Kevin

Ginkel

PAge : 32Throws : R

#37

Kevin Ginkel

#37PArizona Diamondbacks

Height : 6' 4" · Weight : 107 kg · Bats : L · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2019-08-05

Born in : San Diego, CA, USA

MLB record

Year	Team	PJ	V	D	MPM	MJ	RB	WHIP
2026	Arizona Diamondbacks	74	6	4	4.12	67.2	72	1.12
2025	Arizona Diamondbacks	29	1	4	7.36	25.2	29	1.64
2024	Arizona Diamondbacks	72	8	3	3.21	70.0	77	1.20
2023	Arizona Diamondbacks	60	9	1	2.48	65.1	70	0.98
2022	Arizona Diamondbacks	30	1	1	3.38	29.1	30	1.30
2021	Arizona Diamondbacks	32	0	1	6.35	28.1	31	1.55
2020	Arizona Diamondbacks	19	0	2	6.75	16.0	18	2.13
2019	Arizona Diamondbacks	25	3	0	1.48	24.1	28	0.99
Career totals		341	28	16	3.91	326.2	355	1.24

ContractArizona Diamondbacks payroll →

Type: Arbitration
Length: 1 yr · 2026–2026
Total value: 2.7 M$
AAV: 2.73 M$

2026
2.73 M$
Guaranteed

Advanced stats, 2026Relief pitcherMLB stats →

ERA

4.12

FIP

3.50

xFIP

3.58

ERA-

WHIP

1.12

26.2 %

BB%

6.2 %

Strikeouts

Innings

67.7

Wins

Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.

2027 projectionMLB trends →

Projected WAR

0.5

Strikeouts

2026 WAR

0.8

This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.

Trend

→ Stable (+1)

20231.3 WAR · 1.3 per full season
20241.3 WAR · 1.2 per full season
20250.2 WAR · 0.5 per full season
20260.8 WAR · 0.8 per full season

Outlook, age included

-14 · 32 y.o. · the age when performance usually declines

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

Very good

VEL: Velocity; 79
STF: Stuff; 84
CTL: Control; 86
CNT: Contact allowed; 70
STA: Stamina; —
DUR: Durability; 83
EX: Experience; 75

Why these ratings?

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

0.8

#58 of 263 regular relievers

PAL Rating

80 / 100

#52 of 263 regular relievers

Value Rating

62 / 100

Surplus $5.1M · salary $2.7M

PAL: dimensions

Run prevention71

Stuff82

Command91

Contact allowed31

Velocity63

A pitcher's WAR

Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 3.50 · RA9-WAR: 0.2

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

95.7 mi/h

62th percentile

26.2 %

72th percentile

BB%

6.2 %

90th percentile

xERA

3.55

66th percentile

xwOBA allowed

.291

66th percentile

Barrels allowed

9.2 %

17th percentile

Season by season
Season	Team	WAR	PAL	OV	Fastball	K%	BB%	xERA	xwOBA allowed
2026	AZ	0.8	80	84	95.7	26.2	6.2	3.55	.291
2025	AZ	0.2	26	81	94.9	24.0	10.7	4.58	.330
2024	AZ	1.3	86	86	96.0	26.5	5.2	3.22	.283
2023	AZ	1.3	83	82	95.7	27.6	9.1	3.09	.273
2022	AZ	0.5	74	77	96.4	24.2	8.9	2.94	.271
2021	AZ	-0.4	16	67	94.6	24.0	10.9	5.19	.346

Game log, 2026

Date	Opponent	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Sep 27	@ SD	0.2	1	0	0	1	4.12
Sep 26	@ SD	0.1	1	0	1	1	4.16
Sep 24	@ COL	1.0	0	0	0	3	4.19
Sep 22	@ COL	1.0	1	0	0	0	4.25
Sep 19	vs NYY	1.0	2	2	0	1	4.31
Sep 15	vs MIA	1.0	0	0	0	2	4.10
Sep 14	vs MIA	1.0	3	2	0	3	4.16
Sep 11	vs TEX	0.2	0	0	0	0	3.94
Sep 8	@ KC	1.1	1	0	0	0	3.98
Sep 6	@ HOU	1.0	0	0	0	3	4.07