Pitcher · 2026
Ethan Roberts
- Age
- 29
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 5' 10"
- Weight
- 180 lb
- Number
- #39
- Born
- July 4, 1997 in Sparta, TN, USA
- MLB debut
- April 9, 2022
- Drafted
- 2018, round 4
- College
- Tennessee Tech
- dbWAR
- -.3 3 season(s)
- IP
- 25.2
- ERA
- 4.21
- FIP
- 5.27
- K/9
- 6.0
- FIP−
- 126 100 = avg
Ethan Roberts is a relief pitcher for the Chicago Cubs. In 2026 he struck out 17 batters over 25.2 innings across 23 appearances, going 0-2. His ERA of 4.21 was 0.8% higher than the league average of 4.18 — 9th of 14 on his team, and 272nd of 467 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 5.27 FIP suggests that his ERA had some help behind him. He missed bats on 22.6% of swings (9.9% of every pitch he threw), walked 12.7% of the batters he faced and struck out 15.5%. His -0.2 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 | 47 | 35 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 5 | .200 | .404 | .371 | .366 | 10.6% |
| vs RHB | 63 | 58 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 12 | .259 | .317 | .379 | .312 | 19.0% |
Pitch sequencing
What Ethan Roberts 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.
| Cutter | 196 | 92.9 | 2,788 | 45.4% | 18.9% | |
| Sweeper | 169 | 83.5 | 3,190 | 40.2% | 30.9% | |
| Sinker | 71 | 93.6 | 2,483 | 39.4% | 15.6% |
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 23 | 0 | 25.2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 12 | 17 | 14 | 4.21 | 5.27 | 1.40 | 6.0 | 4.9 | 101 | 126 | -0.2 | |
| 2025 | 10 | 0 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6.00 | 7.14 | 1.33 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 144 | 172 | -0.3 | |
| 2024 | 21 | 0 | 26.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 11 | 26 | 10 | 3.71 | 3.92 | 1.54 | 8.8 | 3.4 | 91 | 96 | 0.2 |
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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.