STL · P

Justin Bruihl

Age 29 B/T L/L 6′2″, 215 lb USA MLB debut 2021

40-man

St. Louis’ roster as it stands late-inning relief · 56 IP · 0.2 WAR in the role

Keystone Stuff 106 73rd pct

2026 fWAR 0.3

Projected 2027 WAR 0.2 at 70 IP · 0.2 in his 2027 role

Pitching · 2026 percentiles

vs. MLB pitchers with 500+ pitches · 1,314 pitches

Keystone Stuff 106

Keystone Location 92

Keystone Pitching 96

Run value (xRV) −0.19

Strikeout % 15.3%

Walk % 8.1%

Whiff % 17.5%

Chase % 29.8%

Fastball velo 90.4

Extension 6.7 ft

77.2 IP3.59 ERA3.95 FIP 27° arm

Arsenal & Pitch Lab

Movement normalized to arm side · Keystone Stuff by pitch

LHP · arm angle 26° · how to read

Pitch	Use	Velo	IVB	HB	Stuff	Loc	Whiff	xRV/100
Sinker44% use	44%	90.2	1.9	+16.0	104	99	9%	−0.03
Sweeper41% use	41%	77.9	−1.6	−17.9	106	98	23%	+0.42
Changeup9% use	9%	80.3	−0.1	+11.1	96	70	30%	−0.63
Four-seam6% use	6%	91.7	11.9	+5.4	97	83	22%	−3.20

No mix change or new pitch clears its bar. The arsenal is efficient for its shapes.

Most similar pitchers

Pitches like Bruihl: same hand, shape, slot and mix

Similarity	Player	Stuff	’26 WAR	’27 proj	2027
45	Taylor Rogers MIN · ’90	105	0.2	0.0	Free agent
42	Kyle Hart SD · ’92	106	0.6	0.2	Free agent
37	Cade Gibson MIA · ’98	107	0.2	0.3	—
37	JoJo Romero MIL · ’96	106	0.2	0.3	Free agent
36	Evan Sisk PIT · ’97	113	0.4	0.4	—

Same-handed pitchers nearest on fastball velocity and shape, arm angle, extension, pitch mix, secondary shapes, Stuff, whiff rate and workload. 2026 regulars only.

Pitch locations · 2026

Where each pitch finishes, by batter side

Sinker 48%

56% zone

Sweeper 45%

49% zone

Four-seam 7%

28% zone

Where each pitch finishes, catcher’s view. The bar marks the batter’s side; the box is an average strike zone. Pitches with 40+ thrown to this side.

Contract & projection

Club control (RosterResource) · Keystone projected WAR

2027 0.2 WAR —

2028 0.1 WAR —

2029 0.0 WAR —

2030 −0.1 WAR —

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Minor leagues

MLB Stats API · public box-score data

SeasonLevel	Level	Team	Age	G	PA / IP	PA / IP ·Line
2025AAA	AAA	Buffalo Bisons	28	39	42 IP	42 IP · 3.43 ERA · 27.8% K · 9.1% BB