Tarik Skubal P Detroit Tigers
+3.3 WAR
INJURED · Injured 15-Day (D15) · expected back 2026-07-01
Tarik Skubal — left elbow loose-bodies surgery 2026-05-04. Expected return in 4-8 weeks per Heyman / MLB sources. With ~10 weeks lost from a 26-week season, ROS workload ~65% of full pre-season projection.
Age 29 LHP 6'3" / 240 lbs MLB Svc 5.0 · Ctrl thru 2027 peak 4.3 · 2027
ERA2.60
FIP2.75
xFIP2.75
SIERA2.93
K%31.0%
BB%4.9%
K-BB%26.1%
IP180
trajectory · 10 yrs
4.3peak
2027
K†7070
FB Velo
p7996.6
Whiff%
p8230.3%
K%
p8128.0%
xwOBA vs
p680.294
CH+3.4 (26%)
FB+1.8 (58%)
SL+1.0 (14%)
SI (19%)
CU (3%)

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
201821AWest Michigan Whitecaps51103916200.00
201922AAErie SeaWolves242412349017937728.8%8.5%1.7%2.422.67+3.7
202023MLBDetroit Tigers87321343711927.6%8.2%6.9%5.625.61-0.2
202124MLBDetroit Tigers3129149634164473525.9%7.4%5.7%4.344.98+0.5
202225MLBDetroit Tigers212111847711732924.5%6.7%2.0%3.522.98+3.1
202326MLBDetroit Tigers20209536612217532.9%4.5%1.4%2.561.64+3.9
202427MLBDetroit Tigers3131192753228351530.3%4.6%2.0%2.392.23+6.7
202528MLBDetroit Tigers3131195748241331832.2%4.4%2.3%2.212.20+6.9
▸ 2026 Season
202629MLBDetroit Tigers442495234124.2%4.2%1.1%2.222.17+0.8
ROS29MLBDET15158435610717829.9%4.8%2.1%2.162.34+2.7
2026 Total29MLBDET10945113021928.7%4.6%1.9%2.172.30+3.7
▸ 2027+ Projections — Marcel base + age-bracket aging
202730MLBDET2727151637188311429.5%4.9%2.2%2.702.81+4.3
202831MLBDET2525135572165291328.9%5.0%2.3%2.832.91+3.7
202932MLBDET2222121510144261228.3%5.1%2.3%2.953.03+3.1
203033MLBDET2020107453125241127.6%5.3%2.4%3.073.15+2.6
203134MLBDET171795401108221026.9%5.5%2.5%3.203.29+2.1
203235MLBDET1515833519220926.2%5.8%2.6%3.353.44+1.6
203336MLBDET1313723058416827.4%5.2%2.8%3.343.34+1.4
203437MLBDET1111622637014826.6%5.5%2.9%3.443.51+1.0
203538MLBDET53532255813725.8%5.8%3.0%3.603.70+0.8
203639MLBDET46461934812624.9%6.1%3.2%3.773.89+0.5
203740MLBDET39391654011524.1%6.4%3.3%3.954.07+0.4
▸ Career (all levels · actual + projected)
Career1751689393736108822210129.1%5.9%2.7%2.912.89+25.7
/ 200 IP3736200796232472229.1%5.9%2.7%2.912.89+5.5

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
Tarik Skubal (OGILVIE) 2.61 32.8%4.9%2.3% 2.91 28.9%23.9%407 +0.30
Jaime García L 2026 · 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 36
Ryan Bollinger L 2024 · 3.57 FIP 27 SP- 3.57 17.1%7.5%1.7%.290 3.57 112 35
Mike Montgomery L 2026 · 3.67 FIP 29 SP- 3.67 16.1%6.6%2.0%.300 5.25 17.4%8.6%108 +1.58 3.50 764 34
Irwin Delgado L 2025 · 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 32
Greg Smith L 2028 · 3.37 FIP 31 SP- 3.37 11.8%5.3%1.1%.284 3.37 120 31
Nick Greenwood L 2025 · 3.68 FIP 28 SP- 3.68 11.2%2.9%2.1%.288 3.68 241 30
Alejandro Astorga L 2026 · 3.73 FIP 29 SP- 3.73 15.0%9.1%1.4%.290 4.01 14.4%6.2%116 +0.28 3.73 311 28
Jo-Jo Reyes L 2027 · 3.51 FIP 30 SP 3.51 14.9%6.4%1.6%.326 3.34 16.3%10.7%90 -0.17 3.02 240 26
Roenis Elías L 2026 · 3.14 FIP 29 SP- 3.14 17.8%8.4%0.9%.275 4.47 21.8%13.9%50 +1.33 3.14 564 26
Chris Rusin L 2026 · 2.93 FIP 29 SP- 2.93 19.7%6.0%1.3%.302 3.80 17.8%10.7%205 +0.87 2.93 488 26
David Price L 2026 · 2.58 FIP 29 SP 2.58 25.3%5.1%1.8%.288 3.59 24.2%18.0%481 +1.01 2.58 922 26
Edgar Olmos L 2024 · 3.66 FIP 27 SP- 3.66 18.9%9.7%1.7%.252 3.20 203 25
Scott Diamond L 2026 · 3.78 FIP 29 SP 3.78 12.6%4.3%2.2%.330 3.45 12.7%7.9%166 -0.33 3.45 316 25
Matt Tomshaw L 2026 · 3.51 FIP 29 SP 3.51 14.6%4.7%1.9%.374 4.89 20.6%16.0%164 +1.38 3.08 681 25
Cole Hamels L 2028 · 3.22 FIP 31 SP 3.22 24.4%6.7%2.4%.288 4.09 21.7%13.2%539 +0.87 3.22 893 25
Eric Jokisch L 2026 · 3.79 FIP 29 SP 3.79 16.3%7.4%2.1%.323 3.79 412 25
Clayton Richard L 2028 · 3.51 FIP 31 SP- 3.51 10.8%4.2%1.4%.264 4.12 16.3%8.6%424 +0.61 3.51 574 24
Jacob Latz L 2026 · 3.69 FIP 29 SP- 3.69 23.0%11.2%2.0%.270 3.22 408 24
Tony Watson L 2027 · 2.54 FIP 30 SW 2.54 21.2%5.5%1.0%.245 3.54 22.3%17.1%200 +1.00 2.22 405 24
Juan Pablo Oramas L 2026 · 3.56 FIP 29 SP 3.56 21.2%8.0%2.2%.337 3.41 440 24

Contract

CONFIRMED  ·  hand-curated extension
Status   Arb-3
MLB Debut   2020
Service   5.663 yrs.days
Team Control Through   2027
First FA Year   2028
YearStatusSalary Proj WAR Value Surplus
2026Arb-3$9M+3.3$26M+$17M
2027Ext / FA-deal$14M+4.3$35M+$21M
Totals $23M $62M +$39M