Connor
Phillips
PAge : 25Throws : R
#34
Connor Phillips
#34P
Cincinnati Reds
Height : 6' 2" · Weight : 95 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2023-09-05
Born in : Houston, TX, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | V | D | MPM | MJ | RB | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Cincinnati Reds | 27 | 2 | 0 | 5.40 | 30.0 | 29 | 1.80 |
| 2025 | Cincinnati Reds | 21 | 5 | 0 | 2.88 | 25.0 | 32 | 0.92 |
| 2023 | Cincinnati Reds | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6.97 | 20.2 | 26 | 1.50 |
| Career totals | 53 | 8 | 1 | 5.00 | 75.2 | 87 | 1.43 | |
Advanced stats, 2026Relief pitcherMLB stats →
ERA
5.40
FIP
5.87
xFIP
6.78
ERA-
126
WHIP
1.80
K%
20.0 %
BB%
21.4 %
Strikeouts
29
Innings
30.0
Wins
2
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
-0.3
Strikeouts
27
2026 WAR
-0.4
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
→ Stable (-6)
- 20230.1 WAR · 0.3 per full season
- 20250.2 WAR · 0.5 per full season
- 2026-0.4 WAR · -0.9 per full season
Outlook, age included
+19 · 25 y.o. · usually still improving
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
55
Replacement or prospect
- VEL
- Velocity
- 87
- STF
- Stuff
- 65
- CTL
- Control
- 37
- CNT
- Contact allowed
- 57
- STA
- Stamina
- —
- DUR
- Durability
- 58
- 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).
PAL: dimensions
A pitcher's WAR
Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 5.87 · 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
98.3 mi/h
93th percentile
K%
20.0 %
27th percentile
BB%
21.4 %
0th percentile
xERA
6.19
3th percentile
xwOBA allowed
.373
3th percentile
Barrels allowed
8.5 %
25th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Fastball | K% | BB% | xERA | xwOBA allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | CIN | -0.4 | 1 | 55 | 98.3 | 20.0 | 21.4 | 6.19 | .373 |
| 2025 | CIN | 0.2 | 67 | 76 | 98.2 | 32.7 | 12.2 | 3.93 | .308 |
| 2023 | CIN | 0.1 | 21 | 66 | 96.4 | 27.1 | 13.5 | 4.55 | .327 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | @ TOR | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.40 |
| Sep 24 | @ ATL | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.28 |
| May 23 | vs STL | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5.53 |
| May 20 | @ PHI | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.06 |
| May 17 | @ CLE | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5.26 |
| May 16 | @ CLE | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4.94 |
| May 14 | vs WSH | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.16 |
| May 12 | vs WSH | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5.40 |
| May 7 | @ CHC | 1.0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5.40 |
| May 5 | @ CHC | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3.32 |