Zack
Littell
PAge : 30Throws : R
#46
Zack Littell
Height : 6' 4" · Weight : 113 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2018-06-05
Born in : Burlington, NC, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | V | D | MPM | MJ | RB | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 5.21 | 124.1 | 73 | 1.41 | |
| 2026 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7.50 | 12.0 | 3 | 2.08 |
| 2026 | Washington Nationals | 23 | 7 | 8 | 4.97 | 112.1 | 70 | 1.34 |
| 2025 | 32 | 10 | 8 | 3.81 | 186.2 | 130 | 1.10 | |
| 2025 | Cincinnati Reds | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4.39 | 53.1 | 41 | 1.07 |
| 2025 | Tampa Bay Rays | 22 | 8 | 8 | 3.58 | 133.1 | 89 | 1.12 |
| 2024 | Tampa Bay Rays | 29 | 8 | 10 | 3.63 | 156.1 | 141 | 1.25 |
| 2023 | 28 | 3 | 6 | 4.10 | 90.0 | 74 | 1.18 | |
| 2023 | Tampa Bay Rays | 26 | 3 | 6 | 3.93 | 87.0 | 72 | 1.15 |
| 2023 | Boston Red Sox | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 3.0 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 2022 | San Francisco Giants | 39 | 3 | 3 | 5.08 | 44.1 | 39 | 1.38 |
| 2021 | San Francisco Giants | 63 | 4 | 0 | 2.92 | 61.2 | 63 | 1.14 |
| 2020 | Minnesota Twins | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9.95 | 6.1 | 3 | 2.37 |
| 2019 | Minnesota Twins | 29 | 6 | 0 | 2.68 | 37.0 | 32 | 1.16 |
| 2018 | Minnesota Twins | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6.20 | 20.1 | 14 | 1.77 |
| Career totals | 260 | 42 | 37 | 4.11 | 727.0 | 569 | 1.25 | |
ContractWashington Nationals payroll →
- Type
- Free Agent
- Length
- 1 yr · 2026–2026
- Total value
- 7.0 M$
- AAV
- 7.00 M$
2026
3.00 M$
Not 40 man
2027
12.00 M$
Mutual option
Advanced stats, 2026Starting pitcherMLB stats →
ERA
5.21
FIP
6.08
xFIP
5.27
ERA-
122
WHIP
1.41
K%
13.5 %
BB%
7.2 %
Strikeouts
73
Innings
124.3
Wins
8
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
-1.1
Strikeouts
89
2026 WAR
-0.9
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
↓ Slight decline (-18)
- 20231.1 WAR · 2.2 per full season
- 20242.3 WAR · 2.6 per full season
- 20251.3 WAR · 1.3 per full season
- 2026-0.9 WAR · -1.3 per full season
Outlook, age included
-18 · 30 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
67
Depth
- VEL
- Velocity
- 60
- STF
- Stuff
- 58
- CTL
- Control
- 87
- CNT
- Contact allowed
- 49
- STA
- Stamina
- 96
- DUR
- Durability
- 72
- EX
- Experience
- 78
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
-0.9
#165 of 166 regular starters
PAL Rating
5 / 100
#158 of 166 regular starters
Value Rating
5 / 100
Surplus $-16.0M · salary $7.2MPAL: dimensions
A pitcher's WAR
Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 6.08 · RA9-WAR: -0.3
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
91.7 mi/h
8th percentile
K%
13.5 %
1th percentile
BB%
7.2 %
66th percentile
xERA
6.64
1th percentile
xwOBA allowed
.384
1th percentile
Barrels allowed
11.3 %
3th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Fastball | K% | BB% | xERA | xwOBA allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | AZ | -0.9 | 5 | 67 | 91.7 | 13.5 | 7.2 | 6.64 | .384 |
| 2025 | CIN | 1.3 | 55 | 76 | 92.1 | 17.1 | 4.2 | 4.36 | .323 |
| 2024 | TB | 2.3 | 56 | 77 | 92.4 | 21.5 | 4.7 | 4.40 | .327 |
| 2023 | TB | 1.1 | 65 | 80 | 94.1 | 19.5 | 3.2 | 4.27 | .318 |
| 2022 | SF | -0.3 | 35 | 72 | 94.5 | 20.5 | 6.8 | 3.70 | .302 |
| 2021 | SF | 0.3 | 58 | 74 | 94.9 | 25.0 | 9.5 | 3.84 | .302 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22 | vs CIN | 3.2 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5.21 |
| Aug 17 | @ BOS | 3.2 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5.07 |
| Aug 10 | vs COL | 4.2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4.77 |
| Aug 4 | @ PHI | 6.2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4.97 |
| Jul 29 | vs TOR | 4.2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4.94 |
| Jul 24 | vs AZ | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.17 |
| Jul 18 | @ ATH | 6.0 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5.34 |
| Jul 10 | vs NYY | 4.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4.90 |
| Jul 4 | vs PIT | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5.02 |
| Jun 28 | @ BAL | 5.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5.29 |