Pitcher · 2026
Emilio Pagán
- Age
- 35
- B/T
- L/R
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Weight
- 208 lb
- Number
- #15
- Born
- May 7, 1991 in Simpsonville, SC, USA
- MLB debut
- May 3, 2017
- Drafted
- 2013, round 10
- College
- Belmont Abbey
- High school
- James L. Mann
- Salary, 2026
- $10M
- dbWAR
- 1.1 3 season(s)
- IP
- 25.1
- ERA
- 4.26
- FIP
- 4.23
- K/9
- 9.9
- FIP−
- 101 100 = avg
Emilio Pagán is a relief pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds. In 2026 he struck out 28 batters over 25.1 innings across 27 appearances, going 4-1. His ERA of 4.26 was 2.1% higher than the league average of 4.18 — 8th of 19 on his team, and 278th of 467 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 4.23 FIP suggests the ERA was no fluke. He missed bats on 29.8% of swings (15.3% of every pitch he threw), walked 7.5% of the batters he faced and struck out 26.2%. His 0.1 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 | 59 | 52 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 19 | .192 | .254 | .481 | .301 | 32.2% |
| vs RHB | 48 | 41 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 9 | .268 | .354 | .317 | .311 | 18.8% |
Pitch sequencing
What Emilio Pagán 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 | 264 | 94.8 | 2,539 | 50.8% | 23.0% | |
| Cutter | 80 | 86.0 | 2,303 | 51.2% | 43.8% | |
| Splitter | 75 | 82.8 | 889 | 33.3% | 48.4% |
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 27 | 0 | 25.1 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 21 | 12 | 28 | 8 | 4.26 | 4.23 | 1.14 | 9.9 | 2.8 | 102 | 101 | 0.1 | |
| 2025 | 70 | 0 | 68.2 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 41 | 22 | 81 | 22 | 2.88 | 3.72 | 0.92 | 10.6 | 2.9 | 69 | 89 | 0.7 | |
| 2024 | 38 | 1 | 38.0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 40 | 19 | 44 | 11 | 4.50 | 3.77 | 1.34 | 10.4 | 2.6 | 110 | 92 | 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.