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Foster Griffin
Cleveland Guardians
SP · #22 · Bats R · Throws L · 6'3" · 225 lb · Age 31 · 3 yrs in MLB
2026 grade
33.7
- Runs prevented
- +4.2
- IP · ERA
- 172.2 · 3.60
- K · BB
- 158 · 45
- Rank
- 31 of 46 starters
What the grade is made of
Runs each part saves or costs against an average pitcher facing the same batters. Contact counts a quarter for how it turned out, because over a season that's mostly the fielders and luck.
- Walks45 vs 62 avg+5.6
- Home runs allowed23 vs 22 avg−1.4
- Parks pitched in+0.7
- Strikeouts158 vs 160 avg−0.6
- Hit batters10 vs 8 avg−0.6
- Contact allowed (how it turned out counts a quarter)483 vs 466 avg+0.6
2026 game log: pitching
Game grades need 3 batters faced; starts are ranked against starts, relief outings against relief outings.
| Game | Result | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Sep 23@BOS | L 0-1 | L | 6.0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 83 | 49.0 |
| Tue, Sep 15vsCHW | W 7-6 | GS | 4.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 83 | 24.4 |
| Wed, Sep 9@BAL | L 5-9 | L | 2.1 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 62 | 9.5 |
| Fri, Sep 4vsDET | W 4-3 | GS | 6.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 92 | 37.0 |
| Sat, Aug 29vsKC | L 3-8 | GS | 5.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 82 | 59.8 |
| Sun, Aug 23@COL | W 7-2 | W | 5.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 105 | 50.6 |
| Tue, Aug 18vsSF | W 8-1 | W | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 101 | 52.5 |
| Wed, Aug 12@DET | W 6-4 | W | 5.0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 83 | 59.1 |
| Thu, Aug 6vsNYM | L 6-13 | L | 4.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 88 | 5.0 |
| Fri, Jul 31@ATL | L 2-6 | L | 5.1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 78 | 5.6 |
| Sat, Jul 25vsARI | W 5-3 | W | 6.2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 108 | 61.4 |
| Sun, Jul 19@ATH | W 5-2 | W | 7.0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 97 | 50.4 |
| Wed, Jul 8vsHOU | W 8-2 | W | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 99 | 88.2 |
| Fri, Jul 3vsPIT | W 9-5 | W | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 83 | 64.8 |
| Sat, Jun 27@BAL | W 4-3 | GS | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 112 | 95.9 |
| Mon, Jun 22vsPHI | W 4-1 | W | 7.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 105 | 93.3 |
| Tue, Jun 16vsKC | W 6-4 | GS | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 100 | 59.8 |
| Wed, Jun 10@SF | L 10-11 | GS | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 100 | 64.6 |
| Fri, Jun 5@ARI | W 14-1 | W | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 62 | 84.9 |
| Sat, May 30vsSD | W 9-4 | GS | 5.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 90 | 9.8 |
| Sun, May 24@ATL | W 2-1 | W | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 90 | 84.1 |
| Tue, May 19vsNYM | W 9-6 | W | 5.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 97 | 13.2 |
| Thu, May 14@CIN | L 1-15 | L | 4.1 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 92 | 3.7 |
| Fri, May 8@MIA | W 3-2 | W | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 103 | 88.5 |
| Sat, May 2vsMIL | L 1-4 | L | 6.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 97 | 87.0 |
| Sun, Apr 26@CHW | W 2-1 | GS | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 95 | 95.0 |
| Tue, Apr 21vsATL | W 11-4 | W | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 96 | 39.6 |
| Thu, Apr 16@PIT | W 8-7 | GS | 5.1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 89 | 24.7 |
| Sat, Apr 11@MIL | W 3-1 | W | 5.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 80 | 91.3 |
| Sun, Apr 5vsLAD | L 6-8 | GS | 5.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 95 | 32.1 |
| Mon, Mar 30@PHI | W 13-2 | W | 5.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 86 | 49.1 |
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