Steven
Cruz
PAge : 27Throws : R
#64
Steven Cruz
Height : 6' 7" · Weight : 102 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2023-08-29
Born in : Tenares, Dominican Republic
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | V | D | MPM | MJ | RB | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kansas City Royals | 56 | 2 | 4 | 4.30 | 58.2 | 65 | 1.26 |
| 2025 | Kansas City Royals | 47 | 3 | 1 | 3.74 | 45.2 | 38 | 1.18 |
| 2024 | Kansas City Royals | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 5.2 | 4 | 0.18 |
| 2023 | Kansas City Royals | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4.97 | 12.2 | 15 | 1.74 |
| Career totals | 118 | 5 | 5 | 3.96 | 122.2 | 122 | 1.23 | |
ContractKansas City Royals payroll →
- Type
- Pre-Arbitration
- Length
- 1 yr · 2026–2026
- Total value
- 0.8 M$
- AAV
- 0.79 M$
2026
0.79 M$
Pre-arb
2027
—
Pre-arb
2028
—
Arb 1
2029
—
Arb 2
2030
—
Arb 3
Advanced stats, 2026Relief pitcherMLB stats →
ERA
4.30
FIP
5.16
xFIP
3.58
ERA-
100
WHIP
1.26
K%
26.4 %
BB%
8.1 %
Strikeouts
65
Innings
58.7
Wins
2
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
-0.3
Strikeouts
58
2026 WAR
-0.4
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
→ Stable (-5)
- 20250.2 WAR · 0.3 per full season
- 2026-0.4 WAR · -0.4 per full season
Outlook, age included
+5 · 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
80
Very good
- VEL
- Velocity
- 89
- STF
- Stuff
- 79
- CTL
- Control
- 77
- CNT
- Contact allowed
- 70
- STA
- Stamina
- —
- DUR
- Durability
- 73
- EX
- Experience
- 55
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
-0.4
#231 of 263 regular relievers
PAL Rating
71 / 100
#76 of 263 regular relievers
Value Rating
20 / 100
Surplus $-4.7M · salary $0.8MPAL: dimensions
A pitcher's WAR
Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 5.16 · 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
98.5 mi/h
95th percentile
K%
26.4 %
73th percentile
BB%
8.1 %
66th percentile
xERA
4.06
43th percentile
xwOBA allowed
.310
43th percentile
Barrels allowed
11.4 %
5th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Fastball | K% | BB% | xERA | xwOBA allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | KC | -0.4 | 71 | 80 | 98.5 | 26.4 | 8.1 | 4.06 | .310 |
| 2025 | KC | 0.2 | 55 | 77 | 98.2 | 20.1 | 9.5 | 3.43 | .289 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23 | vs CWS | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4.30 |
| Sep 19 | @ PIT | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4.37 |
| Sep 16 | @ HOU | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4.13 |
| Sep 11 | @ BOS | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.04 |
| Sep 8 | vs AZ | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.12 |
| Sep 7 | vs AZ | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.19 |
| Sep 3 | vs MIA | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.27 |
| Aug 28 | @ CLE | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4.35 |
| Aug 25 | @ TOR | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.44 |
| Aug 23 | vs DET | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4.17 |