Players · L · Pitcher · 2026
Alex Lange
- Age
- 31
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Weight
- 202 lb
- Number
- #56
- Born
- October 2, 1995 in Riverside, CA, United States
- MLB debut
- April 10, 2021
- Drafted
- 2017, round 1
- College
- Louisiana State
- High school
- Lee's Summit West
- Salary, 2026
- $900,000
- dbWAR
- 1.2 6 season(s)
- IP
- 59.2
- ERA
- 6.18
- FIP
- 5.40
- K/9
- 9.1
- FIP−
- 129 100 = avg
Alex Lange is a relief pitcher for the Kansas City Royals. In 2026 he struck out 60 batters over 59.2 innings across 58 appearances, going 2-7. His ERA of 6.18 is 48.0% higher than the league average of 4.18 — 17th of 19 on his team, and 498th of 538 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 5.40 FIP suggests he pitched better than his ERA shows. He missed bats on 27.8% of swings (13.0% of every pitch he threw), walked 11.9% of the batters he faced and struck out 22.2%. 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.
WAR by season
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | KC | 58 | 0 | 59.2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 62 | 41 | 60 | 32 | 6.18 | 5.40 | 1.58 | 9.1 | 4.8 | 148 | 129 | -0.4 | |
| 2025 | DET | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 | 4.14 | 3.00 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 99 | 0.0 | |
| 2024 | DET | 21 | 0 | 18.2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 17 | 4.34 | 3.97 | 1.77 | 10.1 | 8.2 | 106 | 97 | 0.1 | |
| 2023 | DET | 67 | 0 | 66.0 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 43 | 27 | 79 | 45 | 3.68 | 4.36 | 1.33 | 10.8 | 6.1 | 85 | 101 | 0.4 | |
| 2022 | DET | 71 | 0 | 63.1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 47 | 24 | 82 | 31 | 3.41 | 3.25 | 1.23 | 11.7 | 4.4 | 86 | 82 | 0.9 | |
| 2021 | DET | 36 | 0 | 35.2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 37 | 16 | 39 | 16 | 4.04 | 4.40 | 1.49 | 9.8 | 4.0 | 95 | 103 | 0.1 |
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 | 150 | 130 | 41 | 6 | 16 | 28 | .315 | .400 | .523 | .404 | 18.7% |
| vs RHB | 121 | 102 | 21 | 5 | 16 | 32 | .206 | .331 | .412 | .334 | 26.4% |
Pitch sequencing
What Alex Lange 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.
| Slider | 353 | 87.9 | 2,274 | 49.0% | 38.3% | 77 | .221 | .628 | |
| Sinker | 262 | 95.7 | 2,153 | 46.9% | 19.4% | 53 | .302 | 1.049 | |
| Changeup | 237 | 90.7 | 1,804 | 43.0% | 31.0% | 52 | .231 | .658 | |
| Cutter | 145 | 92.1 | 2,288 | 43.4% | 14.5% | 26 | .346 | 1.200 | |
| Four-Seam Fastball | 109 | 95.9 | 2,282 | 43.1% | 15.4% | 24 | .333 | 1.032 |
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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.