Kyle
Leahy
PAge : 29Throws : R
#62
Kyle Leahy
Height : 6' 5" · Weight : 102 kg · Bats : S · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2023-07-07
Born in : Boulder, CO, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | V | D | MPM | MJ | RB | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | St. Louis Cardinals | 30 | 10 | 5 | 3.66 | 140.0 | 132 | 1.34 |
| 2025 | St. Louis Cardinals | 62 | 4 | 2 | 3.07 | 88.0 | 80 | 1.23 |
| 2024 | St. Louis Cardinals | 33 | 1 | 1 | 4.07 | 48.2 | 33 | 1.03 |
| 2023 | St. Louis Cardinals | 3 | 0 | 1 | 21.60 | 1.2 | 2 | 5.40 |
| Career totals | 128 | 15 | 9 | 3.65 | 278.1 | 247 | 1.28 | |
ContractSt. Louis Cardinals payroll →
- Type
- Pre-Arbitration
- Length
- 1 yr · 2026–2026
- Total value
- 0.8 M$
- AAV
- 0.80 M$
2026
0.80 M$
Pre-arb
2027
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Arb 1
2028
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Arb 2
2029
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Arb 3
2030
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Arb 4
Advanced stats, 2026Starting pitcherMLB stats →
ERA
3.66
FIP
3.59
xFIP
3.65
ERA-
89
WHIP
1.34
K%
22.1 %
BB%
6.9 %
Strikeouts
132
Innings
140.0
Wins
10
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
2.0
Strikeouts
104
2026 WAR
2.6
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
→ Stable (+3)
- 20240.4 WAR · 1.5 per full season
- 20251.4 WAR · 2.9 per full season
- 20262.6 WAR · 3.3 per full season
Outlook, age included
+3 · 29 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
73
Established regular
- VEL
- Velocity
- 76
- STF
- Stuff
- 76
- CTL
- Control
- 80
- CNT
- Contact allowed
- 52
- STA
- Stamina
- 76
- DUR
- Durability
- 63
- EX
- Experience
- 55
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
2.6
#42 of 166 regular starters
PAL Rating
46 / 100
#90 of 166 regular starters
Value Rating
79 / 100
Surplus $24.6M · salary $0.8MPAL: dimensions
A pitcher's WAR
Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 3.59 · RA9-WAR: 3.0
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
94.3 mi/h
50th percentile
K%
22.1 %
55th percentile
BB%
6.9 %
71th percentile
xERA
4.89
23th percentile
xwOBA allowed
.337
23th percentile
Barrels allowed
9.8 %
14th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Fastball | K% | BB% | xERA | xwOBA allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | STL | 2.6 | 46 | 73 | 94.3 | 22.1 | 6.9 | 4.89 | .337 |
| 2025 | STL | 1.4 | 54 | 70 | 95.4 | 22.0 | 7.7 | 4.42 | .325 |
| 2024 | STL | 0.4 | 37 | 69 | 95.5 | 17.3 | 5.2 | 4.40 | .327 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24 | @ PIT | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3.66 |
| Sep 18 | vs WSH | 3.0 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3.65 |
| Sep 12 | vs CWS | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3.33 |
| Sep 6 | @ COL | 2.2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 3.41 |
| Aug 29 | vs PIT | 3.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.13 |
| Aug 23 | @ PHI | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3.13 |
| Aug 18 | @ CIN | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3.24 |
| Aug 12 | vs PHI | 5.0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3.38 |
| Aug 7 | vs COL | 5.0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3.45 |
| Jul 31 | @ TOR | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.44 |