Brent
Headrick
PAge : 28Throws : L
#47
Brent Headrick
#47P
New York Yankees
Height : 6' 6" · Weight : 107 kg · Bats : L · Throws : L · MLB debut : 2023-04-19
Born in : Braidwood, IL, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | V | D | MPM | MJ | RB | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | New York Yankees | 81 | 7 | 4 | 2.18 | 78.1 | 98 | 1.21 |
| 2025 | New York Yankees | 17 | 0 | 0 | 3.13 | 23.0 | 30 | 1.04 |
| 2024 | Minnesota Twins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 3.0 | 5 | 1.33 |
| 2023 | Minnesota Twins | 14 | 3 | 0 | 6.31 | 25.2 | 30 | 1.44 |
| Career totals | 113 | 10 | 4 | 3.18 | 130.0 | 163 | 1.23 | |
ContractNew York Yankees 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
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Pre-arb (placeholder)
2028
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Arb 1
2029
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Arb 2
2030
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Arb 3
2031
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Arb 4
Advanced stats, 2026Relief pitcherMLB stats →
ERA
2.18
FIP
2.46
xFIP
3.19
ERA-
53
WHIP
1.21
K%
30.1 %
BB%
8.3 %
Strikeouts
98
Innings
78.3
Wins
7
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
1.4
Strikeouts
63
2026 WAR
2.1
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
→ Stable (+7)
- 2023-0.3 WAR · -0.8 per full season
- 20250.1 WAR · 0.3 per full season
- 20262.1 WAR · 1.7 per full season
Outlook, age included
+17 · 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
86
High-end
- VEL
- Velocity
- 70
- STF
- Stuff
- 88
- CTL
- Control
- 78
- CNT
- Contact allowed
- 82
- STA
- Stamina
- —
- DUR
- Durability
- 71
- 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).
WAR
2.1
#10 of 263 regular relievers
PAL Rating
90 / 100
#26 of 263 regular relievers
Value Rating
98 / 100
Surplus $19.7M · salary $0.8MPAL: dimensions
A pitcher's WAR
Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 2.46 · RA9-WAR: 2.6
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
94.1 mi/h
36th percentile
K%
30.1 %
90th percentile
BB%
8.3 %
64th percentile
xERA
3.06
84th percentile
xwOBA allowed
.271
84th percentile
Barrels allowed
4.5 %
83th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Fastball | K% | BB% | xERA | xwOBA allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | NYY | 2.1 | 90 | 86 | 94.1 | 30.1 | 8.3 | 3.06 | .271 |
| 2025 | NYY | 0.1 | 81 | 78 | 94.0 | 32.6 | 7.6 | 3.12 | .276 |
| 2023 | MIN | -0.3 | 13 | 70 | 91.7 | 25.6 | 8.5 | 5.37 | .352 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | vs BAL | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2.18 |
| Sep 23 | vs TB | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.09 |
| Sep 20 | @ AZ | 0.2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2.10 |
| Sep 19 | @ AZ | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.89 |
| Sep 16 | @ MIN | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.90 |
| Sep 13 | vs NYM | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.94 |
| Sep 11 | vs NYM | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1.96 |
| Sep 10 | vs COL | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.86 |
| Sep 8 | vs COL | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.87 |
| Sep 5 | @ SD | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.89 |