Players · P · Pitcher · 2026
Nate Pearson
- Age
- 30
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 6"
- Weight
- 255 lb
- Number
- #61
- Born
- August 20, 1996 in Odessa, FL, United States
- MLB debut
- July 29, 2020
- Drafted
- 2017, round 1
- College
- JC of Central Florida
- High school
- Bishop McLaughlin
- Salary, 2026
- $1.35M
- dbWAR
- .1 6 season(s)
- IP
- 45.1
- ERA
- 4.17
- FIP
- 3.92
- K/9
- 8.1
- FIP−
- 94 100 = avg
Nate Pearson is a relief pitcher for the Kansas City Royals. In 2026 he struck out 41 batters over 45.1 innings across 41 appearances, going 2-4. His ERA of 4.17 is level with the league average of 4.18 — 9th of 19 on his team, and 287th of 538 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 3.92 FIP suggests the ERA was no fluke. He missed bats on 22.6% of swings (10.1% of every pitch he threw), walked 12.7% of the batters he faced and struck out 20.8%. His 0.5 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/HOU | 41 | 0 | 45.1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 21 | 41 | 25 | 4.17 | 3.92 | 1.37 | 8.1 | 5.0 | 100 | 94 | 0.5 | |
| 2025 | CHC | 11 | 0 | 14.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 9.20 | 6.20 | 2.18 | 4.3 | 6.1 | 221 | 149 | -0.3 | |
| 2024 | TOR/CHC | 60 | 1 | 66.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 67 | 33 | 74 | 21 | 4.48 | 4.37 | 1.33 | 10.0 | 2.8 | 110 | 107 | 0.2 | |
| 2023 | TOR | 35 | 0 | 42.2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 23 | 43 | 18 | 4.85 | 4.85 | 1.27 | 9.1 | 3.8 | 112 | 112 | -0.0 | |
| 2021 | TOR | 12 | 1 | 15.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 20 | 12 | 4.20 | 4.64 | 1.73 | 12.0 | 7.2 | 98 | 109 | 0.1 | |
| 2020 | TOR | 5 | 4 | 18.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 6.00 | 7.19 | 1.50 | 8.0 | 6.5 | 135 | 161 | -0.3 |
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 | 117 | 97 | 18 | 0 | 19 | 25 | .186 | .325 | .216 | .271 | 21.4% |
| vs RHB | 80 | 68 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 16 | .279 | .375 | .456 | .369 | 20.0% |
Pitch sequencing
What Nate Pearson 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.
| Four-Seam Fastball | 338 | 97.6 | 2,294 | 42.6% | 19.8% | 77 | .247 | .701 | |
| Slider | 216 | 89.4 | 2,529 | 45.8% | 25.5% | 54 | .296 | .877 | |
| Sinker | 100 | 97.1 | 2,200 | 46.0% | 11.1% | 18 | .111 | .372 | |
| Curveball | 92 | 81.6 | 2,670 | 39.1% | 48.0% | 14 | — | — | |
| Changeup | 17 | 85.7 | 1,389 | 35.3% | 33.3% | 3 | — | — |
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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.