Pitcher · 2026
Justin Topa
- Age
- 35
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Weight
- 200 lb
- Number
- #48
- Born
- March 7, 1991 in Binghamton, NY, USA
- MLB debut
- September 1, 2020
- Drafted
- 2012, round 33
- College
- LIU Brooklyn
- High school
- Chenango Valley
- Salary, 2026
- $225,000
- dbWAR
- .8 3 season(s)
- IP
- 19.0
- ERA
- 8.05
- FIP
- 6.46
- K/9
- 5.7
- FIP−
- 155 100 = avg
Justin Topa is a relief pitcher for the Minnesota Twins. In 2026 he struck out 12 batters over 19.0 innings across 23 appearances, going 0-1. His ERA of 8.05 was 92.8% higher than the league average of 4.18. Stripping out defence, his 6.46 FIP suggests he pitched better than his ERA shows. He missed bats on 14.1% of swings (6.1% of every pitch he threw), walked 12.0% of the batters he faced and struck out 13.0%. 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 | 34 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 6 | .300 | .353 | .467 | .355 | 17.6% |
| vs RHB | 58 | 48 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 6 | .375 | .466 | .583 | .454 | 10.3% |
Pitch sequencing
What Justin Topa 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.
| Sinker | 153 | 93.4 | 2,182 | 44.4% | 12.5% | |
| Cutter | 95 | 91.4 | 2,315 | 49.5% | 17.0% | |
| Sweeper | 60 | 81.6 | 2,627 | 28.3% | 5.9% | |
| Changeup | 51 | 86.2 | 1,831 | 35.3% | 17.9% |
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 23 | 0 | 19.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 8.05 | 6.46 | 2.00 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 193 | 155 | -0.4 | |
| 2025 | 54 | 1 | 60.0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 68 | 26 | 49 | 18 | 3.90 | 3.04 | 1.43 | 7.3 | 2.7 | 94 | 73 | 1.1 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.45 | 0.43 | 7.7 | 0.0 | 0 | 36 | 0.1 |
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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.