Chris Paddack P Cincinnati Reds
Age 30 RHP 6'5" / 217 lbs MLB peak 0.4 · 2026
2026 FULL-SEASON PROJECTION147 proj IP · Marcel + aging
ERA4.62
FIP4.72
xFIP3.60
SIERA3.54
K%17.6%
BB%6.5%
K-BB%11.1%
IP147
WAR · 147 IP × (5.30 − 4.72) / 9.8+0.5
K†4040
trajectory · 10 yrs
0.4peak
2026
FB Velo
p2993.0
Whiff%
p5225.6%
K%
p5222.5%
xwOBA vs
p510.311
SI (7%)
CU (11%)
FB (41%)
CH (27%)
SL-0.9 (9%)
CT-3.5 (12%)

Career (MLE) + Projections

Park-neutral MLB-equivalent. MiLB translated via MLE factors. FIP-based WAR vs replacement FIP=5.4 (SP) / 4.55 (RP, <80 IP). FIP+ = runs above league-avg FIP · REP = replacement-level bonus.

YearAge LvlTeam GGSIPBF KBBHR K%BB%HR% ERAFIP WAR
201519ROKGCL Marlins11745180397114.7%4.9%0.8%2.182.90+0.9
201620AFort Wayne TinCaps9942153715234.3%3.9%2.2%0.851.89+1.3
201822AASan Antonio Missions1717903401207427.6%2.3%2.2%2.102.25+3.1
201923MLBSan Diego Padres2626141568153302326.9%5.3%4.4%3.333.88+2.5
202024MLBSan Diego Padres12125924558121423.7%4.9%6.1%4.735.09-0.4
202125MLBSan Diego Padres232210845999211521.6%4.6%3.5%5.073.79+2.0
202226MLBMinnesota Twins552293202021.5%2.2%0.0%4.031.56+0.8
202327MLBMinnesota Twins521561234237.7%6.6%3.3%4.302.55+0.3
202428MLBMinnesota Twins17178838479211420.6%5.5%3.6%4.994.04+1.2
202529MLBDetroit Tigers3328158670112373116.7%5.5%5.1%5.355.16+0.4
▸ 2026 Season
202630MLBCincinnati Reds15126731155221217.7%7.1%3.9%6.724.62+0.1
ROS30MLBMIA13137029552191217.6%6.5%4.2%4.624.72+0.0
2026 Total30MLBMIA137606107412417.6%6.8%4.0%5.654.67+1.2
▸ 2027+ Projections — Marcel base + age-bracket aging
202731MLBMIA232312853991372416.8%6.8%4.4%5.205.33+0.1
202832MLBMIA212111849880362316.0%7.2%4.6%5.435.59-0.3
202933MLBMIA202010845769352215.2%7.7%4.9%5.695.87-0.6
203034MLBMIA18189941659342214.2%8.2%5.2%5.986.17-0.9
203135MLBMIA16168837450332113.3%8.7%5.5%6.306.51-1.4
203236MLBMIA14147833147282014.3%8.5%5.9%6.486.61-1.5
▸ Career (all levels · actual + projected)
Career173157836346477217213022.3%5.0%3.7%4.203.90+14.6
/ 200 IP4138200829185413122.3%5.0%3.7%4.203.90+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
Chris Paddack (OGILVIE) 5.15 17.4%5.9%4.3% 5.58 16.0%8.8%354 +0.43
Merrill Kelly R 2026 · 4.21 FIP 30 SP 4.21 20.3%6.8%3.6%.289 3.67 21.1%14.8%390 -0.54 3.54 1,073 67
Matt Garza R 2027 · 4.78 FIP 31 SP 4.78 15.6%8.1%3.6%.315 4.45 15.5%7.7%216 -0.33 4.12 365 64
Miguel González R 2027 · 4.59 FIP 31 SP 4.59 17.5%7.9%3.6%.289 4.25 15.9%9.0%325 -0.34 3.73 469 64
Lance Lynn R 2026 · 4.55 FIP 30 SP 4.55 19.7%9.4%3.5%.237 3.28 25.9%17.8%449 -1.27 2.87 1,390 64
Alex Cobb R 2026 · 4.38 FIP 30 SP 4.38 15.4%5.7%3.4%.298 3.92 21.3%13.4%158 -0.46 2.78 844 64
Cory Riordan R 2026 · 4.19 FIP 30 SP 4.19 14.3%5.0%3.0%.341 4.19 154 64
Daniel McCutchen R 2028 · 4.47 FIP 32 SP 4.47 13.9%4.4%3.6%.268 4.60 10.8%4.9%155 +0.13 4.47 287 63
Thad Weber R 2026 · 4.82 FIP 30 SP 4.82 13.7%6.4%3.8%.293 4.63 11.2%5.7%202 -0.19 4.55 363 63
Aníbal Sánchez R 2027 · 4.89 FIP 31 SP 4.89 20.9%7.3%4.8%.276 4.56 22.2%15.0%411 -0.33 3.49 869 62
Ian Kennedy R 2026 · 4.46 FIP 30 SP 4.46 24.4%6.7%4.7%.293 4.91 21.1%13.0%469 +0.45 2.87 864 61
Matt Buschmann R 2027 · 3.92 FIP 31 SP 3.92 17.2%8.7%2.1%.282 4.71 12.8%4.4%142 +0.79 3.92 277 61
Tom Koehler R 2026 · 4.39 FIP 30 SP 4.39 19.0%9.8%3.0%.291 4.71 22.4%13.4%110 +0.32 4.39 474 60
Nestor Molina R 2026 · 4.12 FIP 30 SP 4.12 16.1%7.4%2.6%.325 3.07 401 59
Nate Long R 2025 · 4.86 FIP 29 SP 4.86 14.8%10.6%3.0%.285 4.86 151 59
Kyle Kendrick R 2026 · 5.10 FIP 30 SP 5.10 12.7%6.8%4.0%.294 4.80 14.4%9.9%195 -0.30 4.34 337 59
Chase Anderson R 2026 · 5.21 FIP 30 SP 5.21 19.9%8.9%4.9%.235 5.07 20.1%11.9%253 -0.14 3.42 1,146 58
Rick Porcello R 2026 · 4.43 FIP 30 SP 4.43 18.6%5.6%4.0%.303 3.14 20.7%15.0%59 -1.29 3.14 1,023 57
Christian Bergman R 2026 · 4.52 FIP 30 SP 4.52 15.7%6.3%3.5%.327 7.15 13.2%6.6%26 +2.63 3.80 467 57
Marco Estrada R 2028 · 4.32 FIP 32 SP 4.32 18.1%7.3%3.3%.213 4.55 20.6%12.0%506 +0.23 4.04 710 57
Miles Mikolas R 2026 · 3.97 FIP 30 SP 3.97 18.8%4.1%3.5%.295 3.91 18.4%13.4%266 -0.06 3.06 1,241 57

Contract

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