Ryan

Thompson

PAge : 34Throws : R

#81

Ryan Thompson

#81PArizona Diamondbacks

Height : 6' 5" · Weight : 95 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2020-07-24

Born in : Turner, OR, USA

MLB record

Year	Team	PJ	V	D	MPM	MJ	RB	WHIP
2026	Arizona Diamondbacks	46	4	2	4.43	40.2	29	1.57
2025	Arizona Diamondbacks	48	3	2	3.92	41.1	36	1.33
2024	Arizona Diamondbacks	67	7	5	3.26	66.1	52	1.19
2023		31	1	2	3.82	30.2	21	0.91
2023	Arizona Diamondbacks	13	0	0	0.69	13.0	9	0.54
2023	Tampa Bay Rays	18	1	2	6.11	17.2	12	1.19
2022	Tampa Bay Rays	47	3	3	3.80	42.2	39	1.17
2021	Tampa Bay Rays	36	3	2	2.38	34.0	37	1.03
2020	Tampa Bay Rays	25	1	2	4.44	26.1	23	1.41
Career totals		300	22	18	3.67	282.0	237	1.23

ContractArizona Diamondbacks payroll →

Type: Arbitration
Length: 1 yr · 2026–2026
Total value: 4.0 M$
AAV: 3.95 M$

2026
3.95 M$
Guaranteed

Advanced stats, 2026Relief pitcherMLB stats →

ERA

4.43

FIP

3.81

xFIP

4.27

ERA-

105

WHIP

1.57

15.6 %

BB%

7.0 %

Strikeouts

Innings

40.7

Wins

Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.

2027 projectionMLB trends →

Projected WAR

0.3

Strikeouts

2026 WAR

0.3

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

Trend

→ Stable (+1)

20230.1 WAR · 0.2 per full season
20240.9 WAR · 0.9 per full season
20250.2 WAR · 0.3 per full season
20260.3 WAR · 0.5 per full season

Outlook, age included

-14 · 34 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

Depth

VEL: Velocity; 56
STF: Stuff; 61
CTL: Control; 86
CNT: Contact allowed; 77
STA: Stamina; —
DUR: Durability; 78
EX: Experience; 71

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

0.3

#135 of 263 regular relievers

PAL Rating

29 / 100

#186 of 263 regular relievers

Value Rating

34 / 100

Surplus $-1.0M · salary $4.0M

PAL: dimensions

Run prevention44

Stuff12

Command77

Contact allowed72

Velocity8

A pitcher's WAR

Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 3.81 · 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

91.3 mi/h

6th percentile

15.6 %

6th percentile

BB%

7.0 %

82th percentile

xERA

4.09

41th percentile

xwOBA allowed

.311

41th percentile

Barrels allowed

4.3 %

86th percentile

Season by season
Season	Team	WAR	PAL	OV	Fastball	K%	BB%	xERA	xwOBA allowed
2026	AZ	0.3	29	67	91.3	15.6	7.0	4.09	.311
2025	AZ	0.2	44	69	91.1	20.6	7.4	3.58	.295
2024	AZ	0.9	47	70	92.5	19.1	5.5	3.97	.312
2023	AZ	0.1	40	75	91.3	17.4	6.6	3.28	.281
2022	TB	0.4	60	79	91.6	21.5	6.1	3.10	.278
2021	TB	0.7	77	81	92.7	27.6	6.7	3.60	.293

Game log, 2026

Date	Opponent	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Aug 4	vs SD	0.1	3	1	1	0	4.43
Aug 2	@ CLE	1.1	0	0	0	2	4.24
Jul 28	@ PIT	0.2	4	3	1	1	4.38
Jul 26	@ WSH	0.2	1	0	1	0	3.76
Jul 23	@ STL	1.0	5	4	0	0	3.82
Jul 21	vs ATH	1.0	3	1	0	0	2.95
Jul 19	vs STL	0.2	1	0	1	0	2.78
Jul 18	vs STL	0.2	0	0	0	0	2.83
Jul 12	@ LAD	1.0	0	0	0	1	2.88
Jul 8	@ SD	1.0	1	0	0	0	2.97