Pitcher · 2026
Cam Sanders
- Age
- 30
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Weight
- 215 lb
- Number
- #73
- Born
- December 9, 1996 in Thibodaux, LA, USA
- MLB debut
- August 5, 2025
- Drafted
- 2018, round 12
- College
- Louisiana State
- High school
- E.D. White
- dbWAR
- -.3 2 season(s)
- IP
- 11.0
- ERA
- 7.36
- FIP
- 4.54
- K/9
- 12.3
- FIP−
- 109 100 = avg
Cam Sanders is a relief pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates. In 2026 he struck out 15 batters over 11.0 innings across 11 appearances, going 1-0. His ERA of 7.36 was 76.3% higher than the league average of 4.18. Stripping out defence, his 4.54 FIP suggests he pitched better than his ERA shows. He missed bats on 39.1% of swings (18.8% of every pitch he threw), walked 18.9% of the batters he faced and struck out 28.3%. His 0.0 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 | 28 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 6 | .250 | .444 | .450 | .408 | 21.4% |
| vs RHB | 25 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | .190 | .320 | .238 | .274 | 36.0% |
Pitch sequencing
What Cam Sanders 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.
| Slider | 101 | 87.0 | 2,688 | 57.4% | 45.1% | |
| Four-Seam Fastball | 99 | 96.1 | 2,585 | 48.5% | 38.3% | |
| Changeup | 32 | 90.3 | 1,708 | 34.4% | 26.7% |
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 0 | 11.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 7.36 | 4.54 | 1.73 | 12.3 | 8.2 | 176 | 109 | 0.0 | |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 8.10 | 8.09 | 2.10 | 5.4 | 6.8 | 195 | 194 | -0.3 |
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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.