Drew
Sommers
PAge : 26Throws : L
#51
Drew Sommers
#51P
Detroit Tigers
Height : 6' 3" · Weight : 113 kg · Bats : L · Throws : L · MLB debut : 2025-08-22
Born in : Hoffman Estates, IL, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | V | D | MPM | MJ | RB | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Detroit Tigers | 43 | 2 | 4 | 3.63 | 39.2 | 62 | 1.24 |
| 2025 | Detroit Tigers | 4 | 0 | 1 | 18.00 | 3.0 | 3 | 3.33 |
| Career totals | 47 | 2 | 5 | 4.64 | 42.2 | 65 | 1.38 | |
ContractDetroit Tigers payroll →
- Type
- Pre-Arbitration
- Length
- 1 yr · 2026–2026
- Total value
- 0.8 M$
- AAV
- 0.78 M$
2026
0.78 M$
Pre-arb
2027
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Pre-arb (placeholder)
2028
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Pre-arb (placeholder)
2029
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Arb 1
2030
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Arb 2
2031
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Arb 3
2032
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Arb 4
Advanced stats, 2026Relief pitcherMLB stats →
ERA
3.63
FIP
2.57
xFIP
1.98
ERA-
87
WHIP
1.24
K%
36.7 %
BB%
8.3 %
Strikeouts
62
Innings
39.7
Wins
2
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
0.4
Strikeouts
33
2026 WAR
0.8
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
→ Stable (0)
- 20260.8 WAR · 1.3 per full season
Outlook, age included
+25 · 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
90
Star
- VEL
- Velocity
- 75
- STF
- Stuff
- 92
- CTL
- Control
- 77
- CNT
- Contact allowed
- 94
- STA
- Stamina
- —
- DUR
- Durability
- 66
- EX
- Experience
- 37
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
0.8
#58 of 263 regular relievers
PAL Rating
97 / 100
#8 of 263 regular relievers
Value Rating
70 / 100
Surplus $7.0M · salary $0.8MPAL: dimensions
A pitcher's WAR
Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 2.57 · RA9-WAR: 0.1
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
50th percentile
K%
36.7 %
98th percentile
BB%
8.3 %
64th percentile
xERA
2.18
98th percentile
xwOBA allowed
.229
98th percentile
Barrels allowed
3.3 %
94th percentile
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | vs PIT | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3.63 |
| Sep 21 | vs WSH | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3.69 |
| Sep 18 | @ CWS | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3.32 |
| Sep 16 | @ TOR | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.50 |
| Sep 12 | vs COL | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.60 |
| Sep 9 | vs MIN | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.71 |
| Sep 7 | vs MIN | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.86 |
| Sep 6 | @ CLE | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3.98 |
| Sep 4 | @ CLE | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.15 |
| Sep 2 | @ MIN | 0.1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3.99 |