Louis

Varland

PAge : 28Throws : R

#77

Louis Varland

#77PToronto Blue Jays

Height : 6' 1" · Weight : 93 kg · Bats : L · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2022-09-07

Born in : St. Paul, MN, USA

MLB record

Year	Team	PJ	V	D	MPM	MJ	RB	WHIP
2026	Toronto Blue Jays	71	5	6	1.27	78.0	97	1.00
2025		74	4	3	2.97	72.2	75	1.20
2025	Toronto Blue Jays	23	1	0	4.94	23.2	28	1.39
2025	Minnesota Twins	51	3	3	2.02	49.0	47	1.10
2024	Minnesota Twins	16	0	6	7.61	49.2	49	1.69
2023	Minnesota Twins	17	4	3	4.63	68.0	71	1.22
2022	Minnesota Twins	5	1	2	3.81	26.0	21	1.23
Career totals		183	14	20	3.76	294.1	313	1.24

ContractToronto Blue Jays payroll →

Type: Pre-Arbitration
Length: 1 yr · 2026–2026
Total value: 0.8 M$
AAV: 0.82 M$

2026
0.82 M$
Pre-arb
2027
—
Arb 1
2028
—
Arb 2
2029
—
Arb 3
2030
—
Arb 4

Advanced stats, 2026Relief pitcherMLB stats →

ERA

1.27

FIP

1.83

xFIP

2.39

ERA-

WHIP

1.00

31.6 %

BB%

7.5 %

Strikeouts

Innings

78.0

Wins

Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.

2027 projectionMLB trends →

Projected WAR

2.9

Strikeouts

2026 WAR

3.1

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

Trend

↑ Slightly up (+12)

20230.2 WAR · 0.2 per full season
2024-0.4 WAR · -0.5 per full season
20251.2 WAR · 1.1 per full season
20263.1 WAR · 2.6 per full season

Outlook, age included

+22 · 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

Star

VEL: Velocity; 89
STF: Stuff; 87
CTL: Control; 83
CNT: Contact allowed; 79
STA: Stamina; —
DUR: Durability; 81
EX: Experience; 61

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

3.1

#2 of 263 regular relievers

PAL Rating

99 / 100

#2 of 263 regular relievers

Value Rating

100 / 100

Surplus $29.5M · salary $0.8M

PAL: dimensions

Run prevention99

Stuff96

Command74

Contact allowed95

Velocity97

A pitcher's WAR

Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 1.83 · RA9-WAR: 3.1

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

98.8 mi/h

97th percentile

31.6 %

94th percentile

BB%

7.5 %

72th percentile

xERA

2.37

97th percentile

xwOBA allowed

.239

97th percentile

Barrels allowed

3.7 %

91th percentile

Season by season
Season	Team	WAR	PAL	OV	Fastball	K%	BB%	xERA	xwOBA allowed
2026	TOR	3.1	99	90	98.8	31.6	7.5	2.37	.239
2025	TOR	1.2	78	79	98.1	25.3	7.4	4.02	.311
2024	MIN	-0.4	13	73	96.3	20.6	6.7	5.34	.356
2023	MIN	0.2	57	76	95.3	25.1	6.0	4.64	.330
2022	MIN	0.2	39	72	93.8	19.8	5.7	4.52	.331

Game log, 2026

Date	Opponent	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Sep 25	vs CIN	1.0	0	0	0	2	1.27
Sep 20	@ TEX	1.0	1	0	1	0	1.29
Sep 16	vs DET	1.0	0	0	0	2	1.30
Sep 14	vs DET	1.2	2	1	1	2	1.32
Sep 12	vs BAL	1.0	0	0	0	2	1.23
Sep 9	@ ATH	1.0	0	0	0	2	1.24
Sep 7	@ ATH	0.2	2	1	2	0	1.26
Sep 5	@ KC	1.0	0	0	0	1	1.15
Sep 3	@ CLE	1.0	1	0	1	2	1.16
Aug 29	vs SEA	1.0	0	0	0	1	1.18