Pitcher · 2026
Randy Dobnak
- Age
- 31
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Weight
- 230 lb
- Number
- #62
- Born
- January 17, 1995 in South Park, PA, USA
- MLB debut
- August 9, 2019
- College
- Alderson Broaddus
- Salary, 2026
- $1M
- dbWAR
- .3 3 season(s)
- IP
- 36.0
- ERA
- 2.00
- FIP
- 3.92
- K/9
- 4.8
- FIP−
- 94 100 = avg
Randy Dobnak is a starting pitcher for the Kansas City Royals. In 2026 he struck out 19 batters over 36.0 innings across 7 appearances, 5 of them starts, going 2-1. His ERA of 2.00 was 52.1% lower than the league average of 4.18 — the best on his team, and 19th of 467 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 3.92 FIP suggests that his ERA had some help behind him. He missed bats on 17.2% of swings (7.8% of every pitch he threw), walked 9.2% of the batters he faced and struck out 12.4%. His 0.4 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 | 93 | 85 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 11 | .235 | .280 | .294 | .258 | 11.8% |
| vs RHB | 60 | 52 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 8 | .269 | .367 | .404 | .348 | 13.3% |
Pitch sequencing
What Randy Dobnak 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.
| Sinker | 245 | 91.6 | 1,956 | 40.8% | 3.5% | |
| Sweeper | 166 | 82.2 | 2,593 | 47.0% | 35.5% | |
| Changeup | 133 | 84.8 | 1,514 | 46.6% | 24.7% | |
| Four-Seam Fastball | 54 | 92.3 | 2,072 | 33.3% | 15.8% | |
| Slider | 18 | 83.8 | 2,262 | 38.9% | 8.3% |
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 5 | 36.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 8 | 19 | 14 | 2.00 | 3.92 | 1.33 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 48 | 94 | 0.4 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.69 | 6.32 | 0.75 | 1.7 | 3.4 | 41 | 152 | -0.1 | |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 9.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5.59 | 4.61 | 1.66 | 6.5 | 4.7 | 137 | 113 | -0.0 |
Head to head
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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.