Sam

Hentges

PAge : 30Throws : L

#31

Sam Hentges

#31PSan Francisco Giants

Height : 6' 8" · Weight : 116 kg · Bats : L · Throws : L · MLB debut : 2021-04-20

Born in : Shoreview, MN, USA

MLB record

Year	Team	PJ	V	D	MPM	MJ	RB	WHIP
2026	San Francisco Giants	45	1	7	3.19	36.2	41	1.64
2024	Cleveland Guardians	25	0	0	3.04	23.2	27	0.97
2023	Cleveland Guardians	56	3	2	3.61	52.1	56	1.36
2022	Cleveland Guardians	57	3	2	2.32	62.0	72	0.97
2021	Cleveland Guardians	30	1	4	6.68	68.2	68	1.78
Career totals		213	8	15	4.03	243.1	264	1.38

ContractSan Francisco Giants payroll →

Type: Free Agent/Arb
Length: 1 yr · 2026–2026
Total value: 1.4 M$
AAV: 1.40 M$

2026
1.40 M$
Guaranteed
2027
—
Arb 4

Advanced stats, 2026Relief pitcherMLB stats →

ERA

3.19

FIP

3.24

xFIP

4.64

ERA-

WHIP

1.64

23.7 %

BB%

14.5 %

Strikeouts

Innings

36.7

Wins

Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.

2027 projectionMLB trends →

Projected WAR

0.4

Strikeouts

2026 WAR

0.5

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

Trend

→ Stable (+1)

20221.0 WAR · 1.0 per full season
20231.1 WAR · 1.4 per full season
20240.3 WAR · 0.8 per full season
20260.5 WAR · 0.9 per full season

Outlook, age included

+1 · 29 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

Established regular

VEL: Velocity; 75
STF: Stuff; 77
CTL: Control; 65
CNT: Contact allowed; 84
STA: Stamina; —
DUR: Durability; 73
EX: Experience; 66

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

0.5

#95 of 263 regular relievers

PAL Rating

46 / 100

#142 of 263 regular relievers

Value Rating

55 / 100

Surplus $3.5M · salary $1.4M

PAL: dimensions

Run prevention60

Stuff39

Command6

Contact allowed85

Velocity45

A pitcher's WAR

Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 3.24 · 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

94.5 mi/h

44th percentile

23.7 %

55th percentile

BB%

14.5 %

5th percentile

xERA

3.81

55th percentile

xwOBA allowed

.301

55th percentile

Barrels allowed

3.9 %

90th percentile

Season by season
Season	Team	WAR	PAL	OV	Fastball	K%	BB%	xERA	xwOBA allowed
2026	SF	0.5	46	78	94.5	23.7	14.5	3.81	.301
2024	CLE	0.3	86	84	95.1	29.7	5.5	2.62	.256
2023	CLE	1.1	70	79	95.7	25.1	8.1	4.10	.312
2022	CLE	1.0	92	81	95.9	29.4	7.8	2.71	.260
2021	CLE	0.4	9	61	94.6	21.4	10.1	5.54	.356

Game log, 2026

Date	Opponent	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Sep 27	vs LAD	1.0	1	0	0	2	3.19
Sep 25	vs LAD	1.0	0	0	0	1	3.28
Sep 23	vs MIN	0.1	1	0	1	1	3.38
Sep 21	vs MIN	1.0	0	0	1	2	3.41
Sep 20	@ LAD	0.1	3	1	0	0	3.51
Aug 25	vs CIN	1.0	1	0	0	0	3.27
Aug 23	@ BOS	1.2	0	0	0	2	3.38
Aug 22	@ BOS	0.1	2	2	1	0	3.56
Aug 20	@ CLE	0.2	1	0	0	1	3.00
Aug 16	vs COL	1.1	1	2	2	1	3.07