Ryan

Helsley

PAge : 32Throws : R

#21

Ryan Helsley

#21PBaltimore Orioles

Height : 6' 2" · Weight : 107 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2019-04-16

Born in : Tahlequah, OK, USA

MLB record

Year	Team	PJ	V	D	MPM	MJ	RB	WHIP
2026	Baltimore Orioles	17	0	4	4.11	15.1	21	1.43
2025		58	3	4	4.50	56.0	63	1.54
2025	New York Mets	22	0	3	7.20	20.0	22	1.80
2025	St. Louis Cardinals	36	3	1	3.00	36.0	41	1.39
2024	St. Louis Cardinals	65	7	4	2.04	66.1	79	1.10
2023	St. Louis Cardinals	33	3	4	2.45	36.2	52	1.06
2022	St. Louis Cardinals	54	9	1	1.25	64.2	94	0.74
2021	St. Louis Cardinals	51	6	4	4.56	47.1	47	1.42
2020	St. Louis Cardinals	12	1	1	5.25	12.0	10	1.33
2019	St. Louis Cardinals	24	2	0	2.95	36.2	32	1.25
Career totals		314	31	22	3.01	335.0	398	1.19

ContractBaltimore Orioles payroll →

Type: Free Agent
Length: 2 yrs · 2026–2026
Total value: 28.0 M$
AAV: 14.00 M$

2026
14.00 M$
Guaranteed
2027
14.00 M$
Player option

Advanced stats, 2026Relief pitcherMLB stats →

ERA

4.11

FIP

4.67

xFIP

3.21

ERA-

101

WHIP

1.43

30.9 %

BB%

13.2 %

Strikeouts

Innings

15.3

Wins

Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.

2027 projectionMLB trends →

Projected WAR

-0.2

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)

20231.5 WAR · 2.7 per full season
20242.3 WAR · 2.3 per full season
20250.3 WAR · 0.3 per full season
2026-0.1 WAR

Outlook, age included

-3 · 31 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

High-end

VEL: Velocity; 96
STF: Stuff; 85
CTL: Control; 70
CNT: Contact allowed; 80
STA: Stamina; —
DUR: Durability; 70
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

-0.1

PAL Rating

72 / 100

Value Rating

2 / 100

Surplus $-15.0M · salary $14.0M

PAL: dimensions

Run prevention65

Stuff76

Command24

Contact allowed48

Velocity82

A pitcher's WAR

Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 4.67 · 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

98.7 mi/h

96th percentile

30.9 %

92th percentile

BB%

13.2 %

10th percentile

xERA

2.92

88th percentile

xwOBA allowed

.265

88th percentile

Barrels allowed

5.3 %

75th percentile

Season by season
Season	Team	WAR	PAL	OV	Fastball	K%	BB%	xERA	xwOBA allowed
2026	BAL	-0.1	72	86	98.7	30.9	13.2	2.92	.265
2025	NYM	0.3	61	87	99.3	25.0	9.9	3.99	.310
2024	STL	2.3	94	90	99.6	29.7	8.6	2.73	.261
2023	STL	1.5	96	90	99.7	35.6	11.6	2.32	.237
2022	STL	2.0	98	88	99.6	39.3	8.4	2.07	.227
2021	STL	0.3	27	63	97.4	22.8	13.1	4.63	.329

Game log, 2026

Date	Opponent	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Jun 27	vs WSH	1.0	2	0	0	1	4.11
Jun 26	vs WSH	1.0	0	0	0	1	4.40
Jun 24	@ LAA	1.0	0	0	0	2	4.73
Jun 19	@ LAD	0.2	2	2	2	0	5.11
Jun 17	@ SEA	1.0	2	2	0	2	3.86
Apr 28	vs HOU	1.0	0	0	0	0	2.53
Apr 21	@ KC	0.1	0	1	2	1	2.79
Apr 20	@ KC	1.0	0	0	0	2	1.93
Apr 17	@ CLE	1.0	0	0	1	1	2.16
Apr 15	vs AZ	1.0	0	0	0	2	2.45