Luis Contreras

Luis Contreras

28-Year-Old PitcherRP
Houston Astros AAA
2025 Fantasy Outlook
There was no outlook written for Luis Contreras in 2025. Check out the latest news below for more on his current fantasy value.
$Signed a one-year contract with the Astros in March of 2025.
Sent to Triple-A
PHouston Astros  AAA
April 15, 2025
The Astros optioned Contreras to Triple-A Sugar Land on Tuesday, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.
ANALYSIS
Contreras threw 35 pitches across two innings of relief Monday against the Cardinals. On the season, he has a 9.00 ERA and 10:6 K:BB in nine innings of work. In a corresponding move, the Astros recalled fellow right-handed reliever Nick Hernandez.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
25
Last 10 Games
25
Last 5 Games
26
How many pitches does Luis Contreras generally throw?
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
What part of the game does Luis Contreras generally pitch?
 
 
 
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9th
 
Extra
 
 
 
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2nd
 
 
 
3rd
 
 
 
4th
 
 
 
5th
 
 
 
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9th
 
Extra
 
 
 
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
 
 
-35%
BAA vs RHP
2025
 
 
-51%
BAA vs RHP
2024
 
 
-3%
BAA vs LHP
2023
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BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2023vs Left .375 28 5 4 9 2 0 0
Since 2023vs Right .243 41 11 4 9 3 0 2
2025vs Left .412 20 4 3 7 2 0 0
2025vs Right .200 23 6 3 4 1 0 2
2024vs Left .286 8 1 1 2 0 0 0
2024vs Right .294 18 5 1 5 2 0 0
2023vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
 
 
-69%
ERA at Home
2025
 
 
-64%
ERA at Home
2024
 
 
-100%
ERA at Home
2023
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ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2023Home 3.60 1.20 5.0 0 0 0 10.8 3.6 1.8
Since 2023Away 11.70 2.00 10.0 0 0 0 9.0 5.4 0.9
2025Home 4.50 1.25 4.0 0 0 0 13.5 4.5 2.3
2025Away 12.60 2.40 5.0 0 0 0 7.2 7.2 1.8
2024Home 0.00 1.00 1.0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2024Away 10.80 1.60 5.0 0 0 0 10.8 3.6 0.0
2023Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Minor League Left/Right Pitching Splits (AAA)
Since 2023
 
 
-8%
BAA vs RHP
2025
 
 
-78%
BAA vs LHP
2024
 
 
-24%
BAA vs RHP
2023
 
 
-11%
BAA vs RHP
BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2023vs Left .212 156 42 15 29 4 2 5
Since 2023vs Right .195 240 72 25 40 8 1 3
2025vs Left .125 8 1 0 1 0 0 0
2025vs Right .571 7 2 0 4 0 0 0
2024vs Left .169 70 18 9 10 2 0 2
2024vs Right .129 110 32 11 12 3 0 1
2023vs Left .257 78 23 6 18 2 2 3
2023vs Right .229 123 38 14 24 5 1 2
Stat Review
How does Luis Contreras compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 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 30 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
1.67
 
K/9
10.0
 
BB/9
6.0
 
HR/9
2.0
 
Fastball
91.5 mph
 
ERA
9.00
 
WHIP
1.89
 
BABIP
.369
 
GB/FB
0.27
 
Left On Base
56.3%
 
Exit Velocity
83.0 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
3.8%
 
Spin Rate
2354 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
22.6%
 
Swinging Strike
10.5%
 
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Officially promoted
PHouston Astros  AAA
April 8, 2025
The Astros recalled Contreras from Triple-A Sugar Land on Tuesday, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.
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Will rejoin big club
PHouston Astros  AAA
April 8, 2025
The Astros are expected to recall Contreras from Triple-A Sugar Land on Tuesday, Ari Alexander of KPRC 2 Houston reports.
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Optioned to Triple-A
PHouston Astros  AAA
April 7, 2025
The Astros optioned Contreras to Triple-A Sugar Land on Monday.
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Headed to Triple-A
PHouston Astros  AAA
April 6, 2025
Contreras is expected to be optioned to Triple-A Sugar Land on Monday, Ari Alexander of KPRC 2 Houston reports.
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Optioned to Triple-A
PHouston Astros  AAA
July 6, 2024
The Astros optioned Contreras to Triple-A Sugar Land on Saturday, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.
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