Pitcher · 2026
Sam Hentges
- Age
- 30
- B/T
- L/L
- Height
- 6' 8"
- Weight
- 255 lb
- Number
- #31
- Born
- July 18, 1996 in Shoreview, MN, USA
- MLB debut
- April 20, 2021
- Drafted
- 2014, round 4
- High school
- Mounds View
- Salary, 2026
- $1.4M
- dbWAR
- .7 2 season(s)
- IP
- 26.2
- ERA
- 2.70
- FIP
- 3.42
- K/9
- 10.1
- FIP−
- 82 100 = avg
Sam Hentges is a relief pitcher for the San Francisco Giants. In 2026 he struck out 30 batters over 26.2 innings across 33 appearances, going 1-4. His ERA of 2.70 was 35.3% lower than the league average of 4.18 — the second best on his team, and 71st of 467 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 3.42 FIP suggests that his ERA had some help behind him. He missed bats on 28.8% of swings (12.1% of every pitch he threw), walked 16.3% of the batters he faced and struck out 24.4%. His 0.4 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 | 63 | 50 | 16 | 0 | 12 | 17 | .320 | .444 | .340 | .370 | 27.0% |
| vs RHB | 60 | 49 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 13 | .163 | .317 | .204 | .257 | 21.7% |
Pitch sequencing
What Sam Hentges 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 | 151 | 94.1 | 2,186 | 41.1% | 30.2% | |
| Sinker | 137 | 93.7 | 2,104 | 51.1% | 23.2% | |
| Slider | 120 | 87.6 | 2,193 | 44.2% | 27.9% | |
| Curveball | 88 | 80.1 | 2,309 | 40.9% | 39.3% |
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 33 | 0 | 26.2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 8 | 30 | 20 | 2.70 | 3.42 | 1.65 | 10.1 | 6.8 | 65 | 82 | 0.4 | |
| 2024 | 25 | 0 | 23.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 27 | 5 | 3.04 | 3.17 | 0.97 | 10.3 | 1.9 | 75 | 78 | 0.4 |
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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.