Michael
Petersen
PAge : 32Throws : R
#49
Michael Petersen
#49P
Miami Marlins
Height : 6' 7" · Weight : 88 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2024-06-18
Born in : Middlesex, United Kingdom
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | V | D | MPM | MJ | RB | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Miami Marlins | 65 | 4 | 4 | 3.02 | 65.2 | 81 | 1.13 |
| 2025 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 4.00 | 18.0 | 17 | 1.39 | |
| 2025 | Miami Marlins | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3.97 | 11.1 | 12 | 1.41 |
| 2025 | Atlanta Braves | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4.05 | 6.2 | 5 | 1.35 |
| 2024 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 5.95 | 19.2 | 14 | 1.63 | |
| 2024 | Miami Marlins | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4.76 | 5.2 | 3 | 1.76 |
| 2024 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 11 | 3 | 0 | 6.43 | 14.0 | 11 | 1.57 |
| Career totals | 96 | 7 | 5 | 3.75 | 103.1 | 112 | 1.27 | |
ContractMiami Marlins 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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Pre-arb
2029
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Arb 1
2030
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Arb 2
2031
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Arb 3
Advanced stats, 2026Relief pitcherMLB stats →
ERA
3.02
FIP
3.13
xFIP
3.87
ERA-
71
WHIP
1.13
K%
30.1 %
BB%
10.8 %
Strikeouts
81
Innings
65.7
Wins
4
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
0.9
Strikeouts
48
2026 WAR
1.5
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
→ Stable (+7)
- 2024-0.2 WAR · -0.7 per full season
- 20250.0 WAR · 0.0 per full season
- 20261.5 WAR · 1.5 per full season
Outlook, age included
-8 · 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
78
Established regular
- VEL
- Velocity
- 87
- STF
- Stuff
- 84
- CTL
- Control
- 69
- CNT
- Contact allowed
- 59
- STA
- Stamina
- —
- DUR
- Durability
- 75
- 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
1.5
#26 of 263 regular relievers
PAL Rating
80 / 100
#52 of 263 regular relievers
Value Rating
91 / 100
Surplus $13.9M · salary $0.8MPAL: dimensions
A pitcher's WAR
Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 3.13 · RA9-WAR: 1.3
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
98.0 mi/h
91th percentile
K%
30.1 %
90th percentile
BB%
10.8 %
32th percentile
xERA
3.45
71th percentile
xwOBA allowed
.287
71th percentile
Barrels allowed
12.3 %
3th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Fastball | K% | BB% | xERA | xwOBA allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | MIA | 1.5 | 80 | 78 | 98.0 | 30.1 | 10.8 | 3.45 | .287 |
| 2025 | MIA | 0.0 | 27 | 61 | 97.5 | 21.5 | 8.9 | 6.23 | .377 |
| 2024 | MIA | -0.2 | 10 | 63 | 97.1 | 15.6 | 12.2 | 5.10 | .349 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 | vs ATL | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.02 |
| Sep 23 | @ CHC | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3.08 |
| Sep 22 | @ CHC | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.11 |
| Sep 19 | @ SD | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3.16 |
| Sep 15 | @ AZ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3.08 |
| Sep 14 | @ AZ | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.13 |
| Sep 12 | vs LAD | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.19 |
| Sep 9 | vs NYM | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.24 |
| Sep 2 | @ KC | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.30 |
| Aug 30 | @ WSH | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.36 |