Kumar
Rocker
PAge : 26Throws : R
#80
Kumar Rocker
#80P
Texas Rangers
Height : 6' 5" · Weight : 111 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2024-09-12
Born in : Watkinsville, GA, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | V | D | MPM | MJ | RB | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Texas Rangers | 30 | 6 | 11 | 4.38 | 148.0 | 138 | 1.41 |
| 2025 | Texas Rangers | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5.74 | 64.1 | 56 | 1.46 |
| 2024 | Texas Rangers | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3.86 | 11.2 | 14 | 1.54 |
| Career totals | 47 | 10 | 18 | 4.74 | 224.0 | 208 | 1.43 | |
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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Pre-arb
2028
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Pre-arb
2029
—
Arb 1
2030
—
Arb 2
2031
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Arb 3
Advanced stats, 2026Starting pitcherMLB stats →
ERA
4.38
FIP
4.31
xFIP
4.29
ERA-
108
WHIP
1.41
K%
21.4 %
BB%
9.5 %
Strikeouts
138
Innings
148.0
Wins
6
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
1.2
Strikeouts
99
2026 WAR
1.6
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
→ Stable (+6)
- 20250.3 WAR · 0.8 per full season
- 20261.6 WAR · 1.9 per full season
Outlook, age included
+16 · 26 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
- 77
- STF
- Stuff
- 71
- CTL
- Control
- 67
- CNT
- Contact allowed
- 69
- STA
- Stamina
- 65
- DUR
- Durability
- 70
- 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
1.6
#88 of 166 regular starters
PAL Rating
38 / 100
#103 of 166 regular starters
Value Rating
59 / 100
Surplus $14.9M · salary $0.8MPAL: dimensions
A pitcher's WAR
Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 4.31 · RA9-WAR: 1.7
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
94.5 mi/h
55th percentile
K%
21.4 %
50th percentile
BB%
9.5 %
29th percentile
xERA
4.48
37th percentile
xwOBA allowed
.324
37th percentile
Barrels allowed
7.5 %
59th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Fastball | K% | BB% | xERA | xwOBA allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | TEX | 1.6 | 38 | 65 | 94.5 | 21.4 | 9.5 | 4.48 | .324 |
| 2025 | TEX | 0.3 | 10 | 57 | 95.8 | 19.5 | 8.0 | 5.73 | .364 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24 | vs NYM | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4.38 |
| Sep 18 | vs TOR | 4.1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4.47 |
| Sep 12 | @ AZ | 4.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4.54 |
| Sep 4 | vs TB | 5.0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4.61 |
| Aug 30 | @ MIL | 3.0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4.44 |
| Aug 24 | @ CWS | 5.2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 4.41 |
| Aug 19 | vs WSH | 5.0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4.46 |
| Aug 14 | @ ATH | 5.0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4.50 |
| Aug 9 | vs BAL | 3.0 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 4.46 |
| Aug 2 | @ HOU | 5.1 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4.08 |