Pierce

Johnson

PAge : 35Throws : R

#52

Pierce Johnson

#52PCincinnati Reds

Height : 6' 2" · Weight : 92 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2017-05-19

Born in : Denver, CO, USA

MLB record

Year	Team	PJ	V	D	MPM	MJ	RB	WHIP
2026	Cincinnati Reds	56	2	1	4.62	48.2	42	1.36
2025	Atlanta Braves	65	3	3	3.05	59.0	59	1.20
2024	Atlanta Braves	58	6	6	3.67	56.1	67	1.30
2023		67	2	6	4.02	62.2	90	1.48
2023	Atlanta Braves	24	1	1	0.76	23.2	32	0.89
2023	Colorado Rockies	43	1	5	6.00	39.0	58	1.85
2022	San Diego Padres	15	1	2	5.02	14.1	21	1.53
2021	San Diego Padres	63	3	4	3.22	58.2	77	1.26
2020	San Diego Padres	24	3	1	2.70	20.0	27	1.20
2018	San Francisco Giants	37	3	2	5.56	43.2	36	1.37
2017	Chicago Cubs	1	0	0	0.00	1.0	2	3.00
Career totals		386	23	25	3.90	364.1	421	1.33

ContractCincinnati Reds payroll →

Type: Free Agent
Length: 1 yr · 2026–2026
Total value: 6.5 M$
AAV: 6.50 M$

2026
5.50 M$
Guaranteed
2027
8.00 M$
Mutual option

Advanced stats, 2026Relief pitcherMLB stats →

ERA

4.62

FIP

4.68

xFIP

4.59

ERA-

108

WHIP

1.36

19.9 %

BB%

9.0 %

Strikeouts

Innings

48.7

Wins

Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.

2027 projectionMLB trends →

Projected WAR

-0.1

Strikeouts

2026 WAR

-0.1

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

Trend

→ Stable (-3)

20230.7 WAR · 0.7 per full season
20240.5 WAR · 0.6 per full season
20250.3 WAR · 0.3 per full season
2026-0.1 WAR · -0.1 per full season

Outlook, age included

-33 · 35 y.o. · the age when performance usually declines

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

Established regular

VEL: Velocity; 78
STF: Stuff; 77
CTL: Control; 75
CNT: Contact allowed; 63
STA: Stamina; —
DUR: Durability; 86
EX: Experience; 81

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

-0.1

#207 of 263 regular relievers

PAL Rating

22 / 100

#205 of 263 regular relievers

Value Rating

12 / 100

Surplus $-7.5M · salary $6.5M

PAL: dimensions

Run prevention18

Stuff29

Command53

Contact allowed17

Velocity63

A pitcher's WAR

Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 4.68 · RA9-WAR: 0.2

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

95.8 mi/h

64th percentile

19.9 %

26th percentile

BB%

9.0 %

53th percentile

xERA

4.92

14th percentile

xwOBA allowed

.338

14th percentile

Barrels allowed

10.0 %

10th percentile

Season by season
Season	Team	WAR	PAL	OV	Fastball	K%	BB%	xERA	xwOBA allowed
2026	CIN	-0.1	22	75	95.8	19.9	9.0	4.92	.338
2025	ATL	0.3	64	78	95.3	24.8	8.0	3.64	.297
2024	ATL	0.5	63	79	95.5	28.4	10.6	3.78	.305
2023	ATL	0.7	74	80	95.9	32.5	10.8	3.93	.306
2021	SD	0.8	82	83	95.5	31.6	11.1	3.42	.286

Game log, 2026

Date	Opponent	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Sep 25	@ TOR	1.0	2	0	0	1	4.62
Sep 23	@ ATL	1.0	0	0	0	2	4.72
Sep 19	vs CHC	1.0	1	1	1	2	4.82
Sep 17	vs LAD	1.0	0	0	0	0	4.73
Sep 15	vs LAD	1.0	2	1	0	1	4.84
Sep 12	@ MIL	0.2	0	0	0	0	4.74
Sep 9	@ LAD	1.0	2	2	1	0	4.81
Sep 6	vs MIL	0.2	1	1	2	0	4.50
Sep 4	vs MIL	1.0	1	0	0	1	4.35
Sep 2	vs SD	0.2	0	0	0	1	4.46