Keider
Montero
PAge : 26Throws : R
#54
Keider Montero
#54P
Detroit Tigers
Height : 6' 1" · Weight : 66 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2024-05-29
Born in : Santa Teresa del Tuy, Venezuela
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | V | D | MPM | MJ | RB | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Detroit Tigers | 32 | 10 | 9 | 3.48 | 155.0 | 107 | 1.04 |
| 2025 | Detroit Tigers | 20 | 5 | 3 | 4.37 | 90.2 | 72 | 1.39 |
| 2024 | Detroit Tigers | 19 | 6 | 6 | 4.76 | 98.1 | 77 | 1.33 |
| Career totals | 71 | 21 | 18 | 4.08 | 344.0 | 256 | 1.22 | |
ContractDetroit Tigers 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
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Arb 1
2029
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Arb 2
2030
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Arb 3
Advanced stats, 2026Starting pitcherMLB stats →
ERA
3.48
FIP
3.98
xFIP
4.66
ERA-
83
WHIP
1.04
K%
17.1 %
BB%
5.9 %
Strikeouts
107
Innings
155.0
Wins
10
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
2.0
Strikeouts
85
2026 WAR
2.5
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
↑ Slightly up (+15)
- 20240.1 WAR · 0.2 per full season
- 20250.2 WAR · 0.4 per full season
- 20262.5 WAR · 2.9 per full season
Outlook, age included
+40 · 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
79
Established regular
- VEL
- Velocity
- 75
- STF
- Stuff
- 60
- CTL
- Control
- 82
- CNT
- Contact allowed
- 82
- STA
- Stamina
- 86
- DUR
- Durability
- 71
- 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
2.5
#48 of 166 regular starters
PAL Rating
67 / 100
#55 of 166 regular starters
Value Rating
77 / 100
Surplus $23.6M · salary $0.8MPAL: dimensions
A pitcher's WAR
Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 3.98 · RA9-WAR: 3.2
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
94.3 mi/h
50th percentile
K%
17.1 %
13th percentile
BB%
5.9 %
87th percentile
xERA
3.52
84th percentile
xwOBA allowed
.290
84th percentile
Barrels allowed
7.2 %
65th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Fastball | K% | BB% | xERA | xwOBA allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | DET | 2.5 | 67 | 79 | 94.3 | 17.1 | 5.9 | 3.52 | .290 |
| 2025 | DET | 0.2 | 39 | 75 | 93.9 | 18.5 | 8.0 | 4.64 | .332 |
| 2024 | DET | 0.1 | 25 | 69 | 94.7 | 18.7 | 7.5 | 5.17 | .351 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21 | vs WSH | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3.48 |
| Sep 16 | @ TOR | 4.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3.58 |
| Sep 9 | vs MIN | 4.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3.55 |
| Sep 4 | @ CLE | 4.0 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3.52 |
| Aug 29 | vs LAD | 5.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.24 |
| Aug 18 | @ PIT | 5.0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3.30 |
| Aug 13 | vs CLE | 6.1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.22 |
| Aug 7 | @ SF | 6.0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3.38 |
| Aug 2 | @ ATH | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3.17 |
| Jul 27 | vs BAL | 4.1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3.34 |