Michael

Fulmer

PAge : 33Throws : R

#43

Michael Fulmer

#43PNew York Yankees

Height : 6' 2" · Weight : 100 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2016-04-29

Born in : Oklahoma City, OK, USA

MLB record

Year	Team	PJ	V	D	MPM	MJ	RB	WHIP
2026		15	0	1	3.29	13.2	18	1.39
2026	New York Yankees	12	0	1	4.50	10.0	14	1.50
2026	Los Angeles Angels	3	0	0	0.00	3.2	4	1.09
2025		3	0	0	4.76	5.2	3	1.41
2025	Chicago Cubs	2	0	0	0.00	3.0	1	0.67
2025	Boston Red Sox	1	0	0	10.13	2.2	2	2.25
2023	Chicago Cubs	58	3	5	4.42	57.0	65	1.33
2022		67	5	6	3.39	63.2	61	1.37
2022	Minnesota Twins	26	2	2	3.70	24.1	22	1.56
2022	Detroit Tigers	41	3	4	3.20	39.1	39	1.25
2021	Detroit Tigers	52	5	6	2.97	69.2	73	1.28
2020	Detroit Tigers	10	0	2	8.78	27.2	20	2.06
2018	Detroit Tigers	24	3	12	4.69	132.1	110	1.31
2017	Detroit Tigers	25	10	12	3.83	164.2	114	1.15
2016	Detroit Tigers	26	11	7	3.06	159.0	132	1.12
Career totals		280	37	51	3.93	693.1	596	1.27

ContractNew York Yankees payroll →

Type: Free Agent
Length: 1 yr · 2026–2026
Total value: 0.2 M$
AAV: 0.22 M$

2026
0.22 M$
Guaranteed

Advanced stats, 2023Relief pitcherMLB stats →

ERA

4.42

FIP

4.15

xFIP

4.18

ERA-

103

WHIP

1.33

27.4 %

BB%

11.8 %

Strikeouts

Innings

57.0

Wins

Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.

2024 projectionMLB trends →

Projected WAR

0.4

Strikeouts

2023 WAR

0.4

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

Trend

→ Stable (-2)

20211.5 WAR · 1.4 per full season
20220.7 WAR · 0.7 per full season
20230.4 WAR · 0.5 per full season

Outlook, age included

-2 · 30 y.o. · prime years

It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.

Player ratings, 2023All 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; 74
STF: Stuff; 76
CTL: Control; 68
CNT: Contact allowed; 80
STA: Stamina; —
DUR: Durability; 85
EX: Experience; 75

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, 2023How 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

0.4

#131 of 268 regular relievers

PAL Rating

49 / 100

#136 of 268 regular relievers

PAL: dimensions

Run prevention37

Stuff64

Command15

Contact allowed67

Velocity44

A pitcher's WAR

Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 4.15 · RA9-WAR: 0.2

StatcastStatcast leaderboards →

MLB's tracking of every ball, 2023 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the role: 90th means better than 90% of them.

Fastball

94.2 mi/h

44th percentile

27.4 %

70th percentile

BB%

11.8 %

16th percentile

xERA

4.30

33th percentile

xwOBA allowed

.319

33th percentile

Barrels allowed

6.3 %

65th percentile

Season by season
Season	Team	WAR	PAL	OV	Fastball	K%	BB%	xERA	xwOBA allowed
2023	CHC	0.4	49	76	94.2	27.4	11.8	4.30	.319
2022	MIN	0.7	38	77	94.2	22.1	10.1	3.97	.312
2021	DET	1.5	75	84	95.5	24.6	6.7	3.84	.302

Game log, 2023

Date	Opponent	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Sep 11	@ COL	0.2	0	0	1	2	4.42
Aug 24	@ PIT	1.0	0	0	1	1	4.47
Aug 21	@ DET	0.1	4	3	1	1	4.55
Aug 19	vs KC	0.2	1	1	0	0	4.09
Aug 18	vs KC	1.0	0	0	1	0	3.98
Aug 16	vs CWS	1.0	0	0	0	3	4.05
Aug 12	@ TOR	0.2	1	1	0	1	4.13
Aug 11	@ TOR	1.0	1	1	0	1	4.01
Aug 6	vs ATL	0.2	0	0	0	2	3.91
Aug 5	vs ATL	1.1	1	0	0	2	3.96