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Pitcher · 2026

Walbert Ureña

Age
22
B/T
R/R
Height
6' 0"
Weight
210 lb
Number
#57
Born
January 25, 2004 in Mao, Dominican Republic
MLB debut
March 26, 2026
dbWAR
1.4
1 season(s)
IP
101.2
ERA
2.83
FIP
3.80
K/9
8.6
FIP−
91
100 = avg

Walbert Ureña is a starting pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels. In 2026 he struck out 97 batters over 101.2 innings across 21 appearances, 19 of them starts, going 7-8. His ERA of 2.83 was 32.2% lower than the league average of 4.18 — the second best on his team, and 88th of 467 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 3.80 FIP suggests that his ERA had some help behind him. He missed bats on 28.2% of swings (12.7% of every pitch he threw), walked 12.6% of the batters he faced and struck out 22.2%. His 1.4 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.

FIP3.80
K/98.6
WHIP1.29
WAR1.4

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 LHB2341964133546.209.333.306.29919.7%
vs RHB2021753532051.200.302.274.27225.2%

Pitch sequencing

What Walbert Ureña 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.

Changeup32.3%56290.51,69548.0%37.9%
Sinker30.7%53497.72,16544.4%19.2%
Four-Seam Fastball21.7%37897.72,25248.1%20.9%
Sweeper15.3%26786.62,47440.4%35.9%
Walbert Ureña'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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20262119101.2780763297552.833.801.298.64.968911.4

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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.