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Nolan Hoffman
- Age
- 29
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Weight
- 190 lb
- Number
- #35
- Born
- August 9, 1997 in Lincoln, NE, United States
- MLB debut
- August 18, 2025
- Drafted
- 2018, round 5
- College
- Texas A&M
- High school
- Lincoln Southeast
- dbWAR
- .3 Regular season, 2 season(s)
- IP
- 15.0
- ERA
- 3.60
- FIP
- 3.30
- K/9
- 7.2
- FIP−
- 79 100 = avg
Nolan Hoffman is a relief pitcher for the Kansas City Royals. In 2026 he struck out 12 batters over 15.0 innings across 15 appearances, going 0-0. His ERA of 3.60 was 13.9% lower than the league average of 4.18. Stripping out defence, his 3.30 FIP suggests the ERA was no fluke. He missed bats on 23.3% of swings (10.5% of every pitch he threw), walked 9.0% of the batters he faced and struck out 17.9%. His 0.3 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 regular season.
WAR by season
Pitching Regular season
Standard and advanced, by season. Regular-season games only.
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 | 29 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 7 | .350 | .517 | .450 | .443 | 24.1% |
| vs RHB | 38 | 35 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .286 | .297 | .314 | .271 | 13.2% |
Pitch sequencing
What Nolan Hoffman 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 | 60 | 88.4 | 2,322 | 40.0% | 12.5% | 10 | — | — | |
| Four-Seam Fastball | 57 | 93.2 | 2,456 | 56.1% | 29.0% | 19 | .263 | .664 | |
| Sinker | 57 | 92.8 | 2,212 | 45.6% | 17.9% | 17 | .412 | 1.029 | |
| Sweeper | 24 | 80.6 | 2,500 | 25.0% | 44.4% | 4 | — | — | |
| Changeup | 20 | 85.3 | 1,842 | 15.0% | 33.3% | 3 | — | — | |
| Curveball | 11 | 78.2 | 2,398 | 36.4% | 20.0% | 2 | — | — |
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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.