Scott
Barlow
PAge : 33Throws : R
#48
Scott Barlow
#48P
Height : 6' 3" · Weight : 95 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2018-04-30
Born in : New London, CT, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | V | D | MPM | MJ | RB | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Athletics | 36 | 2 | 0 | 6.48 | 33.1 | 29 | 1.35 |
| 2025 | Cincinnati Reds | 75 | 6 | 3 | 4.21 | 68.1 | 75 | 1.39 |
| 2024 | Cleveland Guardians | 63 | 3 | 3 | 4.25 | 55.0 | 68 | 1.36 |
| 2023 | 63 | 2 | 6 | 4.37 | 68.0 | 79 | 1.40 | |
| 2023 | San Diego Padres | 25 | 0 | 2 | 3.07 | 29.1 | 32 | 1.19 |
| 2023 | Kansas City Royals | 38 | 2 | 4 | 5.35 | 38.2 | 47 | 1.55 |
| 2022 | Kansas City Royals | 69 | 7 | 4 | 2.18 | 74.1 | 77 | 1.00 |
| 2021 | Kansas City Royals | 71 | 5 | 3 | 2.42 | 74.1 | 91 | 1.20 |
| 2020 | Kansas City Royals | 32 | 2 | 1 | 4.20 | 30.0 | 39 | 1.20 |
| 2019 | Kansas City Royals | 61 | 3 | 3 | 4.22 | 70.1 | 92 | 1.44 |
| 2018 | Kansas City Royals | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3.60 | 15.0 | 15 | 1.27 |
| Career totals | 476 | 31 | 24 | 3.79 | 488.2 | 565 | 1.29 | |
ContractAthletics payroll →
- Type
- Free Agent
- Length
- 1 yr · 2026–2026
- Total value
- 2.0 M$
- AAV
- 2.00 M$
2026
2.00 M$
Not 40 man
Advanced stats, 2026Relief pitcherMLB stats →
ERA
6.48
FIP
6.43
xFIP
5.74
ERA-
145
WHIP
1.35
K%
19.1 %
BB%
12.5 %
Strikeouts
29
Innings
33.3
Wins
2
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
-0.9
Strikeouts
41
2026 WAR
-0.6
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
↓ Slight decline (-8)
- 20231.0 WAR · 1.0 per full season
- 20240.0 WAR · 0.0 per full season
- 20250.1 WAR · 0.1 per full season
- 2026-0.6 WAR · -1.2 per full season
Outlook, age included
-23 · 33 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
61
Depth
- VEL
- Velocity
- 53
- STF
- Stuff
- 70
- CTL
- Control
- 50
- CNT
- Contact allowed
- 76
- STA
- Stamina
- —
- DUR
- Durability
- 79
- EX
- Experience
- 78
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, 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
-0.6
#250 of 263 regular relievers
PAL Rating
2 / 100
#257 of 263 regular relievers
Value Rating
11 / 100
Surplus $-7.9M · salary $2.0MPAL: dimensions
A pitcher's WAR
Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 6.43 · RA9-WAR: -0.7
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
89.0 mi/h
2th percentile
K%
19.1 %
23th percentile
BB%
12.5 %
16th percentile
xERA
5.62
6th percentile
xwOBA allowed
.358
6th percentile
Barrels allowed
9.3 %
16th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Fastball | K% | BB% | xERA | xwOBA allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ATH | -0.6 | 2 | 61 | 89.0 | 19.1 | 12.5 | 5.62 | .358 |
| 2025 | CIN | 0.1 | 20 | 74 | 92.3 | 24.8 | 14.9 | 4.36 | .323 |
| 2024 | CLE | 0.0 | 43 | 78 | 91.4 | 28.2 | 12.9 | 4.11 | .317 |
| 2023 | SD | 1.0 | 59 | 81 | 93.0 | 26.4 | 11.4 | 3.77 | .300 |
| 2022 | KC | 0.9 | 79 | 85 | 93.6 | 26.6 | 7.6 | 2.97 | .272 |
| 2021 | KC | 2.2 | 88 | 85 | 95.3 | 29.7 | 9.2 | 3.32 | .282 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20 | vs LAA | 0.2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6.48 |
| Jun 19 | vs LAA | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.06 |
| Jun 17 | vs PIT | 0.1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6.25 |
| Jun 14 | vs COL | 0.2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5.17 |
| Jun 13 | vs COL | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.11 |
| Jun 10 | vs MIL | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.25 |
| Jun 8 | vs MIL | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4.34 |
| Jun 4 | @ CHC | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.54 |
| Jun 2 | @ CHC | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.00 |
| May 30 | vs NYY | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.08 |