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Drew Sommers
- Age
- 26
- B/T
- L/L
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Weight
- 250 lb
- Number
- #51
- Born
- August 14, 2000 in Hoffman Estates, IL, United States
- MLB debut
- August 22, 2025
- Drafted
- 2022, round 11
- College
- Central Arizona JC
- dbWAR
- .8 2 season(s)
- IP
- 39.2
- ERA
- 3.63
- FIP
- 2.57
- K/9
- 14.1
- FIP−
- 62 100 = avg
Drew Sommers is a relief pitcher for the Detroit Tigers. In 2026 he struck out 62 batters over 39.2 innings across 43 appearances, going 2-4. His ERA of 3.63 is 13.1% lower than the league average of 4.18 — 9th of 20 on his team, and 189th of 538 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 2.57 FIP suggests he pitched better than his ERA shows. He missed bats on 31.1% of swings (15.4% of every pitch he threw), walked 8.3% of the batters he faced and struck out 36.7%. His 1.0 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.
WAR by season
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
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 | 86 | 80 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 34 | .250 | .294 | .300 | .271 | 39.5% |
| vs RHB | 83 | 70 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 28 | .214 | .329 | .357 | .305 | 33.7% |
Pitch sequencing
What Drew Sommers 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.
| Sinker | 275 | 95.0 | 2,170 | 55.6% | 14.8% | 57 | .333 | .845 | |
| Four-Seam Fastball | 213 | 94.9 | 2,206 | 59.2% | 45.3% | 57 | .158 | .415 | |
| Slider | 130 | 83.4 | 2,325 | 46.9% | 36.1% | 28 | .179 | .519 | |
| Changeup | 24 | 88.3 | 1,775 | 33.3% | 41.7% | 9 | — | — |
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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.