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Sawyer Gipson-Long

P · DET

28 yrs

Pitcher

Description

Position: P
Team: DET
Type: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Born: 1997-12-12
Age: 28
Country: USA
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 225 lb
Last active: 2025

Career Résumé

2 seasons

Seasons	2 2023–2025
Games	12
W-L	1-2
ERA	5.44
WHIP	1.21
IP	51
SO	52
SV	0

Pitching

Regular season

Season	Tm	W	L	ERA	WHIP	G	GS	SV	IP	SO	BB	HR	ER	xERA	Brl%
2025	DET	0	2	7.18	1.28	8	3	0	31.1	26	6	8	25	6.23	13.1%
2023	DET	1	0	2.70	1.10	4	4	0	20.0	26	8	2	6	2.52	6.3%

Season	Pos	G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	FLD%	RF/9	OAA
2025	P	8	3	31.1	3	2	1	0	.833	1.44	—
2023	P	4	4	20.0	1	0	0	0	1.000	0.45	—

Pitching game log

2025 · last 8

Date		Opp	Res	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	Pit
2025-09-11	@	NYY	L	ND	2.1	7	7	7	2	0	3	55
2025-09-02	vs	NYM	L	L	4.0	5	6	6	2	2	3	70
2025-08-13	@	CWS	W	H	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	2	17
2025-06-27	vs	MIN	L	L	5.1	4	3	3	1	2	5	77
2025-06-21	@	TB	L	ND	6.1	6	4	4	3	0	3	68
2025-06-15	vs	CIN	L	ND	3.0	3	2	1	0	1	2	55
2025-06-10	@	BAL	W	H	4.2	3	1	1	0	0	5	51
2025-06-04	@	CWS	W	ND	3.2	5	3	3	0	1	3	70

Pitching Profile2025 · vs 402

K/9

7.527

BB/9

1.796

HR/9

2.31

ERA

7.181

WHIP

1.2842

xERA

6.231

Brl%A

13.1%1

PlayerMedian (50th)percentile vs league

Career Highs

Stat	Best	Year
Wins	1	2023
SO	26	2025
SV	0	2025
ERA	2.70	2023
WHIP	1.10	2023

Comparable Players

2025 · stat-profile similarity

Kevin KellyTB28y
5.90 ERA · 35 K · 1.36 WHIP
81%
vs
Kyle HartSD33y
5.86 ERA · 37 K · 1.19 WHIP
78%
vs
Colton GordonHOU27y
5.34 ERA · 72 K · 1.42 WHIP
77%
vs
Zach EflinBAL32y
5.93 ERA · 50 K · 1.42 WHIP
75%
vs
Anthony DeSclafaniAZ36y
5.12 ERA · 36 K · 1.27 WHIP
73%
vs

Career Arc

ERA by season · taller = better

Year over Year

pitching trajectory

Yr	Tm	W	ERA	WHIP	SO	IP
23	DET	1	2.70	1.10	26	20
25	DET	0▼	7.18▲	1.28▲	26	31▲

Career Milestones

chase to the next mark

Wins1

49 to 50

Strikeouts52

948 to 1,000

Season

Pitch Arsenal

2025 · Statcast

Pitch	Use	Velo	Spin
4-Seam	28%	92.8	2296
Slider	21%	82.3	2638
Changeup	21%	84.2	1311
Sinker	18%	91.1	2196
Cutter	11%	87.7	2523

Plate Discipline

2025 · induced

30.2%

Chase

lg 28.5%

67.4%

Z-Swing

lg 67%

22.7%

Whiff

lg 24.5%

77.3%

Contact

lg 76%

57.0%

Zone

lg 48.5%

28.1%

CSW

lg 28%

463 pitches · green/red vs league avg

Statcast Trend

xERA by season · taller = better

Barrel% Against by season · taller = better

Per game	6.1
Ceiling (90th)	13.7
Floor (10th)	-2.9
Std dev	7.0
Boom rate	25%
Bust rate	25%
Profile	Volatile