Kyle

Freeland

PAge : 33Throws : L

#21

Kyle Freeland

#21PColorado Rockies

Height : 6' 4" · Weight : 92 kg · Bats : L · Throws : L · MLB debut : 2017-04-07

Born in : Denver, CO, USA

MLB record

Year	Team	PJ	V	D	MPM	MJ	RB	WHIP
2026	Colorado Rockies	26	4	12	6.65	135.1	108	1.52
2025	Colorado Rockies	31	5	17	4.98	162.2	124	1.42
2024	Colorado Rockies	21	5	8	5.24	113.1	85	1.41
2023	Colorado Rockies	29	6	14	5.03	155.2	94	1.47
2022	Colorado Rockies	31	9	11	4.53	174.2	131	1.41
2021	Colorado Rockies	23	7	8	4.33	120.2	105	1.42
2020	Colorado Rockies	13	2	3	4.33	70.2	46	1.42
2019	Colorado Rockies	22	3	11	6.73	104.1	79	1.58
2018	Colorado Rockies	33	17	7	2.85	202.1	173	1.25
2017	Colorado Rockies	33	11	11	4.10	156.0	107	1.49
Career totals		262	69	102	4.75	1395.2	1052	1.43

ContractColorado Rockies payroll →

Type: Extension
Length: 5 yrs · 2022–2026
Total value: 64.5 M$
AAV: 12.90 M$

2026
16.00 M$
Guaranteed
2027
17.00 M$
Vesting

Advanced stats, 2026Starting pitcherMLB stats →

ERA

6.65

FIP

5.09

xFIP

4.33

ERA-

141

WHIP

1.52

17.6 %

BB%

4.7 %

Strikeouts

108

Innings

135.3

Wins

Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.

2027 projectionMLB trends →

Projected WAR

0.9

Strikeouts

111

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 (-11)

20231.2 WAR · 1.4 per full season
20240.9 WAR · 1.4 per full season
20252.4 WAR · 2.7 per full season
20260.8 WAR · 1.1 per full season

Outlook, age included

-26 · 33 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; 48
STF: Stuff; 60
CTL: Control; 92
CNT: Contact allowed; 46
STA: Stamina; 72
DUR: Durability; 82
EX: Experience; 81

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

#121 of 166 regular starters

PAL Rating

14 / 100

#143 of 166 regular starters

Value Rating

17 / 100

Surplus $-5.1M · salary $12.9M

PAL: dimensions

Run prevention10

Stuff29

Command97

Contact allowed5

Velocity5

Workload35

A pitcher's WAR

Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 5.09 · RA9-WAR: -0.6

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

91.3 mi/h

4th percentile

17.6 %

17th percentile

BB%

4.7 %

98th percentile

xERA

5.54

8th percentile

xwOBA allowed

.356

8th percentile

Barrels allowed

11.1 %

3th percentile

Season by season
Season	Team	WAR	PAL	OV	Fastball	K%	BB%	xERA	xwOBA allowed
2026	COL	0.8	14	56	91.3	17.6	4.7	5.54	.356
2025	COL	2.4	26	61	91.6	17.5	5.4	4.96	.342
2024	COL	0.9	20	57	91.6	17.3	5.3	4.97	.345
2023	COL	1.2	11	60	88.8	13.9	6.2	5.85	.365
2022	COL	2.5	26	66	90.3	17.1	6.9	5.20	.352
2021	COL	1.5	45	71	91.4	20.4	7.4	4.21	.315

Game log, 2026

Date	Opponent	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Sep 27	@ CWS	4.0	7	4	0	2	6.65
Sep 22	vs AZ	3.0	9	5	1	2	6.58
Sep 15	vs SD	4.0	8	3	0	1	6.38
Aug 19	vs LAD	3.2	6	4	1	5	6.37
Aug 14	@ SF	8.0	4	1	1	2	6.27
Aug 8	@ STL	4.1	5	1	3	3	6.63
Aug 2	vs KC	9.0	5	1	2	8	6.81
Jul 26	@ MIL	5.1	6	5	1	2	7.34
Jul 20	vs WSH	6.0	7	4	2	4	7.28
Jul 11	@ SF	6.0	6	4	0	9	7.36