Spencer Howard P Sacramento River Cats
+0.2 WAR
Age 30 RHP 6'3" / 210 lbs AAA peak 0.3 · 2026
ERA5.24
FIP4.59
xFIP5.05
SIERA4.62
K%24.0%
BB%9.6%
K-BB%14.4%
IP71
trajectory · 10 yrs
0.3peak
2026
STUF4545
CTRL4545
CMD4040
K†5555
FB Velo
p4093.8
Whiff%
p4124.0%
K%
p2718.8%
xwOBA vs
p120.357
CU (7%)
SL-3.1 (25%)
FB-3.8 (51%)
CH-3.8 (17%)

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
201822ALakewood BlueClaws232311246514740623.4%10.2%1.7%3.783.36+2.5
201923AAReading Fightin Phils1515712709416427.4%6.3%1.3%2.032.33+2.2
202024MLBPhiladelphia Phillies66241132310620.4%8.8%4.7%5.925.08-0.0
202125MLBTexas Rangers2622733238336824.5%11.3%2.4%5.523.76+1.1
202226MLBTexas Rangers242097433105391822.2%9.3%4.4%5.774.81+0.5
202327MLBTexas Rangers152241093610932.9%8.1%9.5%7.406.58-0.5
202428MLBCleveland Guardians311391419114411724.7%10.1%4.2%6.454.61+0.6
▸ 2026 Season
202630MLBCLE13137130068311122.8%10.3%3.5%5.454.80+0.2
▸ 2027+ Projections — Marcel base + age-bracket aging
202731MLBCLE12126929064301022.2%10.4%3.6%5.124.90+0.1
202832MLBCLE12126627860291021.6%10.6%3.7%5.065.02-0.0
202933MLBCLE11116326655291020.9%10.8%3.8%5.115.14-0.1
203034MLBCLE606025251281020.2%10.9%3.9%5.215.28-0.2
203135MLBCLE56562384627919.4%11.2%4.0%5.345.43-0.3
203236MLBCLE53532234225918.7%11.4%4.1%5.495.60-0.4
▸ Career (all levels · actual + projected)
Career14010149221325212027224.4%9.5%3.4%4.954.08+6.8
/ 200 IP5741200866212822924.4%9.5%3.4%4.954.08+2.8

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
Spencer Howard (OGILVIE) 4.80 22.8%10.3%3.5% 5.02 21.6%11.0%197 +0.22
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 85
Ryan Cook R 2027 · 3.85 FIP 31 SW 3.85 25.1%10.8%2.7%.280 3.85 102 85
Daniel Hudson R 2026 · 4.06 FIP 30 SW 4.06 24.4%11.8%2.8%.301 3.94 24.1%15.2%140 -0.12 1.69 468 84
Alexi Ogando R 2027 · 5.21 FIP 31 SW 5.21 19.1%9.4%4.6%.253 3.95 17.2%8.0%67 -1.26 3.80 132 84
Erik Davis R 2026 · 4.24 FIP 30 SW 4.24 22.2%11.1%2.9%.349 3.54 17.4%8.5%65 -0.70 3.05 227 84
Blake Wood R 2026 · 3.79 FIP 30 SW 3.79 24.5%10.6%2.6%.307 3.35 25.3%16.0%74 -0.44 2.91 210 81
Dustin Molleken R 2026 · 3.72 FIP 30 SW 3.72 20.4%11.7%1.6%.287 3.88 20.6%8.4%77 +0.16 3.38 129 80
Danny Farquhar R 2026 · 3.62 FIP 30 SW 3.62 22.3%11.0%1.8%.247 3.62 224 80
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 79
Jean Machi R 2029 · 4.63 FIP 33 SW 4.63 16.3%8.6%3.3%.276 4.24 18.5%11.9%128 -0.39 4.11 186 79
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 78
AJ Ramos R 2026 · 3.96 FIP 30 SW 3.96 27.9%12.8%2.9%.288 5.08 25.0%8.0%20 +1.12 2.55 266 78
Blake Smith R 2024 · 3.63 FIP 28 SW 3.63 22.4%8.6%2.4%.307 3.18 124 78
Ryan Tepera R 2026 · 3.84 FIP 30 SW 3.84 25.9%8.7%3.3%.282 3.13 28.4%19.9%104 -0.71 2.27 445 78
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 78
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 78
Javy Guerra R 2026 · 4.30 FIP 30 SW 4.30 21.3%13.9%2.3%.303 3.87 19.5%13.0%193 -0.43 3.01 260 78
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 77
Elian Leyva R 2026 · 4.30 FIP 30 SW 4.30 17.0%8.5%2.9%.323 3.11 158 77
Roman Mendez R 2025 · 4.49 FIP 29 SW 4.49 20.8%11.1%3.2%.276 4.12 230 76

Contract

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