Pitcher · 2026

Luis Gastelum

St. Louis Cardinals National League Central

Age: 25
B/T: R/R
Height: 6' 2"
Weight: 175 lb
Number: #72

Born: September 27, 2001 in Los Mochis, SI, Mexico
MLB debut: July 8, 2026

dbWAR: -.5
IP: 13.1
ERA: 8.10
FIP: 7.81
K/9: 6.8
FIP−: 187

Luis Gastelum is a relief pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals. In 2026 he struck out 10 batters over 13.1 innings across 12 appearances, going 2-2. His ERA of 8.10 was 94.0% higher than the league average of 4.18. Stripping out defence, his 7.81 FIP suggests the ERA was no fluke. He missed bats on 29.9% of swings (14.3% of every pitch he threw), walked 8.5% of the batters he faced and struck out 16.9%. His -0.5 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.

FIP7.81

K/96.8

WHIP1.57

WAR-.5

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	27	24	7	4	2	7	.292	.370	.875	.506	25.9%
vs RHB	32	28	9	1	3	3	.321	.375	.571	.400	9.4%

Pitch sequencing

What Luis Gastelum 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.


Changeup	35.3%	79	81.6	1,547	43.0%	43.5%
Four-Seam Fastball	33.9%	76	94.2	2,575	51.3%	19.4%
Sweeper	20.5%	46	84.5	2,402	28.3%	28.6%
Sinker	10.3%	23	93.2	2,380	43.5%	9.1%

Luis Gastelum'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
2026	12	0	13.1	2	2	0	16	12	10	5	8.10	7.81	1.57	6.8	3.4	194	187	-0.5	—

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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.