Pitcher · 2026
Steven Cruz
- Age
- 27
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 7"
- Weight
- 225 lb
- Number
- #64
- Born
- June 15, 1999 in Tenares, Dominican Republic
- MLB debut
- August 29, 2023
- dbWAR
- .1 3 season(s)
- IP
- 43.0
- ERA
- 4.19
- FIP
- 5.39
- K/9
- 10.3
- FIP−
- 129 100 = avg
Steven Cruz is a relief pitcher for the Kansas City Royals. In 2026 he struck out 49 batters over 43.0 innings across 41 appearances, going 2-3. His ERA of 4.19 was level with the league average of 4.18 — 8th of 16 on his team, and 268th of 467 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 5.39 FIP suggests that his ERA had some help behind him. He missed bats on 30.0% of swings (15.8% of every pitch he threw), walked 9.6% of the batters he faced and struck out 27.5%. 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.
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 | 106 | 96 | 20 | 9 | 10 | 31 | .208 | .283 | .510 | .331 | 29.2% |
| vs RHB | 72 | 63 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 18 | .238 | .324 | .381 | .317 | 25.0% |
Pitch sequencing
What Steven Cruz 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 | 386 | 98.4 | 2,210 | 52.8% | 30.0% | |
| Cutter | 188 | 93.8 | 2,149 | 47.3% | 32.7% | |
| Slider | 108 | 89.5 | 2,175 | 39.8% | 22.4% |
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 41 | 2 | 43.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 20 | 49 | 17 | 4.19 | 5.39 | 1.21 | 10.3 | 3.6 | 100 | 129 | -0.4 | |
| 2025 | 47 | 0 | 45.2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 19 | 38 | 18 | 3.74 | 4.14 | 1.18 | 7.5 | 3.5 | 90 | 100 | 0.2 | |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.75 | 0.18 | 6.4 | 0.0 | 0 | 43 | 0.2 |
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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.