Pitcher · 2026
Rico Garcia
- Age
- 32
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 5' 9"
- Weight
- 215 lb
- Number
- #50
- Born
- January 10, 1994 in Honolulu, HI, USA
- MLB debut
- August 27, 2019
- Drafted
- 2016, round 30
- College
- Hawaii Pacific
- dbWAR
- .5 2 season(s)
- IP
- 49.2
- ERA
- 2.90
- FIP
- 4.32
- K/9
- 9.4
- FIP−
- 103 100 = avg
Rico Garcia is a relief pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles. In 2026 he struck out 52 batters over 49.2 innings across 54 appearances, going 4-1. His ERA of 2.90 was 30.6% lower than the league average of 4.18 — the third best on his team, and 99th of 467 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 4.32 FIP suggests that his ERA had some help behind him. He missed bats on 34.1% of swings (16.9% of every pitch he threw), walked 7.9% of the batters he faced and struck out 27.2%. 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 | 113 | 101 | 16 | 4 | 11 | 36 | .158 | .248 | .327 | .251 | 31.9% |
| vs RHB | 78 | 73 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 16 | .164 | .208 | .384 | .254 | 20.5% |
Pitch sequencing
What Rico 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.
| Four-Seam Fastball | 241 | 95.4 | 2,502 | 49.8% | 23.0% | |
| Changeup | 203 | 86.5 | 2,364 | 52.2% | 46.8% | |
| Slider | 137 | 88.9 | 2,425 | 37.2% | 27.1% | |
| Curveball | 133 | 86.5 | 2,467 | 44.4% | 39.3% |
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 54 | 0 | 49.2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 16 | 52 | 15 | 2.90 | 4.32 | 0.87 | 9.4 | 2.7 | 69 | 103 | 0.2 | |
| 2025 | 29 | 1 | 34.1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 12 | 38 | 10 | 3.15 | 3.69 | 1.19 | 10.0 | 2.6 | 76 | 89 | 0.4 |
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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.