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Tarik

Skubal

PAge : 29Throws : L

#29

Tarik Skubal

#29PLos Angeles Dodgers

Height : 6' 3" · Weight : 109 kg · Bats : R · Throws : L · MLB debut : 2020-08-18

Born in : Hayward, CA, USA

MLB record

YearTeamPJVDMPMMJRBWHIP
2026261272.72158.21860.96
2026Los Angeles Dodgers10522.6162.0701.05
2026Detroit Tigers16752.7996.21160.91
2025Detroit Tigers311362.21195.12410.89
2024Detroit Tigers311842.39192.02280.92
2023Detroit Tigers15732.8080.11020.90
2022Detroit Tigers21783.52117.21171.16
2021Detroit Tigers318124.34149.11641.26
2020Detroit Tigers8145.6332.0371.22
Career totals16366443.02925.110751.01

ContractLos Angeles Dodgers payroll →

Type
Arbitration
Length
1 yr · 2026–2026
Total value
32.0 M$
AAV
32.00 M$

Advanced stats, 2026Starting pitcherMLB stats →

ERA

2.72

FIP

2.51

xFIP

2.70

ERA-

65

WHIP

0.96

K%

30.0 %

BB%

4.4 %

Strikeouts

186

Innings

158.7

Wins

12

Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.

2027 projectionMLB trends →

Projected WAR

5.6

Strikeouts

201

2026 WAR

5.2

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

Trend

→ Stable (-2)

  • 20233.3 WAR · 7.4 per full season
  • 20246.0 WAR · 5.6 per full season
  • 20256.7 WAR · 6.2 per full season
  • 20265.2 WAR · 5.9 per full season

Outlook, age included

-2 · 29 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

98

MLB elite

VEL
Velocity
88
STF
Stuff
96
CTL
Control
98
CNT
Contact allowed
91
STA
Stamina
89
DUR
Durability
83
EX
Experience
71
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

5.2

#7 of 166 regular starters

PAL Rating

98 / 100

#3 of 166 regular starters

Value Rating

68 / 100

Surplus $18.8M · salary $32.0M

PAL: dimensions

Run prevention98
Stuff97
Command99
Contact allowed91
Velocity88
Workload85

A pitcher's WAR

Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 2.51 · RA9-WAR: 5.1

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

96.8 mi/h

88th percentile

K%

30.0 %

95th percentile

BB%

4.4 %

99th percentile

xERA

2.94

93th percentile

xwOBA allowed

.266

93th percentile

Barrels allowed

6.7 %

75th percentile

Season by season
SeasonTeamWARPALOVFastballK%BB%xERAxwOBA allowed
2026LAD5.2989896.830.04.42.94.266
2025DET6.71009897.632.24.42.71.258
2024DET6.0999696.930.34.62.68.259
2023DET3.3998695.832.94.52.30.236
2022DET2.9777794.124.56.73.34.288
2021DET0.6317394.325.97.45.47.354

Game log, 2026

DateOpponentIPHERBBSOERA
Sep 25@ SF7.0300102.72
Sep 19vs SF5.084232.85
Sep 14@ CIN7.030192.70
Sep 8vs CIN7.142252.84
Sep 3vs STL5.2102162.86
Aug 28@ DET6.041072.84
Aug 22vs PIT7.0531112.91
Aug 16vs MIL6.071272.85
Aug 10vs KC5.043262.93
Aug 4@ CHC6.042262.81

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