Troy
Melton
PAge : 25Throws : R
#52
Troy Melton
#52P
Detroit Tigers
Height : 6' 4" · Weight : 95 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2025-07-23
Born in : Newport Beach, CA, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | V | D | MPM | MJ | RB | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Detroit Tigers | 20 | 8 | 5 | 2.76 | 114.1 | 94 | 1.13 |
| 2025 | Detroit Tigers | 16 | 3 | 2 | 2.76 | 45.2 | 36 | 1.01 |
| Career totals | 36 | 11 | 7 | 2.76 | 160.0 | 130 | 1.09 | |
ContractDetroit Tigers 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
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Pre-arb
2028
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Pre-arb
2029
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Arb 1
2030
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Arb 2
2031
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Arb 3
Advanced stats, 2026Starting pitcherMLB stats →
ERA
2.76
FIP
4.09
xFIP
4.23
ERA-
66
WHIP
1.13
K%
20.0 %
BB%
7.9 %
Strikeouts
94
Innings
114.3
Wins
8
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
1.1
Strikeouts
66
2026 WAR
1.6
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
→ Stable (+7)
- 20250.2 WAR · 0.8 per full season
- 20261.6 WAR · 2.5 per full season
Outlook, age included
+32 · 25 y.o. · usually still improving
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
- 84
- STF
- Stuff
- 69
- CTL
- Control
- 75
- CNT
- Contact allowed
- 81
- STA
- Stamina
- 76
- DUR
- Durability
- 61
- EX
- Experience
- 37
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
1.6
#88 of 166 regular starters
PAL Rating
64 / 100
#60 of 166 regular starters
Value Rating
59 / 100
Surplus $14.9M · salary $0.8MPAL: dimensions
A pitcher's WAR
Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 4.09 · RA9-WAR: 3.2
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
96.4 mi/h
83th percentile
K%
20.0 %
37th percentile
BB%
7.9 %
52th percentile
xERA
3.84
72th percentile
xwOBA allowed
.302
72th percentile
Barrels allowed
6.0 %
85th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Fastball | K% | BB% | xERA | xwOBA allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | DET | 1.6 | 64 | 78 | 96.4 | 20.0 | 7.9 | 3.84 | .302 |
| 2025 | DET | 0.2 | 40 | 69 | 97.1 | 20.0 | 8.3 | 3.64 | .297 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20 | @ CWS | 3.2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2.76 |
| Sep 14 | @ TOR | 2.2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2.52 |
| Sep 7 | vs MIN | 5.2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2.42 |
| Sep 1 | @ MIN | 5.1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2.20 |
| Aug 26 | vs TB | 7.0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1.86 |
| Aug 21 | @ KC | 5.2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1.70 |
| Aug 15 | vs CWS | 4.1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1.49 |
| Aug 9 | @ SF | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1.46 |
| Aug 4 | @ SEA | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1.58 |
| Jul 28 | vs BAL | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1.75 |