Pitcher · 2026
Brad Lord
- Age
- 26
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Weight
- 210 lb
- Number
- #41
- Born
- February 14, 2000 in Tallahassee, FL, USA
- MLB debut
- March 30, 2025
- Drafted
- 2022, round 18
- College
- South Florida
- dbWAR
- 1.2 2 season(s)
- IP
- 61.2
- ERA
- 3.79
- FIP
- 4.06
- K/9
- 8.2
- FIP−
- 97 100 = avg
Brad Lord is a relief pitcher for the Washington Nationals. In 2026 he struck out 56 batters over 61.2 innings across 29 appearances, going 5-2. His ERA of 3.79 was 9.1% lower than the league average of 4.18 — 7th of 15 on his team, and 220th of 467 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 4.06 FIP suggests the ERA was no fluke. He missed bats on 20.7% of swings (10.4% of every pitch he threw), walked 8.0% of the batters he faced and struck out 21.4%. 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 | 124 | 107 | 28 | 5 | 12 | 28 | .262 | .358 | .430 | .349 | 22.6% |
| vs RHB | 138 | 125 | 24 | 2 | 9 | 28 | .192 | .254 | .256 | .231 | 20.3% |
Pitch sequencing
What Brad Lord 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 | 395 | 94.5 | 2,420 | 59.2% | 24.8% | |
| Sinker | 249 | 94.3 | 2,311 | 51.8% | 13.7% | |
| Slider | 236 | 85.2 | 2,562 | 44.1% | 25.0% | |
| Sweeper | 155 | 83.2 | 2,680 | 47.7% | 20.3% | |
| Changeup | 56 | 86.0 | 1,961 | 30.4% | 10.3% |
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 29 | 2 | 61.2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 52 | 26 | 56 | 21 | 3.79 | 4.06 | 1.18 | 8.2 | 3.1 | 91 | 97 | 0.4 | |
| 2025 | 48 | 19 | 130.2 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 126 | 63 | 108 | 43 | 4.34 | 4.23 | 1.29 | 7.4 | 3.0 | 104 | 102 | 0.8 |
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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.