David

Peterson

PAge : 31Throws : L

#19

David Peterson

#19PChicago Cubs

Height : 6' 6" · Weight : 109 kg · Bats : L · Throws : L · MLB debut : 2020-07-28

Born in : Denver, CO, USA

MLB record

Year	Team	PJ	V	D	MPM	MJ	RB	WHIP
2026		32	9	8	4.79	148.1	137	1.50
2026	Chicago Cubs	16	6	2	3.70	80.1	74	1.37
2026	New York Mets	16	3	6	6.09	68.0	63	1.65
2025	New York Mets	30	9	6	4.22	168.2	150	1.37
2024	New York Mets	21	10	3	2.90	121.0	101	1.29
2023	New York Mets	27	3	8	5.03	111.0	128	1.57
2022	New York Mets	28	7	5	3.83	105.2	126	1.33
2021	New York Mets	15	2	6	5.54	66.2	69	1.40
2020	New York Mets	10	6	2	3.44	49.2	40	1.21
Career totals		163	46	38	4.25	771.0	751	1.40

ContractChicago Cubs payroll →

Type: Arbitration
Length: 1 yr · 2026–2026
Total value: 8.1 M$
AAV: 8.10 M$

2026
8.10 M$
Guaranteed

Advanced stats, 2026Starting pitcherMLB stats →

ERA

4.79

FIP

3.96

xFIP

3.94

ERA-

117

WHIP

1.50

20.7 %

BB%

9.8 %

Strikeouts

137

Innings

148.3

Wins

Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.

2027 projectionMLB trends →

Projected WAR

1.8

Strikeouts

142

2026 WAR

1.7

This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.

Trend

↓ Slight decline (-9)

20231.1 WAR · 1.8 per full season
20241.9 WAR · 2.8 per full season
20253.1 WAR · 3.3 per full season
20261.7 WAR · 2.1 per full season

Outlook, age included

-9 · 30 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

Established regular

VEL: Velocity; 63
STF: Stuff; 69
CTL: Control; 64
CNT: Contact allowed; 71
STA: Stamina; 84
DUR: Durability; 78
EX: Experience; 71

Why these ratings?

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

1.7

#83 of 166 regular starters

PAL Rating

44 / 100

#93 of 166 regular starters

Value Rating

44 / 100

Surplus $8.5M · salary $8.1M

PAL: dimensions

Run prevention39

Stuff37

Command20

Contact allowed50

Velocity16

Workload92

A pitcher's WAR

Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 3.96 · RA9-WAR: 0.4

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

92.5 mi/h

19th percentile

20.7 %

43th percentile

BB%

9.8 %

23th percentile

xERA

4.76

30th percentile

xwOBA allowed

.333

30th percentile

Barrels allowed

6.3 %

80th percentile

Season by season
Season	Team	WAR	PAL	OV	Fastball	K%	BB%	xERA	xwOBA allowed
2026	CHC	1.7	44	70	92.5	20.7	9.8	4.76	.333
2025	NYM	3.1	49	67	92.3	20.7	9.0	4.61	.331
2024	NYM	1.9	42	62	93.1	19.8	9.0	4.58	.333
2023	NYM	1.1	37	65	92.7	26.0	10.2	4.93	.339
2022	NYM	1.5	56	71	93.7	27.8	10.6	3.88	.309
2021	NYM	0.4	18	62	92.7	24.0	10.1	5.96	.367

Game log, 2026

Date	Opponent	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Sep 25	@ BOS	5.0	3	0	2	6	4.79
Sep 20	@ CIN	6.0	3	1	1	7	4.96
Sep 14	vs ATL	6.0	3	1	3	7	5.11
Sep 8	@ MIL	4.1	6	1	3	4	5.28
Sep 2	vs MIL	3.2	7	6	4	4	5.39
Aug 28	vs CIN	5.0	6	2	3	6	5.11
Aug 22	@ SEA	6.0	4	2	2	8	5.17
Aug 17	vs CWS	1.1	0	0	1	1	5.29
Aug 12	@ WSH	5.0	9	3	3	6	5.35
Aug 6	vs TOR	5.0	7	1	3	3	5.35