MacKenzie

Gore

PAge : 27Throws : L

MacKenzie Gore

Height : 6' 2" · Weight : 88 kg · Bats : L · Throws : L · MLB debut : 2022-04-15

Born in : Wilmington, NC, USA

MLB record

Year	Team	PJ	V	D	MPM	MJ	RB	WHIP
2026	Texas Rangers	34	8	11	4.58	173.0	174	1.34
2025	Washington Nationals	30	5	15	4.17	159.2	185	1.35
2024	Washington Nationals	32	10	12	3.90	166.1	181	1.42
2023	Washington Nationals	27	7	10	4.42	136.1	151	1.40
2022	San Diego Padres	16	4	4	4.50	70.0	72	1.47
Career totals		139	34	52	4.29	705.1	763	1.39

ContractTexas Rangers payroll →

Type: Arbitration
Length: 1 yr · 2026–2026
Total value: 5.6 M$
AAV: 5.60 M$

2026
5.60 M$
Guaranteed
2027
—
Arb 3

Advanced stats, 2026Starting pitcherMLB stats →

ERA

4.58

FIP

3.87

xFIP

4.20

ERA-

113

WHIP

1.34

23.2 %

BB%

9.5 %

Strikeouts

174

Innings

173.0

Wins

Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.

2027 projectionMLB trends →

Projected WAR

2.7

Strikeouts

167

2026 WAR

2.8

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

Trend

→ Stable (-3)

20231.2 WAR · 1.6 per full season
20243.3 WAR · 3.6 per full season
20253.0 WAR · 3.4 per full season
20262.8 WAR · 2.9 per full season

Outlook, age included

+7 · 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

Established regular

VEL: Velocity; 79
STF: Stuff; 80
CTL: Control; 64
CNT: Contact allowed; 67
STA: Stamina; 75
DUR: Durability; 93
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

2.8

#35 of 166 regular starters

PAL Rating

48 / 100

#86 of 166 regular starters

Value Rating

74 / 100

Surplus $21.8M · salary $5.6M

PAL: dimensions

Run prevention46

Stuff59

Command26

Contact allowed36

Velocity63

Workload48

A pitcher's WAR

Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 3.87 · RA9-WAR: 1.9

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

95.1 mi/h

63th percentile

23.2 %

62th percentile

BB%

9.5 %

29th percentile

xERA

4.18

55th percentile

xwOBA allowed

.314

55th percentile

Barrels allowed

8.6 %

34th percentile

Season by season
Season	Team	WAR	PAL	OV	Fastball	K%	BB%	xERA	xwOBA allowed
2026	TEX	2.8	48	75	95.1	23.2	9.5	4.18	.314
2025	WSH	3.0	61	73	95.3	27.2	9.4	4.33	.322
2024	WSH	3.3	65	72	96.0	24.8	8.9	4.14	.318
2023	WSH	1.2	26	64	95.0	25.9	9.8	5.20	.347
2022	SD	0.8	17	61	94.7	23.3	12.0	5.13	.350

Game log, 2026

Date	Opponent	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Sep 27	@ MIN	2.1	1	1	1	0	4.58
Sep 22	vs NYM	5.0	4	1	1	2	4.59
Sep 16	vs BOS	4.0	2	3	3	0	4.67
Sep 11	@ AZ	4.0	5	4	3	2	4.62
Sep 6	vs TB	3.0	8	5	3	1	4.51
Sep 1	vs ATH	5.1	5	1	4	4	4.31
Aug 26	@ CWS	3.2	8	4	4	4	4.40
Aug 21	vs LAA	6.0	2	0	1	7	4.26
Aug 15	@ ATH	5.2	8	3	2	5	4.45
Aug 10	@ LAA	5.1	4	1	2	9	4.43