Pitcher · 2026
Emerson Hancock
- Age
- 27
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Weight
- 213 lb
- Number
- #26
- Born
- May 31, 1999 in Cairo, GA, USA
- MLB debut
- August 9, 2023
- Drafted
- 2017, round 38
- College
- Georgia
- High school
- Cairo
- dbWAR
- 1.2 3 season(s)
- IP
- 121.0
- ERA
- 3.35
- FIP
- 3.73
- K/9
- 8.3
- FIP−
- 89 100 = avg
Emerson Hancock is a starting pitcher for the Seattle Mariners. In 2026 he struck out 111 batters over 121.0 innings across 22 appearances, 22 of them starts, going 6-7. His ERA of 3.35 was 19.8% lower than the league average of 4.18 — 4th of 15 on his team, and 140th of 467 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 3.73 FIP suggests that his ERA had some help behind him. He missed bats on 23.2% of swings (12.0% of every pitch he threw), walked 6.1% of the batters he faced and struck out 22.7%. His 1.8 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.
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 | 286 | 262 | 61 | 10 | 21 | 68 | .233 | .294 | .378 | .297 | 23.8% |
| vs RHB | 205 | 192 | 44 | 5 | 9 | 43 | .229 | .273 | .359 | .279 | 21.0% |
Pitch sequencing
What Emerson Hancock 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 | 755 | 95.4 | 2,353 | 55.6% | 22.8% | |
| Sinker | 444 | 94.8 | 2,352 | 47.7% | 12.1% | |
| Sweeper | 307 | 77.1 | 2,602 | 36.2% | 37.8% | |
| Cutter | 225 | 85.8 | 2,295 | 45.3% | 32.0% | |
| Changeup | 100 | 87.2 | 1,530 | 21.0% | 20.5% | |
| Curveball | 78 | 76.0 | 2,572 | 35.9% | 37.1% |
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 22 | 22 | 121.0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 105 | 45 | 111 | 30 | 3.35 | 3.73 | 1.12 | 8.3 | 2.2 | 80 | 89 | 1.8 | |
| 2025 | 22 | 16 | 90.0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 93 | 49 | 64 | 31 | 4.90 | 5.08 | 1.38 | 6.4 | 3.1 | 118 | 122 | -0.1 | |
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | 60.2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 62 | 32 | 39 | 19 | 4.75 | 5.69 | 1.34 | 5.8 | 2.8 | 116 | 139 | -0.5 |
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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.