Tanner
Houck
PAge : 30Throws : R
#89
Tanner Houck
#89P
Boston Red Sox
Height : 6' 5" · Weight : 103 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2020-09-15
Born in : St. Louis, MO, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | V | D | MPM | MJ | RB | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Boston Red Sox | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9.00 | 3.0 | 1 | 1.33 |
| 2025 | Boston Red Sox | 9 | 0 | 3 | 8.04 | 43.2 | 32 | 1.69 |
| 2024 | Boston Red Sox | 30 | 9 | 10 | 3.12 | 178.2 | 154 | 1.14 |
| 2023 | Boston Red Sox | 21 | 6 | 10 | 5.01 | 106.0 | 99 | 1.37 |
| 2022 | Boston Red Sox | 32 | 5 | 4 | 3.15 | 60.0 | 56 | 1.18 |
| 2021 | Boston Red Sox | 18 | 1 | 5 | 3.52 | 69.0 | 87 | 1.13 |
| 2020 | Boston Red Sox | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.53 | 17.0 | 21 | 0.88 |
| Career totals | 114 | 24 | 33 | 4.00 | 477.1 | 450 | 1.24 | |
Contract
Boston Red Sox payroll →- Type
- Arbitration
- Length
- 1 yr · 2026–2026
- Total value
- 4.2 M$
- AAV
- 4.15 M$
2026
4.15 M$
Guaranteed
2027
—
Arb 3
Advanced stats, 2025 Starting pitcher
MLB stats →ERA
8.04
FIP
6.16
xFIP
4.73
ERA-
191
WHIP
1.69
K%
15.8 %
BB%
8.4 %
Strikeouts
32
Innings
43.7
Wins
0
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2026 projection
MLB trends →Projected WAR
-0.9
Strikeouts
79
2025 WAR
-0.4
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
↓ Declining (-21)
- 20220.7 WAR · 2.1 per full season
- 20231.2 WAR · 2.0 per full season
- 20243.8 WAR · 3.8 per full season
- 2025-0.4 WAR
Outlook, age included
-21 · 29 y.o. · prime years
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2025
All 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
71
Established regular
- VEL
- Velocity
- 79
- STF
- Stuff
- 67
- CTL
- Control
- 76
- CNT
- Contact allowed
- 76
- STA
- Stamina
- 69
- DUR
- Durability
- 64
- 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, 2025
How 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).
PAL: dimensions
A pitcher's WAR
Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 6.16 · RA9-WAR: -1.1
Statcast
Statcast leaderboards →MLB's tracking of every ball, 2025 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the role: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Fastball
95.0 mi/h
68th percentile
K%
15.8 %
7th percentile
BB%
8.4 %
35th percentile
xERA
6.19
1th percentile
xwOBA allowed
.376
1th percentile
Barrels allowed
8.1 %
65th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Fastball | K% | BB% | xERA | xwOBA allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | BOS | -0.4 | 5 | 71 | 95.0 | 15.8 | 8.4 | 6.19 | .376 |
| 2024 | BOS | 3.8 | 77 | 79 | 95.1 | 20.7 | 6.5 | 4.11 | .317 |
| 2023 | BOS | 1.2 | 38 | 76 | 93.9 | 21.4 | 8.9 | 4.16 | .314 |
| 2022 | BOS | 0.7 | 58 | 80 | 95.3 | 22.7 | 8.9 | 3.83 | .307 |
| 2021 | BOS | 2.3 | 81 | 81 | 94.5 | 30.5 | 7.4 | 3.20 | .277 |
Game log, 2025
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 12 | @ DET | 2.1 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8.04 |
| May 7 | vs TEX | 4.2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6.10 |
| May 1 | @ TOR | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6.38 |
| Apr 26 | @ CLE | 5.0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7.58 |
| Apr 20 | vs CWS | 6.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7.66 |
| Apr 14 | @ TB | 2.1 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 9.16 |
| Apr 9 | vs TOR | 6.2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4.41 |
| Apr 3 | @ BAL | 4.0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6.52 |
| Mar 28 | @ TEX | 5.2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6.35 |
Tanner Houck in five questions
What is Tanner Houck's record in 2025?
Tanner Houck is 0-3 in 2025, with a 8.04 ERA and 32 strikeouts in 43.7 innings.
How old and how tall is Tanner Houck?
Tanner Houck is 30 years old (born June 29, 1996). He is 6'5" (196 cm) and weighs 227 lb (103 kg).
Where is Tanner Houck from?
Tanner Houck was born in St. Louis, MO, United States.
How good is Tanner Houck?
Tanner Houck produced -0.4 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025. His PAL rating is 5 out of 100: very poor for his position.
What number does Tanner Houck wear, and what team does he play for?
Tanner Houck plays for Boston Red Sox in the MLB, at P, and wears number 89.