José
Suarez
PAge : 28Throws : L
#54
José Suarez
#54PAthletics
Height : 5' 10" · Weight : 102 kg · Bats : L · Throws : L · MLB debut : 2019-06-02
Born in : Naguanagua, Venezuela
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | V | D | MPM | MJ | RB | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 45 | 1 | 4 | 5.87 | 61.1 | 61 | 1.61 | |
| 2026 | Athletics | 36 | 1 | 3 | 5.65 | 43.0 | 37 | 1.42 |
| 2026 | Seattle Mariners | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 2.0 | 3 | 2.00 |
| 2026 | Atlanta Braves | 8 | 0 | 1 | 6.61 | 16.1 | 21 | 2.08 |
| 2025 | Atlanta Braves | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1.86 | 19.1 | 16 | 1.29 |
| 2024 | Los Angeles Angels | 22 | 1 | 2 | 6.02 | 52.1 | 56 | 1.61 |
| 2023 | Los Angeles Angels | 11 | 1 | 3 | 8.29 | 33.2 | 28 | 1.96 |
| 2022 | Los Angeles Angels | 22 | 8 | 8 | 3.96 | 109.0 | 103 | 1.25 |
| 2021 | Los Angeles Angels | 23 | 8 | 8 | 3.75 | 98.1 | 85 | 1.23 |
| 2020 | Los Angeles Angels | 2 | 0 | 2 | 38.57 | 2.1 | 2 | 6.43 |
| 2019 | Los Angeles Angels | 19 | 2 | 6 | 7.11 | 81.0 | 72 | 1.64 |
| Career totals | 151 | 23 | 33 | 5.37 | 457.1 | 423 | 1.48 | |
ContractAthletics payroll →
- Type
- Arbitration
- Length
- 1 yr · 2026–2026
- Total value
- 0.9 M$
- AAV
- 0.90 M$
2026
0.90 M$
Not 40 man
Advanced stats, 2026Relief pitcherMLB stats →
ERA
5.87
FIP
3.85
xFIP
4.15
ERA-
134
WHIP
1.61
K%
22.0 %
BB%
9.7 %
Strikeouts
61
Innings
61.3
Wins
1
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
0.4
Strikeouts
40
2026 WAR
0.6
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
→ Stable (0)
- 2023-0.5 WAR · -1.0 per full season
- 20240.0 WAR · 0.0 per full season
- 20250.2 WAR · 0.7 per full season
- 20260.6 WAR · 0.6 per full season
Outlook, age included
+10 · 28 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
65
Depth
- VEL
- Velocity
- 64
- STF
- Stuff
- 68
- CTL
- Control
- 70
- CNT
- Contact allowed
- 78
- STA
- Stamina
- —
- DUR
- Durability
- 64
- EX
- Experience
- 75
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
38 / 100
#163 of 263 regular relievers
Value Rating
61 / 100
Surplus $5.0M · salary $0.9MPAL: dimensions
A pitcher's WAR
Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 3.85 · RA9-WAR: -0.7
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
92.7 mi/h
18th percentile
K%
22.0 %
40th percentile
BB%
9.7 %
45th percentile
xERA
4.27
32th percentile
xwOBA allowed
.317
32th percentile
Barrels allowed
2.7 %
98th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Fastball | K% | BB% | xERA | xwOBA allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ATH | 0.6 | 38 | 65 | 92.7 | 22.0 | 9.7 | 4.27 | .317 |
| 2025 | ATL | 0.2 | 29 | 48 | 93.4 | 19.8 | 12.3 | 4.19 | .317 |
| 2024 | LAA | 0.0 | 11 | 60 | 93.0 | 23.3 | 11.3 | 4.80 | .340 |
| 2023 | LAA | -0.5 | 4 | 62 | 92.3 | 17.0 | 12.1 | 5.92 | .367 |
| 2022 | LAA | 1.6 | 55 | 75 | 92.7 | 22.3 | 7.1 | 3.62 | .299 |
| 2021 | LAA | 1.3 | 56 | 76 | 92.9 | 20.6 | 8.7 | 4.42 | .322 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | @ TEX | 0.2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5.87 |
| Aug 31 | @ TEX | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.49 |
| Aug 29 | vs BAL | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.43 |
| Aug 10 | vs TB | 0.1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5.22 |
| Aug 7 | @ BOS | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.63 |
| Aug 5 | @ CIN | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.66 |
| Aug 1 | vs DET | 1.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.68 |
| Jul 29 | vs BOS | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.63 |
| Jul 27 | vs BOS | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4.55 |
| Jul 25 | @ MIN | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.25 |
