Shawn
Armstrong
PAge : 36Throws : R
#43
Shawn Armstrong
Height : 6' 2" · Weight : 102 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2015-08-08
Born in : New Bern, NC, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | V | D | MPM | MJ | RB | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Cleveland Guardians | 41 | 2 | 1 | 4.58 | 35.1 | 34 | 1.39 |
| 2025 | Texas Rangers | 71 | 4 | 3 | 2.31 | 74.0 | 74 | 0.81 |
| 2024 | 57 | 3 | 3 | 4.86 | 66.2 | 66 | 1.53 | |
| 2024 | Chicago Cubs | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4.91 | 7.1 | 4 | 1.91 |
| 2024 | St. Louis Cardinals | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2.84 | 12.2 | 12 | 1.03 |
| 2024 | Tampa Bay Rays | 38 | 2 | 2 | 5.40 | 46.2 | 50 | 1.61 |
| 2023 | Tampa Bay Rays | 39 | 1 | 0 | 1.38 | 52.0 | 54 | 0.90 |
| 2022 | 50 | 2 | 3 | 4.38 | 61.2 | 66 | 1.35 | |
| 2022 | Tampa Bay Rays | 43 | 2 | 3 | 3.60 | 55.0 | 61 | 1.27 |
| 2022 | Miami Marlins | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10.80 | 6.2 | 5 | 1.95 |
| 2021 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 6.75 | 36.0 | 44 | 1.50 | |
| 2021 | Tampa Bay Rays | 11 | 1 | 0 | 4.50 | 16.0 | 22 | 1.00 |
| 2021 | Baltimore Orioles | 20 | 0 | 0 | 8.55 | 20.0 | 22 | 1.90 |
| 2020 | Baltimore Orioles | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1.80 | 15.0 | 14 | 0.80 |
| 2019 | 55 | 1 | 1 | 5.74 | 58.0 | 63 | 1.64 | |
| 2019 | Baltimore Orioles | 51 | 1 | 0 | 5.13 | 54.1 | 60 | 1.55 |
| 2019 | Seattle Mariners | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14.73 | 3.2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 2018 | Seattle Mariners | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1.23 | 14.2 | 15 | 0.82 |
| 2017 | Cleveland Guardians | 21 | 1 | 0 | 4.38 | 24.2 | 20 | 1.34 |
| 2016 | Cleveland Guardians | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2.53 | 10.2 | 7 | 1.31 |
| 2015 | Cleveland Guardians | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2.25 | 8.0 | 11 | 0.88 |
| Career totals | 411 | 17 | 12 | 3.88 | 456.2 | 468 | 1.24 | |
ContractCleveland Guardians payroll →
- Type
- Free Agent
- Length
- 1 yr · 2026–2026
- Total value
- 5.5 M$
- AAV
- 5.50 M$
2026
4.00 M$
Guaranteed
2027
8.00 M$
Mutual option
Advanced stats, 2026Relief pitcherMLB stats →
ERA
4.58
FIP
4.43
xFIP
4.80
ERA-
111
WHIP
1.39
K%
22.1 %
BB%
12.3 %
Strikeouts
34
Innings
35.3
Wins
2
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
0.0
Strikeouts
49
2026 WAR
0.0
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
↓ Slight decline (-8)
- 20231.3 WAR · 1.6 per full season
- 20240.7 WAR · 0.7 per full season
- 20251.3 WAR · 1.1 per full season
- 20260.0 WAR · 0.0 per full season
Outlook, age included
-38 · 35 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
78
Established regular
- VEL
- Velocity
- 68
- STF
- Stuff
- 77
- CTL
- Control
- 76
- CNT
- Contact allowed
- 79
- STA
- Stamina
- —
- DUR
- Durability
- 79
- EX
- Experience
- 87
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
0.0
#195 of 263 regular relievers
PAL Rating
25 / 100
#197 of 263 regular relievers
Value Rating
17 / 100
Surplus $-5.5M · salary $5.5MPAL: dimensions
A pitcher's WAR
Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 4.43 · RA9-WAR: 0.0
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
93.5 mi/h
27th percentile
K%
22.1 %
41th percentile
BB%
12.3 %
19th percentile
xERA
4.21
35th percentile
xwOBA allowed
.315
35th percentile
Barrels allowed
7.1 %
44th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Fastball | K% | BB% | xERA | xwOBA allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | CLE | 0.0 | 25 | 78 | 93.5 | 22.1 | 12.3 | 4.21 | .315 |
| 2025 | TEX | 1.3 | 83 | 82 | 93.5 | 26.1 | 7.0 | 3.02 | .272 |
| 2024 | CHC | 0.7 | 22 | 75 | 93.3 | 22.4 | 8.5 | 5.10 | .349 |
| 2023 | TB | 1.3 | 93 | 89 | 94.5 | 26.1 | 5.3 | 2.71 | .256 |
| 2022 | TB | 0.5 | 69 | 79 | 95.3 | 24.5 | 6.3 | 3.27 | .285 |
| 2021 | TB | -0.3 | 19 | 73 | 93.9 | 26.7 | 9.1 | 5.16 | .345 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | @ KC | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.58 |
| Sep 25 | @ KC | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.72 |
| Sep 23 | @ BOS | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.86 |
| Jul 24 | @ TB | 0.2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4.91 |
| Jul 21 | vs MIN | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.18 |
| Jul 20 | vs MIN | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.26 |
| Jul 18 | vs PIT | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4.40 |
| Jul 12 | @ MIA | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.55 |
| Jul 11 | @ MIA | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.71 |
| Jul 8 | @ MIN | 0.2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4.76 |