Pitcher · 2026
Ryan Watson
- Age
- 29
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 5"
- Weight
- 225 lb
- Number
- #56
- Born
- November 15, 1997 in Auburn, AL, USA
- MLB debut
- March 28, 2026
- Drafted
- 2016, round 39
- College
- Auburn
- High school
- Auburn
- dbWAR
- .0 1 season(s)
- IP
- 56.2
- ERA
- 4.45
- FIP
- 4.57
- K/9
- 6.8
- FIP−
- 109 100 = avg
Ryan Watson is a relief pitcher for the Boston Red Sox. In 2026 he struck out 43 batters over 56.2 innings across 36 appearances, going 1-0. His ERA of 4.45 was 6.5% higher than the league average of 4.18 — 13th of 17 on his team, and 295th of 467 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 4.57 FIP suggests the ERA was no fluke. He missed bats on 23.2% of swings (11.5% of every pitch he threw), walked 7.7% of the batters he faced and struck out 17.5%. His 0.0 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 | 110 | 93 | 28 | 1 | 13 | 17 | .301 | .389 | .441 | .370 | 15.5% |
| vs RHB | 136 | 128 | 28 | 7 | 6 | 26 | .219 | .265 | .422 | .298 | 19.1% |
Pitch sequencing
What Ryan Watson 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.
| Cutter | 240 | 90.0 | 2,075 | 55.8% | 15.9% | |
| Sweeper | 198 | 84.9 | 2,126 | 43.9% | 34.0% | |
| Four-Seam Fastball | 179 | 94.2 | 2,219 | 44.1% | 21.1% | |
| Sinker | 157 | 93.6 | 2,174 | 37.6% | 15.4% | |
| Curveball | 130 | 82.9 | 2,237 | 35.4% | 36.0% | |
| Splitter | 10 | 89.2 | 1,342 | 20.0% | 66.7% |
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 36 | 0 | 56.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 28 | 43 | 19 | 4.45 | 4.57 | 1.32 | 6.8 | 3.0 | 106 | 109 | 0.0 | — |
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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.