Players · F · Pitcher · 2026
Ryan Fernandez
- Age
- 28
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Weight
- 200 lb
- Number
- #64
- Born
- June 11, 1998 in Tampa, FL, United States
- MLB debut
- April 3, 2024
- Drafted
- 2018, round 23
- College
- HIllsborough CC
- dbWAR
- 1.1 3 season(s)
- IP
- 23.0
- ERA
- 3.52
- FIP
- 3.23
- K/9
- 11.0
- FIP−
- 77 100 = avg
Ryan Fernandez is a relief pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals. In 2026 he struck out 28 batters over 23.0 innings across 17 appearances, going 1-2. His ERA of 3.52 is 15.7% lower than the league average of 4.18 — the third best on his team, and 169th of 538 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 3.23 FIP suggests the ERA was no fluke. He missed bats on 33.5% of swings (16.3% of every pitch he threw), walked 11.0% of the batters he faced and struck out 28.0%. 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.
WAR by season
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
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 | 59 | 50 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 16 | .220 | .322 | .400 | .322 | 27.1% |
| vs RHB | 41 | 38 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 12 | .211 | .268 | .316 | .263 | 29.3% |
Pitch sequencing
What Ryan Fernandez 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.
| Slider | 167 | 87.6 | 2,538 | 45.5% | 41.2% | 41 | .171 | .556 | |
| Four-Seam Fastball | 157 | 94.7 | 2,150 | 47.8% | 20.3% | 40 | .250 | .668 | |
| Changeup | 46 | 87.3 | 1,464 | 45.7% | 50.0% | 6 | — | — | |
| Cutter | 17 | 92.1 | 2,286 | 47.1% | 28.6% | 1 | — | — |
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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.