Cullen Kafka P Spokane Indians
+0.5 WAR
Age 27 RHP 6'4" / 210 lbs A+ Svc 0.0 · Ctrl thru 2035 peak 0.5 · 2026
ERA4.42
FIP4.42
xFIP
SIERA
K%22.6%
BB%9.5%
K-BB%13.1%
IP67
trajectory · 10 yrs
0.5peak
2026
K†5555

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
202122ROKACL Rockies405195000.00
202223AFresno Grizzlies1913813758032315.8%10.1%1.1%5.113.65+1.4
202324A+Spokane Indians226673045632714.2%12.1%2.8%4.574.96+0.0
▸ 2026 Season
202627MLBCOL1212672836427822.6%9.5%3.0%4.424.42+0.4
▸ 2027+ Projections — Marcel base + age-bracket aging
202728MLBCOL1212662796326822.6%9.5%3.0%4.424.43+0.4
202829MLBCOL1212642726126822.5%9.6%3.1%4.454.47+0.4
202930MLBCOL1111632645925822.4%9.6%3.1%4.494.52+0.3
203031MLBCOL1111602555725822.2%9.7%3.2%4.554.59+0.2
203132MLBCOL58582455424821.9%9.9%3.3%4.634.68+0.2
203233MLBCOL55552345024821.6%10.1%3.4%4.724.78+0.1
203334MLBCOL53532224723821.2%10.3%3.5%4.824.89+0.0
203435MLBCOL50502094422720.8%10.5%3.6%4.935.01-0.0
203536MLBCOL46461964021720.4%10.8%3.7%5.065.14-0.1
▸ Career (all levels · actual + projected)
Career4519153698107751315.4%10.7%1.8%4.714.14+2.0
/ 200 IP5925200912140981715.4%10.7%1.8%4.714.14+2.6

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
Cullen Kafka (OGILVIE) 4.42 22.6%9.5%3.0% 4.47 22.5%12.9%193 +0.05
Austin Ross R 2026 · 3.80 FIP 27 SW 3.80 22.9%8.0%3.0%.295 3.70 12.4%5.2%127 -0.10 3.17 269 92
Jaye Chapman R 2027 · 3.34 FIP 28 SW 3.34 21.6%8.5%1.8%.276 4.07 20.3%11.3%85 +0.73 3.25 150 89
Taylor Williams R 2026 · 3.48 FIP 27 SW 3.48 24.2%8.9%2.4%.309 4.33 22.5%12.7%108 +0.85 2.36 309 88
Cody Satterwhite R 2027 · 3.72 FIP 28 SW 3.72 20.2%9.8%2.0%.333 4.05 17.7%10.2%75 +0.33 3.70 147 87
Coleman Huntley III R 2027 · 3.91 FIP 28 SW 3.91 20.2%7.4%2.9%.348 3.55 23.4%13.2%86 -0.36 2.38 160 87
Trevin Michael R 2026 · 3.82 FIP 27 SW 3.82 23.0%9.1%2.8%.230 2.68 149 87
Steve Geltz R 2026 · 3.88 FIP 27 SW 3.88 22.7%8.6%2.9%.209 4.78 22.2%12.0%89 +0.90 3.57 157 86
Ryan Kelly R 2026 · 3.50 FIP 27 SW 3.50 20.3%7.5%2.1%.241 3.22 20.8%14.2%43 -0.28 2.49 131 86
Cole Sulser R 2026 · 3.54 FIP 27 SW 3.54 22.6%10.2%1.9%.321 2.87 28.2%18.4%140 -0.67 2.39 509 86
Ryan Brasier R 2027 · 3.68 FIP 28 SW 3.68 25.0%7.7%3.1%.289 3.07 24.2%17.9%130 -0.61 2.31 403 86
Jarret Whorff R 2025 · 3.84 FIP 26 SW 3.84 21.6%8.2%2.8%.316 3.84 206 86
Nolan Clenney R 2026 · 4.81 FIP 27 SW 4.81 23.3%10.7%4.2%.341 4.59 17.2%7.5%71 -0.22 3.74 223 85
Brad Boxberger R 2026 · 3.86 FIP 27 SW 3.86 27.3%10.0%3.3%.280 4.05 28.5%17.2%107 +0.19 3.02 363 85
Simon Castro R 2026 · 3.26 FIP 27 SW 3.26 26.4%8.5%2.4%.320 3.48 26.0%17.6%128 +0.22 3.07 185 85
Bryan Shaw R 2026 · 3.91 FIP 27 SW 3.91 20.4%6.8%3.0%.276 3.53 23.3%15.0%198 -0.38 2.86 596 85
Collin Baumgartner R 2025 · 3.76 FIP 26 SW 3.76 23.9%12.3%2.0%.291 2.99 117 84
Ryan Garton R 2026 · 3.62 FIP 27 SW 3.62 25.2%11.3%2.2%.252 4.15 23.5%10.8%108 +0.53 3.07 307 84
José A. Váldez R 2026 · 4.55 FIP 27 SW 4.55 21.6%8.3%4.0%.325 4.15 18.8%6.4%153 -0.40 4.02 328 84
Evan Gates R 2026 · 4.02 FIP 27 SW 4.02 22.5%11.8%2.4%.312 3.66 242 84
Derek Gordon R 2024 · 4.59 FIP 25 SW 4.59 19.9%9.3%3.6%.315 4.59 146 83

Contract

ESTIMATED  ·  service-time + WAR-based estimator (needs verification)
Status   MiLB
MLB Debut   2030
Service   0 yrs (est)
Team Control Through   2035
First FA Year   2036
YearStatusSalary Proj WAR Value Surplus
2026MiLBstill in minors · estimated debut 2030
2027MiLBstill in minors · estimated debut 2030
2028MiLBstill in minors · estimated debut 2030
2029MiLBstill in minors · estimated debut 2030
2030Arb-2$0.9M+0.2$0.9M+$0.0M
2031Arb-3$0.9M+0.2$0.9M+$0.0M
2032Ext / FA-deal$0.9M+0.1$0.5M-$0.5M
2033Ext / FA-deal$3M
2034Ext / FA-deal$5M
2035Ext / FA-deal$7M
Totals $18M $2M -$16M