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Blake
Snell
PAge : 33Throws : L
#7
Blake Snell
Height : 6' 4" · Weight : 102 kg · Bats : L · Throws : L · MLB debut : 2016-04-23
Born in : Seattle, WA, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | V | D | MPM | MJ | RB | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1.90 | 42.2 | 55 | 1.10 |
| 2025 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2.35 | 61.1 | 72 | 1.26 |
| 2024 | San Francisco Giants | 20 | 5 | 3 | 3.12 | 104.0 | 145 | 1.05 |
| 2023 | San Diego Padres | 32 | 14 | 9 | 2.25 | 180.0 | 234 | 1.19 |
| 2022 | San Diego Padres | 24 | 8 | 10 | 3.38 | 128.0 | 171 | 1.20 |
| 2021 | San Diego Padres | 27 | 7 | 6 | 4.20 | 128.2 | 170 | 1.32 |
| 2020 | Tampa Bay Rays | 11 | 4 | 2 | 3.24 | 50.0 | 63 | 1.20 |
| 2019 | Tampa Bay Rays | 23 | 6 | 8 | 4.29 | 107.0 | 147 | 1.27 |
| 2018 | Tampa Bay Rays | 31 | 21 | 5 | 1.89 | 180.2 | 221 | 0.97 |
| 2017 | Tampa Bay Rays | 24 | 5 | 7 | 4.04 | 129.1 | 119 | 1.33 |
| 2016 | Tampa Bay Rays | 19 | 6 | 8 | 3.54 | 89.0 | 98 | 1.62 |
| Career totals | 231 | 85 | 63 | 3.10 | 1200.2 | 1495 | 1.22 | |
ContractLos Angeles Dodgers payroll →
- Type
- Free Agent
- Length
- 5 yrs · 2025–2029
- Total value
- 182.0 M$
- AAV
- 31.36 M$
2026
36.40 M$
Guaranteed
2027
36.40 M$
Guaranteed
2028
36.40 M$
Guaranteed
2029
36.40 M$
Guaranteed
2030
10.00 M$
Club option
Advanced stats, 2026Starting pitcherMLB stats →
ERA
1.90
FIP
1.72
xFIP
3.06
ERA-
45
WHIP
1.10
K%
31.8 %
BB%
9.2 %
Strikeouts
55
Innings
42.7
Wins
4
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
2.2
Strikeouts
62
2026 WAR
1.9
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
↑ Slightly up (+10)
- 20234.1 WAR · 4.1 per full season
- 20243.1 WAR · 5.4 per full season
- 20251.9 WAR · 5.6 per full season
- 20261.9 WAR
Outlook, age included
-5 · 33 y.o. · the age when performance usually declines
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2026All ratings →
Ratings from 0 to 100, computed from Statcast and MLB stats over four seasons, never by hand. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.
OV · Overall
81
Very good
- VEL
- Velocity
- 80
- STF
- Stuff
- 90
- CTL
- Control
- 55
- CNT
- Contact allowed
- 99
- STA
- Stamina
- 50
- DUR
- Durability
- 60
- EX
- Experience
- 84
Why these ratings?Hide details
- VEL — Velocity : Fastball velocity
- STF — Stuff : Strikeouts, K − BB
- CTL — Control : Walks avoided
- CNT — Contact allowed : xwOBA, barrels and hard-hit balls allowed
- STA — Stamina : Innings per start and innings pitched
- DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
- EX — Experience : Seasons in the majors
WAR and PAL Rating, 2026How we rate →
WAR is fWAR (FanGraphs' version, distributed through MLB's API): wins added above a replacement player. PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same role (50 = median).
PAL: dimensions
Run prevention95
Stuff89
Command36
Contact allowed100
Velocity69
Workload0
A pitcher's WAR
Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 1.72 · RA9-WAR: 1.8
StatcastStatcast leaderboards →
MLB's tracking of every ball, 2026 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the role: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Fastball
96.0 mi/h
75th percentile
K%
31.8 %
98th percentile
BB%
9.2 %
31th percentile
xERA
2.17
99th percentile
xwOBA allowed
.228
99th percentile
Barrels allowed
2.0 %
100th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Fastball | K% | BB% | xERA | xwOBA allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | LAD | 1.9 | 90 | 81 | 96.0 | 31.8 | 9.2 | 2.17 | .228 |
| 2025 | LAD | 1.9 | 82 | 82 | 95.1 | 28.3 | 10.2 | 3.28 | .283 |
| 2024 | SF | 3.1 | 95 | 84 | 95.9 | 34.7 | 10.5 | 2.54 | .252 |
| 2023 | SD | 4.1 | 88 | 84 | 95.5 | 31.5 | 13.3 | 3.77 | .300 |
| 2022 | SD | 3.6 | 82 | 77 | 95.8 | 32.0 | 9.5 | 3.25 | .284 |
| 2021 | SD | 2.1 | 40 | 71 | 95.1 | 30.9 | 12.5 | 4.79 | .334 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | @ SF | 4.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1.90 |
| Sep 16 | @ CIN | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.86 |
| Sep 11 | @ MIA | 5.2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1.91 |
| Sep 4 | vs WSH | 6.0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1.97 |
| Aug 29 | @ DET | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 2.42 |
| Aug 23 | vs PIT | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2.57 |
| Aug 17 | @ COL | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3.60 |
| Aug 11 | vs KC | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5.00 |
| May 9 | vs ATL | 3.0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12.00 |