Pitcher · 2025
Michael Fulmer
- Age
- 32
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Weight
- 221 lb
- Number
- #32
- Born
- March 15, 1993 in Oklahoma City, OK, USA
- MLB debut
- April 29, 2016
- Drafted
- 2011, round C-A
- High school
- Deer Creek
- dbWAR
- -.1 1 season(s)
- IP
- 5.2
- ERA
- 4.76
- FIP
- 5.43
- K/9
- 4.8
- FIP−
- 131 100 = avg
Michael Fulmer is a relief pitcher for the Chicago Cubs. In 2025 he struck out 3 batters over 5.2 innings across 3 appearances, going 0-0. His ERA of 4.76 was 14.6% higher than the league average of 4.16. Stripping out defence, his 5.43 FIP suggests that his ERA had some help behind him. He missed bats on 16.3% of swings (7.8% of every pitch he threw), walked 8.7% of the batters he faced and struck out 13.0%. His -0.1 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, 2025.
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 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .100 | .250 | .200 | .225 | 8.3% |
| vs RHB | 11 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .455 | .455 | .909 | .572 | 18.2% |
Pitch sequencing
What Michael Fulmer 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 2025.
| Cutter | 39 | 88.9 | 2,559 | 41.0% | 18.2% | |
| Four-Seam Fastball | 21 | 93.7 | 2,399 | 47.6% | 14.3% |
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4.76 | 5.43 | 1.41 | 4.8 | 3.2 | 115 | 131 | -0.1 | — |
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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.