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Max
Fried
PAge : 32Throws : L
#54
Max Fried
#54P
New York Yankees
Height : 6' 4" · Weight : 86 kg · Bats : L · Throws : L · MLB debut : 2017-08-08
Born in : Santa Monica, CA, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | V | D | MPM | MJ | RB | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | New York Yankees | 20 | 5 | 5 | 2.80 | 112.2 | 104 | 0.99 |
| 2025 | New York Yankees | 32 | 19 | 5 | 2.86 | 195.1 | 189 | 1.10 |
| 2024 | Atlanta Braves | 29 | 11 | 10 | 3.25 | 174.1 | 166 | 1.16 |
| 2023 | Atlanta Braves | 14 | 8 | 1 | 2.55 | 77.2 | 80 | 1.13 |
| 2022 | Atlanta Braves | 30 | 14 | 7 | 2.48 | 185.1 | 170 | 1.01 |
| 2021 | Atlanta Braves | 28 | 14 | 7 | 3.04 | 165.2 | 158 | 1.09 |
| 2020 | Atlanta Braves | 11 | 7 | 0 | 2.25 | 56.0 | 50 | 1.09 |
| 2019 | Atlanta Braves | 33 | 17 | 6 | 4.02 | 165.2 | 173 | 1.33 |
| 2018 | Atlanta Braves | 14 | 1 | 4 | 2.94 | 33.2 | 44 | 1.37 |
| 2017 | Atlanta Braves | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3.81 | 26.0 | 22 | 1.62 |
| Career totals | 220 | 97 | 46 | 3.01 | 1192.1 | 1156 | 1.14 | |
ContractNew York Yankees payroll →
- Type
- Free Agent
- Length
- 8 yrs · 2025–2032
- Total value
- 218.0 M$
- AAV
- 27.25 M$
2026
14.50 M$
Guaranteed
2027
31.50 M$
Guaranteed
2028
31.50 M$
Guaranteed
2029
31.50 M$
Guaranteed
2030
31.50 M$
Guaranteed
2031
31.50 M$
Guaranteed
2032
31.50 M$
Guaranteed
Full no-trade clause
Advanced stats, 2026Starting pitcherMLB stats →
ERA
2.80
FIP
2.65
xFIP
3.59
ERA-
67
WHIP
0.99
K%
24.0 %
BB%
7.6 %
Strikeouts
104
Innings
112.7
Wins
5
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
4.5
Strikeouts
132
2026 WAR
3.5
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
↑ Slightly up (+8)
- 20231.9 WAR · 4.4 per full season
- 20243.4 WAR · 3.5 per full season
- 20254.8 WAR · 4.4 per full season
- 20263.5 WAR · 5.6 per full season
Outlook, age included
-7 · 32 y.o. · the age when performance usually declines
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
87
High-end
- VEL
- Velocity
- 78
- STF
- Stuff
- 80
- CTL
- Control
- 79
- CNT
- Contact allowed
- 96
- STA
- Stamina
- 81
- DUR
- Durability
- 77
- EX
- Experience
- 81
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
3.5
#21 of 166 regular starters
PAL Rating
91 / 100
#15 of 166 regular starters
Value Rating
40 / 100
Surplus $7.0M · salary $27.3MPAL: dimensions
Run prevention94
Stuff72
Command56
Contact allowed100
Velocity58
Workload39
A pitcher's WAR
Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 2.65 · RA9-WAR: 3.7
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
94.8 mi/h
59th percentile
K%
24.0 %
70th percentile
BB%
7.6 %
56th percentile
xERA
2.51
99th percentile
xwOBA allowed
.246
99th percentile
Barrels allowed
2.4 %
100th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Fastball | K% | BB% | xERA | xwOBA allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | NYY | 3.5 | 91 | 87 | 94.8 | 24.0 | 7.6 | 2.51 | .246 |
| 2025 | NYY | 4.8 | 93 | 89 | 95.9 | 23.6 | 6.4 | 3.38 | .287 |
| 2024 | ATL | 3.4 | 84 | 86 | 93.9 | 23.2 | 8.0 | 3.72 | .303 |
| 2023 | ATL | 1.9 | 94 | 90 | 94.0 | 25.7 | 5.8 | 2.75 | .258 |
| 2022 | ATL | 4.9 | 94 | 92 | 94.0 | 23.2 | 4.4 | 2.83 | .266 |
| 2021 | ATL | 3.7 | 88 | 87 | 94.0 | 23.7 | 6.1 | 3.45 | .287 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22 | vs TB | 6.2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2.80 |
| Sep 15 | @ MIN | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2.63 |
| Sep 10 | vs COL | 3.1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2.73 |
| Sep 4 | @ SD | 5.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2.73 |
| Aug 29 | vs BOS | 3.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2.80 |
| Aug 13 | vs SEA | 5.0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2.81 |
| Aug 7 | vs ATL | 6.1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2.88 |
| Aug 1 | @ CHC | 5.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3.12 |
| Jul 27 | @ CWS | 3.0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3.23 |
| Jul 22 | vs PIT | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2.97 |