Nolan
McLean
PAge : 25Throws : R
#26
Nolan McLean
#26P
New York Mets
Height : 6' 2" · Weight : 97 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2025-08-16
Born in : Willow Spring, NC, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | V | D | MPM | MJ | RB | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | New York Mets | 31 | 12 | 10 | 3.16 | 179.2 | 194 | 1.17 |
| 2025 | New York Mets | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2.06 | 48.0 | 57 | 1.04 |
| Career totals | 39 | 17 | 11 | 2.93 | 227.2 | 251 | 1.14 | |
ContractNew York Mets 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
—
Arb 2
2031
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Arb 3
Advanced stats, 2026Starting pitcherMLB stats →
ERA
3.16
FIP
3.59
xFIP
3.69
ERA-
77
WHIP
1.17
K%
26.0 %
BB%
9.4 %
Strikeouts
194
Innings
179.7
Wins
12
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
2.3
Strikeouts
129
2026 WAR
3.5
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
→ Stable (-4)
- 20251.2 WAR · 4.5 per full season
- 20263.5 WAR · 3.5 per full season
Outlook, age included
+21 · 24 y.o. · usually still improving
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
85
High-end
- VEL
- Velocity
- 82
- STF
- Stuff
- 83
- CTL
- Control
- 67
- CNT
- Contact allowed
- 86
- STA
- Stamina
- 80
- DUR
- Durability
- 77
- EX
- Experience
- 37
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
84 / 100
#27 of 166 regular starters
Value Rating
91 / 100
Surplus $33.4M · salary $0.8MPAL: dimensions
A pitcher's WAR
Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 3.59 · 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
96.0 mi/h
75th percentile
K%
26.0 %
82th percentile
BB%
9.4 %
30th percentile
xERA
3.63
82th percentile
xwOBA allowed
.294
82th percentile
Barrels allowed
6.4 %
79th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Fastball | K% | BB% | xERA | xwOBA allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | NYM | 3.5 | 84 | 85 | 96.0 | 26.0 | 9.4 | 3.63 | .294 |
| 2025 | NYM | 1.2 | 80 | 78 | 95.8 | 30.3 | 8.5 | 3.56 | .294 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23 | @ TEX | 7.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Sep 17 | vs PHI | 6.0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3.18 |
| Sep 11 | @ NYY | 5.0 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3.24 |
| Sep 4 | vs SF | 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3.06 |
| Aug 29 | vs HOU | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3.06 |
| Aug 23 | @ CWS | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3.21 |
| Aug 17 | vs SD | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3.34 |
| Aug 11 | @ ATL | 6.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.42 |
| Aug 6 | @ CLE | 5.0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 3.51 |
| Jul 30 | vs MIA | 6.1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3.29 |