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, USA
- MLB debut
- April 3, 2024
- Drafted
- 2018, round 23
- College
- HIllsborough CC
- dbWAR
- 1.0 3 season(s)
- IP
- 13.1
- ERA
- 2.70
- FIP
- 2.64
- K/9
- 13.5
- FIP−
- 63 100 = avg
Ryan Fernandez is a relief pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals. In 2026 he struck out 20 batters over 13.1 innings across 11 appearances, going 1-2. His ERA of 2.70 was 35.3% lower than the league average of 4.18. Stripping out defence, his 2.64 FIP suggests the ERA was no fluke. He missed bats on 36.0% of swings (16.9% of every pitch he threw), walked 11.9% of the batters he faced and struck out 33.9%. 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.
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 | 37 | 33 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 13 | .242 | .324 | .424 | .331 | 35.1% |
| vs RHB | 22 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | .158 | .273 | .158 | .220 | 31.8% |
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, and how often it misses in 2026.
| Slider | 107 | 87.3 | 2,560 | 49.5% | 46.4% | |
| Four-Seam Fastball | 96 | 94.5 | 2,156 | 50.0% | 20.9% | |
| Changeup | 28 | 86.9 | 1,402 | 42.9% | 45.5% |
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 0 | 13.1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 20 | 7 | 2.70 | 2.64 | 1.35 | 13.5 | 4.7 | 65 | 63 | 0.3 | |
| 2025 | 32 | 0 | 30.1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 26 | 34 | 16 | 7.71 | 5.15 | 1.71 | 10.1 | 4.7 | 186 | 124 | -0.2 | |
| 2024 | 62 | 0 | 66.2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 58 | 26 | 71 | 32 | 3.51 | 3.35 | 1.35 | 9.6 | 4.3 | 86 | 82 | 0.9 |
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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.