Players · C · Pitcher · 2026
Griffin Canning
- Age
- 30
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Weight
- 180 lb
- Number
- #17
- Born
- May 11, 1996 in Mission Viejo, CA, United States
- MLB debut
- April 30, 2019
- Drafted
- 2017, round 2
- College
- UCLA
- High school
- Santa Margarita Catholic
- Salary, 2026
- $1M
- dbWAR
- 4.2 9 season(s)
- IP
- 85.2
- ERA
- 5.57
- FIP
- 4.82
- K/9
- 8.9
- FIP−
- 115 100 = avg
Griffin Canning is a relief pitcher for the San Diego Padres. In 2026 he struck out 85 batters over 85.2 innings across 29 appearances, going 4-9. His ERA of 5.57 is 33.3% higher than the league average of 4.18 — 17th of 19 on his team, and 456th of 538 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 4.82 FIP suggests he pitched better than his ERA shows. He missed bats on 25.9% of swings (11.7% of every pitch he threw), walked 10.6% of the batters he faced and struck out 22.5%. 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.
WAR by season
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2026 | SD | 29 | 11 | 85.2 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 89 | 53 | 85 | 40 | 5.57 | 4.82 | 1.51 | 8.9 | 4.2 | 133 | 115 | 0.0 | |
| 2025 | NYM | 16 | 16 | 76.1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 70 | 32 | 70 | 35 | 3.77 | 4.04 | 1.38 | 8.3 | 4.1 | 91 | 97 | 1.0 | |
| 2024 | LAA | 32 | 31 | 171.2 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 174 | 99 | 130 | 66 | 5.19 | 5.26 | 1.40 | 6.8 | 3.5 | 127 | 129 | -0.3 | |
| 2023 | LAA | 24 | 22 | 127.0 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 121 | 61 | 139 | 36 | 4.32 | 4.29 | 1.24 | 9.9 | 2.6 | 100 | 99 | 1.5 | |
| 2021 | LAA | 14 | 13 | 62.2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 65 | 39 | 62 | 28 | 5.60 | 5.48 | 1.48 | 8.9 | 4.0 | 131 | 129 | -0.1 | |
| 2020 | LAA | 11 | 11 | 56.1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 54 | 25 | 56 | 23 | 3.99 | 4.33 | 1.37 | 8.9 | 3.7 | 90 | 97 | 0.8 | |
| 2019 | LAA | 18 | 17 | 90.1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 80 | 46 | 96 | 30 | 4.58 | 4.37 | 1.22 | 9.6 | 3.0 | 102 | 97 | 1.2 |
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 | 222 | 194 | 60 | 11 | 23 | 46 | .309 | .387 | .526 | .398 | 20.7% |
| vs RHB | 155 | 134 | 29 | 3 | 17 | 39 | .216 | .314 | .313 | .291 | 25.2% |
Pitch sequencing
What Griffin Canning 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.
| Changeup | 365 | 90.3 | 1,496 | 38.9% | 24.7% | 105 | .267 | .722 | |
| Four-Seam Fastball | 363 | 94.6 | 2,190 | 46.8% | 21.3% | 67 | .269 | .917 | |
| Slider | 344 | 87.9 | 2,781 | 48.8% | 38.6% | 73 | .274 | .686 | |
| Sinker | 146 | 93.8 | 2,108 | 37.7% | 6.7% | 35 | .314 | .928 | |
| Knuckle Curve | 123 | 82.1 | 2,549 | 46.3% | 30.4% | 27 | .222 | .744 | |
| Cutter | 89 | 90.1 | 2,463 | 37.1% | 24.2% | 15 | .400 | 1.300 | |
| Sweeper | 50 | 86.0 | 2,806 | 46.0% | 25.0% | 6 | — | — |
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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.