William
Klein
PAge : 26Throws : R
#61
Will Klein
Height : 6' 5" · Weight : 104 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2024-04-28
Born in : Bloomington, IN, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | V | D | MPM | MJ | RB | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 36 | 3 | 4 | 3.67 | 41.2 | 49 | 1.56 |
| 2025 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2.35 | 15.1 | 21 | 1.57 |
| 2024 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 11.05 | 7.1 | 7 | 2.45 | |
| 2024 | Athletics | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 1.2 | 1 | 3.60 |
| 2024 | Kansas City Royals | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6.35 | 5.2 | 6 | 2.12 |
| Career totals | 58 | 5 | 5 | 4.20 | 64.1 | 77 | 1.66 | |
ContractLos Angeles Dodgers 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
—
Pre-arb
2028
—
Pre-arb
2029
—
Arb 1
2030
—
Arb 2
2031
—
Arb 3
Advanced stats, 2026Relief pitcherMLB stats →
ERA
3.67
FIP
3.41
xFIP
3.53
ERA-
88
WHIP
1.56
K%
25.9 %
BB%
11.1 %
Strikeouts
49
Innings
41.7
Wins
3
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
0.4
Strikeouts
34
2026 WAR
0.6
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
→ Stable (0)
- 20250.3 WAR
- 20260.6 WAR · 0.9 per full season
Outlook, age included
+10 · 26 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
81
Very good
- VEL
- Velocity
- 85
- STF
- Stuff
- 78
- CTL
- Control
- 64
- CNT
- Contact allowed
- 83
- STA
- Stamina
- —
- DUR
- Durability
- 61
- EX
- Experience
- 47
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
0.6
#81 of 263 regular relievers
PAL Rating
77 / 100
#60 of 263 regular relievers
Value Rating
62 / 100
Surplus $5.1M · salary $0.8MPAL: dimensions
A pitcher's WAR
Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 3.41 · RA9-WAR: 0.1
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
97.5 mi/h
86th percentile
K%
25.9 %
69th percentile
BB%
11.1 %
28th percentile
xERA
3.50
68th percentile
xwOBA allowed
.289
68th percentile
Barrels allowed
2.6 %
99th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Fastball | K% | BB% | xERA | xwOBA allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | LAD | 0.6 | 77 | 81 | 97.5 | 25.9 | 11.1 | 3.50 | .289 |
| 2025 | LAD | 0.3 | 65 | 74 | 97.9 | 30.0 | 14.3 | 4.39 | .324 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31 | vs BOS | 1.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.67 |
| Jul 26 | @ NYM | 1.0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3.57 |
| Jul 22 | @ PHI | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2.75 |
| Jul 19 | @ NYY | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.58 |
| Jul 10 | vs AZ | 1.2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2.41 |
| Jul 7 | vs COL | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.27 |
| Jul 4 | vs SD | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.29 |
| Jul 2 | vs SD | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2.36 |
| Jun 28 | @ SD | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.51 |
| Jun 22 | @ MIN | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.59 |