Pitcher · 2026

Caleb Kilian

San Francisco Giants National League West

Age: 29
B/T: R/R
Height: 6' 4"
Weight: 206 lb
Number: #56

Born: June 2, 1997 in Anaheim, CA, USA
MLB debut: June 4, 2022
Drafted: 2018, round 20
College: Texas Tech
High school: Flower Mound

dbWAR: .3
IP: 47.2
ERA: 4.91
FIP: 3.82
K/9: 10.6
FIP−: 92

Caleb Kilian is a relief pitcher for the San Francisco Giants. In 2026 he struck out 56 batters over 47.2 innings across 49 appearances, going 4-7. His ERA of 4.91 was 17.6% higher than the league average of 4.18 — 11th of 16 on his team, and 341st of 467 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 3.82 FIP suggests he pitched better than his ERA shows. He missed bats on 27.9% of swings (13.6% of every pitch he threw), walked 10.5% of the batters he faced and struck out 26.8%. 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.

FIP3.82

K/910.6

WHIP1.36

WAR.4

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	120	109	27	1	10	29	.248	.308	.303	.276	24.2%
vs RHB	89	72	16	5	12	27	.222	.341	.444	.345	30.3%

Pitch sequencing

What Caleb Kilian 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	49.9%	392	96.8	2,380	51.5%	19.1%
Knuckle Curve	23.8%	187	80.9	2,702	41.2%	39.8%
Sinker	13.5%	106	96.0	2,408	45.3%	25.0%
Slider	12.8%	101	88.3	2,535	52.5%	43.1%

Caleb Kilian'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	49	0	47.2	4	7	8	43	26	56	22	4.91	3.82	1.36	10.6	4.2	118	92	0.4
2024	2	1	10.2	0	1	0	11	5	7	6	4.22	5.98	1.59	5.9	5.1	103	147	-0.1

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Similar players

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

Mason FluhartyTOR

ERA: 4.02
FIP: 3.75
SO: 55
WAR: 0.5

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Travis AdamsMIN

ERA: 5.50
FIP: 4.08
SO: 41
WAR: 0.2

Very close

Anthony NunezBAL

ERA: 4.60
FIP: 4.09
SO: 46
WAR: 0.3

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Kyle HurtLAD

ERA: 4.46
FIP: 3.77
SO: 46
WAR: 0.4

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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.