Pitcher · 2026
Ken Waldichuk
- Age
- 28
- B/T
- L/L
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Weight
- 220 lb
- Number
- #52
- Born
- January 8, 1998 in San Diego, CA, USA
- MLB debut
- September 1, 2022
- Drafted
- 2019, round 5
- College
- St. Mary's
- Salary, 2026
- $825,000
- dbWAR
- -.5 1 season(s)
- IP
- 9.1
- ERA
- 6.75
- FIP
- 9.19
- K/9
- 7.7
- FIP−
- 220 100 = avg
Ken Waldichuk is a relief pitcher for the Washington Nationals. In 2026 he struck out 8 batters over 9.1 innings across 5 appearances, going 0-0. His ERA of 6.75 was 61.6% higher than the league average of 4.18. Stripping out defence, his 9.19 FIP suggests that his ERA had some help behind him. He missed bats on 27.4% of swings (11.6% of every pitch he threw), walked 14.6% of the batters he faced and struck out 19.5%. His -0.5 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 | 19 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .235 | .316 | .412 | .324 | 15.8% |
| vs RHB | 21 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | .235 | .381 | .765 | .468 | 23.8% |
Pitch sequencing
What Ken Waldichuk 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.
| Curveball | 61 | 81.5 | 2,331 | 45.9% | 39.3% | |
| Four-Seam Fastball | 48 | 93.2 | 2,409 | 31.3% | 5.9% | |
| Cutter | 26 | 87.7 | 2,329 | 57.7% | 28.6% | |
| Sweeper | 10 | 84.9 | 2,291 | 40.0% | 33.3% |
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | 9.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6.75 | 9.19 | 1.50 | 7.7 | 5.8 | 162 | 220 | -0.5 | — |
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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.