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Pitcher · 2026

Hayden Juenger

Age
26
B/T
R/R
Height
6' 0"
Weight
180 lb
Number
#58
Born
August 9, 2000 in O’Fallon, IL, USA
MLB debut
May 31, 2026
Drafted
2021, round 6
College
Missouri State
dbWAR
.1
1 season(s)
IP
11.1
ERA
7.15
FIP
3.79
K/9
4.0
FIP−
91
100 = avg

Hayden Juenger is a relief pitcher for the Athletics. In 2026 he struck out 5 batters over 11.1 innings across 10 appearances, going 0-1. His ERA of 7.15 was 71.2% higher than the league average of 4.18. Stripping out defence, his 3.79 FIP suggests he pitched better than his ERA shows. He missed bats on 15.3% of swings (7.1% of every pitch he threw), walked 8.9% of the batters he faced and struck out 8.9%. 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.

FIP3.79
K/94.0
WHIP1.94
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 LHB22177041.412.500.529.4494.5%
vs RHB343010014.333.353.433.33811.8%

Pitch sequencing

What Hayden Juenger 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 Fastball35.5%7594.62,35545.3%15.2%
Slider28.4%6088.02,35143.3%9.1%
Changeup23.2%4988.42,31632.7%26.1%
Cutter12.8%2791.52,34740.7%11.1%
Hayden Juenger'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.

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202610011.1010179557.153.791.944.04.0171910.1

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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.