Pitcher · 2026

Joe Ross

Age: 33
B/T: R/R
Height: 6' 4"
Weight: 243 lb
Number: #41

Born: May 21, 1993 in Berkeley, CA, USA
MLB debut: June 6, 2015
Drafted: 2011, round 1
High school: Bishop O'Dowd

dbWAR: .3
IP: 11.2
ERA: 9.26
FIP: 6.77
K/9: 5.4
FIP−: 162

Joe Ross is a relief pitcher for the Texas Rangers. In 2026 he struck out 7 batters over 11.2 innings across 8 appearances, going 0-1. His ERA of 9.26 was 121.7% higher than the league average of 4.18. Stripping out defence, his 6.77 FIP suggests he pitched better than his ERA shows. He missed bats on 30.0% of swings (16.1% of every pitch he threw), walked 10.5% of the batters he faced and struck out 12.3%. His -0.3 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.

FIP6.77

K/95.4

WHIP1.89

WAR-.3

Platoon splits

How left- and right-handed hitters fare against him.

Opponent batting by the side the hitter bats from, 2026. Counted from play-by-play, so totals can differ from the box-score season line by a plate appearance or two.
Split	PA	AB	H	HR	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	wOBA	K%
vs LHB	30	28	5	0	2	4	.179	.233	.250	.221	13.3%
vs RHB	27	23	11	3	4	3	.478	.556	.913	.609	11.1%

Pitch sequencing

What Joe Ross 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.


Slider	28.8%	59	89.4	1,934	35.6%	23.5%
Sinker	24.4%	50	95.5	2,141	44.0%	16.0%
Splitter	20.5%	42	90.4	1,478	42.9%	47.8%
Four-Seam Fastball	20.0%	41	95.2	2,154	34.1%	33.3%
Curveball	6.3%	13	83.9	2,099	46.2%	42.9%

Joe Ross's arsenal by usage. Velocity is average release speed in mph, spin in rpm, and whiff rate is misses per swing — the cleanest single measure of whether a pitch beats hitters.

Pitching

Standard and advanced, by season.


2026	8	0	11.2	0	1	16	12	7	6	9.26	6.77	1.89	5.4	4.6	222	162	-0.3
2025	37	1	51.0	2	1	57	29	39	18	5.12	4.88	1.47	6.9	3.2	123	117	-0.1
2024	25	10	74.0	3	6	72	31	66	29	3.77	3.83	1.36	8.0	3.5	92	94	0.7

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How these are computed

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.