Pitcher · 2026
Spencer Strider
- Age
- 28
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Weight
- 195 lb
- Number
- #99
- Born
- October 28, 1998 in Columbus, OH, USA
- MLB debut
- October 1, 2021
- Drafted
- 2017, round 35
- College
- Clemson
- High school
- Christian Academy
- Salary, 2026
- $20M
- dbWAR
- .6 3 season(s)
- IP
- 39.0
- ERA
- 5.31
- FIP
- 5.34
- K/9
- 10.6
- FIP−
- 128 100 = avg
Spencer Strider is a starting pitcher for the Atlanta Braves. In 2026 he struck out 46 batters over 39.0 innings across 8 appearances, 8 of them starts, going 4-2. His ERA of 5.31 was 27.1% higher than the league average of 4.18 — the worst on his team, and 382nd of 467 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 5.34 FIP suggests the ERA was no fluke. He missed bats on 30.7% of swings (14.3% of every pitch he threw), walked 12.1% of the batters he faced and struck out 27.9%. His -0.1 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 | 107 | 92 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 29 | .207 | .308 | .489 | .344 | 27.1% |
| vs RHB | 58 | 50 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 17 | .280 | .362 | .520 | .380 | 29.3% |
Pitch sequencing
What Spencer Strider 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 | 329 | 95.1 | 2,337 | 47.1% | 18.3% | |
| Slider | 191 | 84.0 | 2,188 | 55.0% | 39.8% | |
| Curveball | 100 | 78.0 | 2,645 | 40.0% | 48.6% | |
| Changeup | 71 | 85.5 | 2,095 | 40.8% | 52.0% |
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 8 | 39.0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 23 | 46 | 20 | 5.31 | 5.34 | 1.36 | 10.6 | 4.6 | 127 | 128 | -0.1 | |
| 2025 | 23 | 23 | 125.1 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 124 | 62 | 131 | 51 | 4.45 | 4.53 | 1.40 | 9.4 | 3.7 | 107 | 109 | 0.7 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 7.00 | 5.06 | 1.67 | 12.0 | 5.0 | 172 | 124 | -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.