Blake
Gillingham
G
#26
Blake Gillingham
Houston Dynamo FCHeight : 6' 2" · Age : 23
MLS record
| Year | Team | FC | FA | RC | YC | OG | APP | SUB | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current season | Houston Dynamo FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- 2026 guaranteed comp.
- 88 k$
- Base salary
- 88 k$
- Rank on the club
- #20 of 21
Guaranteed compensation: base salary plus signing bonuses and other guaranteed money, annualized; performance bonuses are not included. Contract length is not made public.
Advanced stats, 2025 Goalkeepers
MLS stats →2025 season. The percentile ranks the player among regular goalkeepers (1,000+ minutes over a full season): 90th means better than 90% of them.
Saves
11
0th percentile
Shots on target faced
15
Save percentage
73.3 %
89th percentile
Goals conceded
4
Goals allowed − xG faced
−2.1
60th percentile
g+ per 90
+0.54
100th percentile
Pass completion
68.0 %
20th percentile
Minutes
330
Regular season. Goals allowed − xG faced: below zero, he allowed fewer goals than the quality of the shots on target predicted (lower is better). g+: goals added, above the position average. Data: American Soccer Analysis.
2026 projection
MLS trends →Projected WAR
0.1
Confidence: low · a goalkeeper's output swings a lot from season to season
Projected minutes
330
WAR 2025
0.4
Minutes played
330
The pace of the last three seasons (WAR per minute, 60/25/15), pulled toward the group average as if 1,000 more minutes, over the minutes expected from the last two seasons, adjusted for age. Method chosen by backtest (2023 to 2026): mean error of 0.24 wins.
Trend
→ Stable (0)
- 20250.4 WAR · 3.64 per 3,000 min
The trend compares this season's WAR per 3,000 minutes with last season's (at least 500 minutes each), weighted by playing time. For goalkeepers, goals added swing a lot from season to season: read a strong trend with caution.
Outlook, age included
+25 · 22 y.o. · usually still improving
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, transfers or role changes.
Player ratings, 2025
All ratings →Ratings from 0 to 100, computed over four seasons from data, never by hand, against regulars in the same position group. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite. EX counts his MLS seasons since 2021, from our data: his career elsewhere is not included.
OV · Overall
79
Established starter
- SAV
- Shot stopping
- 90
- DST
- Distribution
- 74
- CLM
- Claiming
- 35
- SWP
- Sweeping
- 75
- DUR
- Durability
- 35
- EX
- Experience
- 27
Why these ratings?Hide details
- SAV — Shot stopping : Goals allowed against post-shot expected goals, shot-stopping g+
- DST — Distribution : Goals added by distribution
- CLM — Claiming : Goals added by claiming crosses
- SWP — Sweeping : Goals added by sweeping
- DUR — Durability : Share of his club's minutes played, over several seasons
- EX — Experience : MLS seasons since 2021 (our data)
WAR and PAL Rating, 2025
How we rate →WAR: the goals added (g+) of each of his actions, above replacement level (the per-minute output of his group's fringe players), converted to standings points (0.64 points per goal), then to wins (3 points = one win). PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same group (50 = median).
PAL: dimensions
Where WAR comes from (in wins)
Goals prevented given the quality of the shots on target he faced.
Collecting loose balls and low crosses (counted with handling in his ratings).
Holding the shot or parrying it without giving up a rebound.
Coming off his line to cut out a ball in behind.
Kicking and throwing: how his distribution changes his team's chances.
Catching or punching crosses rather than leaving them in the box.
The parts above are measured against the position average. This adjustment moves the baseline to a fringe player in his group, prorated by minutes: positive when fringe players do worse than average, negative when they do better.
Shot stopping drives almost all of a goalkeeper's WAR, and it swings a lot from season to season: one season says less than it does for an outfield player.
Blake Gillingham in five questions
What is Blake Gillingham's record in 2025?
Blake Gillingham has 11 saves and has conceded 4 goals in 330 minutes in 2025.
How old and how tall is Blake Gillingham?
Blake Gillingham is 23 years old. He is 6'2" (188 cm).
How good is Blake Gillingham?
Blake Gillingham produced 0.4 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025. His PAL rating is 77 out of 100: very good for his position.
How much does Blake Gillingham make?
Blake Gillingham earns $81K for the 2025 season.
What number does Blake Gillingham wear, and what team does he play for?
Blake Gillingham plays for Houston Dynamo FC in the MLS, at G, and wears number 26.
