Players · K · Pitcher · 2026
George Klassen
- Age
- 24
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Weight
- 195 lb
- Number
- #58
- Born
- January 26, 2002 in West Bend, WI, United States
- MLB debut
- April 5, 2026
- Drafted
- 2023, round 6
- College
- Minnesota
- High school
- Port Washington
- dbWAR
- .1 1 season(s)
- IP
- 27.0
- ERA
- 3.67
- FIP
- 4.73
- K/9
- 8.0
- FIP−
- 113 100 = avg
George Klassen is a starting pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels. In 2026 he struck out 24 batters over 27.0 innings across 6 appearances, 6 of them starts, going 2-2. His ERA of 3.67 is 12.2% lower than the league average of 4.18 — 9th of 21 on his team, and 198th of 538 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 4.73 FIP suggests that his ERA had some help behind him. He missed bats on 31.3% of swings (14.3% of every pitch he threw), walked 16.8% 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.
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | LAA | 6 | 6 | 27.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 11 | 24 | 21 | 3.67 | 4.73 | 1.63 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 88 | 113 | 0.1 | — |
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 | 74 | 64 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 14 | .266 | .351 | .359 | .324 | 18.9% |
| vs RHB | 51 | 38 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 10 | .158 | .373 | .263 | .319 | 19.6% |
Pitch sequencing
What George Klassen 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, how often it misses, and what hitters do with it.
| Four-Seam Fastball | 193 | 96.4 | 2,321 | 40.9% | 23.8% | 36 | .250 | .762 | |
| Slider | 154 | 90.7 | 2,283 | 49.4% | 45.7% | 40 | .125 | .405 | |
| Changeup | 84 | 87.0 | 1,522 | 36.9% | 24.4% | 18 | .389 | 1.032 | |
| Sinker | 39 | 96.8 | 2,303 | 43.6% | 13.3% | 6 | — | — | |
| Curveball | 21 | 85.2 | 2,448 | 28.6% | 28.6% | 3 | — | — |
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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.