Kris Bubic P Kansas City Royals
+1.7 WAR
Age 28 LHP 6'3" / 220 lbs MLB Svc 5.0 · Ctrl thru 2026 peak 1.7 · 2026
ERA3.11
FIP3.37
xFIP4.07
SIERA4.05
K%24.8%
BB%7.6%
K-BB%17.1%
IP101
trajectory · 10 yrs
1.7peak
2026
K†5560
FB Velo
p1091.5
Whiff%
p7729.5%
K%
p6925.7%
xwOBA vs
p240.343
CH+5.2 (21%)
SI (12%)
SL (25%)
FB-1.2 (54%)

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
201820ROKIdaho Falls Chukars1010381725319221.0%13.8%1.6%4.033.97+0.4
201921A+Wilmington Blue Rocks262614957518542624.4%8.5%1.4%2.232.87+4.1
202022MLBKansas City Royals1010502224921822.1%9.5%3.6%4.324.43+0.3
202123MLBKansas City Royals2920130556114592220.5%10.6%4.1%4.434.95+0.5
202224MLBKansas City Royals3130143645127672019.4%10.4%3.2%5.684.52+1.3
202325MLBKansas City Royals331668162123.5%2.9%1.4%3.942.26+0.5
202426MLBKansas City Royals4110662728115427.5%5.3%1.3%3.142.17+2.1
202527MLBKansas City Royals202011647611638624.4%8.0%1.3%2.552.78+3.3
▸ 2026 Season
202628MLBKansas City Royals4423892610229.2%11.2%2.2%3.973.29+0.4
ROS28MLBKC1212642716923525.4%8.4%2.0%2.593.10+1.4
2026 Total28MLBKC873609533726.3%9.1%2.0%2.953.15+2.0
▸ 2027+ Projections — Marcel base + age-bracket aging
202729MLBKC1313733098324626.8%7.6%2.0%3.163.28+1.5
202830MLBKC1111612586820526.2%7.7%2.1%3.293.37+1.1
202931MLBKC51512145517525.7%7.9%2.1%3.403.48+0.8
203032MLBKC42421764414425.0%8.0%2.2%3.523.59+0.6
203133MLBKC34341453512324.4%8.2%2.3%3.643.72+0.5
203234MLBKC28281182810323.7%8.4%2.4%3.773.86+0.3
▸ Career (all levels · actual + projected)
Career17413373130756972847522.7%9.2%2.4%3.763.69+13.3
/ 200 IP4836200841191782122.7%9.2%2.4%3.763.69+3.7

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
Kris Bubic (OGILVIE) 3.50 23.5%7.6%1.9% 3.36 26.3%18.6%185 -0.14
Felix Doubront L 2025 · 3.97 FIP 27 SP- 3.97 18.0%8.4%2.4%.304 4.04 23.7%14.7%42 +0.07 3.44 291 77
Ryan Bollinger L 2025 · 3.57 FIP 27 SP- 3.57 17.1%7.5%1.7%.290 3.57 112 76
James Gillheeney L 2025 · 3.81 FIP 27 SP- 3.81 14.4%8.0%1.7%.300 3.81 129 76
Kramer Sneed L 2025 · 4.25 FIP 27 SP- 4.25 13.2%8.2%2.2%.265 4.25 116 75
John Gast L 2024 · 3.93 FIP 26 SP- 3.93 14.1%7.9%1.9%.339 3.93 122 74
Everett Teaford L 2029 · 4.43 FIP 31 SP- 4.43 13.9%7.6%2.8%.324 4.43 103 73
Irwin Delgado L 2026 · 3.50 FIP 28 SP- 3.50 18.7%10.2%1.2%.345 4.75 15.6%6.1%89 +1.25 3.50 383 73
Eric Wooten L 2023 · 3.99 FIP 25 SP- 3.99 14.6%7.5%2.1%.316 3.99 116 73
John Anderson L 2025 · 4.19 FIP 27 SP- 4.19 14.3%8.7%2.2%.367 4.11 235 73
Chipper Smith L 2023 · 3.81 FIP 25 SP- 3.81 15.6%9.5%1.5%.321 3.81 109 73
Kyle Hald L 2024 · 4.31 FIP 26 SP- 4.31 12.1%7.4%2.4%.313 4.31 124 73
Orlando Lara L 2028 · 4.15 FIP 30 SP- 4.15 15.2%10.3%1.9%.348 4.07 14.2%7.2%230 -0.08 3.83 426 72
Aaron Laffey L 2028 · 4.11 FIP 30 SP- 4.11 13.5%9.7%1.7%.318 4.39 12.5%5.2%192 +0.28 3.52 282 72
Santiago Gutierrez L 2027 · 4.28 FIP 29 SP- 4.28 11.0%7.9%2.0%.314 3.92 14.9%6.1%169 -0.36 3.91 341 72
Chad Bell L 2026 · 4.44 FIP 28 SP- 4.44 19.4%8.9%3.4%.341 4.37 18.8%11.4%57 -0.07 3.37 393 72
Alejandro Soto L 2027 · 4.38 FIP 29 SP- 4.38 12.8%7.0%2.7%.367 4.09 14.6%9.1%128 -0.29 3.98 280 71
Jaime García L 2027 · 2.96 FIP 29 SP- 2.96 19.0%5.9%1.3%.265 4.28 19.7%11.0%411 +1.32 2.96 540 71
Eric Surkamp L 2026 · 4.11 FIP 28 SP- 4.11 18.2%6.7%3.1%.308 5.14 16.4%7.1%68 +1.03 4.11 182 71
Greg Smith L 2029 · 3.37 FIP 31 SP- 3.37 11.8%5.3%1.1%.284 3.37 120 70
Carlos Teller L 2026 · 3.74 FIP 28 SP- 3.74 13.8%10.9%0.8%.329 4.75 13.3%3.1%187 +1.01 3.74 333 70

Contract

ESTIMATED  ·  service-time + WAR-based estimator (needs verification)
Status   Arb-3
MLB Debut   2020
Service   5.785 yrs.days
Team Control Through   2026
First FA Year   2027
YearStatusSalary Proj WAR Value Surplus
2026Arb-3$6M+1.7$14M+$7M
Totals $6M $14M +$7M