Pitcher · 2026
Paxton Schultz
- Age
- 28
- B/T
- L/R
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Weight
- 205 lb
- Number
- #75
- Born
- January 5, 1998 in Orem, UT, USA
- MLB debut
- April 20, 2025
- Drafted
- 2019, round 14
- College
- Utah Valley
- dbWAR
- .3 2 season(s)
- IP
- 32.1
- ERA
- 6.40
- FIP
- 4.32
- K/9
- 8.9
- FIP−
- 104 100 = avg
Paxton Schultz is a relief pitcher for the Washington Nationals. In 2026 he struck out 32 batters over 32.1 innings across 27 appearances, going 1-2. His ERA of 6.40 was 53.3% higher than the league average of 4.18 — 13th of 15 on his team, and 435th of 467 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 4.32 FIP suggests he pitched better than his ERA shows. He missed bats on 18.7% of swings (8.4% of every pitch he threw), walked 7.8% of the batters he faced and struck out 20.9%. 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 | 77 | 67 | 20 | 3 | 9 | 16 | .299 | .382 | .433 | .360 | 20.8% |
| vs RHB | 76 | 70 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 16 | .329 | .360 | .543 | .387 | 21.1% |
Pitch sequencing
What Paxton Schultz 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.
| Cutter | 272 | 88.8 | 2,268 | 53.7% | 20.3% | |
| Four-Seam Fastball | 207 | 93.6 | 2,249 | 46.9% | 14.1% | |
| Changeup | 87 | 86.7 | 1,695 | 25.3% | 24.1% | |
| Slider | 44 | 84.8 | 2,251 | 22.7% | 23.5% |
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 27 | 1 | 32.1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 43 | 23 | 32 | 12 | 6.40 | 4.32 | 1.70 | 8.9 | 3.3 | 153 | 104 | 0.1 | |
| 2025 | 13 | 2 | 24.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 12 | 28 | 8 | 4.38 | 4.07 | 1.42 | 10.2 | 2.9 | 105 | 98 | 0.2 |
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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.