Pitcher · 2026

Chris Roycroft

Age: 29
B/T: R/R
Height: 6' 8"
Weight: 230 lb
Number: #56

Born: June 21, 1997 in Dundee, IL, USA
MLB debut: May 7, 2024
College: Aurora U

dbWAR: -.5
IP: 19.2
ERA: 8.24
FIP: 8.07
K/9: 7.3
FIP−: 193

Chris Roycroft is a relief pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays. In 2026 he struck out 16 batters over 19.2 innings across 15 appearances, going 0-0. His ERA of 8.24 was 97.3% higher than the league average of 4.18. Stripping out defence, his 8.07 FIP suggests the ERA was no fluke. He missed bats on 17.1% of swings (8.0% of every pitch he threw), walked 11.1% of the batters he faced and struck out 16.2%. His -0.8 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.

FIP8.07

K/97.3

WHIP1.98

WAR-.8

Platoon splits

How left- and right-handed hitters fare against him.

Opponent batting by the side the hitter bats from, 2026. Counted from play-by-play, so totals can differ from the box-score season line by a plate appearance or two.
Split	PA	AB	H	HR	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	wOBA	K%
vs LHB	47	42	7	2	5	10	.167	.255	.310	.247	21.3%
vs RHB	52	43	21	5	6	6	.488	.569	.860	.599	11.5%

Pitch sequencing

What Chris Roycroft 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.


Sinker	50.9%	177	96.1	2,154	40.7%	11.8%
Cutter	23.6%	82	89.0	2,118	42.7%	17.1%
Four-Seam Fastball	21.0%	73	94.2	2,197	50.7%	27.3%
Sweeper	4.6%	16	86.2	2,325	31.3%	40.0%

Chris Roycroft's arsenal by usage. Velocity is average release speed in mph, spin in rpm, and whiff rate is misses per swing — the cleanest single measure of whether a pitch beats hitters.

Pitching

Standard and advanced, by season.


2026	15	19.2	0	0	1	28	18	16	11	8.24	8.07	1.98	7.3	5.0	197	193	-0.8
2025	20	20.2	1	3	0	26	18	15	12	7.84	4.83	1.84	6.5	5.2	188	116	-0.1
2024	27	34.1	1	2	0	31	16	33	17	4.19	3.84	1.40	8.7	4.5	103	94	0.3

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How these are computed

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.