Kyle
Backhus
PAge : 28Throws : L
#19
Kyle Backhus
Height : 6' 4" · Weight : 84 kg · Bats : L · Throws : L · MLB debut : 2025-06-08
Born in : New Waverly, TX, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | V | D | MPM | MJ | RB | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Philadelphia Phillies | 21 | 2 | 1 | 4.95 | 20.0 | 20 | 1.55 |
| 2025 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 32 | 0 | 3 | 4.62 | 25.1 | 22 | 1.42 |
| Career totals | 53 | 2 | 4 | 4.76 | 45.1 | 42 | 1.48 | |
Advanced stats, 2026Relief pitcherMLB stats →
ERA
4.95
FIP
4.25
xFIP
3.89
ERA-
114
WHIP
1.55
K%
21.3 %
BB%
6.4 %
Strikeouts
20
Innings
20.0
Wins
2
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
0.1
Strikeouts
23
2026 WAR
0.1
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
→ Stable (+1)
- 20250.0 WAR · 0.0 per full season
- 20260.1 WAR · 0.3 per full season
Outlook, age included
+11 · 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
77
Established regular
- VEL
- Velocity
- 57
- STF
- Stuff
- 72
- CTL
- Control
- 84
- CNT
- Contact allowed
- 83
- STA
- Stamina
- —
- DUR
- Durability
- 61
- EX
- Experience
- 37
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).
PAL: dimensions
A pitcher's WAR
Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 4.25 · RA9-WAR: -0.1
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
90.7 mi/h
5th percentile
K%
21.3 %
35th percentile
BB%
6.4 %
88th percentile
xERA
4.01
46th percentile
xwOBA allowed
.308
46th percentile
Barrels allowed
4.5 %
83th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Fastball | K% | BB% | xERA | xwOBA allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | PHI | 0.1 | 52 | 77 | 90.7 | 21.3 | 6.4 | 4.01 | .308 |
| 2025 | AZ | 0.0 | 36 | 73 | 91.0 | 19.1 | 7.0 | 4.48 | .327 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3 | vs WSH | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.95 |
| Aug 2 | @ BAL | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.21 |
| Jul 27 | @ MIA | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.50 |
| Jul 25 | vs NYY | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6.19 |
| Jul 6 | @ KC | 1.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.87 |
| Jul 5 | @ KC | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.65 |
| Jul 2 | vs PIT | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.93 |
| Jul 1 | vs PIT | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.68 |
| Jun 28 | @ NYM | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 |
| Jun 27 | @ NYM | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6.35 |