Pitcher · 2026

Didier Fuentes

Age: 21
B/T: R/R
Height: 6' 0"
Weight: 170 lb
Number: #72

Born: June 17, 2005 in Tolu, Colombia
MLB debut: June 20, 2025

dbWAR: .7
IP: 50.2
ERA: 2.49
FIP: 2.30
K/9: 11.5
FIP−: 55

Didier Fuentes is a relief pitcher for the Atlanta Braves. In 2026 he struck out 65 batters over 50.2 innings across 41 appearances, going 4-1. His ERA of 2.49 was 40.4% lower than the league average of 4.18 — 5th of 13 on his team, and 49th of 467 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 2.30 FIP suggests the ERA was no fluke. He missed bats on 29.6% of swings (15.4% of every pitch he threw), walked 7.2% of the batters he faced and struck out 31.4%. His 1.3 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.

FIP2.30

K/911.5

WHIP1.09

WAR1.3

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	114	104	24	3	7	40	.231	.281	.365	.284	35.1%
vs RHB	93	83	16	0	8	25	.193	.269	.217	.226	26.9%

Pitch sequencing

What Didier Fuentes 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	70.9%	608	97.2	2,106	55.4%	27.7%
Slider	22.6%	194	86.0	2,447	46.9%	37.5%
Splitter	6.1%	52	89.2	1,981	28.8%	26.1%

Didier Fuentes'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.

																			Trend
2026	41	1	50.2	4	1	2	40	14	65	15	2.49	2.30	1.09	11.5	2.7	60	55	1.3
2025	4	4	13.0	0	3	0	23	20	12	6	13.85	9.14	2.23	8.3	4.2	333	220	-0.6

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Similar players

Nearest 2026 seasons by command, run prevention and role, on rate statistics rather than totals.

Grant TaylorCWS

ERA: 2.28
FIP: 2.35
SO: 78
WAR: 1.5

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Cade SmithCLE

ERA: 2.36
FIP: 2.36
SO: 74
WAR: 1.3

Very close

Adrian MorejonSD

ERA: 2.89
FIP: 2.27
SO: 75
WAR: 1.6

Very close

Juan MorilloAZ

ERA: 2.47
FIP: 2.41
SO: 56
WAR: 1.2

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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.