Jacob
Latz
PAge : 30Throws : L
#67
Jacob Latz
#67P
Texas Rangers
Height : 6' 2" · Weight : 84 kg · Bats : R · Throws : L · MLB debut : 2021-08-25
Born in : Lemont, IL, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | V | D | MPM | MJ | RB | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Texas Rangers | 58 | 3 | 4 | 2.13 | 72.0 | 83 | 0.81 |
| 2025 | Texas Rangers | 33 | 2 | 0 | 2.84 | 85.2 | 76 | 1.24 |
| 2024 | Texas Rangers | 46 | 2 | 3 | 3.71 | 43.2 | 40 | 1.51 |
| 2023 | Texas Rangers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6.1 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 2021 | Texas Rangers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.79 | 4.2 | 4 | 1.07 |
| Career totals | 141 | 7 | 8 | 2.76 | 212.1 | 208 | 1.13 | |
ContractTexas Rangers 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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Arb 1
2028
—
Arb 2
2029
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Arb 3
2030
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Arb 4
Advanced stats, 2026Relief pitcherMLB stats →
ERA
2.13
FIP
2.84
xFIP
3.39
ERA-
52
WHIP
0.81
K%
30.6 %
BB%
8.5 %
Strikeouts
83
Innings
72.0
Wins
3
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
2.2
Strikeouts
84
2026 WAR
2.2
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
↑ Slightly up (+8)
- 2024-0.3 WAR · -0.4 per full season
- 20251.2 WAR · 0.9 per full season
- 20262.2 WAR · 2.0 per full season
Outlook, age included
+8 · 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
79
Established regular
- VEL
- Velocity
- 73
- STF
- Stuff
- 81
- CTL
- Control
- 72
- CNT
- Contact allowed
- 73
- STA
- Stamina
- —
- DUR
- Durability
- 76
- EX
- Experience
- 66
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
2.2
#8 of 263 regular relievers
PAL Rating
89 / 100
#29 of 263 regular relievers
Value Rating
98 / 100
Surplus $20.7M · salary $0.8MPAL: dimensions
A pitcher's WAR
Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 2.84 · RA9-WAR: 2.8
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
94.8 mi/h
49th percentile
K%
30.6 %
92th percentile
BB%
8.5 %
61th percentile
xERA
2.66
93th percentile
xwOBA allowed
.253
93th percentile
Barrels allowed
8.5 %
25th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Fastball | K% | BB% | xERA | xwOBA allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | TEX | 2.2 | 89 | 79 | 94.8 | 30.6 | 8.5 | 2.66 | .253 |
| 2025 | TEX | 1.2 | 36 | 60 | 94.2 | 21.8 | 10.6 | 4.13 | .315 |
| 2024 | TEX | -0.3 | 8 | 55 | 94.9 | 20.8 | 14.1 | 4.87 | .342 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | @ MIN | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2.13 |
| Sep 23 | vs NYM | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.15 |
| Sep 19 | vs TOR | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.08 |
| Sep 17 | vs BOS | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.11 |
| Sep 15 | vs BOS | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2.00 |
| Sep 13 | @ AZ | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2.06 |
| Sep 12 | @ AZ | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.81 |
| Sep 6 | vs TB | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.85 |
| Sep 5 | vs TB | 1.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1.88 |
| Sep 1 | vs ATH | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.63 |