Pitcher · 2026
Gavin Williams
- Age
- 27
- B/T
- L/R
- Height
- 6' 6"
- Weight
- 250 lb
- Number
- #32
- Born
- July 26, 1999 in Fayetteville, NC, USA
- MLB debut
- June 21, 2023
- Drafted
- 2017, round 30
- College
- East Carolina
- High school
- Cape Fear
- dbWAR
- 5.1 3 season(s)
- IP
- 144.2
- ERA
- 3.55
- FIP
- 3.42
- K/9
- 11.5
- FIP−
- 82 100 = avg
Gavin Williams is a starting pitcher for the Cleveland Guardians. In 2026 he struck out 185 batters over 144.2 innings across 24 appearances, 24 of them starts, going 11-6. His ERA of 3.55 was 15.1% lower than the league average of 4.18 — 5th of 14 on his team, and 175th of 467 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 3.42 FIP suggests the ERA was no fluke. He missed bats on 31.2% of swings (15.6% of every pitch he threw), walked 7.2% of the batters he faced and struck out 32.3%. His 2.7 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 | 355 | 327 | 63 | 13 | 24 | 116 | .193 | .252 | .367 | .273 | 32.7% |
| vs RHB | 218 | 200 | 46 | 9 | 17 | 69 | .230 | .294 | .390 | .303 | 31.7% |
Pitch sequencing
What Gavin Williams 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.
| Sweeper | 639 | 87.5 | 2,286 | 53.8% | 43.1% | |
| Four-Seam Fastball | 572 | 97.4 | 2,299 | 51.2% | 30.9% | |
| Curveball | 478 | 82.7 | 2,449 | 49.6% | 28.6% | |
| Sinker | 392 | 96.8 | 2,047 | 52.8% | 15.7% | |
| Cutter | 158 | 92.3 | 2,227 | 49.4% | 22.8% | |
| Unknown | 31 | — | — | 64.5% | 35.3% |
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 24 | 24 | 144.2 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 109 | 57 | 185 | 41 | 3.55 | 3.42 | 1.04 | 11.5 | 2.6 | 85 | 82 | 2.7 | |
| 2025 | 31 | 31 | 167.2 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 130 | 57 | 173 | 83 | 3.06 | 4.39 | 1.27 | 9.3 | 4.5 | 74 | 106 | 1.3 | |
| 2024 | 16 | 16 | 76.0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 72 | 41 | 79 | 32 | 4.86 | 3.67 | 1.37 | 9.4 | 3.8 | 119 | 90 | 1.1 |
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Similar players
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.