Pitcher · 2026
Will Klein
- Age
- 27
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 5"
- Weight
- 230 lb
- Number
- #61
- Born
- November 28, 1999 in Bloomington, IN, USA
- MLB debut
- April 28, 2024
- Drafted
- 2020, round 5
- College
- Eastern Illinois
- dbWAR
- 1.0 3 season(s)
- IP
- 41.2
- ERA
- 3.67
- FIP
- 3.40
- K/9
- 10.6
- FIP−
- 81 100 = avg
Will Klein is a relief pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers. In 2026 he struck out 49 batters over 41.2 innings across 36 appearances, going 3-4. His ERA of 3.67 was 12.1% lower than the league average of 4.18 — 10th of 15 on his team, and 204th of 467 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 3.40 FIP suggests the ERA was no fluke. He missed bats on 23.9% of swings (10.4% of every pitch he threw), walked 11.1% of the batters he faced and struck out 25.9%. His 0.6 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 | 95 | 82 | 22 | 1 | 13 | 27 | .268 | .368 | .329 | .316 | 28.4% |
| vs RHB | 94 | 83 | 22 | 2 | 8 | 22 | .265 | .351 | .361 | .326 | 23.4% |
Pitch sequencing
What Will Klein 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.
| Four-Seam Fastball | 388 | 97.5 | 2,211 | 50.3% | 21.1% | |
| Sweeper | 216 | 88.6 | 2,515 | 52.8% | 28.2% | |
| Curveball | 123 | 85.0 | 2,481 | 30.9% | 24.2% | |
| Slider | 35 | 91.3 | 2,383 | 42.9% | 21.4% |
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 36 | 3 | 41.2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 44 | 17 | 49 | 21 | 3.67 | 3.40 | 1.56 | 10.6 | 4.5 | 88 | 81 | 0.6 | |
| 2025 | 14 | 0 | 15.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 21 | 10 | 2.35 | 2.74 | 1.57 | 12.3 | 5.9 | 56 | 66 | 0.3 | |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | 7.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 11.05 | 3.71 | 2.45 | 8.6 | 7.4 | 271 | 91 | 0.1 |
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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.