Pitcher · 2026

Cade Cavalli

Washington Nationals National League East

Age: 28
B/T: R/R
Height: 6' 4"
Weight: 223 lb
Number: #24

Born: August 14, 1998 in Tulsa, OK, USA
MLB debut: August 26, 2022
Drafted: 2017, round 29
College: Oklahoma
High school: Bixby
Salary, 2026: $862,500

dbWAR: 2.4
IP: 128.2
ERA: 3.57
FIP: 3.60
K/9: 9.9
FIP−: 86

Cade Cavalli is a starting pitcher for the Washington Nationals. In 2026 he struck out 141 batters over 128.2 innings across 25 appearances, 25 of them starts, going 9-5. His ERA of 3.57 was 14.6% lower than the league average of 4.18 — 4th of 15 on his team, and 179th of 467 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 3.60 FIP suggests the ERA was no fluke. He missed bats on 25.3% of swings (12.1% of every pitch he threw), walked 7.1% of the batters he faced and struck out 25.5%. His 2.1 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.

FIP3.60

K/99.9

WHIP1.30

WAR2.1

Platoon splits

How left- and right-handed hitters fare against him.

Opponent batting by the side the hitter bats from, 2026. Counted from play-by-play, so totals can differ from the box-score season line by a plate appearance or two.
Split	PA	AB	H	HR	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	wOBA	K%
vs LHB	326	291	79	10	22	80	.271	.342	.426	.340	24.5%
vs RHB	226	205	49	5	17	61	.239	.301	.341	.289	27.0%

Pitch sequencing

What Cade Cavalli throws in each count, and what he follows each pitch with. Select any cell for the breakdown.

ShowBatter

Four-seamKnuckle curveSinkerSweeperChangeupCutter

Select a count to see exactly what Cade Cavalli throws in it.

Pitch arsenal

What he throws, how hard, and how often it misses in 2026.


Four-Seam Fastball	33.8%	728	96.8	2,299	52.3%	21.8%
Knuckle Curve	26.9%	579	85.8	2,238	49.2%	39.7%
Sinker	14.0%	301	96.1	2,148	47.2%	12.5%
Sweeper	12.2%	263	86.0	2,286	46.4%	28.8%
Changeup	7.8%	168	88.9	1,950	41.1%	22.7%
Cutter	5.3%	115	93.5	2,285	47.8%	17.5%

Cade Cavalli's arsenal by usage. Velocity is average release speed in mph, spin in rpm, and whiff rate is misses per swing — the cleanest single measure of whether a pitch beats hitters.

Pitching

Standard and advanced, by season.

																			Trend
2026	25	25	128.2	9	5	0	128	51	141	39	3.57	3.60	1.30	9.9	2.7	85	86	2.1
2025	10	10	48.2	3	1	0	57	23	40	15	4.25	4.53	1.48	7.4	2.8	102	109	0.3

Head to head

Put Cade Cavalli beside up to three others.

Compare — add up to 3 more players

Cade Cavalli

Similar players

Nearest 2026 seasons by command, run prevention and role, on rate statistics rather than totals.

Ryan WeathersNYY

ERA: 3.79
FIP: 3.65
SO: 132
WAR: 1.9

Very close

Kevin GausmanTOR

ERA: 4.29
FIP: 3.53
SO: 131
WAR: 2.3

Very close

Will WarrenNYY

ERA: 4.18
FIP: 3.85
SO: 114
WAR: 1.5

Very close

Noah CameronKC

ERA: 4.37
FIP: 3.73
SO: 116
WAR: 1.8

Very close

How these are computed

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.