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Ryan Watson

Age: 29
B/T: R/R
Height: 6' 5"
Weight: 225 lb
Number: #56

Born: November 15, 1997 in Auburn, AL, United States
MLB debut: March 28, 2026
Drafted: 2016, round 39
College: Auburn
High school: Auburn

dbWAR: .8
IP: 72.0
ERA: 4.00
FIP: 3.82
K/9: 8.1
FIP−: 92

Ryan Watson is a relief pitcher for the Boston Red Sox. In 2026 he struck out 65 batters over 72.0 innings across 53 appearances, going 1-1. His ERA of 4.00 is 4.3% lower than the league average of 4.18 — 13th of 19 on his team, and 262nd of 538 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 3.82 FIP suggests the ERA was no fluke. He missed bats on 25.5% of swings (12.6% of every pitch he threw), walked 7.5% of the batters he faced and struck out 21.2%. His 0.8 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.

FIP3.82

K/98.1

WHIP1.26

WAR.8

Pitching

Standard and advanced, by season.

																				Trend
2026	BOS/LAA	53	0	72.0	1	1	4	68	32	65	23	4.00	3.82	1.26	8.1	2.9	96	92	0.8	—

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.
Split	PA	AB	H	HR	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	wOBA	K%
vs LHB	152	130	38	1	17	32	.292	.373	.408	.345	21.1%
vs RHB	155	147	30	7	6	33	.204	.245	.388	.276	21.3%

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, how often it misses, and what hitters do with it.


Cutter	24.4%	278	90.0	2,062	54.7%	18.2%	61	.377	1.105
Sweeper	23.9%	272	85.0	2,117	47.4%	34.8%	62	.145	.369
Four-Seam Fastball	18.8%	214	94.2	2,218	47.7%	22.3%	57	.281	.738
Curveball	17.7%	201	83.3	2,255	39.3%	37.3%	54	.167	.396
Sinker	14.3%	163	93.6	2,174	38.0%	14.6%	42	.262	.931
Splitter	0.9%	10	89.2	1,342	20.0%	66.7%	1	—	—

Ryan Watson'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. BAA and OPS are what hitters did against each pitch, credited to the one that ended the plate appearance, and are left blank under 15 at-bats.

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Similar players

Nearest 2026 seasons by command, run prevention and role, on rate statistics rather than totals.

Brent SuterLAA

ERA: 3.48
FIP: 3.61
SO: 75
WAR: 1.0

Very close

Matt FestaCLE

ERA: 3.78
FIP: 3.61
SO: 69
WAR: 0.9

Very close

Cole SulserTB

ERA: 4.39
FIP: 3.66
SO: 54
WAR: 0.7

Very close

Trevor RichardsCWS

ERA: 3.73
FIP: 4.16
SO: 70
WAR: 0.5

Very close

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.