Steven

Okert

PAge : 35Throws : L

#48

Steven Okert

#48PHouston Astros

Height : 6' 2" · Weight : 92 kg · Bats : L · Throws : L · MLB debut : 2016-04-19

Born in : Riverside, CA, USA

MLB record

Year	Team	PJ	V	D	MPM	MJ	RB	WHIP
2026	Houston Astros	68	6	2	2.13	67.2	68	0.87
2025	Houston Astros	68	3	2	3.01	71.2	84	0.89
2024	Minnesota Twins	44	3	2	5.09	35.1	33	1.50
2023	Miami Marlins	64	3	2	4.45	58.2	73	1.26
2022	Miami Marlins	60	5	5	2.98	51.1	63	1.17
2021	Miami Marlins	34	3	1	2.75	36.0	40	1.03
2018	San Francisco Giants	10	0	0	1.23	7.1	8	0.55
2017	San Francisco Giants	44	1	1	5.67	27.0	22	1.30
2016	San Francisco Giants	16	0	0	3.21	14.0	14	1.29
Career totals		408	24	15	3.41	369.0	405	1.09

ContractHouston Astros payroll →

Type: Arbitration
Length: 1 yr · 2026–2026
Total value: 2.3 M$
AAV: 2.33 M$

2026
2.33 M$
Guaranteed

Advanced stats, 2026Relief pitcherMLB stats →

ERA

2.13

FIP

3.23

xFIP

3.99

ERA-

WHIP

0.87

26.1 %

BB%

5.4 %

Strikeouts

Innings

67.7

Wins

Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.

2027 projectionMLB trends →

Projected WAR

1.2

Strikeouts

2026 WAR

1.2

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

Trend

→ Stable (-2)

20230.5 WAR · 0.6 per full season
2024-0.3 WAR · -0.6 per full season
20251.6 WAR · 1.5 per full season
20261.2 WAR · 1.2 per full season

Outlook, age included

-17 · 34 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

High-end

VEL: Velocity; 58
STF: Stuff; 86
CTL: Control; 87
CNT: Contact allowed; 84
STA: Stamina; —
DUR: Durability; 88
EX: Experience; 84

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

1.2

#38 of 263 regular relievers

PAL Rating

83 / 100

#44 of 263 regular relievers

Value Rating

79 / 100

Surplus $9.4M · salary $2.3M

PAL: dimensions

Run prevention83

Stuff84

Command96

Contact allowed71

Velocity6

A pitcher's WAR

Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 3.23 · RA9-WAR: 2.1

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

91.2 mi/h

6th percentile

26.1 %

71th percentile

BB%

5.4 %

94th percentile

xERA

3.13

81th percentile

xwOBA allowed

.274

81th percentile

Barrels allowed

6.9 %

49th percentile

Season by season
Season	Team	WAR	PAL	OV	Fastball	K%	BB%	xERA	xwOBA allowed
2026	HOU	1.2	83	87	91.2	26.1	5.4	3.13	.274
2025	HOU	1.6	91	85	92.0	30.4	6.9	2.63	.254
2024	MIN	-0.3	21	75	93.0	20.6	10.0	3.99	.313
2023	MIA	0.5	61	79	93.8	29.6	9.7	3.93	.306
2022	MIA	0.0	62	80	93.7	28.5	11.8	3.22	.283
2021	MIA	0.2	64	79	92.2	28.2	10.6	3.25	.279

Game log, 2026

Date	Opponent	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Aug 31	vs CWS	1.0	1	0	0	2	2.13
Aug 30	@ NYM	0.1	0	0	0	0	2.16
Aug 27	@ NYY	1.0	1	0	0	0	2.17
Aug 25	@ NYY	0.2	2	1	1	1	2.20
Aug 23	vs ATH	1.0	1	1	0	1	2.09
Aug 21	vs ATH	1.0	0	0	0	0	1.98
Aug 19	vs LAA	1.0	0	0	1	2	2.01
Aug 16	vs SEA	1.0	0	0	0	1	2.04
Aug 14	vs SEA	1.0	1	0	0	1	2.08
Aug 12	@ SF	1.1	0	0	0	0	2.11