Pitcher · 2026
Troy Melton
- Age
- 26
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Weight
- 210 lb
- Number
- #52
- Born
- December 3, 2000 in Newport Beach, CA, USA
- MLB debut
- July 23, 2025
- Drafted
- 2022, round 4
- College
- San Diego State
- High school
- Canyon
- dbWAR
- 1.3 2 season(s)
- IP
- 80.0
- ERA
- 1.46
- FIP
- 3.64
- K/9
- 7.8
- FIP−
- 87 100 = avg
Troy Melton is a starting pitcher for the Detroit Tigers. In 2026 he struck out 69 batters over 80.0 innings across 13 appearances, 13 of them starts, going 7-1. His ERA of 1.46 was 65.0% lower than the league average of 4.18 — the best on his team, and 5th of 467 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 3.64 FIP suggests that his ERA had some help behind him. He missed bats on 26.1% of swings (13.0% of every pitch he threw), walked 7.8% of the batters he faced and struck out 22.5%. His 1.3 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 | 182 | 160 | 28 | 7 | 19 | 35 | .175 | .269 | .362 | .283 | 19.2% |
| vs RHB | 125 | 120 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 34 | .167 | .200 | .217 | .189 | 27.2% |
Pitch sequencing
What Troy Melton 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 | 414 | 96.3 | 2,257 | 45.2% | 22.5% | |
| Cutter | 259 | 92.2 | 2,320 | 51.4% | 22.4% | |
| Slider | 191 | 86.8 | 2,417 | 46.1% | 32.0% | |
| Splitter | 131 | 89.0 | 1,303 | 34.4% | 36.1% | |
| Sinker | 95 | 95.7 | 2,137 | 51.6% | 22.9% | |
| Curveball | 72 | 78.7 | 2,446 | 51.4% | 32.1% |
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 13 | 80.0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 13 | 69 | 24 | 1.46 | 3.64 | 0.90 | 7.8 | 2.7 | 35 | 87 | 1.3 | |
| 2025 | 16 | 4 | 45.2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 14 | 36 | 15 | 2.76 | 4.60 | 1.01 | 7.1 | 3.0 | 66 | 111 | 0.1 |
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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.