Pitcher · 2026
Andrew Wantz
- Age
- 31
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Weight
- 235 lb
- Number
- #61
- Born
- October 13, 1995 in Erie, PA, USA
- MLB debut
- July 4, 2021
- Drafted
- 2018, round 7
- College
- UNC Greensboro
- dbWAR
- -.3 2 season(s)
- IP
- 3.2
- ERA
- 14.73
- FIP
- 10.18
- K/9
- 2.5
- FIP−
- 244 100 = avg
Andrew Wantz is a relief pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays. In 2026 he struck out 1 batter over 3.2 innings across 2 appearances, going 0-0. His ERA of 14.73 was 252.7% higher than the league average of 4.18. Stripping out defence, his 10.18 FIP suggests he pitched better than his ERA shows. He missed bats on 14.0% of swings (7.4% of every pitch he threw), walked 15.0% of the batters he faced and struck out 5.0%. 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 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .200 | .333 | .200 | .269 | 16.7% |
| vs RHB | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .400 | .571 | .800 | .571 | 0.0% |
Pitch sequencing
What Andrew Wantz 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.
| Four-Seam Fastball | 28 | 94.3 | 2,394 | 42.9% | 0.0% | |
| Cutter | 22 | 89.5 | 2,517 | 63.6% | 30.8% | |
| Sinker | 15 | 93.3 | 2,335 | 46.7% | 14.3% | |
| Sweeper | 10 | 83.0 | 2,658 | 40.0% | 0.0% |
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 3.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 14.73 | 10.18 | 2.18 | 2.5 | 7.4 | 353 | 244 | -0.2 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6.75 | 10.67 | 1.50 | 20.3 | 6.8 | 165 | 262 | -0.1 |
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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.