Pitcher · 2026

Daniel Palencia

Age: 26
B/T: R/R
Height: 5' 11"
Weight: 160 lb
Number: #48

Born: February 5, 2000 in San Carlos, Venezuela
MLB debut: July 4, 2023

dbWAR: 1.3
IP: 16.2
ERA: 2.70
FIP: 3.45
K/9: 10.3
FIP−: 83

Daniel Palencia is a relief pitcher for the Chicago Cubs. In 2026 he struck out 19 batters over 16.2 innings across 19 appearances, going 2-1. His ERA of 2.70 was 35.3% lower than the league average of 4.18. Stripping out defence, his 3.45 FIP suggests that his ERA had some help behind him. He missed bats on 29.6% of swings (15.6% of every pitch he threw), walked 8.5% of the batters he faced and struck out 26.8%. 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.

FIP3.45

K/910.3

WHIP1.38

WAR.2

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	37	32	13	2	5	8	.406	.486	.656	.485	21.6%
vs RHB	34	32	4	0	1	11	.125	.147	.125	.126	32.4%

Pitch sequencing

What Daniel Palencia 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	66.1%	191	99.4	2,355	50.3%	23.1%
Slider	25.3%	73	90.5	2,309	47.9%	50.0%
Splitter	6.2%	18	89.6	1,122	33.3%	44.4%

Daniel Palencia'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.


2026	19	16.2	2	1	3	17	5	19	6	2.70	3.45	1.38	10.3	3.2	65	83	0.2
2025	54	52.2	1	6	22	44	17	61	16	2.91	3.08	1.14	10.4	2.7	70	74	0.9
2024	10	14.2	0	1	1	14	10	16	12	6.14	3.64	1.77	9.8	7.4	150	89	0.1

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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.