Pitcher · 2026
Brenan Hanifee
- Age
- 28
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 5"
- Weight
- 215 lb
- Number
- #75
- Born
- May 29, 1998 in Harrisonburg, VA, USA
- MLB debut
- September 21, 2023
- Drafted
- 2016, round 4
- High school
- Ashby
- dbWAR
- 1.0 3 season(s)
- IP
- 21.1
- ERA
- 5.06
- FIP
- 6.32
- K/9
- 4.2
- FIP−
- 151 100 = avg
Brenan Hanifee is a relief pitcher for the Detroit Tigers. In 2026 he struck out 10 batters over 21.1 innings across 23 appearances, going 0-1. His ERA of 5.06 was 21.2% higher than the league average of 4.18 — 15th of 17 on his team, and 351st of 467 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 6.32 FIP suggests that his ERA had some help behind him. He missed bats on 14.4% of swings (6.5% of every pitch he threw), walked 7.5% of the batters he faced and struck out 10.8%. 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.
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 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .211 | .348 | .579 | .380 | 4.3% |
| vs RHB | 70 | 65 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 9 | .308 | .348 | .492 | .365 | 12.9% |
Pitch sequencing
What Brenan Hanifee 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 | 195 | 95.0 | 2,063 | 43.6% | 10.2% | |
| Slider | 74 | 88.1 | 2,281 | 39.2% | 21.7% | |
| Four-Seam Fastball | 27 | 96.2 | 2,093 | 48.1% | 35.7% | |
| Changeup | 25 | 89.5 | 1,671 | 20.0% | 9.1% |
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 23 | 2 | 21.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 5.06 | 6.32 | 1.45 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 121 | 151 | -0.4 | |
| 2025 | 54 | 0 | 60.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 65 | 20 | 40 | 14 | 3.00 | 3.25 | 1.32 | 6.0 | 2.1 | 72 | 78 | 0.9 | |
| 2024 | 21 | 3 | 29.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 6 | 23 | 6 | 1.84 | 3.10 | 1.13 | 7.1 | 1.8 | 45 | 76 | 0.5 |
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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.