Shane
Baz
PAge : 27Throws : R
#34
Shane Baz
Height : 6' 3" · Weight : 91 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2021-09-20
Born in : Houston, TX, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | V | D | MPM | MJ | RB | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Baltimore Orioles | 31 | 6 | 15 | 4.11 | 179.2 | 154 | 1.35 |
| 2025 | Tampa Bay Rays | 31 | 10 | 12 | 4.87 | 166.1 | 176 | 1.33 |
| 2024 | Tampa Bay Rays | 14 | 4 | 3 | 3.06 | 79.1 | 69 | 1.06 |
| 2022 | Tampa Bay Rays | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5.00 | 27.0 | 30 | 1.33 |
| 2021 | Tampa Bay Rays | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2.03 | 13.1 | 18 | 0.68 |
| Career totals | 85 | 23 | 32 | 4.19 | 465.2 | 447 | 1.27 | |
ContractBaltimore Orioles payroll →
- Type
- Extension
- Length
- 5 yrs · 2026–2030
- Total value
- 68.0 M$
- AAV
- 13.60 M$
2026
1.80 M$
Guaranteed
2027
7.80 M$
Guaranteed
2028
10.80 M$
Guaranteed
2029
21.80 M$
Guaranteed
2030
25.80 M$
Guaranteed
Advanced stats, 2026Starting pitcherMLB stats →
ERA
4.11
FIP
3.62
xFIP
4.31
ERA-
101
WHIP
1.35
K%
20.0 %
BB%
8.2 %
Strikeouts
154
Innings
179.7
Wins
6
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
3.2
Strikeouts
148
2026 WAR
3.4
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
↑ Slightly up (+10)
- 20220.1 WAR
- 20241.1 WAR · 2.5 per full season
- 20251.9 WAR · 2.1 per full season
- 20263.4 WAR · 3.4 per full season
Outlook, age included
+20 · 27 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
78
Established regular
- VEL
- Velocity
- 83
- STF
- Stuff
- 73
- CTL
- Control
- 71
- CNT
- Contact allowed
- 75
- STA
- Stamina
- 81
- DUR
- Durability
- 86
- EX
- Experience
- 66
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
3.4
#25 of 166 regular starters
PAL Rating
56 / 100
#73 of 166 regular starters
Value Rating
69 / 100
Surplus $19.6M · salary $13.6MPAL: dimensions
A pitcher's WAR
Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 3.62 · RA9-WAR: 1.9
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
95.8 mi/h
72th percentile
K%
20.0 %
37th percentile
BB%
8.2 %
45th percentile
xERA
4.27
50th percentile
xwOBA allowed
.317
50th percentile
Barrels allowed
6.8 %
71th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Fastball | K% | BB% | xERA | xwOBA allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | BAL | 3.4 | 56 | 78 | 95.8 | 20.0 | 8.2 | 4.27 | .317 |
| 2025 | TB | 1.9 | 60 | 77 | 97.0 | 24.8 | 9.0 | 3.88 | .306 |
| 2024 | TB | 1.1 | 51 | 71 | 95.6 | 21.6 | 8.5 | 3.64 | .300 |
| 2022 | TB | 0.1 | 37 | 72 | 96.0 | 25.6 | 7.7 | 4.08 | .316 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21 | vs TOR | 6.2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4.11 |
| Sep 15 | @ NYM | 4.0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4.11 |
| Sep 9 | vs CLE | 5.2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4.05 |
| Sep 4 | vs BOS | 6.1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3.91 |
| Aug 29 | @ ATH | 5.2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4.01 |
| Aug 23 | vs TB | 5.2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4.04 |
| Aug 18 | vs NYY | 6.1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 4.02 |
| Aug 12 | @ MIN | 3.0 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4.00 |
| Aug 7 | @ TEX | 8.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3.76 |
| Aug 1 | vs PHI | 6.1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3.86 |