Pitcher · 2026
Shawn Armstrong
- Age
- 36
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Weight
- 225 lb
- Number
- #43
- Born
- September 11, 1990 in New Bern, NC, USA
- MLB debut
- August 8, 2015
- Drafted
- 2008, round 33
- College
- East Carolina
- High school
- West Craven
- Salary, 2026
- $4M
- dbWAR
- 2.1 3 season(s)
- IP
- 33.0
- ERA
- 4.91
- FIP
- 4.57
- K/9
- 9.0
- FIP−
- 109 100 = avg
Shawn Armstrong is a relief pitcher for the Cleveland Guardians. In 2026 he struck out 33 batters over 33.0 innings across 38 appearances, going 2-1. His ERA of 4.91 was 17.6% higher than the league average of 4.18 — 12th of 14 on his team, and 340th of 467 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 4.57 FIP suggests he pitched better than his ERA shows. He missed bats on 24.1% of swings (11.7% of every pitch he threw), walked 13.0% of the batters he faced and struck out 22.6%. His 0.0 dbWAR is built from that FIP rather than runs allowed, so it credits him for what he controls and not for the defence behind him.
League context
Percentile among qualified pitchers, 2026.
Platoon splits
How left- and right-handed hitters fare against him.
| Split | PA | AB | H | HR | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA | K% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs LHB | 74 | 65 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 20 | .231 | .311 | .385 | .304 | 27.0% |
| vs RHB | 72 | 58 | 14 | 2 | 11 | 13 | .241 | .380 | .379 | .351 | 18.1% |
Pitch sequencing
What Shawn Armstrong throws in each count, and what he follows each pitch with. Select any cell for the breakdown.
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Pitch arsenal
What he throws, how hard, and how often it misses in 2026.
| Four-Seam Fastball | 189 | 93.5 | 2,221 | 48.7% | 23.1% | |
| Sweeper | 164 | 84.5 | 2,585 | 43.9% | 29.7% | |
| Cutter | 146 | 90.0 | 2,438 | 52.1% | 23.8% | |
| Sinker | 98 | 93.9 | 2,045 | 43.9% | 18.4% |
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 38 | 0 | 33.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 18 | 33 | 19 | 4.91 | 4.57 | 1.45 | 9.0 | 5.2 | 118 | 109 | 0.0 | |
| 2025 | 71 | 2 | 74.0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 40 | 19 | 74 | 20 | 2.31 | 3.07 | 0.81 | 9.0 | 2.4 | 56 | 74 | 1.3 | |
| 2024 | 57 | 7 | 66.2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 77 | 36 | 66 | 25 | 4.86 | 3.57 | 1.53 | 8.9 | 3.4 | 119 | 88 | 0.8 |
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Similar players
Nearest 2026 seasons by command, run prevention and role, on rate statistics rather than totals.
wOBA uses linear weights measured from this season's own play-by-play rather than published constants, and wRC+ is park-adjusted against that same league. dbWAR is our own open implementation — not fWAR or bWAR — and the full derivation, including its simplifications, is on the methodology page.