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Player profile / NYY

Ryan Yarbrough

Player · Bats/Throws R/L · 6' 5", 205 lb · Age 34

Cards
3
Modules
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Live Δ
yes
Club NYY Position -- Roster profile Status Healthy / active roster
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Season by season

3D Pitch Lab Projections
WLERAGGSSVIPSOWHIP
2024523.19440198.2651.03
2025314.36198164.0551.20
2026213.91321353.0391.23
9 Seasons58424.20247777885.06931.19
At a glance

Season percentile report

The headline weighs outcome stats (xwOBA, barrels); each bar averages its full strip group below. 100 = best in MLB.

2026-09-05
50
Pitching
percentile
Pitching9 metrics
53
Arsenal6 metrics
56
Rolling projection

Preseason / current pace / Bayesian update

Rolling bands shrink current-season signal toward the preseason prior until the sample earns more weight.

2026-09-05
ERA preseason4.43
ERA current pace3.91
ERA rolling p504.16
Observed weight51%
ERA
2.98 3.54 4.16 4.79 5.35
FIP
3.50 3.77 4.07 4.37 4.65
K%
14.0% 15.4% 17.0% 18.5% 19.9%
BB%
6.6% 7.4% 8.4% 9.3% 10.1%
Live percentile strip

Current traits vs projection tick

100th = best in MLB.

2026-09-05
Pitching · percentile strip
WHIP1.29
57
ERA3.91
55
BB%9.1%
48 -21 vs proj
K%16.3%
12
xwOBA allowed0.288
78 +33 vs proj
Barrel allowed3.3%
97 +51 vs proj
Fastball velo87.2
1
Hard-hit allowed26.8%
99
Whiff%20.8%
34
Mithrandir+

Stuff+ and arsenal context

How nasty this pitcher's stuff grades in our pitch-level model. Missing coverage is shown explicitly.

2026-09-05
Mithrandir Stuff+103
59
Changeup Stuff+111
98
Cutter Stuff+105
81
Fastball Stuff+95
12
Sinker Stuff+104
68
Slider Stuff+97
16
Rolling form chart

xwOBA allowed snapshot line

Live snapshot series; true 50/100 PA windows require PA-level logs

12 snapshots
Mithrandir Metrics ROLLING XWOBA LINE Parameterized Mithrandir chart rendered as SVG for templates and exports. season=2026 Rolling xwOBA allowed Yarbrough, Ryan · Live snapshot series; true 50/100 PA windows require PA-level logs LG AVG 0.313 0.288 2026-08-25: 0.2782026-08-26: 0.2782026-08-27: 0.2782026-08-28: 0.2782026-08-29: 0.2782026-08-30: 0.2882026-08-31: 0.2882026-09-01: 0.2882026-09-02: 0.2882026-09-03: 0.2882026-09-04: 0.2882026-09-05: 0.288 2026-08-25 2026-09-05 xwOBA allowed MITHRANDIR · CHARTS
Optimization map

Arsenal optimization map

Pitch-shape context from this pitcher’s current arsenal snapshot. Hover a pitch to inspect usage, movement, and bat-missing context.

5Pitches 2026Season 28%Top usage
ride armside gloveside +Arsenal gap +Shape contrast
Zone profile

Aggregate zone heatmap

Aggregate zone metrics from seasonal Statcast leaderboards.

Mithrandir Metrics ZONE HEATMAP Parameterized Mithrandir chart rendered as SVG for templates and exports. season=2026 Pitch Zone Profile Yarbrough, Ryan · Aggregate zone metrics; not pitch-by-pitch locations Edge: 40%40%Zone: 51%51%Whiff: 21%21%Called strike: 17%17%First pitch strike: 48%48%Hard hit allowed: 27%27% Dashed border = aggregate mixed-batter zone proxy MITHRANDIR · CHARTS
Pitch arsenal

Usage mix, movement map, and Stuff+ composition

2026 pitch-level arsenal aggregates; current season takes over after 100 tracked pitches across at least 2 pitch types. Descriptive pitch-type Stuff+ composition. Not a promoted predictive metric.

Watch the pitches in 3D →

2026
Mithrandir Metrics PITCH ARSENAL DONUT Parameterized Mithrandir chart rendered as SVG for templates and exports. Pitch Arsenal Yarbrough, Ryan · 2026 arsenal snapshot Cutter: 28.1%Changeup: 21.5%Sweeper: 20.0%4-Seam Fastball: 17.1%Sinker: 13.3% FC28% · 85 mphprimary pitch FC 28%CH 22%ST 20%FF 17%SI 13% MITHRANDIR · CHARTS
Mithrandir Metrics PITCH MOVEMENT Parameterized Mithrandir chart rendered as SVG for templates and exports. Pitch Arsenal Yarbrough, Ryan · 2026 arsenal snapshot 12″24″36″48″ Cutter: 28% usage, 2″ horizontal break, 29″ drop, 84.9 mphFC85 mphChangeup: 22% usage, 17″ horizontal break, 45″ drop, 77.7 mphCH78 mphSweeper: 20% usage, 7″ horizontal break, 46″ drop, 71.7 mphST72 mph4-Seam Fastball: 17% usage, 3″ horizontal break, 24″ drop, 87.4 mphFF87 mphSinker: 13% usage, 13″ horizontal break, 30″ drop, 86.9 mphSI87 mph less drop ↑ more drop ↓ · horizontal break ↔ · dot size = usage · break incl. gravity MITHRANDIR · CHARTS
PitchUsagePitchesStuff+Status
FC 31.0% 166 105 limited sample
CH 21.3% 114 111 limited sample
SL 19.8% 106 97 limited sample
FB 17.0% 91 95 limited sample
SI 11.0% 59 104 limited sample
Method note

Renamed from the attempted Kirby Index after audit; true Kirby requires release-angle trajectory data.

Reference layer

Current snapshot

MLB bio context is unavailable.
Live layer

Delta / regression

ERA Δ-0.52
K% Δ-0.005

positive regression

Regression watch

Unlucky so far. Better days ahead.

2.0σ gap
wOBA-against (actual)0.351
xwOBA-against (deserved)0.288

Yarbrough’s wOBA-against sits at 0.351, but the quality of contact underneath says it should be 0.288 — a gap of 0.063, 2.0 standard deviations from the MLB norm over 57 IP. The results have been worse than the process deserves; as the sample grows, expect the numbers to climb back toward the underlying level.

Mithrandir coverage

Module shelf

ModuleCardsLatestSignal
Pitching32026-07-19Cutter played up through ST/CH tunnel quality
Projection links / recent games

Available detail

Pitcher Projections 202616.7% K | 4.43 ERAProjection