Kyle

Finnegan

PAge : 35Throws : R

#67

Kyle Finnegan

#67PDetroit Tigers

Height : 6' 2" · Weight : 90 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2020-07-25

Born in : Detroit, MI, USA

MLB record

Year	Team	PJ	V	D	MPM	MJ	RB	WHIP
2026	Detroit Tigers	63	3	1	4.30	60.2	47	1.66
2025		56	4	4	3.47	57.0	55	1.11
2025	Detroit Tigers	16	3	0	1.50	18.0	23	0.72
2025	Washington Nationals	40	1	4	4.38	39.0	32	1.28
2024	Washington Nationals	65	3	8	3.68	63.2	60	1.34
2023	Washington Nationals	67	7	5	3.76	69.1	63	1.30
2022	Washington Nationals	66	6	4	3.51	66.2	70	1.14
2021	Washington Nationals	68	5	9	3.55	66.0	68	1.48
2020	Washington Nationals	25	1	0	2.92	24.2	27	1.38
Career totals		410	29	31	3.66	408.0	390	1.34

ContractDetroit Tigers payroll →

Type: Free Agent
Length: 2 yrs · 2026–2027
Total value: 19.0 M$
AAV: 9.50 M$

2026
8.75 M$
Guaranteed
2027
8.00 M$
Guaranteed
2028
10.00 M$
Mutual option

Advanced stats, 2026Relief pitcherMLB stats →

ERA

4.30

FIP

5.42

xFIP

5.02

ERA-

103

WHIP

1.66

17.4 %

BB%

12.6 %

Strikeouts

Innings

60.7

Wins

Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.

2027 projectionMLB trends →

Projected WAR

-0.7

Strikeouts

2026 WAR

-0.8

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

Trend

↓ Slight decline (-18)

20230.3 WAR · 0.3 per full season
20240.0 WAR · 0.0 per full season
20251.3 WAR · 1.5 per full season
2026-0.8 WAR · -0.9 per full season

Outlook, age included

-33 · 34 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

Replacement or prospect

VEL: Velocity; 82
STF: Stuff; 62
CTL: Control; 69
CNT: Contact allowed; 57
STA: Stamina; —
DUR: Durability; 88
EX: Experience; 71

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

#256 of 263 regular relievers

PAL Rating

3 / 100

#255 of 263 regular relievers

Value Rating

1 / 100

Surplus $-17.3M · salary $9.5M

PAL: dimensions

Run prevention7

Stuff7

Command13

Contact allowed4

Velocity69

A pitcher's WAR

Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 5.42 · 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

96.2 mi/h

68th percentile

17.4 %

12th percentile

BB%

12.6 %

16th percentile

xERA

5.77

4th percentile

xwOBA allowed

.362

4th percentile

Barrels allowed

9.6 %

13th percentile

Season by season
Season	Team	WAR	PAL	OV	Fastball	K%	BB%	xERA	xwOBA allowed
2026	DET	-0.8	3	58	96.2	17.4	12.6	5.77	.362
2025	DET	1.3	73	76	96.3	24.0	7.9	3.16	.278
2024	WSH	0.0	40	70	97.2	22.1	8.9	4.40	.327
2023	WSH	0.3	38	72	97.3	21.9	8.3	4.61	.329
2022	WSH	0.6	70	77	97.0	26.1	8.2	3.27	.285
2021	WSH	0.1	42	69	95.6	23.1	11.6	3.78	.300

Game log, 2026

Date	Opponent	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Sep 15	@ TOR	0.1	3	1	0	0	4.30
Sep 14	@ TOR	1.0	3	3	0	1	4.18
Sep 9	vs MIN	1.0	1	0	0	0	3.79
Sep 6	@ CLE	0.0	2	0	0	0	3.86
Sep 5	@ CLE	1.0	0	0	0	0	3.86
Sep 2	@ MIN	2.0	2	0	0	3	3.92
Sep 1	@ MIN	0.1	3	5	2	0	4.07
Aug 30	vs LAD	0.2	0	0	0	2	3.27
Aug 26	vs TB	1.0	1	0	0	0	3.31
Aug 23	@ KC	1.0	2	1	1	1	3.38