Pitcher · 2026
Orlando Ribalta
- Age
- 28
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 7"
- Weight
- 245 lb
- Number
- #64
- Born
- March 5, 1998 in Santa Clara, Cuba
- MLB debut
- August 13, 2024
- Drafted
- 2019, round 12
- College
- Miami Dade CC
- dbWAR
- -.1 3 season(s)
- IP
- 35.0
- ERA
- 3.34
- FIP
- 3.49
- K/9
- 8.2
- FIP−
- 84 100 = avg
Orlando Ribalta is a relief pitcher for the Washington Nationals. In 2026 he struck out 32 batters over 35.0 innings across 37 appearances, going 0-2. His ERA of 3.34 was 19.9% lower than the league average of 4.18 — the third best on his team, and 138th of 467 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 3.49 FIP suggests the ERA was no fluke. He missed bats on 25.8% of swings (13.2% of every pitch he threw), walked 9.1% of the batters he faced and struck out 22.4%. 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 | 63 | 52 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 17 | .135 | .258 | .288 | .254 | 27.0% |
| vs RHB | 80 | 75 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 15 | .280 | .313 | .360 | .298 | 18.8% |
Pitch sequencing
What Orlando Ribalta 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.
| Slider | 238 | 86.9 | 2,100 | 54.2% | 25.6% | |
| Four-Seam Fastball | 170 | 96.8 | 2,594 | 52.9% | 28.7% | |
| Sinker | 111 | 96.9 | 2,450 | 43.2% | 10.0% | |
| Changeup | 86 | 86.3 | 2,016 | 33.7% | 48.4% |
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 37 | 0 | 35.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 13 | 32 | 13 | 3.34 | 3.49 | 1.17 | 8.2 | 3.3 | 80 | 84 | 0.4 | |
| 2025 | 22 | 0 | 24.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 19 | 25 | 17 | 7.03 | 6.50 | 1.85 | 9.2 | 6.3 | 169 | 156 | -0.5 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 3.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13.50 | 4.07 | 3.60 | 8.1 | 5.4 | 331 | 100 | 0.0 |
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Similar players
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.