Pitcher · 2026
Julian Fernández
- Age
- 31
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 6"
- Weight
- 230 lb
- Number
- #65
- Born
- December 5, 1995 in Boca Chica, Dominican Republic
- MLB debut
- September 5, 2021
- Drafted
- 2017, round 1
- dbWAR
- -.2 2 season(s)
- IP
- 4.0
- ERA
- 2.25
- FIP
- 6.34
- K/9
- 6.8
- FIP−
- 152 100 = avg
Julian Fernández is a relief pitcher for the Washington Nationals. In 2026 he struck out 3 batters over 4.0 innings across 3 appearances, going 0-0. His ERA of 2.25 was 46.1% lower than the league average of 4.18. Stripping out defence, his 6.34 FIP suggests that his ERA had some help behind him. He missed bats on 27.6% of swings (11.3% of every pitch he threw), walked 11.1% of the batters he faced and struck out 16.7%. 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, 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 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .250 | .300 | .625 | .363 | 10.0% |
| vs RHB | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .143 | .250 | .143 | .202 | 25.0% |
Pitch sequencing
What Julian Fernández 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 | 42 | 96.3 | 2,375 | 45.2% | 14.3% | |
| Changeup | 29 | 87.1 | 1,672 | 27.6% | 62.5% |
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2.25 | 6.34 | 1.25 | 6.8 | 4.5 | 54 | 152 | -0.1 | |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5.40 | 7.54 | 1.00 | 9.0 | 3.6 | 130 | 181 | -0.2 |
Head to head
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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.