Chris
Roycroft
PAge : 29Throws : R
#56
Chris Roycroft
#56P
Athletics
Height : 6' 8" · Weight : 104 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2024-05-07
Born in : Dundee, IL, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | V | D | MPM | MJ | RB | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 6.57 | 38.1 | 29 | 1.90 | |
| 2026 | Athletics | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3.29 | 13.2 | 11 | 1.76 |
| 2026 | Tampa Bay Rays | 11 | 1 | 0 | 6.52 | 19.1 | 14 | 1.45 |
| 2026 | St. Louis Cardinals | 7 | 0 | 0 | 15.19 | 5.1 | 4 | 3.94 |
| 2025 | St. Louis Cardinals | 20 | 1 | 3 | 7.84 | 20.2 | 15 | 1.84 |
| 2024 | St. Louis Cardinals | 27 | 1 | 2 | 4.19 | 34.1 | 33 | 1.40 |
| Career totals | 74 | 4 | 5 | 5.98 | 93.1 | 77 | 1.70 | |
Advanced stats, 2026Relief pitcherMLB stats →
ERA
6.57
FIP
6.86
xFIP
4.65
ERA-
156
WHIP
1.90
K%
15.3 %
BB%
11.1 %
Strikeouts
29
Innings
38.3
Wins
2
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
-0.6
Strikeouts
22
2026 WAR
-0.8
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
→ Stable (-5)
- 20240.1 WAR · 0.2 per full season
- 2025-0.1 WAR · -0.3 per full season
- 2026-0.8 WAR · -1.4 per full season
Outlook, age included
-5 · 29 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
46
Replacement or prospect
- VEL
- Velocity
- 76
- STF
- Stuff
- 50
- CTL
- Control
- 66
- CNT
- Contact allowed
- 59
- STA
- Stamina
- —
- DUR
- Durability
- 61
- 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).
PAL: dimensions
A pitcher's WAR
Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 6.86 · RA9-WAR: -0.6
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
95.1 mi/h
53th percentile
K%
15.3 %
5th percentile
BB%
11.1 %
28th percentile
xERA
6.27
2th percentile
xwOBA allowed
.375
2th percentile
Barrels allowed
9.6 %
13th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Fastball | K% | BB% | xERA | xwOBA allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ATH | -0.8 | 1 | 46 | 95.1 | 15.3 | 11.1 | 6.27 | .375 |
| 2025 | STL | -0.1 | 5 | 57 | 95.7 | 14.9 | 11.9 | 5.73 | .364 |
| 2024 | STL | 0.1 | 46 | 73 | 95.0 | 21.3 | 11.0 | 3.44 | .292 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 | vs HOU | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6.57 |
| Sep 24 | vs HOU | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6.27 |
| Sep 19 | @ CLE | 2.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.19 |
| Sep 17 | @ TB | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6.35 |
| Sep 11 | vs SEA | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.55 |
| Sep 8 | vs TOR | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.75 |
| Sep 3 | @ SEA | 1.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7.20 |
| Aug 31 | @ TEX | 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.31 |
| Aug 29 | vs BAL | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.06 |
| Aug 20 | vs TOR | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8.39 |