Patrick

Sandoval

PAge : 29Throws : L

#43

Patrick Sandoval

#43PBoston Red Sox

Height : 6' 3" · Weight : 86 kg · Bats : L · Throws : L · MLB debut : 2019-08-05

Born in : Mission Viejo, CA, USA

MLB record

Year	Team	PJ	V	D	MPM	MJ	RB	WHIP
2026	Boston Red Sox	15	1	7	5.12	70.1	73	1.68
2024	Los Angeles Angels	16	2	8	5.08	79.2	81	1.51
2023	Los Angeles Angels	28	7	13	4.11	144.2	128	1.51
2022	Los Angeles Angels	27	6	9	2.91	148.2	151	1.34
2021	Los Angeles Angels	17	3	6	3.62	87.0	94	1.21
2020	Los Angeles Angels	9	1	5	5.65	36.2	33	1.34
2019	Los Angeles Angels	10	0	4	5.03	39.1	42	1.37
Career totals		122	20	52	4.14	606.1	602	1.42

ContractBoston Red Sox payroll →

Type: Free Agent
Length: 2 yrs · 2025–2026
Total value: 18.3 M$
AAV: 9.13 M$

2026
12.75 M$
Guaranteed

Advanced stats, 2026Starting pitcherMLB stats →

ERA

5.12

FIP

3.77

xFIP

4.28

ERA-

120

WHIP

1.68

22.7 %

BB%

10.0 %

Strikeouts

Innings

70.3

Wins

Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.

2027 projectionMLB trends →

Projected WAR

1.4

Strikeouts

2026 WAR

1.3

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

Trend

→ Stable (+5)

20223.7 WAR · 4.5 per full season
20232.3 WAR · 2.9 per full season
20241.1 WAR · 2.5 per full season
20261.3 WAR · 3.3 per full season

Outlook, age included

+5 · 29 y.o. · prime years

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

Depth

VEL: Velocity; 69
STF: Stuff; 72
CTL: Control; 60
CNT: Contact allowed; 82
STA: Stamina; 58
DUR: Durability; 64
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, 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

1.3

#101 of 166 regular starters

PAL Rating

35 / 100

#108 of 166 regular starters

Value Rating

33 / 100

Surplus $3.6M · salary $9.1M

PAL: dimensions

Run prevention35

Stuff55

Command24

Contact allowed65

Velocity35

Workload11

A pitcher's WAR

Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 3.77 · RA9-WAR: 0.1

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

93.4 mi/h

33th percentile

22.7 %

59th percentile

BB%

10.0 %

19th percentile

xERA

4.86

25th percentile

xwOBA allowed

.336

25th percentile

Barrels allowed

6.5 %

77th percentile

Season by season
Season	Team	WAR	PAL	OV	Fastball	K%	BB%	xERA	xwOBA allowed
2026	BOS	1.3	35	68	93.4	22.7	10.0	4.86	.336
2024	LAA	1.1	38	71	93.7	22.9	9.9	4.37	.326
2023	LAA	2.3	25	71	93.0	19.6	11.3	4.67	.331
2022	LAA	3.7	68	79	93.1	23.7	9.4	3.83	.307
2021	LAA	1.5	67	79	93.2	25.9	9.9	3.55	.291

Game log, 2026

Date	Opponent	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Sep 27	vs CHC	4.2	7	3	1	5	5.12
Sep 24	vs CLE	1.0	1	0	0	1	5.07
Sep 20	@ TB	7.0	4	5	2	5	5.15
Sep 15	@ TEX	2.2	4	4	2	5	4.99
Sep 8	vs LAA	6.0	10	4	2	7	4.58
Sep 2	vs SEA	4.0	5	3	3	2	4.41
Aug 28	@ NYY	5.1	3	1	4	7	4.20
Aug 22	vs SF	5.2	5	2	2	6	4.54
Aug 16	@ PIT	4.0	9	7	3	6	4.76
Aug 11	@ TOR	6.0	8	2	3	4	3.30