Players · P · Pitcher · 2026
Emilio Pagán
- Age
- 35
- B/T
- L/R
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Weight
- 208 lb
- Number
- #15
- Born
- May 7, 1991 in Simpsonville, SC, United States
- MLB debut
- May 3, 2017
- Drafted
- 2013, round 10
- College
- Belmont Abbey
- High school
- James L. Mann
- Salary, 2026
- $10M
- dbWAR
- 4.5 13 season(s)
- IP
- 42.2
- ERA
- 3.38
- FIP
- 4.18
- K/9
- 9.5
- FIP−
- 100 100 = avg
Emilio Pagán is a relief pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds. In 2026 he struck out 45 batters over 42.2 innings across 45 appearances, going 5-1. His ERA of 3.38 is 19.2% lower than the league average of 4.18 — 5th of 20 on his team, and 151st of 538 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 4.18 FIP suggests that his ERA had some help behind him. He missed bats on 25.9% of swings (13.5% of every pitch he threw), walked 6.3% of the batters he faced and struck out 25.9%. His 0.2 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.
WAR by season
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | CIN | 45 | 0 | 42.2 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 33 | 16 | 45 | 11 | 3.38 | 4.18 | 1.03 | 9.5 | 2.3 | 81 | 100 | 0.2 | |
| 2025 | CIN | 70 | 0 | 68.2 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 41 | 22 | 81 | 22 | 2.88 | 3.72 | 0.92 | 10.6 | 2.9 | 69 | 89 | 0.8 | |
| 2024 | CIN | 38 | 1 | 38.0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 40 | 19 | 44 | 11 | 4.50 | 3.77 | 1.34 | 10.4 | 2.6 | 110 | 92 | 0.4 | |
| 2023 | MIN | 66 | 1 | 69.1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 45 | 23 | 65 | 21 | 2.99 | 3.27 | 0.95 | 8.4 | 2.7 | 69 | 75 | 1.3 | |
| 2022 | MIN | 59 | 0 | 63.0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 60 | 31 | 84 | 26 | 4.43 | 4.21 | 1.37 | 12.0 | 3.7 | 112 | 106 | 0.2 | |
| 2021 | SD | 67 | 0 | 63.1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 56 | 34 | 69 | 18 | 4.83 | 5.22 | 1.17 | 9.8 | 2.6 | 113 | 122 | -0.3 | |
| 2020 | SD | 22 | 0 | 22.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 23 | 9 | 4.50 | 4.69 | 1.05 | 9.4 | 3.7 | 101 | 105 | 0.1 | |
| 2019 | TB | 66 | 0 | 70.0 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 45 | 18 | 96 | 13 | 2.31 | 3.30 | 0.83 | 12.3 | 1.7 | 51 | 73 | 1.3 | |
| 2018 | OAK | 55 | 0 | 62.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 30 | 63 | 19 | 4.35 | 4.92 | 1.19 | 9.1 | 2.8 | 105 | 119 | -0.3 | |
| 2017 | SEA | 34 | 0 | 50.1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 18 | 56 | 8 | 3.22 | 3.28 | 0.93 | 10.0 | 1.4 | 74 | 75 | 0.9 |
Batting
Standard and advanced, by season.
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 | 91 | 81 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 27 | .198 | .264 | .432 | .295 | 29.7% |
| vs RHB | 83 | 74 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 18 | .230 | .293 | .365 | .293 | 21.7% |
Pitch sequencing
What Emilio Pagán 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, how often it misses, and what hitters do with it.
| Four-Seam Fastball | 424 | 94.9 | 2,525 | 52.1% | 20.6% | 112 | .196 | .686 | |
| Cutter | 131 | 85.9 | 2,293 | 45.0% | 36.5% | 21 | .190 | .408 | |
| Splitter | 119 | 82.8 | 869 | 37.8% | 41.2% | 23 | .304 | .855 |
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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.