Pitcher · 2026
Carson Palmquist
- Age
- 26
- B/T
- L/L
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Weight
- 206 lb
- Number
- #51
- Born
- October 17, 2000 in Fort Myers, FL, USA
- MLB debut
- May 16, 2025
- Drafted
- 2022, round 3
- College
- Miami
- High school
- Riverdale
- dbWAR
- -.9 2 season(s)
- IP
- 16.1
- ERA
- 7.71
- FIP
- 4.07
- K/9
- 8.3
- FIP−
- 97 100 = avg
Carson Palmquist is a starting pitcher for the Washington Nationals. In 2026 he struck out 15 batters over 16.1 innings across 11 appearances, 6 of them starts, going 0-2. His ERA of 7.71 was 84.7% higher than the league average of 4.18. Stripping out defence, his 4.07 FIP suggests he pitched better than his ERA shows. He missed bats on 22.5% of swings (10.9% of every pitch he threw), walked 10.3% of the batters he faced and struck out 19.2%. His 0.1 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 | 37 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 8 | .300 | .389 | .467 | .376 | 21.6% |
| vs RHB | 41 | 35 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 7 | .343 | .439 | .400 | .386 | 17.1% |
Pitch sequencing
What Carson Palmquist 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.
| Sweeper | 131 | 73.9 | 1,993 | 46.6% | 31.0% | |
| Sinker | 102 | 90.6 | 2,159 | 47.1% | 7.0% | |
| Four-Seam Fastball | 49 | 91.2 | 2,162 | 42.9% | 22.7% | |
| Cutter | 31 | 82.0 | 1,955 | 64.5% | 26.7% |
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 6 | 16.1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 7.71 | 4.07 | 1.78 | 8.3 | 4.4 | 185 | 97 | 0.1 | |
| 2025 | 9 | 7 | 34.1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 45 | 34 | 27 | 25 | 8.91 | 7.80 | 2.04 | 7.1 | 6.6 | 214 | 187 | -1.1 |
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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.