Carmen
Mlodzinski
PAge : 27Throws : R
#50
Carmen Mlodzinski
Height : 6' 2" · Weight : 95 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2023-06-16
Born in : Hilton Head Island, SC, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | V | D | MPM | MJ | RB | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 37 | 8 | 7 | 3.95 | 123.0 | 97 | 1.37 |
| 2025 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 34 | 5 | 8 | 3.55 | 99.0 | 89 | 1.30 |
| 2024 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 40 | 5 | 5 | 3.38 | 50.2 | 46 | 1.18 |
| 2023 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 35 | 3 | 3 | 2.25 | 36.0 | 34 | 1.28 |
| Career totals | 146 | 21 | 23 | 3.53 | 308.2 | 266 | 1.31 | |
ContractPittsburgh Pirates payroll →
- Type
- Pre-Arbitration
- Length
- 1 yr · 2026–2026
- Total value
- 0.8 M$
- AAV
- 0.81 M$
2026
0.81 M$
Pre-arb
2027
—
Arb 1
2028
—
Arb 2
2029
—
Arb 3
Advanced stats, 2026Relief pitcherMLB stats →
ERA
3.95
FIP
3.75
xFIP
4.40
ERA-
91
WHIP
1.37
K%
18.1 %
BB%
8.2 %
Strikeouts
97
Innings
123.0
Wins
8
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
1.0
Strikeouts
59
2026 WAR
1.6
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
→ Stable (-2)
- 20230.2 WAR · 0.4 per full season
- 20240.6 WAR · 0.8 per full season
- 20251.7 WAR · 1.1 per full season
- 20261.6 WAR · 0.8 per full season
Outlook, age included
+8 · 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
65
Depth
- VEL
- Velocity
- 78
- STF
- Stuff
- 63
- CTL
- Control
- 80
- CNT
- Contact allowed
- 64
- STA
- Stamina
- —
- DUR
- Durability
- 70
- 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
1.6
#20 of 263 regular relievers
PAL Rating
20 / 100
#210 of 263 regular relievers
Value Rating
93 / 100
Surplus $14.8M · salary $0.8MPAL: dimensions
A pitcher's WAR
Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 3.75 · RA9-WAR: 1.2
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
95.0 mi/h
52th percentile
K%
18.1 %
16th percentile
BB%
8.2 %
65th percentile
xERA
4.89
15th percentile
xwOBA allowed
.337
15th percentile
Barrels allowed
6.9 %
49th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Fastball | K% | BB% | xERA | xwOBA allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | PIT | 1.6 | 20 | 65 | 95.0 | 18.1 | 8.2 | 4.89 | .337 |
| 2025 | PIT | 1.7 | 67 | 79 | 96.1 | 21.2 | 6.4 | 4.07 | .313 |
| 2024 | PIT | 0.6 | 63 | 77 | 96.2 | 22.0 | 9.1 | 3.32 | .287 |
| 2023 | PIT | 0.2 | 46 | 70 | 95.7 | 22.4 | 11.8 | 3.98 | .308 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | @ DET | 2.1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3.95 |
| Sep 20 | vs KC | 3.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3.95 |
| Sep 16 | vs MIL | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3.90 |
| Sep 13 | @ CHC | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3.81 |
| Sep 9 | @ CWS | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.87 |
| Sep 6 | vs LAA | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.90 |
| Sep 2 | vs SF | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3.94 |
| Aug 29 | @ STL | 3.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4.05 |
| Aug 23 | @ LAD | 3.0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4.17 |
| Aug 17 | vs DET | 3.0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4.03 |