Pitcher · 2026
JR Ritchie
- Age
- 23
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Weight
- 185 lb
- Number
- #60
- Born
- June 26, 2003 in Seattle, WA, USA
- MLB debut
- April 23, 2026
- Drafted
- 2022, round CB-A
- High school
- Bainbridge
- dbWAR
- -.3 1 season(s)
- IP
- 58.0
- ERA
- 4.50
- FIP
- 5.40
- K/9
- 8.2
- FIP−
- 129 100 = avg
JR Ritchie is a starting pitcher for the Atlanta Braves. In 2026 he struck out 53 batters over 58.0 innings across 14 appearances, 8 of them starts, going 1-2. His ERA of 4.50 was 7.8% higher than the league average of 4.18 — the second worst on his team, and 302nd of 467 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 5.40 FIP suggests that his ERA had some help behind him. He missed bats on 23.3% of swings (9.6% of every pitch he threw), walked 14.1% of the batters he faced and struck out 20.7%. His -0.3 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 | 157 | 127 | 30 | 6 | 25 | 33 | .236 | .376 | .417 | .357 | 21.0% |
| vs RHB | 99 | 86 | 17 | 3 | 11 | 20 | .198 | .293 | .314 | .279 | 20.2% |
Pitch sequencing
What JR Ritchie 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.
| Curveball | 280 | 82.9 | 2,633 | 45.4% | 31.9% | |
| Sinker | 212 | 94.2 | 2,308 | 42.9% | 15.7% | |
| Four-Seam Fastball | 184 | 94.5 | 2,352 | 34.2% | 20.6% | |
| Changeup | 177 | 88.1 | 1,680 | 41.8% | 23.7% | |
| Cutter | 99 | 89.2 | 2,475 | 40.4% | 19.5% | |
| Slider | 71 | 85.0 | 2,563 | 50.7% | 18.2% |
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 8 | 58.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 47 | 29 | 53 | 36 | 4.50 | 5.40 | 1.43 | 8.2 | 5.6 | 108 | 129 | -0.3 | — |
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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.