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Pitcher · 2026

Max Rajcic

Age
25
B/T
R/R
Height
6' 0"
Weight
240 lb
Number
#71
Born
August 3, 2001 in Orange, CA, USA
MLB debut
June 18, 2026
Drafted
2022, round 6
College
UCLA
High school
Orange Lutheran
dbWAR
-.0
1 season(s)
IP
9.0
ERA
5.00
FIP
4.75
K/9
8.0
FIP−
114
100 = avg

Max Rajcic is a relief pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals. In 2026 he struck out 8 batters over 9.0 innings across 6 appearances, going 0-0. His ERA of 5.00 was 19.7% higher than the league average of 4.18. Stripping out defence, his 4.75 FIP suggests the ERA was no fluke. He missed bats on 23.9% of swings (9.8% of every pitch he threw), walked 15.4% of the batters he faced and struck out 20.5%. His -0.0 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.

FIP4.75
K/98.0
WHIP1.33
WAR-.0

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 LHB17143032.214.353.357.33111.8%
vs RHB22193136.158.273.421.30527.3%

Pitch sequencing

What Max Rajcic 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 Fastball40.5%6695.52,26239.4%21.7%
Curveball25.8%4282.72,88454.8%37.5%
Changeup11.7%1985.71,96431.6%9.1%
Sweeper11.7%1983.92,55742.1%36.4%
Sinker7.4%1295.02,15650.0%0.0%
Max Rajcic'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
2026609.000065865.004.751.338.06.0120114-0.0

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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.