Players · W · Pitcher · 2026
Brandon Williamson
- Age
- 28
- B/T
- R/L
- Height
- 6' 6"
- Weight
- 210 lb
- Number
- #55
- Born
- April 2, 1998 in Fairmont, MN, United States
- MLB debut
- May 16, 2023
- Drafted
- 2018, round 36
- College
- Texas Christian
- High school
- Martin County West
- dbWAR
- .4 3 season(s)
- IP
- 49.2
- ERA
- 4.89
- FIP
- 5.74
- K/9
- 6.0
- FIP−
- 137 100 = avg
Brandon Williamson is a starting pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds. In 2026 he struck out 33 batters over 49.2 innings across 11 appearances, 8 of them starts, going 5-4. His ERA of 4.89 is 17.1% higher than the league average of 4.18 — 12th of 20 on his team, and 394th of 538 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 5.74 FIP suggests that his ERA had some help behind him. He missed bats on 24.0% of swings (10.6% of every pitch he threw), walked 12.6% of the batters he faced and struck out 15.3%. 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 | 61 | 54 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 12 | .222 | .295 | .444 | .321 | 19.7% |
| vs RHB | 154 | 127 | 31 | 5 | 22 | 21 | .244 | .364 | .409 | .347 | 13.6% |
Pitch sequencing
What Brandon Williamson 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.
| Cutter | 275 | 89.5 | 2,432 | 46.5% | 20.8% | 63 | .222 | .644 | |
| Changeup | 178 | 85.3 | 1,884 | 38.2% | 35.7% | 39 | .308 | .812 | |
| Four-Seam Fastball | 146 | 92.8 | 2,197 | 34.2% | 10.0% | 25 | .320 | 1.286 | |
| Sweeper | 90 | 81.4 | 2,621 | 45.6% | 42.9% | 28 | .036 | .136 | |
| Curveball | 72 | 75.2 | 2,646 | 37.5% | 5.9% | 8 | — | — | |
| Sinker | 70 | 93.1 | 2,121 | 42.9% | 10.8% | 18 | .444 | 1.476 |
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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.