Nestor
Cortes
PAge : 31Throws : L
Nestor Cortes
Height : 5' 10" · Weight : 102 kg · Bats : R · Throws : L · MLB debut : 2018-03-31
Born in : Surgidero de Batabano, Cuba
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | V | D | MPM | MJ | RB | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6.29 | 34.1 | 29 | 1.63 | |
| 2025 | San Diego Padres | 6 | 1 | 3 | 5.47 | 26.1 | 21 | 1.59 |
| 2025 | Milwaukee Brewers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9.00 | 8.0 | 8 | 1.75 |
| 2024 | New York Yankees | 31 | 9 | 10 | 3.77 | 174.1 | 162 | 1.15 |
| 2023 | New York Yankees | 12 | 5 | 2 | 4.97 | 63.1 | 67 | 1.25 |
| 2022 | New York Yankees | 28 | 12 | 4 | 2.44 | 158.1 | 163 | 0.92 |
| 2021 | New York Yankees | 22 | 2 | 3 | 2.90 | 93.0 | 103 | 1.08 |
| 2020 | Seattle Mariners | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15.26 | 7.2 | 8 | 2.35 |
| 2019 | New York Yankees | 33 | 5 | 1 | 5.67 | 66.2 | 69 | 1.55 |
| 2018 | Baltimore Orioles | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7.71 | 4.2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| Career totals | 143 | 35 | 25 | 3.94 | 602.1 | 604 | 1.19 | |
ContractPhiladelphia Phillies payroll →
- Type
- Free Agent
- Length
- 1 yr · 2026–2026
- Total value
- 0.1 M$
- AAV
- 0.05 M$
2026
0.05 M$
Guaranteed
Advanced stats, 2025Starting pitcherMLB stats →
ERA
6.29
FIP
8.29
xFIP
5.75
ERA-
154
WHIP
1.63
K%
18.5 %
BB%
12.7 %
Strikeouts
29
Innings
34.3
Wins
2
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2026 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
-2.8
Strikeouts
85
2025 WAR
-0.9
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
↓ Declining (-27)
- 20223.7 WAR · 4.2 per full season
- 20230.8 WAR · 2.3 per full season
- 20243.1 WAR · 3.2 per full season
- 2025-0.9 WAR
Outlook, age included
-27 · 30 y.o. · prime years
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2025All 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
70
Established regular
- VEL
- Velocity
- 58
- STF
- Stuff
- 77
- CTL
- Control
- 77
- CNT
- Contact allowed
- 74
- STA
- Stamina
- 61
- DUR
- Durability
- 65
- EX
- Experience
- 75
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, 2025How 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: 8.29 · RA9-WAR: -0.3
StatcastStatcast leaderboards →
MLB's tracking of every ball, 2025 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the role: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Fastball
90.1 mi/h
3th percentile
K%
18.5 %
24th percentile
BB%
12.7 %
0th percentile
xERA
6.98
0th percentile
xwOBA allowed
.395
0th percentile
Barrels allowed
15.1 %
0th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Fastball | K% | BB% | xERA | xwOBA allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | SD | -0.9 | 1 | 70 | 90.1 | 18.5 | 12.7 | 6.98 | .395 |
| 2024 | NYY | 3.1 | 73 | 83 | 92.1 | 22.8 | 5.5 | 3.59 | .298 |
| 2023 | NYY | 0.8 | 46 | 83 | 91.6 | 25.2 | 7.5 | 3.66 | .296 |
| 2022 | NYY | 3.7 | 87 | 86 | 91.8 | 26.5 | 6.2 | 2.71 | .260 |
| 2021 | NYY | 1.6 | 77 | 83 | 90.7 | 27.5 | 6.7 | 3.32 | .282 |
Game log, 2025
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs BAL | 2.1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6.29 |
| Aug 29 | @ MIN | 3.0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5.06 |
| Aug 23 | vs LAD | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4.66 |
| Aug 18 | vs SF | 5.2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5.87 |
| Aug 12 | @ SF | 4.2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5.71 |
| Aug 6 | @ AZ | 4.2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7.11 |
| Apr 3 | vs CIN | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9.00 |
| Mar 29 | @ NYY | 2.0 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 36.00 |