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Pitcher · 2026

Eli Morgan

Age
30
B/T
R/R
Height
5' 10"
Weight
190 lb
Number
#34
Born
May 13, 1996 in Rancho Palos Verdes, CA, USA
MLB debut
May 28, 2021
Drafted
2017, round 8
College
Gonzaga
High school
Palos Verdes
dbWAR
-.3
3 season(s)
IP
19.1
ERA
5.12
FIP
6.50
K/9
7.4
FIP−
156
100 = avg

Eli Morgan is a relief pitcher for the Kansas City Royals. In 2026 he struck out 16 batters over 19.1 innings across 16 appearances, going 0-1. His ERA of 5.12 was 22.6% higher than the league average of 4.18. Stripping out defence, his 6.50 FIP suggests that his ERA had some help behind him. He missed bats on 24.1% of swings (11.2% of every pitch he threw), walked 9.9% of the batters he faced and struck out 17.6%. 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.

FIP6.50
K/97.4
WHIP1.71
WAR-.4

Platoon splits

How left- and right-handed hitters fare against him.

Opponent batting by the side the hitter bats from, 2026. Counted from play-by-play, so totals can differ from the box-score season line by a plate appearance or two.
SplitPAABHHRBBSOAVGOBPSLGwOBAK%
vs LHB474114458.341.426.659.46217.0%
vs RHB443910148.256.341.385.32818.2%

Pitch sequencing

What Eli Morgan 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 Fastball37.2%12691.22,27137.3%18.5%
Changeup33.0%11277.02,20648.2%17.5%
Slider29.8%10185.42,43950.5%38.3%
Eli Morgan's arsenal by usage. Velocity is average release speed in mph, spin in rpm, and whiff rate is misses per swing — the cleanest single measure of whether a pitch beats hitters.

Pitching

Standard and advanced, by season.

Trend
202616019.101124111695.126.501.717.44.2123156-0.4
2025707.101012104312.278.592.054.93.7295207-0.3
202432042.030030934111.933.640.987.32.447890.4

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How these are computed

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.