Players · F · Pitcher · 2026
Caleb Ferguson
- Age
- 30
- B/T
- R/L
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Weight
- 225 lb
- Number
- #54
- Born
- July 2, 1996 in Columbus, OH, United States
- MLB debut
- June 6, 2018
- Drafted
- 2014, round 38
- High school
- West Jefferson
- Salary, 2026
- $4.5M
- dbWAR
- 4.0 10 season(s)
- IP
- 33.0
- ERA
- 5.18
- FIP
- 4.92
- K/9
- 8.5
- FIP−
- 118 100 = avg
Caleb Ferguson is a relief pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds. In 2026 he struck out 31 batters over 33.0 innings across 35 appearances, going 1-0. His ERA of 5.18 is 24.0% higher than the league average of 4.18 — 14th of 20 on his team, and 419th of 538 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 4.92 FIP suggests the ERA was no fluke. He missed bats on 19.7% of swings (9.0% of every pitch he threw), walked 12.7% of the batters he faced and struck out 20.7%. 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.
WAR by season
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | CIN/STL | 35 | 1 | 33.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 19 | 31 | 19 | 5.18 | 4.92 | 1.70 | 8.5 | 5.2 | 124 | 118 | -0.1 | |
| 2025 | PIT/SEA | 70 | 0 | 65.1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 54 | 26 | 51 | 22 | 3.58 | 3.26 | 1.16 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 86 | 78 | 1.1 | |
| 2024 | NYY/HOU | 62 | 0 | 54.1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 56 | 28 | 67 | 25 | 4.64 | 3.74 | 1.49 | 11.1 | 4.1 | 114 | 92 | 0.6 | |
| 2023 | LAD | 68 | 7 | 60.1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 64 | 23 | 70 | 23 | 3.43 | 3.34 | 1.44 | 10.4 | 3.4 | 79 | 77 | 1.0 | |
| 2022 | LAD | 37 | 1 | 34.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 7 | 37 | 17 | 1.82 | 3.00 | 1.15 | 9.6 | 4.4 | 46 | 76 | 0.6 | |
| 2020 | LAD | 21 | 1 | 18.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 27 | 3 | 2.89 | 3.57 | 1.02 | 13.0 | 1.4 | 65 | 80 | 0.3 | |
| 2019 | LAD | 46 | 2 | 44.2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 24 | 54 | 27 | 4.84 | 5.05 | 1.48 | 10.9 | 5.4 | 107 | 112 | -0.0 | |
| 2018 | LAD | 29 | 3 | 49.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 43 | 19 | 59 | 12 | 3.49 | 3.79 | 1.12 | 10.8 | 2.2 | 84 | 91 | 0.5 |
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 | 82 | 70 | 19 | 1 | 11 | 20 | .271 | .370 | .400 | .344 | 24.4% |
| vs RHB | 68 | 59 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 11 | .305 | .382 | .559 | .400 | 16.2% |
Pitch sequencing
What Caleb Ferguson 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.
| Sinker | 196 | 92.3 | 2,221 | 54.1% | 18.1% | 45 | .267 | .731 | |
| Cutter | 150 | 87.5 | 2,585 | 44.7% | 23.0% | 31 | .226 | .771 | |
| Four-Seam Fastball | 147 | 92.3 | 2,350 | 47.6% | 12.7% | 32 | .344 | .999 | |
| Slurve | 94 | 80.1 | 2,998 | 37.2% | 29.3% | 21 | .333 | .935 |
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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.