and one walk while striking out four batters over 3.2 innings.
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Fans six in loss
PAtlanta Braves
April 27, 2025
Schwellenbach (1-2) yielded four runs (three earned) on seven hits and a walk over six innings Sunday, striking out six and taking a loss against Arizona.
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