Robert

Stephenson

PAge : 33Throws : R

#24

Robert Stephenson

#24PLos Angeles Angels

Height : 6' 3" · Weight : 93 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2016-04-07

Born in : Martinez, CA, USA

MLB record

Year	Team	PJ	V	D	MPM	MJ	RB	WHIP
2025	Los Angeles Angels	12	2	0	2.70	10.0	10	1.00
2023		60	3	4	3.10	52.1	77	0.88
2023	Tampa Bay Rays	42	3	1	2.35	38.1	60	0.68
2023	Pittsburgh Pirates	18	0	3	5.14	14.0	17	1.43
2022		58	2	2	5.43	58.0	55	1.33
2022	Pittsburgh Pirates	13	0	1	3.38	13.1	18	0.83
2022	Colorado Rockies	45	2	1	6.04	44.2	37	1.48
2021	Colorado Rockies	49	2	1	3.13	46.0	52	1.30
2020	Cincinnati Reds	10	0	0	9.90	10.0	13	1.40
2019	Cincinnati Reds	57	3	2	3.76	64.2	81	1.04
2018	Cincinnati Reds	4	0	2	9.26	11.2	11	2.49
2017	Cincinnati Reds	25	5	6	4.68	84.2	86	1.58
2016	Cincinnati Reds	8	2	3	6.08	37.0	31	1.62
Career totals		283	19	20	4.59	374.1	416	1.33

ContractLos Angeles Angels payroll →

Type: Free Agent
Length: 3 yrs · 2024–2026
Total value: 33.0 M$
AAV: 11.00 M$

2026
11.00 M$
Guaranteed
2027
2.50 M$
Club option

Advanced stats, 2023Relief pitcherMLB stats →

ERA

3.10

FIP

3.22

xFIP

2.84

ERA-

WHIP

0.88

38.3 %

BB%

8.0 %

Strikeouts

Innings

52.3

Wins

Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.

2024 projectionMLB trends →

Projected WAR

1.0

Strikeouts

2023 WAR

1.0

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

Trend

→ Stable (+7)

20210.5 WAR · 0.7 per full season
20220.2 WAR · 0.2 per full season
20231.0 WAR · 1.2 per full season

Outlook, age included

+7 · 30 y.o. · prime years

It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.

Player ratings, 2023All 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

High-end

VEL: Velocity; 85
STF: Stuff; 90
CTL: Control; 81
CNT: Contact allowed; 69
STA: Stamina; —
DUR: Durability; 83
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, 2023How 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

1.0

#64 of 268 regular relievers

PAL Rating

98 / 100

#5 of 268 regular relievers

PAL: dimensions

Run prevention91

Stuff99

Command67

Contact allowed50

Velocity84

A pitcher's WAR

Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 3.22 · RA9-WAR: 1.0

StatcastStatcast leaderboards →

MLB's tracking of every ball, 2023 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the role: 90th means better than 90% of them.

Fastball

96.8 mi/h

85th percentile

38.3 %

99th percentile

BB%

8.0 %

68th percentile

xERA

2.79

94th percentile

xwOBA allowed

.260

94th percentile

Barrels allowed

13.0 %

1th percentile

Season by season
Season	Team	WAR	PAL	OV	Fastball	K%	BB%	xERA	xwOBA allowed
2023	TB	1.0	98	87	96.8	38.3	8.0	2.79	.260
2022	PIT	0.2	36	78	96.8	22.3	5.7	4.84	.341
2021	COL	0.5	72	80	96.5	26.4	9.1	4.06	.310

Game log, 2023

Date	Opponent	IP	H	ER	SO	ERA
Sep 30	@ TOR	1.0	0	0	1	3.10
Sep 27	@ BOS	1.0	0	0	3	3.16
Sep 19	vs LAA	1.0	2	1	1	3.22
Sep 17	@ BAL	1.0	1	0	1	3.10
Sep 14	@ BAL	1.0	0	0	1	3.17
Sep 13	@ MIN	0.1	0	0	1	3.23
Sep 10	vs SEA	1.0	1	0	2	3.26
Sep 9	vs SEA	0.1	0	0	1	3.33
Sep 6	vs BOS	1.0	0	0	1	3.35
Sep 3	@ CLE	1.0	0	0	2	3.43