MLB Stats for Andrew Painter

"Andrew Painter continues to profile as one of the premier young arms in the Philadelphia Phillies organization, blending a 70-grade fastball, 60 slider, and plus command that once made him MLB Pipeline's No. 1 pitching prospect in baseball. After missing 2023 and 2024 due to Tommy John surgery, he returned in 2025 to make 26 starts across Clearwater and Triple-A Lehigh Valley, showing flashes of his pre-injury dominance with 123 strikeouts in 118 innings and a strong 4.07 ERA outside a brief early-season stumble. His award-winning stint in the Arizona Fall League — where he earned AFL Pitcher of the Year honors with a 2.30 ERA and 18 strikeouts — reaffirmed his frontline potential and restored confidence in his elite arsenal. Evaluators still see a future No. 1 or No. 2 starter thanks to his rare combination of size, athleticism, and strike-throwing efficiency, traits that once produced a 1.56 ERA and 155 strikeouts during his historic 2022 breakout. As one Phillies official put it after his AFL resurgence, 'When Painter is healthy, he looks like the kind of arm you build a rotation around.' With his velocity returning and his feel for pitching sharpening again, Andrew Painter remains one of the most important long-term talents in the Phillies' system." - Baseball Almanac. 1 April 2026.