Pitcher · 2026
MacKenzie Gore
- Age
- 27
- B/T
- L/L
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Weight
- 193 lb
- Number
- #1
- Born
- February 24, 1999 in Wilmington, NC, USA
- MLB debut
- April 15, 2022
- Drafted
- 2017, round 1
- High school
- Whiteville
- Salary, 2026
- $5.6M
- dbWAR
- 7.0 3 season(s)
- IP
- 128.2
- ERA
- 4.55
- FIP
- 3.76
- K/9
- 9.8
- FIP−
- 90 100 = avg
MacKenzie Gore is a starting pitcher for the Texas Rangers. In 2026 he struck out 140 batters over 128.2 innings across 24 appearances, 24 of them starts, going 6-9. His ERA of 4.55 was 8.9% higher than the league average of 4.18 — 11th of 14 on his team, and 311th of 467 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 3.76 FIP suggests he pitched better than his ERA shows. He missed bats on 25.6% of swings (12.7% of every pitch he threw), walked 8.6% of the batters he faced and struck out 25.6%. His 1.9 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 | 139 | 120 | 33 | 2 | 18 | 28 | .275 | .374 | .417 | .356 | 20.1% |
| vs RHB | 408 | 369 | 80 | 14 | 29 | 112 | .217 | .281 | .388 | .295 | 27.5% |
Pitch sequencing
What MacKenzie Gore 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 | 993 | 95.4 | 2,245 | 51.5% | 22.5% | |
| Curveball | 421 | 81.8 | 2,268 | 44.4% | 30.8% | |
| Changeup | 247 | 86.5 | 1,963 | 39.3% | 38.7% | |
| Slider | 213 | 85.7 | 2,086 | 45.5% | 22.5% | |
| Cutter | 173 | 89.9 | 1,928 | 46.8% | 26.4% | |
| Sinker | 120 | 95.3 | 2,124 | 50.0% | 16.1% |
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 24 | 24 | 128.2 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 113 | 65 | 140 | 47 | 4.55 | 3.76 | 1.24 | 9.8 | 3.3 | 109 | 90 | 1.9 | |
| 2025 | 30 | 30 | 159.2 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 152 | 74 | 185 | 64 | 4.17 | 3.74 | 1.35 | 10.4 | 3.6 | 100 | 90 | 2.4 | |
| 2024 | 32 | 32 | 166.1 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 171 | 72 | 181 | 65 | 3.90 | 3.53 | 1.42 | 9.8 | 3.5 | 96 | 87 | 2.7 |
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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.