Elijah Birdsong
(A+)P
Age: 25
Bats/Throws: R/R
6'2" / 200
DOB: 10/11/1999
(25 years, 9 months, 14 days)
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Preseason ProjectionsIn-Season ProjectionsMinor LeaguesCollege
| Season | Team | Level | Age | W W - Wins | L L - Losses | SV SV - Saves | G G - Games Pitched | GS GS - Games Started | IP IP - Innings Pitched | divider | K/9 K/9 - Strikeouts per 9 Innings ((SO*9)/IP) | BB/9 BB/9 - Walks per 9 Innings ((BB*9)/IP) | HR/9 HR/9 - Home Runs per 9 Innings ((HR*9)/IP) | BABIP BABIP - Batting Average on Balls in Play | LOB% LOB% - Left on Base Percentage | GB% GB% - Ground Ball Percentage (GB/BIP) | HR/FB HR/FB - Home Run to Fly Ball Ratio | divider | vFA vFA - Fourseam Fastball velocity (Pitch Info) | divider | ERA ERA - Earned Run Average ((ER*9)/IP) | xERA xERA - Expected ERA | FIP FIP - Fielder Independent Pitching on an ERA scale | xFIP xFIP - Expected Fielder Independent Pitching where Home Runs are calculated as 10.5% of Fly Balls induced | WAR WAR - Wins Above Replacement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | PAC | NCAA | 22 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 44.1 | 7.51 | 3.86 | 1.02 | .291 | 55.0% | 5.68 | 4.69 | |||||||||
| 2022 | PIT | CPX | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4.0 | 6.75 | 6.75 | 2.25 | .111 | 65.2% | 80.0% | 100.0% | 6.75 | 8.58 | 5.55 | ||||||
| 2023 | PIT | A | 23 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 40 | 0 | 50.0 | 7.74 | 5.40 | 0.72 | .312 | 47.3% | 53.2% | 10.0% | 7.02 | 5.28 | 5.22 | ||||||
| 2024 | PIT | A | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7.2 | 4.70 | 2.35 | 1.17 | .240 | 93.0% | 56.0% | 11.1% | 2.35 | 5.38 | 4.98 | ||||||
| 2024 | PIT | A+ | 24 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 41.0 | 6.80 | 6.15 | 0.88 | .252 | 67.9% | 61.1% | 19.0% | 4.83 | 5.58 | 4.96 | ||||||
| 2024 | PIT | MiLB | 24 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 48.2 | 6.47 | 5.55 | 0.92 | .250 | 71.2% | 60.1% | 16.7% | 4.44 | 5.55 | 4.96 | ||||||
| 2025 | Steamer | PROJ | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.91 | 6.03 | 1.12 | .307 | 68.9% | 48.4% | 5.75 | 5.87 | 5.86 | 0.0 | ||||||
| 2025 | OOPSY | PROJ | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.11 | 5.39 | 1.07 | .305 | 63.4% | 6.05 | 5.76 | 0.0 | ||||||||
| 2025 | Steamer | ROS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.75 | 6.12 | 1.11 | .309 | 68.8% | 5.82 | 5.85 | 0.0 |
| Season | Team | Level | Age | W W - Wins | L L - Losses | SV SV - Saves | G G - Games Pitched | GS GS - Games Started | IP IP - Innings Pitched | divider | K/9 K/9 - Strikeouts per 9 Innings ((SO*9)/IP) | BB/9 BB/9 - Walks per 9 Innings ((BB*9)/IP) | HR/9 HR/9 - Home Runs per 9 Innings ((HR*9)/IP) | BABIP BABIP - Batting Average on Balls in Play | LOB% LOB% - Left on Base Percentage | GB% GB% - Ground Ball Percentage (GB/BIP) | HR/FB HR/FB - Home Run to Fly Ball Ratio | divider | vFA vFA - Fourseam Fastball velocity (Pitch Info) | divider | ERA ERA - Earned Run Average ((ER*9)/IP) | xERA xERA - Expected ERA | FIP FIP - Fielder Independent Pitching on an ERA scale | xFIP xFIP - Expected Fielder Independent Pitching where Home Runs are calculated as 10.5% of Fly Balls induced | WAR WAR - Wins Above Replacement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | PAC | NCAA | 22 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 44.1 | 7.51 | 3.86 | 1.02 | .291 | 55.0% | 5.68 | 4.69 | |||||||||
| 2022 | PIT | CPX | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4.0 | 6.75 | 6.75 | 2.25 | .111 | 65.2% | 80.0% | 100.0% | 6.75 | 8.58 | 5.55 | ||||||
| 2023 | PIT | A | 23 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 40 | 0 | 50.0 | 7.74 | 5.40 | 0.72 | .312 | 47.3% | 53.2% | 10.0% | 7.02 | 5.28 | 5.22 | ||||||
| 2024 | PIT | A | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7.2 | 4.70 | 2.35 | 1.17 | .240 | 93.0% | 56.0% | 11.1% | 2.35 | 5.38 | 4.98 | ||||||
| 2024 | PIT | A+ | 24 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 41.0 | 6.80 | 6.15 | 0.88 | .252 | 67.9% | 61.1% | 19.0% | 4.83 | 5.58 | 4.96 | ||||||
| 2024 | PIT | MiLB | 24 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 48.2 | 6.47 | 5.55 | 0.92 | .250 | 71.2% | 60.1% | 16.7% | 4.44 | 5.55 | 4.96 | ||||||
| 2025 | Steamer | PROJ | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.91 | 6.03 | 1.12 | .307 | 68.9% | 48.4% | 5.75 | 5.87 | 5.86 | 0.0 | ||||||
| 2025 | OOPSY | PROJ | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.11 | 5.39 | 1.07 | .305 | 63.4% | 6.05 | 5.76 | 0.0 | ||||||||
| 2025 | Steamer | ROS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.75 | 6.12 | 1.11 | .309 | 68.8% | 5.82 | 5.85 | 0.0 |
Preseason ProjectionsIn-Season ProjectionsMinor LeaguesCollege
| Season | Team | Level | W W - Wins | L L - Losses | ERA ERA - Earned Run Average ((ER*9)/IP) | G G - Games Pitched | GS GS - Games Started | QS | CG CG - Complete Games | ShO ShO - Shoutouts | SV SV - Saves | HLD HLD - Holds | BS BS - Blown Saves | IP IP - Innings Pitched | TBF TBF - Total Batters Faced | H H - Hits Allowed | R R - Runs Allowed | ER ER - Earned Runs | HR HR - Home Runs | BB BB - Walks | IBB IBB - Intentional | HBP HBP - Hit Batters | WP WP - Wild Pitches | BK BK - Balks | SO SO - Strikeouts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | PAC | NCAA | 1 | 6 | 5.68 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44.1 | 194 | 42 | 34 | 28 | 5 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 37 | ||||
| 2022 | PIT | CPX | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2023 | PIT | A | 2 | 3 | 7.02 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 50.0 | 237 | 52 | 49 | 39 | 4 | 30 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 43 | |
| 2024 | PIT | A | 0 | 0 | 2.35 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.2 | 33 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2024 | PIT | A+ | 4 | 2 | 4.83 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 41.0 | 177 | 32 | 24 | 22 | 4 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 31 | |
| 2024 | PIT | MiLB | 4 | 2 | 4.44 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 48.2 | 210 | 39 | 26 | 24 | 5 | 30 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 35 | |
| 2025 | Steamer | PROJ | 0 | 0 | 5.75 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 2025 | OOPSY | PROJ | 0 | 0 | 6.05 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 2025 | Steamer | ROS | 0 | 0 | 5.82 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Season | Team | Level | W W - Wins | L L - Losses | ERA ERA - Earned Run Average ((ER*9)/IP) | G G - Games Pitched | GS GS - Games Started | QS | CG CG - Complete Games | ShO ShO - Shoutouts | SV SV - Saves | HLD HLD - Holds | BS BS - Blown Saves | IP IP - Innings Pitched | TBF TBF - Total Batters Faced | H H - Hits Allowed | R R - Runs Allowed | ER ER - Earned Runs | HR HR - Home Runs | BB BB - Walks | IBB IBB - Intentional | HBP HBP - Hit Batters | WP WP - Wild Pitches | BK BK - Balks | SO SO - Strikeouts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | PAC | NCAA | 1 | 6 | 5.68 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44.1 | 194 | 42 | 34 | 28 | 5 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 37 | ||||
| 2022 | PIT | CPX | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2023 | PIT | A | 2 | 3 | 7.02 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 50.0 | 237 | 52 | 49 | 39 | 4 | 30 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 43 | |
| 2024 | PIT | A | 0 | 0 | 2.35 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.2 | 33 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2024 | PIT | A+ | 4 | 2 | 4.83 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 41.0 | 177 | 32 | 24 | 22 | 4 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 31 | |
| 2024 | PIT | MiLB | 4 | 2 | 4.44 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 48.2 | 210 | 39 | 26 | 24 | 5 | 30 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 35 | |
| 2025 | Steamer | PROJ | 0 | 0 | 5.75 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 2025 | OOPSY | PROJ | 0 | 0 | 6.05 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 2025 | Steamer | ROS | 0 | 0 | 5.82 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Preseason ProjectionsIn-Season ProjectionsMinor LeaguesAveragesCollege
| Season | Team | Level | K/9 K/9 - Strikeouts per 9 Innings ((SO*9)/IP) | BB/9 BB/9 - Walks per 9 Innings ((BB*9)/IP) | K/BB K/BB - Strikeout to Walk Ratio (SO/BB) | HR/9 HR/9 - Home Runs per 9 Innings ((HR*9)/IP) | divider | K% K% - Strikeout Percentage (SO/TBF) | BB% BB% - Walk Percentage (BB/TBF) | K-BB% K-BB% - The difference between strikeout percentage and walk percentage | divider | AVG AVG - Batting Average Against | WHIP WHIP - Walks + Hits divided by Innings Pitched | BABIP BABIP - Batting Average on Balls in Play | LOB% LOB% - Left on Base Percentage | divider | ERA- ERA- - ERA adjusted for park and league where 100 is average and lower is better | FIP- FIP- - FIP adjusted for park and league where 100 is average and lower is better | divider | FIP FIP - Fielder Independent Pitching on an ERA scale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | PAC | NCAA | 7.51 | 3.86 | 1.95 | 1.02 | 19.1% | 9.8% | 9.3% | .249 | 1.38 | .291 | 55.0% | 4.69 | ||||||
| 2022 | PIT | CPX | 6.75 | 6.75 | 1.00 | 2.25 | 17.6% | 17.6% | 0.0% | .154 | 1.25 | .111 | 65.2% | 159 | 200 | 8.58 | ||||
| 2023 | PIT | A | 7.74 | 5.40 | 1.43 | 0.72 | 18.1% | 12.7% | 5.5% | .259 | 1.64 | .312 | 47.3% | 149 | 110 | 5.28 | ||||
| 2024 | PIT | A | 4.70 | 2.35 | 2.00 | 1.17 | 12.1% | 6.1% | 6.1% | .233 | 1.17 | .240 | 93.0% | 57 | 128 | 5.38 | ||||
| 2024 | PIT | A+ | 6.80 | 6.15 | 1.11 | 0.88 | 17.5% | 15.8% | 1.7% | .219 | 1.46 | .252 | 67.9% | 113 | 126 | 5.58 | ||||
| 2024 | PIT | MiLB | 6.47 | 5.55 | 1.17 | 0.92 | 16.7% | 14.3% | 2.4% | .222 | 1.42 | .250 | 71.2% | 104 | 127 | 5.55 | ||||
| 2025 | Steamer | PROJ | 4.91 | 6.03 | 0.81 | 1.12 | 11.6% | 14.2% | -2.6% | .287 | 1.82 | .307 | 68.9% | 5.87 | ||||||
| 2025 | OOPSY | PROJ | 4.11 | 5.39 | 0.76 | 1.07 | 10.2% | 13.3% | -3.2% | .290 | 1.72 | .305 | 63.4% | 5.76 | ||||||
| 2025 | Steamer | ROS | 4.75 | 6.12 | 0.78 | 1.11 | 11.1% | 14.3% | -3.2% | .290 | 1.84 | .309 | 68.8% | 5.85 |
| Season | Team | Level | K/9 K/9 - Strikeouts per 9 Innings ((SO*9)/IP) | BB/9 BB/9 - Walks per 9 Innings ((BB*9)/IP) | K/BB K/BB - Strikeout to Walk Ratio (SO/BB) | HR/9 HR/9 - Home Runs per 9 Innings ((HR*9)/IP) | divider | K% K% - Strikeout Percentage (SO/TBF) | BB% BB% - Walk Percentage (BB/TBF) | K-BB% K-BB% - The difference between strikeout percentage and walk percentage | divider | AVG AVG - Batting Average Against | WHIP WHIP - Walks + Hits divided by Innings Pitched | BABIP BABIP - Batting Average on Balls in Play | LOB% LOB% - Left on Base Percentage | divider | ERA- ERA- - ERA adjusted for park and league where 100 is average and lower is better | FIP- FIP- - FIP adjusted for park and league where 100 is average and lower is better | divider | FIP FIP - Fielder Independent Pitching on an ERA scale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | PAC | NCAA | 7.51 | 3.86 | 1.95 | 1.02 | 19.1% | 9.8% | 9.3% | .249 | 1.38 | .291 | 55.0% | 4.69 | ||||||
| 2022 | PIT | CPX | 6.75 | 6.75 | 1.00 | 2.25 | 17.6% | 17.6% | 0.0% | .154 | 1.25 | .111 | 65.2% | 159 | 200 | 8.58 | ||||
| 2023 | PIT | A | 7.74 | 5.40 | 1.43 | 0.72 | 18.1% | 12.7% | 5.5% | .259 | 1.64 | .312 | 47.3% | 149 | 110 | 5.28 | ||||
| 2024 | PIT | A | 4.70 | 2.35 | 2.00 | 1.17 | 12.1% | 6.1% | 6.1% | .233 | 1.17 | .240 | 93.0% | 57 | 128 | 5.38 | ||||
| 2024 | PIT | A+ | 6.80 | 6.15 | 1.11 | 0.88 | 17.5% | 15.8% | 1.7% | .219 | 1.46 | .252 | 67.9% | 113 | 126 | 5.58 | ||||
| 2024 | PIT | MiLB | 6.47 | 5.55 | 1.17 | 0.92 | 16.7% | 14.3% | 2.4% | .222 | 1.42 | .250 | 71.2% | 104 | 127 | 5.55 | ||||
| 2025 | Steamer | PROJ | 4.91 | 6.03 | 0.81 | 1.12 | 11.6% | 14.2% | -2.6% | .287 | 1.82 | .307 | 68.9% | 5.87 | ||||||
| 2025 | OOPSY | PROJ | 4.11 | 5.39 | 0.76 | 1.07 | 10.2% | 13.3% | -3.2% | .290 | 1.72 | .305 | 63.4% | 5.76 | ||||||
| 2025 | Steamer | ROS | 4.75 | 6.12 | 0.78 | 1.11 | 11.1% | 14.3% | -3.2% | .290 | 1.84 | .309 | 68.8% | 5.85 |
