Mason
Montgomery
PAge : 26Throws : L
#46
Mason Montgomery
Height : 6' 2" · Weight : 93 kg · Bats : L · Throws : L · MLB debut : 2024-09-05
Born in : Austin, TX, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | V | D | MPM | MJ | RB | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 70 | 6 | 4 | 2.88 | 68.2 | 105 | 1.03 |
| 2025 | Tampa Bay Rays | 57 | 1 | 3 | 5.67 | 46.0 | 63 | 1.65 |
| 2024 | Tampa Bay Rays | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.86 | 9.2 | 17 | 1.14 |
| Career totals | 136 | 7 | 7 | 3.84 | 124.1 | 185 | 1.27 | |
ContractPittsburgh Pirates payroll →
- Type
- Pre-Arbitration
- Length
- 1 yr · 2026–2026
- Total value
- 0.8 M$
- AAV
- 0.79 M$
2026
0.79 M$
Pre-arb
2027
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Pre-arb
2028
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Arb 1
2029
—
Arb 2
2030
—
Arb 3
Advanced stats, 2026Relief pitcherMLB stats →
ERA
2.88
FIP
2.36
xFIP
2.23
ERA-
67
WHIP
1.03
K%
37.8 %
BB%
9.4 %
Strikeouts
105
Innings
68.7
Wins
6
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
1.8
Strikeouts
88
2026 WAR
2.2
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
↑ Slightly up (+12)
- 20250.2 WAR · 0.3 per full season
- 20262.2 WAR · 2.1 per full season
Outlook, age included
+22 · 26 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
86
High-end
- VEL
- Velocity
- 91
- STF
- Stuff
- 95
- CTL
- Control
- 70
- CNT
- Contact allowed
- 76
- STA
- Stamina
- —
- DUR
- Durability
- 81
- EX
- Experience
- 47
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
2.2
#8 of 263 regular relievers
PAL Rating
99 / 100
#2 of 263 regular relievers
Value Rating
98 / 100
Surplus $20.7M · salary $0.8MPAL: dimensions
A pitcher's WAR
Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 2.36 · RA9-WAR: 2.0
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
98.5 mi/h
95th percentile
K%
37.8 %
99th percentile
BB%
9.4 %
50th percentile
xERA
2.53
96th percentile
xwOBA allowed
.247
96th percentile
Barrels allowed
6.2 %
63th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Fastball | K% | BB% | xERA | xwOBA allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | PIT | 2.2 | 99 | 86 | 98.5 | 37.8 | 9.4 | 2.53 | .247 |
| 2025 | TB | 0.2 | 56 | 77 | 98.7 | 30.1 | 12.9 | 4.58 | .330 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 | @ DET | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.88 |
| Sep 26 | @ DET | 0.2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2.93 |
| Sep 24 | vs STL | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2.55 |
| Sep 20 | vs KC | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.59 |
| Sep 19 | vs KC | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2.63 |
| Sep 17 | vs MIL | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.67 |
| Sep 13 | @ CHC | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.73 |
| Sep 10 | @ CWS | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.77 |
| Sep 9 | @ CWS | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.82 |
| Sep 6 | vs LAA | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2.87 |