Walbert
Ureña
PAge : 22Throws : R
#57
Walbert Ureña
Height : 6' 0" · Weight : 95 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2026-03-26
Born in : Mao, Dominican Republic
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | V | D | MPM | MJ | RB | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Los Angeles Angels | 29 | 9 | 11 | 2.97 | 148.1 | 142 | 1.23 |
| Career totals | 29 | 9 | 11 | 2.97 | 148.1 | 142 | 1.23 | |
ContractLos Angeles Angels payroll →
- Type
- Pre-Arbitration
- Length
- 1 yr · 2026–2026
- Total value
- 0.8 M$
- AAV
- 0.78 M$
2026
0.78 M$
Pre-arb
2027
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Pre-arb (placeholder)
2028
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Pre-arb (placeholder)
2029
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Arb 1
2030
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Arb 2
2031
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Arb 3
2032
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Arb 4
Advanced stats, 2026Starting pitcherMLB stats →
ERA
2.97
FIP
3.62
xFIP
3.94
ERA-
72
WHIP
1.23
K%
22.7 %
BB%
10.9 %
Strikeouts
142
Innings
148.3
Wins
9
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
2.7
Strikeouts
149
2026 WAR
2.6
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
→ Stable (0)
- 20262.6 WAR · 3.2 per full season
Outlook, age included
+25 · 22 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
81
Very good
- VEL
- Velocity
- 89
- STF
- Stuff
- 75
- CTL
- Control
- 58
- CNT
- Contact allowed
- 89
- STA
- Stamina
- 79
- DUR
- Durability
- 83
- EX
- Experience
- 24
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
2.6
#42 of 166 regular starters
PAL Rating
77 / 100
#38 of 166 regular starters
Value Rating
79 / 100
Surplus $24.6M · salary $0.8MPAL: dimensions
A pitcher's WAR
Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 3.62 · RA9-WAR: 3.9
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
97.9 mi/h
96th percentile
K%
22.7 %
59th percentile
BB%
10.9 %
10th percentile
xERA
3.30
89th percentile
xwOBA allowed
.281
89th percentile
Barrels allowed
5.4 %
92th percentile
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23 | @ ATH | 4.0 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2.97 |
| Sep 17 | vs MIN | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2.74 |
| Sep 12 | @ WSH | 6.0 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2.88 |
| Sep 6 | @ PIT | 8.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2.74 |
| Aug 31 | vs NYY | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2.85 |
| Aug 25 | vs CLE | 3.2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2.94 |
| Aug 19 | @ HOU | 5.0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2.80 |
| Aug 13 | vs TEX | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2.67 |
| Aug 8 | @ MIA | 2.1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2.83 |
| Aug 2 | vs MIL | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2.54 |