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Pitcher · 2026

Julian Garcia

Age
31
B/T
L/R
Height
6' 3"
Weight
206 lb
Number
#57
Born
May 13, 1995 in Fort Collins, CO, USA
MLB debut
June 23, 2026
Drafted
2016, round 10
College
Metropolitan State University of Denver
dbWAR
-.1
1 season(s)
IP
23.0
ERA
2.74
FIP
4.87
K/9
8.6
FIP−
117
100 = avg

Julian Garcia is a relief pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds. In 2026 he struck out 22 batters over 23.0 innings across 17 appearances, going 2-3. His ERA of 2.74 was 34.4% lower than the league average of 4.18 — the second best on his team, and 78th of 467 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 4.87 FIP suggests that his ERA had some help behind him. He missed bats on 28.5% of swings (12.9% of every pitch he threw), walked 11.4% of the batters he faced and struck out 25.0%. 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.

FIP4.87
K/98.6
WHIP0.91
WAR-.1

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.
SplitPAABHHRBBSOAVGOBPSLGwOBAK%
vs LHB484260411.143.229.214.21022.9%
vs RHB403354611.152.275.515.33227.5%

Pitch sequencing

What Julian Garcia 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.

Sweeper56.5%20582.22,93947.8%33.0%
Four-Seam Fastball30.9%11292.32,67350.9%19.6%
Slider12.7%4685.02,95654.3%26.3%
Julian Garcia'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
202617023.023111722102.744.870.918.63.966117-0.1

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

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.