Payton
Tolle
PAge : 23Throws : L
#70
Payton Tolle
#70P
Boston Red Sox
Height : 6' 6" · Weight : 113 kg · Bats : L · Throws : L · MLB debut : 2025-08-29
Born in : Stillwater, OK, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | V | D | MPM | MJ | RB | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Boston Red Sox | 26 | 9 | 6 | 3.03 | 148.2 | 171 | 1.10 |
| 2025 | Boston Red Sox | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6.06 | 16.1 | 19 | 1.59 |
| Career totals | 33 | 9 | 7 | 3.33 | 165.0 | 190 | 1.15 | |
ContractBoston Red Sox payroll →
- Type
- Pre-Arbitration
- Length
- 1 yr · 2026–2026
- Total value
- 0.8 M$
- AAV
- 0.78 M$
2026
0.78 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
3.03
FIP
3.04
xFIP
3.55
ERA-
71
WHIP
1.10
K%
28.4 %
BB%
6.6 %
Strikeouts
171
Innings
148.7
Wins
9
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
2.4
Strikeouts
100
2026 WAR
4.1
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
→ Stable (0)
- 2025-0.2 WAR
- 20264.1 WAR · 5.0 per full season
Outlook, age included
+25 · 23 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
87
High-end
- VEL
- Velocity
- 83
- STF
- Stuff
- 86
- CTL
- Control
- 80
- CNT
- Contact allowed
- 90
- STA
- Stamina
- 73
- DUR
- Durability
- 68
- 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
4.1
#15 of 166 regular starters
PAL Rating
94 / 100
#10 of 166 regular starters
Value Rating
95 / 100
Surplus $39.3M · salary $0.8MPAL: dimensions
A pitcher's WAR
Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 3.04 · RA9-WAR: 4.4
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
96.1 mi/h
78th percentile
K%
28.4 %
91th percentile
BB%
6.6 %
78th percentile
xERA
2.70
98th percentile
xwOBA allowed
.255
98th percentile
Barrels allowed
6.0 %
85th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Fastball | K% | BB% | xERA | xwOBA allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | BOS | 4.1 | 94 | 87 | 96.1 | 28.4 | 6.6 | 2.70 | .255 |
| 2025 | BOS | -0.2 | 39 | 76 | 96.7 | 25.7 | 10.8 | 4.67 | .333 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22 | vs CLE | 5.2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3.03 |
| Sep 13 | vs KC | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3.02 |
| Sep 6 | @ BAL | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3.15 |
| Aug 31 | vs SEA | 5.2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3.23 |
| Aug 25 | @ MIA | 5.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3.09 |
| Aug 19 | vs AZ | 5.0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3.08 |
| Aug 13 | @ TOR | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2.97 |
| Aug 7 | vs ATH | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3.20 |
| Aug 1 | @ LAD | 6.0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3.30 |
| Jul 27 | @ ATH | 5.1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3.32 |