Cade
Smith
PAge : 27Throws : R
#36
Cade Smith
Height : 6' 5" · Weight : 104 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2024-03-30
Born in : Vancouver, BC, Canada
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | V | D | MPM | MJ | RB | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Cleveland Guardians | 69 | 6 | 1 | 1.95 | 74.0 | 107 | 0.96 |
| 2025 | Cleveland Guardians | 76 | 8 | 5 | 2.93 | 73.2 | 104 | 1.00 |
| 2024 | Cleveland Guardians | 74 | 6 | 1 | 1.91 | 75.1 | 103 | 0.90 |
| Career totals | 219 | 20 | 7 | 2.26 | 223.0 | 314 | 0.96 | |
ContractCleveland Guardians payroll →
- Type
- Pre-Arbitration
- Length
- 1 yr · 2026–2026
- Total value
- 0.8 M$
- AAV
- 0.82 M$
2026
0.82 M$
Pre-arb
2027
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Arb 1
2028
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Arb 2
2029
—
Arb 3
Advanced stats, 2026Relief pitcherMLB stats →
ERA
1.95
FIP
2.18
xFIP
2.63
ERA-
47
WHIP
0.96
K%
36.3 %
BB%
7.8 %
Strikeouts
107
Innings
74.0
Wins
6
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
2.6
Strikeouts
107
2026 WAR
2.6
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
→ Stable (-1)
- 20242.7 WAR · 2.3 per full season
- 20252.7 WAR · 2.4 per full season
- 20262.6 WAR · 2.3 per full season
Outlook, age included
+9 · 27 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
93
Star
- VEL
- Velocity
- 84
- STF
- Stuff
- 97
- CTL
- Control
- 84
- CNT
- Contact allowed
- 79
- STA
- Stamina
- —
- DUR
- Durability
- 96
- EX
- Experience
- 47
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
2.6
#5 of 263 regular relievers
PAL Rating
98 / 100
#5 of 263 regular relievers
Value Rating
100 / 100
Surplus $24.6M · salary $0.8MPAL: dimensions
A pitcher's WAR
Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 2.18 · RA9-WAR: 2.8
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
97.5 mi/h
86th percentile
K%
36.3 %
98th percentile
BB%
7.8 %
68th percentile
xERA
2.83
90th percentile
xwOBA allowed
.261
90th percentile
Barrels allowed
8.7 %
23th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Fastball | K% | BB% | xERA | xwOBA allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | CLE | 2.6 | 98 | 93 | 97.5 | 36.3 | 7.8 | 2.83 | .261 |
| 2025 | CLE | 2.7 | 99 | 98 | 96.4 | 34.7 | 6.3 | 2.51 | .248 |
| 2024 | CLE | 2.7 | 99 | 90 | 96.0 | 35.6 | 5.9 | 2.48 | .249 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | @ KC | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.95 |
| Sep 24 | @ BOS | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.96 |
| Sep 22 | @ BOS | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.99 |
| Sep 20 | vs ATH | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2.02 |
| Sep 18 | vs ATH | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.06 |
| Sep 16 | vs CWS | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.09 |
| Sep 15 | vs CWS | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.13 |
| Sep 11 | @ MIN | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.18 |
| Sep 8 | @ BAL | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2.22 |
| Sep 6 | vs DET | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2.25 |