Pitcher · 2026
Caleb Ferguson
- Age
- 30
- B/T
- R/L
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Weight
- 225 lb
- Number
- #54
- Born
- July 2, 1996 in Columbus, OH, USA
- MLB debut
- June 6, 2018
- Drafted
- 2014, round 38
- High school
- West Jefferson
- Salary, 2026
- $4.5M
- dbWAR
- 1.7 3 season(s)
- IP
- 27.2
- ERA
- 3.58
- FIP
- 3.88
- K/9
- 8.1
- FIP−
- 93 100 = avg
Caleb Ferguson is a relief pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds. In 2026 he struck out 25 batters over 27.2 innings across 28 appearances, going 1-0. His ERA of 3.58 was 14.3% lower than the league average of 4.18 — 6th of 19 on his team, and 181st of 467 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 3.88 FIP suggests that his ERA had some help behind him. He missed bats on 19.8% of swings (9.2% of every pitch he threw), walked 9.2% of the batters he faced and struck out 21.0%. His 0.2 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 | 63 | 57 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 15 | .263 | .323 | .386 | .310 | 23.8% |
| vs RHB | 56 | 49 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 10 | .265 | .339 | .429 | .331 | 17.9% |
Pitch sequencing
What Caleb Ferguson 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 | 146 | 92.4 | 2,241 | 54.1% | 20.0% | |
| Four-Seam Fastball | 123 | 92.3 | 2,364 | 49.6% | 13.1% | |
| Cutter | 115 | 87.7 | 2,593 | 43.5% | 25.0% | |
| Slurve | 71 | 80.1 | 3,007 | 38.0% | 23.3% |
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 28 | 1 | 27.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 11 | 25 | 11 | 3.58 | 3.88 | 1.41 | 8.1 | 3.6 | 86 | 93 | 0.2 | |
| 2025 | 70 | 0 | 65.1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 54 | 26 | 51 | 22 | 3.58 | 3.26 | 1.16 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 86 | 78 | 1.0 | |
| 2024 | 62 | 0 | 54.1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 56 | 28 | 67 | 25 | 4.64 | 3.74 | 1.49 | 11.1 | 4.1 | 114 | 92 | 0.5 |
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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.