Luis
Medina
PAge : 27Throws : R
#46
Luis Medina
#46P
Athletics
Height : 6' 1" · Weight : 79 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2023-04-26
Born in : Nagua, Dominican Republic
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | V | D | MPM | MJ | RB | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Athletics | 60 | 6 | 3 | 3.08 | 73.0 | 93 | 1.40 |
| 2024 | Athletics | 8 | 2 | 4 | 5.18 | 40.0 | 32 | 1.58 |
| 2023 | Athletics | 23 | 3 | 10 | 5.42 | 109.2 | 106 | 1.51 |
| Career totals | 91 | 11 | 17 | 4.61 | 222.2 | 231 | 1.49 | |
ContractAthletics payroll →
- Type
- Arbitration
- Length
- 1 yr · 2026–2026
- Total value
- 0.8 M$
- AAV
- 0.84 M$
2026
0.84 M$
Guaranteed
2027
—
Arb 2
2028
—
Arb 3
2029
—
Arb 4
Advanced stats, 2026Relief pitcherMLB stats →
ERA
3.08
FIP
3.57
xFIP
3.85
ERA-
69
WHIP
1.40
K%
29.3 %
BB%
12.3 %
Strikeouts
93
Innings
73.0
Wins
6
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
0.7
Strikeouts
72
2026 WAR
0.9
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
→ Stable (+1)
- 20230.4 WAR · 0.2 per full season
- 20240.4 WAR · 0.7 per full season
- 20260.9 WAR · 0.8 per full season
Outlook, age included
+11 · 27 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
- 84
- STF
- Stuff
- 77
- CTL
- Control
- 61
- CNT
- Contact allowed
- 68
- STA
- Stamina
- —
- DUR
- Durability
- 72
- 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
0.9
#55 of 263 regular relievers
PAL Rating
77 / 100
#60 of 263 regular relievers
Value Rating
74 / 100
Surplus $8.0M · salary $0.8MPAL: dimensions
A pitcher's WAR
Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 3.57 · RA9-WAR: 1.3
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
97.7 mi/h
89th percentile
K%
29.3 %
86th percentile
BB%
12.3 %
19th percentile
xERA
3.87
52th percentile
xwOBA allowed
.303
52th percentile
Barrels allowed
7.7 %
35th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Fastball | K% | BB% | xERA | xwOBA allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ATH | 0.9 | 77 | 73 | 97.7 | 29.3 | 12.3 | 3.87 | .303 |
| 2024 | ATH | 0.4 | 11 | 59 | 95.9 | 17.8 | 11.1 | 4.64 | .335 |
| 2023 | ATH | 0.4 | 24 | 73 | 96.1 | 21.4 | 11.5 | 4.80 | .335 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | vs HOU | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.08 |
| Sep 23 | vs LAA | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.11 |
| Sep 22 | vs LAA | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.15 |
| Sep 20 | @ CLE | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.20 |
| Sep 18 | @ CLE | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.25 |
| Sep 15 | @ TB | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.29 |
| Sep 13 | vs SEA | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.31 |
| Sep 11 | vs SEA | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3.34 |
| Sep 9 | vs TOR | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3.39 |
| Sep 7 | vs TOR | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3.44 |