Richard
Fitts
PAge : 26Throws : R
#35
Richard Fitts
Height : 6' 3" · Weight : 104 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2024-09-08
Born in : Helena, AL, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | V | D | MPM | MJ | RB | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boston Red Sox | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5.00 | 45.0 | 40 | 1.31 |
| 2024 | Boston Red Sox | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.74 | 20.2 | 9 | 1.26 |
| Career totals | 15 | 2 | 5 | 3.97 | 65.2 | 49 | 1.29 | |
Advanced stats, 2025Starting pitcherMLB stats →
ERA
5.00
FIP
5.80
xFIP
4.27
ERA-
119
WHIP
1.31
K%
20.5 %
BB%
8.2 %
Strikeouts
40
Innings
45.0
Wins
2
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2026 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
-0.2
Strikeouts
29
2025 WAR
-0.3
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
→ Stable (0)
- 20240.5 WAR
- 2025-0.3 WAR · -1.2 per full season
Outlook, age included
+25 · 25 y.o. · usually still improving
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2025All 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
57
Replacement or prospect
- VEL
- Velocity
- 80
- STF
- Stuff
- 67
- CTL
- Control
- 72
- CNT
- Contact allowed
- 59
- STA
- Stamina
- 41
- DUR
- Durability
- 35
- 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, 2025How 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).
PAL: dimensions
A pitcher's WAR
Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 5.80 · RA9-WAR: 0.1
StatcastStatcast leaderboards →
MLB's tracking of every ball, 2025 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the role: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Fastball
95.9 mi/h
85th percentile
K%
20.5 %
40th percentile
BB%
8.2 %
38th percentile
xERA
5.62
6th percentile
xwOBA allowed
.361
6th percentile
Barrels allowed
12.7 %
0th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Fastball | K% | BB% | xERA | xwOBA allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | BOS | -0.3 | 12 | 57 | 95.9 | 20.5 | 8.2 | 5.62 | .361 |
| 2024 | BOS | 0.5 | 39 | 68 | 94.5 | 10.6 | 8.2 | 4.08 | .316 |
Game log, 2025
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25 | @ BAL | 4.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5.00 |
| Jul 28 | @ MIN | 4.0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4.83 |
| Jul 22 | @ PHI | 3.1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4.86 |
| Jul 7 | vs COL | 5.2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4.28 |
| Jul 1 | vs CIN | 3.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.50 |
| Jun 25 | @ LAA | 4.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4.68 |
| Jun 2 | vs LAA | 1.0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4.71 |
| May 27 | @ MIL | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2.70 |
| Apr 12 | @ CWS | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3.18 |
| Apr 7 | vs TOR | 6.0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4.50 |