Brad

Keller

PAge : 31Throws : R

#40

Brad Keller

#40PPhiladelphia Phillies

Height : 6' 5" · Weight : 116 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2018-03-29

Born in : Snellville, GA, USA

MLB record

Year	Team	PJ	V	D	MPM	MJ	RB	WHIP
2026	Philadelphia Phillies	32	2	1	4.02	31.1	32	1.34
2025	Chicago Cubs	68	4	2	2.07	69.2	75	0.96
2024		16	0	4	5.44	41.1	32	1.52
2024	Boston Red Sox	11	0	2	5.84	24.2	19	1.62
2024	Chicago White Sox	5	0	2	4.86	16.2	13	1.38
2023	Kansas City Royals	11	3	4	4.57	45.1	31	1.92
2022	Kansas City Royals	35	6	14	5.09	139.2	102	1.50
2021	Kansas City Royals	26	8	12	5.39	133.2	120	1.66
2020	Kansas City Royals	9	5	3	2.47	54.2	35	1.02
2019	Kansas City Royals	28	7	14	4.19	165.1	122	1.35
2018	Kansas City Royals	41	9	6	3.08	140.1	96	1.30
Career totals		266	44	60	4.13	821.1	645	1.41

ContractPhiladelphia Phillies payroll →

Type: Free Agent
Length: 2 yrs · 2026–2027
Total value: 22.0 M$
AAV: 11.00 M$

2026
9.00 M$
Guaranteed
2027
13.00 M$
Guaranteed

Advanced stats, 2026Relief pitcherMLB stats →

ERA

4.02

FIP

4.15

xFIP

3.99

ERA-

WHIP

1.34

23.7 %

BB%

9.6 %

Strikeouts

Innings

31.3

Wins

Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.

2027 projectionMLB trends →

Projected WAR

0.3

Strikeouts

2026 WAR

0.2

This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.

Trend

→ Stable (-5)

2023-0.2 WAR · -0.3 per full season
2024-0.4 WAR · -0.6 per full season
20251.3 WAR · 1.2 per full season
20260.2 WAR · 0.4 per full season

Outlook, age included

-5 · 30 y.o. · prime years

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

Very good

VEL: Velocity; 80
STF: Stuff; 74
CTL: Control; 72
CNT: Contact allowed; 85
STA: Stamina; —
DUR: Durability; 70
EX: Experience; 78

Why these ratings?

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).

WAR

0.2

#157 of 263 regular relievers

PAL Rating

72 / 100

#73 of 263 regular relievers

Value Rating

8 / 100

Surplus $-9.0M · salary $11.0M

PAL: dimensions

Run prevention59

Stuff55

Command47

Contact allowed82

Velocity76

A pitcher's WAR

Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 4.15 · RA9-WAR: 0.3

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

97.0 mi/h

80th percentile

23.7 %

55th percentile

BB%

9.6 %

47th percentile

xERA

3.37

75th percentile

xwOBA allowed

.284

75th percentile

Barrels allowed

4.5 %

83th percentile

Season by season
Season	Team	WAR	PAL	OV	Fastball	K%	BB%	xERA	xwOBA allowed
2026	PHI	0.2	72	80	97.0	23.7	9.6	3.37	.284
2025	CHC	1.3	93	75	97.2	27.2	8.0	2.78	.261
2024	BOS	-0.4	10	37	93.8	16.7	7.8	4.71	.337
2023	KC	-0.2	3	48	93.3	14.7	21.3	5.77	.363
2022	KC	0.8	33	64	94.5	16.5	9.2	4.31	.324
2021	KC	1.2	9	58	94.2	19.6	10.4	6.35	.377

Game log, 2026

Date	Opponent	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Jul 8	@ CIN	1.0	0	0	1	1	4.02
Jun 13	@ MIL	1.0	3	3	2	1	4.15
Jun 10	@ TOR	0.2	0	0	0	0	3.38
Jun 8	@ TOR	1.0	1	0	1	1	3.45
Jun 5	vs CWS	1.0	1	0	0	0	3.58
Jun 3	vs SD	1.0	2	1	1	1	3.71
Jun 2	vs SD	1.0	2	0	0	0	3.51
May 30	@ LAD	1.0	0	0	0	1	3.65
May 26	@ SD	1.0	2	1	1	1	3.80
May 25	@ SD	1.0	0	0	1	1	3.57