Out
Injury Knee
Est. Return 3/1/2026
2025 Stats
W-L
4-1
ERA
4.13
WHIP
1.28
K
45
SV
0
2026 Projections
2026 Fantasy Outlook
Dobbins was the first of three rookie pitchers to debut for the Red Sox last season, with more highly regarded prospects Connelly Early and Payton Tolle promoted later in the year. He opened the season at Triple-A Worcester and spent much of the first half moving between the majors and minors. Dobbins made 13 appearances for Boston, including 11 starts, before tearing the UCL in his right knee in early July. The injury ended his season, though he is expected to be fully healthy by spring training. He showed solid control and did a good job limiting home runs, but a modest 17.6 percent strikeout rate resulted in an ERA near league average, which was supported by the underlying estimators. While he missed more bats in the minors, Dobbins has not profiled as a dominant arm and is best suited for a swingman role, primarily working out of the bullpen, which limits his fantasy appeal. Read Past Outlooks
Signed a one-year contract with the Red Sox in March of 2025. Traded to the Cardinals in December of 2025.
Will go through normal PFP Monday
Dobbins (knee) is slated to go through a normal pitchers' fielding practice Monday, Daniel Guerrero of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
Analysis
Dobbins is being eased into full baseball activities following last July's right ACL surgery. He went through limited PFP on Saturday and will increase his running and fielding during the upcoming week. Dobbins does not appear to be in any danger of being unavailable for Opening Day, but being slow-played in spring training likely takes him out of the running for an immediate spot in the Cardinals' rotation.
Dobbins is being eased into full baseball activities following last July's right ACL surgery. He went through limited PFP on Saturday and will increase his running and fielding during the upcoming week. Dobbins does not appear to be in any danger of being unavailable for Opening Day, but being slow-played in spring training likely takes him out of the running for an immediate spot in the Cardinals' rotation.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
72
Last 10 Games
67
Last 5 Games
62
How many pitches does Hunter Dobbins generally throw?
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101-110
111-120
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What part of the game does Hunter Dobbins generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-7%
BAA vs RHP
2025
-7%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023vs Left | .267 | 20 | 8 | 31 | 3 | |||
| Since 2023vs Right | .248 | 25 | 9 | 30 | 3 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .267 | 20 | 8 | 31 | 3 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .248 | 25 | 9 | 30 | 3 | |||
| 2024vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2024vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2023vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2023vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-39%
ERA at Home
2025
-39%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023Home | 3.32 | 1.18 | 38.0 | 7.8 | 2.1 | ||||
| Since 2023Away | 5.48 | 1.43 | 23.0 | 4.7 | 3.1 | ||||
| 2025Home | 3.32 | 1.18 | 38.0 | 7.8 | 2.1 | ||||
| 2025Away | 5.48 | 1.43 | 23.0 | 4.7 | 3.1 | ||||
| 2024Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Hunter Dobbins 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.
* 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
2.65K/9
6.6BB/9
2.5HR/9
0.9Fastball
95.5 mphERA
4.13WHIP
1.28BABIP
.302GB/FB
1.82Left On Base
69.0%Exit Velocity
83.9 mphBarrels/BBE
3.8%Spin Rate
2380 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
26.6%Swinging Strike
9.7%Prospect Rankings History
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Not doing fielding, running drills
Dobbins (knee) is being held out of fielding and running drills early on in Cardinals camp, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
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Uncertain timeline for return
Cardinals president of baseball operations Chaim Bloom indicated during the team's recent Winter Warm-Up fan event that it's uncertain whether Dobbins (knee) will pitch in spring training games, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.
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Traded to Cardinals
The Red Sox traded Dobbins (knee) to St. Louis on Sunday as part of a package for first baseman Willson Contreras (shoulder), Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.
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Beginning throwing progression
Dobbins (knee) has been cleared to start a full throwing program, the pitcher revealed on his X account Monday.
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Expected to have normal offseason
Dobbins (knee) is on track to have a normal offseason and be 100 percent for the start of spring training, Gabrielle Starr of the Boston Herald reports.
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Rotation spot secure?
The Red Sox placed Tanner Houck on the 15-day injured list Wednesday due to a right flexor pronator strain, reports Rob Bradford of WEEI.com, which could allow Dobbins to stick in the rotation even once Walker Buehler returns from his shoulder issue.
Analysis
Dobbins' place in the rotation appeared to be precarious due to Buehler potentially returning next week, but Houck's injury provides an alternate path to Dobbins staying in the majors. Dobbins has pitched well in his first four big-league starts and has a 2.78 ERA, 1.19 WHIP and 19:4 K:BB across 22.2 innings, so he's certainly earned a longer look in the majors. Cooper Criswell, who replaced Houck on the MLB roster Wednesday, could also be a factor in the rotation.
Dobbins' place in the rotation appeared to be precarious due to Buehler potentially returning next week, but Houck's injury provides an alternate path to Dobbins staying in the majors. Dobbins has pitched well in his first four big-league starts and has a 2.78 ERA, 1.19 WHIP and 19:4 K:BB across 22.2 innings, so he's certainly earned a longer look in the majors. Cooper Criswell, who replaced Houck on the MLB roster Wednesday, could also be a factor in the rotation.