Gordon
Graceffo
PAge : 26Throws : R
#44
Gordon Graceffo
Height : 6' 4" · Weight : 100 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2024-06-29
Born in : Wayne, NJ, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | V | D | MPM | MJ | RB | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | St. Louis Cardinals | 62 | 8 | 2 | 2.67 | 81.0 | 63 | 1.10 |
| 2025 | St. Louis Cardinals | 26 | 3 | 1 | 6.28 | 43.0 | 40 | 1.47 |
| 2024 | St. Louis Cardinals | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4.70 | 7.2 | 6 | 1.17 |
| Career totals | 90 | 11 | 4 | 3.96 | 131.2 | 109 | 1.22 | |
ContractSt. Louis Cardinals payroll →
- Type
- Pre-Arbitration
- Length
- 1 yr · 2026–2026
- Total value
- 0.8 M$
- AAV
- 0.79 M$
2026
0.79 M$
Pre-arb
2027
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Pre-arb
2028
—
Pre-arb
2029
—
Arb 1
2030
—
Arb 2
2031
—
Arb 3
Advanced stats, 2026Relief pitcherMLB stats →
ERA
2.67
FIP
3.79
xFIP
4.63
ERA-
65
WHIP
1.10
K%
19.3 %
BB%
11.0 %
Strikeouts
63
Innings
81.0
Wins
8
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
0.4
Strikeouts
48
2026 WAR
0.6
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
→ Stable (-2)
- 20250.5 WAR · 0.8 per full season
- 20260.6 WAR · 0.5 per full season
Outlook, age included
+8 · 26 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
57
Replacement or prospect
- VEL
- Velocity
- 77
- STF
- Stuff
- 61
- CTL
- Control
- 72
- CNT
- Contact allowed
- 59
- STA
- Stamina
- —
- DUR
- Durability
- 74
- 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).
WAR
0.6
#81 of 263 regular relievers
PAL Rating
20 / 100
#210 of 263 regular relievers
Value Rating
62 / 100
Surplus $5.1M · salary $0.8MPAL: dimensions
A pitcher's WAR
Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 3.79 · RA9-WAR: 1.6
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
95.3 mi/h
56th percentile
K%
19.3 %
24th percentile
BB%
11.0 %
29th percentile
xERA
4.57
21th percentile
xwOBA allowed
.327
21th percentile
Barrels allowed
9.0 %
19th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Fastball | K% | BB% | xERA | xwOBA allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | STL | 0.6 | 20 | 57 | 95.3 | 19.3 | 11.0 | 4.57 | .327 |
| 2025 | STL | 0.5 | 38 | 71 | 95.7 | 20.7 | 6.7 | 4.42 | .325 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | @ MIL | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2.67 |
| Sep 24 | @ PIT | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.73 |
| Sep 19 | vs WSH | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2.76 |
| Sep 16 | vs SF | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.56 |
| Sep 13 | vs CWS | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2.61 |
| Sep 11 | vs CWS | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2.68 |
| Sep 8 | @ SF | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2.70 |
| Sep 2 | @ LAD | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2.78 |
| Aug 30 | vs PIT | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2.90 |
| Aug 27 | vs BAL | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2.98 |