Johnny Cueto

PosP
B/TR/R
Born1986-02-15
Age (2026)40

Contract

No contract data on file. Pre-MLB players and minor-league free agents do not yet have salary projections — entries are added at first 40-man roster placement.

Career (MLE) + Projections

Park-neutral MLB-equivalent. MiLB translated via MLE factors. FIP-based WAR vs replacement FIP=5.3 (SP) / 4.95 (RP, <80 IP). FIP+ = runs above league-avg FIP · REP = replacement-level bonus.

YearAge LvlTeam GGSIPBF KBBHR K%BB%HR% ERAFIP WAR
201529MLBKansas City Royals3232212866176452120.3%5.2%2.5%3.443.43+4.5
201630MLBSan Francisco Giants3232220881198441522.5%5.0%1.9%2.792.87+6.1
201731MLBSan Francisco Giants2828157692145522321.0%7.9%4.1%4.534.60+1.2
201832MLBSan Francisco Giants1111612444814817.8%6.1%4.1%2.824.60+0.2
201933MLBSan Francisco Giants1010371513410619.4%13.4%4.9%4.105.88-0.4
202034MLBSan Francisco Giants1212632775626920.2%9.4%2.8%5.404.15+0.6
202135MLBSan Francisco Giants232211650099301520.0%5.9%3.3%4.103.95+1.8
202236MLBChicago White Sox2928174714119351816.4%4.9%2.5%3.523.74+3.1
202337MLBMiami Marlins20178135953223315.4%6.5%10.0%7.528.13-2.8
202438MLBLos Angeles Angels15157632355151414.7%5.0%5.0%5.115.22-0.1
▸ 2026 Season
202640MLBSF50502123615916.9%7.1%4.2%5.585.24-0.2
▸ 2027+ Projections — Marcel base + age-bracket aging
202741MLBSF40401672712716.1%7.4%4.3%5.495.43-0.2
▸ Career (all levels · actual + projected)
Career2122071197500796730917919.3%6.2%3.6%4.014.21+14.8
/ 200 IP3535200836162523019.3%6.2%3.6%4.014.21+2.5

Career Path Comps

What happened to similar pitchers from this age · Y-axis: ERA+ (100 = league avg, 150 = elite, 80 = below) · Bands: P10–P90 outer, P25–P75 inner · Gold: OGILVIE projection

Profile at Match Age Next 3 Yrs Career
CompAgeRole FIPK%BB%HR/BFBABIP FIPK%K-BB%IP ΔFIPLow FIPIPMatch
Johnny Cueto (OGILVIE) 5.24 16.9%7.1%4.2% 5.43 16.1%8.7%40 +0.19
Joaquín Benoit R 2026 · 4.46 FIP 40 SW 4.46 21.6%9.9%3.5%.259 3.55 164 76
Peter Moylan R 2025 · 4.94 FIP 39 SU 4.94 17.8%11.6%3.4%.322 3.11 174 66
Chris Young R 2024 · 5.54 FIP 38 SU 5.54 14.9%8.1%4.9%.374 4.62 242 64
Jason Grilli R 2026 · 5.70 FIP 40 SU 5.70 26.1%9.8%6.5%.321 2.03 133 61
Francisco Campos R 2028 · 4.76 FIP 42 SP- 4.76 11.5%7.9%3.0%.303 4.00 12.2%7.0%197 -0.76 3.95 332 57
Ryan Vogelsong R 2025 · 4.88 FIP 39 SP- 4.88 16.7%10.4%3.4%.270 4.44 217 56
Tim Hudson R 2026 · 4.40 FIP 40 SP- 4.40 12.2%6.9%2.7%.294 4.40 124 53
Sergio Mitre R 2024 · 4.54 FIP 38 SP- 4.54 11.8%6.5%2.9%.355 4.54 156 51
Horacio Ramirez L 2025 · 4.64 FIP 39 SU 4.64 5.7%6.0%2.3%.233 3.35 199 30
Mauricio Lara L 2026 · 4.93 FIP 40 SP- 4.93 12.3%6.8%3.7%.311 3.59 444 29
Juan Antonio Pena L 2027 · 4.55 FIP 41 SU 4.55 13.7%14.1%1.5%.313 4.17 149 26
Pablo Ortega R 2026 · 4.38 FIP 40 SP 4.38 13.4%6.0%3.0%.298 5.22 12.4%4.2%14 +0.84 4.03 375 9
Aaron Harang R 2023 · 4.43 FIP 37 SP 4.43 14.4%6.4%3.2%.288 4.43 172 0
John Lackey R 2024 · 4.85 FIP 38 SP 4.85 20.4%6.8%4.8%.260 3.56 577 0
Barry Zito L 2023 · 4.55 FIP 37 SP 4.55 13.6%10.7%2.3%.259 4.55 138 0
R.A. Dickey R 2026 · 4.20 FIP 40 SP 4.20 14.3%6.8%2.6%.253 4.70 17.0%8.7%360 +0.50 4.20 574 0
Jason Lane L 2024 · 5.59 FIP 38 SP 5.59 8.4%6.2%4.4%.307 5.59 164 0