Brandon Young
BAL · P
Contact pitcher: 20.8% K rate, 21.7% whiff, 5.7 IP/start.
Everything you need to know about Brandon Young before you bet. His whiff rate is 22.4% — right around league average. He throws his fastball at 93.9 mph. Compare odds across 8 sportsbooks for every prop market below.
Compared to other innings eaters
Highest IP per Start among innings eaters this season. Top 10.
| # | Player | Team | IP per Start |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephen Kolek | KC | 6.67 |
| 2 | Zack Wheeler | PHI | 6.53 |
| 3 | Logan Webb | SF | 6.50 |
| 4 | Gavin Williams | CLE | 6.43 |
| 5 | Sandy Alcantara | MIA | 6.30 |
| 6 | Nathan Eovaldi | TEX | 6.20 |
| 7 | Michael Wacha | KC | 6.19 |
| 8 | Davis Martin | CWS | 6.14 |
| 9 | Chris Sale | ATL | 6.14 |
| 10 | Justin Wrobleski | LAD | 6.13 |
Brandon Young is not in the top 10 innings eaters on ip per start this season.
How is Brandon Young performing?
Brandon Young is a contact-management pitcher across 5 starts. His 20.8% strikeout rate and 21.7% whiff rate are both below average, confirming he works by inducing ground balls and weak contact rather than overpowering hitters. He's averaged 5.7 innings per start, fitting the innings-eater profile but leaving limited runway to assess consistency or command reliability in a larger sample.
Performance summary as of week of June 1, 2026
Whiff Rate
22.4%
Below average
K Over Rate
60%
3 of 5 games
Fastball Velo
93.9 mph
Average
Outs Over Rate
80%
Top 1%4 of 5 games
Whiff Rate — How often batters swing and miss at his pitches. Higher = more strikeout upside. League average is ~25%.
K Over Rate — How often he goes over his strikeout line. Shows how reliable he is for K props.
Fastball Velo — Average speed of his fastball. Harder throwers tend to generate more swings and misses.
Outs Over Rate — How often he goes over his outs recorded line. Higher = he pitches deeper into games.
Tonight's prop markets
These are the prop bets available for Brandon Young. Each card shows the over rate and game count. Click any market to compare odds across 8 sportsbooks.
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How has Brandon Young been pitching lately?
These are Brandon Young's Statcast numbers — the advanced metrics that predict prop outcomes. Green values mean he's well above the league average.
Whiff Rate
22.4%
Swing-and-miss rate · avg ~25%
Chase Rate
34.2%
Chases outside zone · avg ~30%
Fastball Velo
93.9mph
Average heater speed · avg ~93.5
CSW Rate
23.5%
Bottom 7%Called strikes + whiffs · avg ~28%
What pitches does Brandon Young throw?
Brandon Young's pitch mix — how often he throws each type.
How has Brandon Young been pitching recently?
Each bar shows strikeouts per start. The gold dashed line is the most recent posted strikeouts line (3.5). He went over 4 of 5 times against this line.
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What are Brandon Young's prop odds tonight?▾
Brandon Young (BAL) typically has three pitcher prop markets posted before each start: strikeouts, outs recorded, and earned runs. Each prop page on OddsGuy compares the live line and price across 8 sportsbooks (DraftKings, FanDuel, BetMGM, Caesars, BetRivers, Fanatics, Bovada, and Pinnacle) and highlights the best price in gold.
What is Brandon Young's pitching style?▾
Brandon Young throws fastballs about 48.7% of the time, breaking balls 25.9%, and offspeed pitches 25.4%. His whiff rate is 22.4% — close to the ~25% league average. Fastball velocity sits at 93.9 mph. Called-strike-plus-whiff rate is 23.5%.
How has Brandon Young been performing recently?▾
Over his last 5 starts, Brandon Young has gone over his outs-recorded line 80% of the time, over his earned-runs line — of the time. Each prop page above shows the full game-by-game line history with actual outcomes.
Where can I bet on Brandon Young props?▾
Brandon Young props are posted at the major US sportsbooks — DraftKings, FanDuel, BetMGM, Caesars, BetRivers, Fanatics — and offshore at Pinnacle and Bovada. Each prop page on OddsGuy shows current pricing across all 8 books so you can shop for the best number before betting.
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Brandon Young — BAL P Whiff rate: 22.4% (league avg ~25%) Fastball velocity: 93.9 mph Pitch mix: 48.7% fastball, 25.9% breaking, 25.4% offspeed Outs over rate: 80% (last 5 games) Earned runs over rate: — (last 5 games)