Bradley
Lord
PAge : 26Throws : R
#41
Brad Lord
Height : 6' 3" · Weight : 95 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2025-03-30
Born in : Tallahassee, FL, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | V | D | MPM | MJ | RB | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Washington Nationals | 40 | 5 | 2 | 3.78 | 83.1 | 77 | 1.22 |
| 2025 | Washington Nationals | 48 | 5 | 10 | 4.34 | 130.2 | 108 | 1.29 |
| Career totals | 88 | 10 | 12 | 4.12 | 214.0 | 185 | 1.27 | |
ContractWashington Nationals payroll →
- Type
- Pre-Arbitration
- Length
- 1 yr · 2026–2026
- Total value
- 0.8 M$
- AAV
- 0.79 M$
2026
0.79 M$
Pre-arb
2027
—
Pre-arb
2028
—
Arb 1
2029
—
Arb 2
2030
—
Arb 3
Advanced stats, 2026Relief pitcherMLB stats →
ERA
3.78
FIP
4.29
xFIP
3.96
ERA-
88
WHIP
1.22
K%
21.6 %
BB%
9.2 %
Strikeouts
77
Innings
83.3
Wins
5
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
0.2
Strikeouts
69
2026 WAR
0.3
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
→ Stable (-4)
- 20251.3 WAR · 0.6 per full season
- 20260.3 WAR · 0.2 per full season
Outlook, age included
+6 · 26 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
69
Depth
- VEL
- Velocity
- 74
- STF
- Stuff
- 68
- CTL
- Control
- 77
- CNT
- Contact allowed
- 72
- STA
- Stamina
- —
- DUR
- Durability
- 74
- EX
- Experience
- 37
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).
WAR
0.3
#135 of 263 regular relievers
PAL Rating
47 / 100
#139 of 263 regular relievers
Value Rating
48 / 100
Surplus $2.1M · salary $0.8MPAL: dimensions
A pitcher's WAR
Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 4.29 · RA9-WAR: 1.0
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
94.6 mi/h
46th percentile
K%
21.6 %
37th percentile
BB%
9.2 %
51th percentile
xERA
3.92
50th percentile
xwOBA allowed
.305
50th percentile
Barrels allowed
6.3 %
61th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Fastball | K% | BB% | xERA | xwOBA allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | WSH | 0.3 | 47 | 69 | 94.6 | 21.6 | 9.2 | 3.92 | .305 |
| 2025 | WSH | 1.3 | 28 | 65 | 94.8 | 19.8 | 7.9 | 4.73 | .335 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23 | @ DET | 3.1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3.78 |
| Sep 18 | @ STL | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.94 |
| Sep 15 | vs PHI | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.04 |
| Sep 12 | vs LAA | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4.06 |
| Sep 9 | @ SD | 2.0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.76 |
| Sep 6 | @ LAD | 1.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.62 |
| Sep 2 | vs ATL | 3.1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3.58 |
| Aug 29 | vs MIA | 2.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3.75 |
| Aug 25 | vs COL | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3.74 |
| Aug 21 | @ MIA | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.88 |