Pitcher · 2026
Zach Maxwell
- Age
- 25
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 6"
- Weight
- 275 lb
- Number
- #78
- Born
- January 26, 2001 in Nashville, TN, USA
- MLB debut
- August 23, 2025
- Drafted
- 2019, round 30
- College
- Georgia Tech
- High school
- North Paulding
- dbWAR
- -.5 2 season(s)
- IP
- 10.0
- ERA
- 9.90
- FIP
- 8.19
- K/9
- 8.1
- FIP−
- 196 100 = avg
Zach Maxwell is a relief pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds. In 2026 he struck out 9 batters over 10.0 innings across 10 appearances, going 0-1. His ERA of 9.90 was 137.1% higher than the league average of 4.18. Stripping out defence, his 8.19 FIP suggests he pitched better than his ERA shows. He missed bats on 15.4% of swings (6.4% of every pitch he threw), walked 18.5% of the batters he faced and struck out 16.7%. 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.
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 | 29 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 7 | .292 | .414 | .333 | .353 | 24.1% |
| vs RHB | 25 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 2 | .350 | .480 | .800 | .529 | 8.0% |
Pitch sequencing
What Zach Maxwell 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 | 138 | 98.7 | 2,451 | 50.0% | 8.2% | |
| Sweeper | 63 | 86.5 | 2,684 | 39.7% | 25.0% | |
| Cutter | 47 | 92.8 | 2,187 | 42.6% | 30.8% |
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 0 | 10.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9.90 | 8.19 | 2.40 | 8.1 | 9.0 | 237 | 196 | -0.4 | |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 4.50 | 5.64 | 1.40 | 11.7 | 3.6 | 108 | 136 | -0.1 |
Head to head
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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.