Sam Popovich
Retired
Sam Popovich
Nickname:
Papa
Birthdate:
May 21, 1996 (34 y, 1 m, 3 d)
Born In:
Long Beach, CA, USA
Nationality:
American
Position:
P
Bats/Throws:
L/L
Height/Weight:
5'10"/195
Entry:
2015 Draft - Round: 1, Overall: 57, Team: New York Minutemen
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None

Career Major League Stats

Team Year Age GS G IP W L SV BS K BB H HR K% BB% HR% LOB% GB% WHIP BABIP ERA FIP FIP- xFIP E-F WAR
Miami - BBL
MIA - BBL
2026 30 0 8 36.1 3 0 0 0 17 6 55 7 10.2% 3.61% 4.2% 66.4% 46.4% 1.68 .356 4.95 5.73 117 5.31 -0.78 -0.18
New York - BBL
NEW - BBL
2023 27 0 1 3.2 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 0 11.8% 5.88% 0.0% 100.0% 66.7% 1.36 .286 0.00 2.42 49 3.81 -2.42 0.12
Milwaukee - BBL
MIL - BBL
2023 27 0 5 8.2 0 0 0 0 7 5 7 0 18.9% 13.51% 0.0% 76.9% 41.2% 1.38 .292 3.12 3.97 80 5.93 -0.86 0.11
Arizona - BBL
ARI - BBL
2023 27 13 23 91.2 5 9 0 0 70 28 121 24 16.5% 6.62% 5.7% 62.2% 53.2% 1.63 .324 6.87 6.37 129 4.61 0.50 -0.15
Arizona - BBL
ARI - BBL
2022 26 23 33 157.0 13 11 2 0 107 52 198 30 15.1% 7.36% 4.2% 71.1% 55.4% 1.59 .329 5.56 6.03 109 5.25 -0.47 1.59
Arizona - BBL
ARI - BBL
2021 25 0 12 19.2 0 0 0 0 13 9 28 1 13.7% 9.47% 1.1% 56.2% 57.8% 1.88 .380 7.78 3.82 71 5.19 3.96 0.44
Arizona - BBL
ARI - BBL
2020 24 19 22 140.0 8 6 0 0 75 58 164 21 12.1% 9.34% 3.4% 68.8% 62.7% 1.59 .310 5.85 5.24 105 4.76 0.61 1.59
Arizona - BBL
ARI - BBL
2019 23 0 4 12.2 0 0 0 0 9 4 12 0 18.0% 8.00% 0.0% 75.0% 62.5% 1.26 .333 1.42 2.45 51 3.65 -1.03 0.42
New York (1 yrs)
NEW (1 yrs)
0 1 3.2 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 0 11.8% 5.88% 0.0% 100.0% 66.7% 1.36 .286 0.00 2.42 49 3.81 -2.42 0.12
Miami (1 yrs)
MIA (1 yrs)
0 8 36.1 3 0 0 0 17 6 55 7 10.2% 3.61% 4.2% 66.4% 46.4% 1.68 .356 4.95 5.73 117 5.31 -0.78 -0.18
Milwaukee (1 yrs)
MIL (1 yrs)
0 5 8.2 0 0 0 0 7 5 7 0 18.9% 13.51% 0.0% 76.9% 41.2% 1.38 .292 3.12 3.97 80 5.93 -0.86 0.11
Arizona (5 yrs)
ARI (5 yrs)
55 94 421.0 26 26 2 0 274 151 523 76 14.5% 7.96% 4.0% 67.7% 57.8% 1.60 .325 5.92 5.63 109 4.90 0.29 3.89
Total - BBL
BBL
55 108 469.2 29 26 2 0 300 163 589 83 14.2% 7.70% 3.9% 68.0% 56.6% 1.60 .327 5.75 5.58 108 4.94 0.17 3.93

Career Minor League Stats

Team Year Age GS G IP W L SV BS K BB H HR K% BB% HR% LOB% GB% WHIP BABIP ERA FIP FIP- xFIP E-F WAR
Green Bay - COWL
GB - COWL
2026 30 3 3 24.0 2 1 0 0 21 4 15 6 22.6% 4.30% 6.5% 113.2% 62.7% 0.79 .145 2.63 5.05 122 3.25 -2.43 0.01
STP - COWL
2026 30 12 12 90.2 9 0 0 0 67 15 84 9 18.3% 4.10% 2.5% 81.2% 54.4% 1.09 .274 2.68 3.40 82 3.88 -0.72 1.92
Mobile - COWL
MOB - COWL
2025 29 25 25 173.1 8 10 0 0 143 35 210 32 18.9% 4.62% 4.2% 70.4% 51.4% 1.41 .327 4.93 4.49 103 4.00 0.44 2.63
NAS - HL
2025 29 1 1 7.0 1 0 0 0 5 1 5 1 18.5% 3.70% 3.7% 108.7% 60.0% 0.86 .200 1.29 4.03 90 4.57 -2.74 0.15
Mobile - COWL
MOB - COWL
2024 28 22 30 166.0 10 7 1 0 146 43 167 13 20.9% 6.17% 1.9% 74.1% 47.3% 1.27 .316 3.58 3.70 76 4.56 -0.12 4.72
NAS - HL
2024 28 1 1 7.2 0 0 0 0 4 1 9 0 12.9% 3.23% 0.0% 80.0% 58.8% 1.30 .346 2.35 2.92 63 5.05 -0.57 0.28
Mobile - COWL
MOB - COWL
2023 27 4 4 29.0 2 1 0 0 28 7 23 3 23.7% 5.93% 2.5% 81.4% 50.0% 1.03 .250 2.79 3.55 78 3.79 -0.75 0.75
SAA - COWL
2021 25 18 19 118.2 8 6 0 0 120 49 132 18 22.8% 9.30% 3.4% 75.3% 46.2% 1.53 .337 4.70 4.39 103 3.92 0.31 1.45
SAA - COWL
2020 24 7 7 41.2 2 2 0 0 49 19 34 3 27.7% 10.73% 1.7% 65.6% 56.3% 1.27 .293 4.32 3.01 76 3.05 1.31 1.05
SAA - COWL
2019 23 0 25 51.1 4 0 2 0 59 26 39 3 26.9% 11.87% 1.4% 76.1% 45.1% 1.27 .281 2.81 2.96 78 3.40 -0.15 0.74
Saginaw - HL
SAG - HL
2019 23 6 6 40.2 2 2 0 0 44 7 32 3 27.5% 4.38% 1.9% 81.0% 65.3% 0.96 .276 2.21 2.64 75 2.65 -0.43 1.08
Saginaw - HL
SAG - HL
2018 22 12 12 79.0 7 3 0 0 55 25 75 8 16.7% 7.58% 2.4% 69.0% 66.1% 1.27 .279 4.22 4.09 110 4.19 0.12 0.84
Yuma - CaL
YUM - CaL
2018 22 3 3 16.1 1 1 0 0 18 2 17 3 26.5% 2.94% 4.4% 57.0% 71.4% 1.16 .318 4.96 3.90 110 2.26 1.05 0.13
Saginaw - HL
SAG - HL
2017 21 8 10 47.2 3 3 0 0 45 18 47 0 21.8% 8.74% 0.0% 68.7% 56.7% 1.36 .333 3.40 3.51 90 3.98 -0.11 0.82
Yuma - CaL
YUM - CaL
2017 21 3 3 12.1 1 2 0 0 5 5 16 1 8.2% 8.20% 1.6% 37.0% 76.7% 1.70 .313 9.49 6.15 162 5.52 3.34 -0.17
None - None
None - None
2017 21 1 1 4.1 0 0 0 0 5 1 8 0 22.7% 4.55% 0.0% 66.7% 83.3% 2.08 .500 6.23 2.59 68 2.76 3.64 0.13
None - None
None - None
2017 21 12 12 91.1 5 4 0 0 85 26 89 3 22.4% 6.86% 0.8% 76.9% 51.2% 1.26 .328 2.56 1.85
None - None
None - None
2016 20 10 10 49.1 2 6 0 0 33 16 64 1 14.7% 7.14% 0.4% 63.3% 68.6% 1.62 .371 5.47 4.13 109 4.31 1.34 0.50
Chandler - NEL
CHA - NEL
2016 20 4 4 21.2 2 1 0 0 13 2 32 1 13.8% 2.13% 1.1% 73.6% 63.0% 1.57 .397 3.74 3.94 97 3.83 -0.20 0.32
LB - NEL
2015 19 12 12 57.1 1 3 0 0 44 20 75 2 16.5% 7.52% 0.8% 60.1% 51.2% 1.66 .367 6.12 4.14 100 4.42 1.98 0.77
Total - AAA
AAA
91 125 694.2 45 27 3 0 633 198 704 87 21.4% 6.70% 2.9% 74.5% 50.2% 1.30 .305 3.91 3.92 90 3.97 -0.01 13.28
Total - AA
AA
28 30 182.0 13 8 0 0 153 52 168 12 20.3% 6.90% 1.6% 72.4% 63.0% 1.21 .293 3.36 3.56 94 3.84 -0.20 3.16
Total - A
A
17 17 82.1 4 9 0 0 61 24 105 5 16.3% 6.40% 1.3% 58.3% 71.0% 1.57 .360 6.01 4.31 115 4.00 1.70 0.59
Total - R
R
16 16 79.0 3 4 0 0 57 22 107 3 15.8% 6.11% 0.8% 63.6% 54.5% 1.63 .376 5.47 4.09 99 4.26 1.38 1.09
Total - R
R
12 12 91.1 5 4 0 0 85 26 89 3 22.4% 6.86% 0.8% 76.9% 51.2% 1.26 .328 2.56 1.85
Total - Minors
Minors
164 200 1129.1 70 52 3 0 989 322 1173 110 20.5% 6.68% 2.3% 71.9% 54.2% 1.32 .315 3.98 3.59 86 3.65 0.39 19.96