Max
Kranick
PAge : 29Throws : R
#10
Max Kranick
#10P
Height : 6' 3" · Weight : 100 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2021-06-27
Born in : Scranton, PA, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | V | D | MPM | MJ | RB | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Washington Nationals | 17 | 0 | 1 | 9.33 | 18.1 | 11 | 2.18 |
| 2025 | New York Mets | 24 | 3 | 2 | 3.65 | 37.0 | 25 | 1.05 |
| 2022 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 5.0 | 4 | 1.20 |
| 2021 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 9 | 2 | 3 | 6.28 | 38.2 | 32 | 1.71 |
| Career totals | 52 | 5 | 6 | 5.55 | 99.0 | 72 | 1.53 | |
ContractWashington Nationals payroll →
- Type
- Free Agent
- Length
- 1 yr · 2026–2026
- Total value
- 0.8 M$
- AAV
- 0.80 M$
2026
0.80 M$
Not 40 man
2027
0.85 M$
Club option
Advanced stats, 2026Relief pitcherMLB stats →
ERA
9.33
FIP
7.03
xFIP
6.66
ERA-
218
WHIP
2.18
K%
11.7 %
BB%
13.8 %
Strikeouts
11
Innings
18.3
Wins
0
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
-0.5
Strikeouts
17
2026 WAR
-0.4
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
↓ Slight decline (-8)
- 20210.5 WAR · 0.8 per full season
- 20250.3 WAR · 0.5 per full season
- 2026-0.4 WAR · -1.4 per full season
Outlook, age included
+2 · 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
60
Depth
- VEL
- Velocity
- 77
- STF
- Stuff
- 53
- CTL
- Control
- 77
- CNT
- Contact allowed
- 64
- STA
- Stamina
- —
- DUR
- Durability
- 56
- EX
- Experience
- 66
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).
PAL: dimensions
A pitcher's WAR
Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 7.03 · RA9-WAR: -0.7
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
95.4 mi/h
58th percentile
K%
11.7 %
1th percentile
BB%
13.8 %
7th percentile
xERA
6.03
4th percentile
xwOBA allowed
.369
4th percentile
Barrels allowed
5.8 %
68th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Fastball | K% | BB% | xERA | xwOBA allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | WSH | -0.4 | 1 | 60 | 95.4 | 11.7 | 13.8 | 6.03 | .369 |
| 2025 | NYM | 0.3 | 42 | 72 | 95.6 | 16.9 | 3.4 | 4.55 | .329 |
| 2021 | PIT | 0.5 | 22 | 68 | 94.2 | 17.6 | 10.4 | 4.60 | .328 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs ATL | 1.1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9.33 |
| Aug 30 | vs MIA | 0.1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7.41 |
| Aug 28 | vs MIA | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.94 |
| Aug 25 | vs COL | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6.14 |
| Aug 23 | @ MIA | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.59 |
| Aug 19 | @ TEX | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.39 |
| Aug 16 | @ NYM | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.94 |
| Aug 14 | @ NYM | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.59 |
| Aug 11 | vs CHC | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8.68 |
| Aug 8 | vs CIN | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.64 |