Brenan
Hanifee
PAge : 28Throws : R
#75
Brenan Hanifee
#75P
Detroit Tigers
Height : 6' 5" · Weight : 98 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2023-09-21
Born in : Harrisonburg, VA, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | V | D | MPM | MJ | RB | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Detroit Tigers | 23 | 0 | 1 | 5.06 | 21.1 | 10 | 1.45 |
| 2025 | Detroit Tigers | 54 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 | 60.0 | 40 | 1.32 |
| 2024 | Detroit Tigers | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1.84 | 29.1 | 23 | 1.13 |
| 2023 | Detroit Tigers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 5.0 | 3 | 1.60 |
| Career totals | 101 | 4 | 5 | 3.19 | 115.2 | 76 | 1.31 | |
Advanced stats, 2026Relief pitcherMLB stats →
ERA
5.06
FIP
6.33
xFIP
4.63
ERA-
121
WHIP
1.45
K%
10.8 %
BB%
7.5 %
Strikeouts
10
Innings
21.3
Wins
0
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
-0.8
Strikeouts
19
2026 WAR
-0.4
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
↓ Slight decline (-9)
- 20240.5 WAR · 1.1 per full season
- 20250.7 WAR · 0.8 per full season
- 2026-0.4 WAR · -1.2 per full season
Outlook, age included
+1 · 28 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
65
Depth
- VEL
- Velocity
- 79
- STF
- Stuff
- 53
- CTL
- Control
- 89
- CNT
- Contact allowed
- 63
- STA
- Stamina
- —
- DUR
- Durability
- 64
- EX
- Experience
- 55
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
A pitcher's WAR
Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 6.33 · RA9-WAR: -0.1
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
96.2 mi/h
68th percentile
K%
10.8 %
1th percentile
BB%
7.5 %
72th percentile
xERA
6.07
3th percentile
xwOBA allowed
.370
3th percentile
Barrels allowed
8.0 %
31th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Fastball | K% | BB% | xERA | xwOBA allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | DET | -0.4 | 9 | 65 | 96.2 | 10.8 | 7.5 | 6.07 | .370 |
| 2025 | DET | 0.7 | 46 | 71 | 96.1 | 15.4 | 5.4 | 4.13 | .315 |
| 2024 | DET | 0.5 | 73 | 80 | 95.6 | 19.2 | 5.0 | 3.03 | .275 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6 | @ SEA | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5.06 |
| Aug 5 | @ SEA | 0.0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5.31 |
| Jul 29 | vs BAL | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.98 |
| Jul 27 | vs BAL | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.05 |
| Jul 26 | vs KC | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.72 |
| Jul 24 | vs KC | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.93 |
| Jul 21 | @ CHC | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4.08 |
| Jul 19 | @ LAA | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.45 |
| Jul 18 | @ LAA | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.07 |
| Jun 10 | vs MIN | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.29 |