Tanner Houck P Boston Red Sox
+0.3 WAR
INJURED · Injured 60-Day (D60)
Age 30 RHP 6'5" / 226 lbs MLB Svc 4.0 · Ctrl thru 2027 peak 0.7 · 2027
ERA4.41
FIP4.39
xFIP4.73
SIERA4.78
K%19.7%
BB%7.7%
K-BB%12.0%
IP104
trajectory · 10 yrs
0.7peak
2027
K†5050
FB Velo
p5795.0
Whiff%
p2421.6%
K%
p1015.8%
xwOBA vs
p100.376
SI (40%)
FB-3.1 (46%)
SL-6.2 (35%)

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
201822A+Salem Red Sox2323119519111601116.5%13.3%2.9%4.244.96+0.5
201923AAAPawtucket Red Sox331710847510746718.6%10.5%1.7%4.013.80+1.8
202024MLBBoston Red Sox331763219133.3%14.3%1.7%0.533.05+0.4
202125MLBBoston Red Sox24199037511327529.3%7.3%1.3%3.902.28+3.0
202226MLBBoston Red Sox324602475619322.7%7.7%1.2%3.152.81+1.5
202327MLBBoston Red Sox2424115498109441421.4%8.9%3.3%4.794.25+1.4
202428MLBBoston Red Sox3030179743154471120.7%6.3%1.6%3.123.01+4.6
202529MLBBoston Red Sox14135927747231216.2%9.0%4.7%7.435.44-0.3
▸ 2026 Season
202630MLBBOS2929122259420.3%7.7%2.9%4.444.33+0.2
▸ 2027+ Projections — Marcel base + age-bracket aging
202731MLBBOS16168736672291119.8%7.9%3.0%4.444.43+0.7
202832MLBBOS14147832769241021.1%7.2%3.0%4.344.28+0.7
202933MLBBOS1313692905921920.5%7.4%3.1%4.384.41+0.5
203034MLBBOS1111612575119819.8%7.6%3.2%4.484.55+0.3
203135MLBBOS53532254318819.0%7.8%3.3%4.614.70+0.2
203236MLBBOS46461953616718.2%8.1%3.5%4.764.86+0.0
▸ Career (all levels · actual + projected)
Career18313374631976662907320.8%9.1%2.3%4.063.75+13.2
/ 200 IP4936200857178782020.8%9.1%2.3%4.063.75+3.5

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
Tanner Houck (OGILVIE) 4.33 20.3%7.7%2.9% 4.37 20.4%12.9%233 +0.04
Fernando Nieve R 2029 · 4.26 FIP 33 SU 4.26 22.0%10.5%3.1%.290 2.44 26.9%22.6%89 -1.82 1.94 112 62
Brandon Morrow R 2027 · 3.51 FIP 31 SU 3.51 18.3%5.6%2.3%.280 3.50 21.2%14.8%153 -0.01 2.67 186 62
David Hernandez R 2026 · 4.62 FIP 30 SU 4.62 22.9%7.6%4.5%.287 3.18 24.9%18.4%192 -1.44 2.56 268 62
Chris Martin R 2025 · 3.18 FIP 29 SU 3.18 18.1%7.0%1.3%.319 2.97 20.9%19.2%42 -0.21 1.72 402 61
Logan Kensing R 2029 · 3.61 FIP 33 SU 3.61 17.6%8.8%1.6%.270 3.06 17.9%10.0%124 -0.55 2.72 172 61
Esteban Haro R 2026 · 4.58 FIP 30 SU 4.58 17.1%10.2%3.0%.338 3.79 11.6%6.3%75 -0.79 3.73 164 61
Jonathan Broxton R 2027 · 3.73 FIP 31 SW 3.73 24.5%8.2%3.0%.325 3.80 21.7%13.5%76 +0.07 3.65 137 61
Tanner Scheppers R 2026 · 4.82 FIP 30 SU 4.82 15.7%6.7%4.0%.301 4.38 101 60
Ross Ohlendorf R 2028 · 3.33 FIP 32 SW 3.33 23.7%7.2%2.4%.342 4.98 23.4%12.7%66 +1.65 3.33 122 60
Zack Segovia R 2028 · 4.81 FIP 32 SU 4.81 15.0%8.3%3.5%.314 3.37 20.2%14.3%39 -1.44 3.37 144 60
Kevin Jepsen R 2027 · 3.46 FIP 31 SW 3.46 20.7%9.1%1.7%.241 5.68 16.9%7.2%90 +2.22 3.46 160 60
Cory Gearrin R 2026 · 3.17 FIP 30 SU 3.17 22.8%6.1%2.2%.279 3.79 21.2%11.5%181 +0.62 3.17 272 60
Jhan Mariñez R 2025 · 4.10 FIP 29 SU 4.10 21.2%7.9%3.2%.331 3.18 253 60
Drew Storen R 2025 · 3.81 FIP 29 SW 3.81 19.5%7.3%2.6%.289 4.32 19.4%8.4%10 +0.51 2.26 172 60
Jose Manuel Lopez R 2026 · 5.16 FIP 30 SU 5.16 18.6%7.6%4.9%.373 3.54 18.5%9.3%93 -1.62 3.45 170 60
Marc Magliaro R 2024 · 4.01 FIP 28 SU 4.01 19.6%7.3%3.0%.307 4.00 125 60
Angel Castro R 2028 · 4.53 FIP 32 SW 4.53 15.9%8.0%3.2%.268 4.27 13.6%5.5%231 -0.26 3.50 292 60
Brian Schlitter R 2026 · 3.31 FIP 30 SU 3.31 20.6%10.8%1.1%.333 3.78 14.4%6.6%110 +0.47 3.31 244 60
Wirfin Obispo R 2026 · 4.83 FIP 30 SU 4.83 18.6%12.2%3.2%.292 1.31 28.6%24.5%126 -3.52 1.30 218 60
Edwin Jackson R 2027 · 3.75 FIP 31 SW 3.75 17.5%8.8%1.9%.244 4.71 17.6%7.8%377 +0.96 3.75 521 60

Contract

ESTIMATED  ·  service-time + WAR-based estimator (needs verification)
Status   Arb-2
MLB Debut   2020
Service   4.581 yrs.days
Team Control Through   2027
First FA Year   2027
YearStatusSalary Proj WAR Value Surplus
2026Arb-2$4M+0.3$1M+$0.0M (cut)
2027Arb-3$5M+0.7$3M+$0.0M (cut)
Totals $4M $4M +$0.0M