Richard
Kerkering
PAge : 25Throws : R
#50
Orion Kerkering
Height : 6' 2" · Weight : 93 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2023-09-24
Born in : Huntington Beach, CA, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | V | D | MPM | MJ | RB | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Philadelphia Phillies | 62 | 7 | 1 | 4.97 | 58.0 | 63 | 1.45 |
| 2025 | Philadelphia Phillies | 69 | 8 | 4 | 3.30 | 60.0 | 65 | 1.37 |
| 2024 | Philadelphia Phillies | 64 | 5 | 3 | 2.29 | 63.0 | 74 | 1.08 |
| 2023 | Philadelphia Phillies | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 | 3.0 | 6 | 1.67 |
| Career totals | 198 | 21 | 8 | 3.47 | 184.0 | 208 | 1.30 | |
ContractPhiladelphia Phillies payroll →
- Type
- Pre-Arbitration
- Length
- 1 yr · 2026–2026
- Total value
- 0.8 M$
- AAV
- 0.81 M$
2026
0.81 M$
Pre-arb
2027
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Arb 1
2028
—
Arb 2
2029
—
Arb 3
Advanced stats, 2026Relief pitcherMLB stats →
ERA
4.97
FIP
4.17
xFIP
4.90
ERA-
115
WHIP
1.45
K%
23.5 %
BB%
12.7 %
Strikeouts
63
Innings
58.0
Wins
7
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
0.3
Strikeouts
64
2026 WAR
0.3
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
→ Stable (-3)
- 20241.5 WAR · 1.5 per full season
- 20250.7 WAR · 0.8 per full season
- 20260.3 WAR · 0.3 per full season
Outlook, age included
+22 · 25 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
81
Very good
- VEL
- Velocity
- 85
- STF
- Stuff
- 77
- CTL
- Control
- 66
- CNT
- Contact allowed
- 85
- STA
- Stamina
- —
- DUR
- Durability
- 84
- EX
- Experience
- 55
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
0.3
#135 of 263 regular relievers
PAL Rating
40 / 100
#157 of 263 regular relievers
Value Rating
48 / 100
Surplus $2.1M · salary $0.8MPAL: dimensions
A pitcher's WAR
Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 4.17 · RA9-WAR: -0.4
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
97.2 mi/h
82th percentile
K%
23.5 %
52th percentile
BB%
12.7 %
14th percentile
xERA
3.87
52th percentile
xwOBA allowed
.303
52th percentile
Barrels allowed
6.1 %
65th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Fastball | K% | BB% | xERA | xwOBA allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | PHI | 0.3 | 40 | 81 | 97.2 | 23.5 | 12.7 | 3.87 | .303 |
| 2025 | PHI | 0.7 | 66 | 86 | 97.5 | 24.4 | 10.2 | 3.64 | .297 |
| 2024 | PHI | 1.5 | 93 | 91 | 97.6 | 28.8 | 6.6 | 3.20 | .282 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | @ NYM | 1.0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4.97 |
| Sep 18 | @ NYM | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4.42 |
| Sep 12 | @ ATL | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4.02 |
| Sep 4 | vs ATL | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4.12 |
| Aug 31 | @ AZ | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.86 |
| Aug 30 | @ LAA | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.91 |
| Aug 25 | @ SEA | 0.2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.83 |
| Aug 21 | vs STL | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.53 |
| Aug 18 | vs MIA | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.62 |
| Aug 17 | vs MIA | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.70 |