Ian
Seymour
PAge : 27Throws : L
#61
Ian Seymour
#61P
Tampa Bay Rays
Height : 6' 0" · Weight : 98 kg · Bats : L · Throws : L · MLB debut : 2025-06-09
Born in : Madison, CT, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | V | D | MPM | MJ | RB | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Tampa Bay Rays | 47 | 9 | 7 | 4.21 | 132.2 | 158 | 1.13 |
| 2025 | Tampa Bay Rays | 19 | 4 | 3 | 3.63 | 57.0 | 64 | 1.18 |
| Career totals | 66 | 13 | 10 | 4.03 | 189.2 | 222 | 1.14 | |
ContractTampa Bay Rays 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
—
Pre-arb
2028
—
Pre-arb
2029
—
Arb 1
2030
—
Arb 2
2031
—
Arb 3
Advanced stats, 2026Relief pitcherMLB stats →
ERA
4.21
FIP
4.10
xFIP
3.52
ERA-
101
WHIP
1.13
K%
28.7 %
BB%
6.5 %
Strikeouts
158
Innings
132.7
Wins
9
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
0.9
Strikeouts
89
2026 WAR
1.5
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
→ Stable (-3)
- 20251.1 WAR · 1.3 per full season
- 20261.5 WAR · 0.7 per full season
Outlook, age included
+7 · 27 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
82
Very good
- VEL
- Velocity
- 56
- STF
- Stuff
- 87
- CTL
- Control
- 86
- CNT
- Contact allowed
- 72
- STA
- Stamina
- —
- DUR
- Durability
- 71
- 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
1.5
#26 of 263 regular relievers
PAL Rating
78 / 100
#58 of 263 regular relievers
Value Rating
91 / 100
Surplus $13.9M · salary $0.8MPAL: dimensions
A pitcher's WAR
Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 4.10 · RA9-WAR: 1.1
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
91.4 mi/h
7th percentile
K%
28.7 %
85th percentile
BB%
6.5 %
86th percentile
xERA
3.55
66th percentile
xwOBA allowed
.291
66th percentile
Barrels allowed
9.9 %
11th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Fastball | K% | BB% | xERA | xwOBA allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | TB | 1.5 | 78 | 82 | 91.4 | 28.7 | 6.5 | 3.55 | .291 |
| 2025 | TB | 1.1 | 65 | 79 | 91.6 | 26.4 | 7.9 | 3.93 | .308 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 | @ PHI | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.21 |
| Sep 24 | @ NYY | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4.22 |
| Sep 18 | vs BOS | 5.0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4.38 |
| Sep 12 | vs HOU | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4.27 |
| Sep 6 | @ TEX | 3.0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4.33 |
| Aug 31 | vs NYM | 6.1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 4.21 |
| Aug 25 | @ DET | 5.2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4.21 |
| Aug 20 | vs TOR | 5.0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4.17 |
| Aug 15 | vs BAL | 6.0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4.11 |
| Aug 9 | @ SEA | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4.08 |