Cole
Ragans
PAge : 28Throws : L
#55
Cole Ragans
Height : 6' 4" · Weight : 86 kg · Bats : L · Throws : L · MLB debut : 2022-08-04
Born in : Crawfordville, FL, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | V | D | MPM | MJ | RB | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kansas City Royals | 8 | 1 | 4 | 4.84 | 35.1 | 45 | 1.42 |
| 2025 | Kansas City Royals | 13 | 3 | 3 | 4.67 | 61.2 | 98 | 1.18 |
| 2024 | Kansas City Royals | 32 | 11 | 9 | 3.14 | 186.1 | 223 | 1.14 |
| 2023 | 29 | 7 | 5 | 3.47 | 96.0 | 113 | 1.16 | |
| 2023 | Kansas City Royals | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2.64 | 71.2 | 89 | 1.07 |
| 2023 | Texas Rangers | 17 | 2 | 3 | 5.92 | 24.1 | 24 | 1.40 |
| 2022 | Texas Rangers | 9 | 0 | 3 | 4.95 | 40.0 | 27 | 1.48 |
| Career totals | 91 | 22 | 24 | 3.76 | 419.1 | 506 | 1.21 | |
ContractKansas City Royals payroll →
- Type
- Extension
- Length
- 3 yrs · 2025–2027
- Total value
- 13.3 M$
- AAV
- 4.42 M$
2026
4.58 M$
Guaranteed
2027
7.58 M$
Guaranteed
2028
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Arb 3
Advanced stats, 2026Starting pitcherMLB stats →
ERA
4.84
FIP
6.19
xFIP
4.39
ERA-
113
WHIP
1.42
K%
29.8 %
BB%
15.2 %
Strikeouts
45
Innings
35.3
Wins
1
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
-0.3
Strikeouts
62
2026 WAR
-0.2
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
↓ Declining (-25)
- 20232.2 WAR · 4.1 per full season
- 20245.0 WAR · 4.8 per full season
- 20252.1 WAR · 6.1 per full season
- 2026-0.2 WAR
Outlook, age included
-15 · 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
77
Established regular
- VEL
- Velocity
- 80
- STF
- Stuff
- 90
- CTL
- Control
- 58
- CNT
- Contact allowed
- 78
- STA
- Stamina
- 55
- DUR
- Durability
- 59
- EX
- Experience
- 61
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: 6.19 · RA9-WAR: 0.3
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
94.9 mi/h
61th percentile
K%
29.8 %
94th percentile
BB%
15.2 %
0th percentile
xERA
5.12
15th percentile
xwOBA allowed
.344
15th percentile
Barrels allowed
15.7 %
0th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Fastball | K% | BB% | xERA | xwOBA allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | KC | -0.2 | 12 | 77 | 94.9 | 29.8 | 15.2 | 5.12 | .344 |
| 2025 | KC | 2.1 | 88 | 84 | 95.3 | 38.1 | 7.8 | 2.67 | .256 |
| 2024 | KC | 5.0 | 94 | 87 | 95.4 | 29.3 | 8.8 | 3.25 | .284 |
| 2023 | KC | 2.2 | 80 | 80 | 96.5 | 28.8 | 10.5 | 3.33 | .283 |
| 2022 | TEX | 0.2 | 16 | 65 | 92.1 | 15.5 | 9.2 | 4.77 | .339 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6 | vs CLE | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4.84 |
| May 1 | @ SEA | 5.1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 5.29 |
| Apr 25 | vs LAA | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5.00 |
| Apr 19 | @ NYY | 4.1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6.00 |
| Apr 14 | @ DET | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3.78 |
| Apr 8 | @ CLE | 0.2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5.91 |
| Apr 2 | vs MIN | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3.60 |
| Mar 27 | @ ATL | 4.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9.00 |