William
Vest
PAge : 31Throws : R
#19
Will Vest
#19P
Detroit Tigers
Height : 6' 0" · Weight : 82 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2021-04-01
Born in : Houston, TX, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | V | D | MPM | MJ | RB | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Detroit Tigers | 27 | 3 | 5 | 6.08 | 26.2 | 27 | 1.43 |
| 2025 | Detroit Tigers | 64 | 6 | 5 | 3.01 | 68.2 | 75 | 1.21 |
| 2024 | Detroit Tigers | 69 | 3 | 4 | 2.82 | 70.1 | 63 | 1.12 |
| 2023 | Detroit Tigers | 48 | 2 | 1 | 2.98 | 48.1 | 56 | 1.10 |
| 2022 | Detroit Tigers | 59 | 3 | 3 | 4.00 | 63.0 | 63 | 1.33 |
| 2021 | Seattle Mariners | 32 | 1 | 0 | 6.17 | 35.0 | 27 | 1.60 |
| Career totals | 299 | 18 | 18 | 3.78 | 312.0 | 311 | 1.26 | |
ContractDetroit Tigers payroll →
- Type
- Arbitration
- Length
- 1 yr · 2026–2026
- Total value
- 4.0 M$
- AAV
- 3.95 M$
2026
3.95 M$
Guaranteed
2027
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Arb 3
Advanced stats, 2026Relief pitcherMLB stats →
ERA
6.08
FIP
3.40
xFIP
3.44
ERA-
145
WHIP
1.43
K%
23.3 %
BB%
8.6 %
Strikeouts
27
Innings
26.7
Wins
3
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
0.6
Strikeouts
47
2026 WAR
0.3
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
→ Stable (-5)
- 20231.2 WAR · 1.6 per full season
- 20241.2 WAR · 1.1 per full season
- 20251.8 WAR · 1.7 per full season
- 20260.3 WAR · 0.7 per full season
Outlook, age included
-5 · 31 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
87
High-end
- VEL
- Velocity
- 80
- STF
- Stuff
- 80
- CTL
- Control
- 82
- CNT
- Contact allowed
- 83
- STA
- Stamina
- —
- DUR
- Durability
- 76
- 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, 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).
PAL: dimensions
A pitcher's WAR
Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 3.40 · RA9-WAR: -1.0
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
95.8 mi/h
64th percentile
K%
23.3 %
51th percentile
BB%
8.6 %
59th percentile
xERA
3.98
47th percentile
xwOBA allowed
.307
47th percentile
Barrels allowed
5.2 %
77th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Fastball | K% | BB% | xERA | xwOBA allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | DET | 0.3 | 60 | 87 | 95.8 | 23.3 | 8.6 | 3.98 | .307 |
| 2025 | DET | 1.8 | 89 | 87 | 96.7 | 26.4 | 7.7 | 2.89 | .266 |
| 2024 | DET | 1.2 | 74 | 81 | 96.1 | 21.8 | 6.2 | 3.91 | .310 |
| 2023 | DET | 1.2 | 86 | 79 | 95.3 | 28.1 | 6.5 | 3.18 | .277 |
| 2022 | DET | 0.4 | 48 | 68 | 95.1 | 23.2 | 8.1 | 3.99 | .313 |
| 2021 | SEA | 0.1 | 8 | 56 | 93.5 | 17.3 | 11.5 | 5.37 | .351 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27 | vs HOU | 1.0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6.08 |
| Jun 22 | vs NYY | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5.61 |
| Jun 21 | vs CWS | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.92 |
| Jun 19 | vs CWS | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.17 |
| Jun 16 | @ HOU | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.45 |
| Jun 15 | @ HOU | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.14 |
| Jun 7 | vs SEA | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.53 |
| Jun 5 | vs SEA | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6.86 |
| Jun 1 | @ TB | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7.23 |
| May 29 | @ CWS | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.41 |