2026 Stats
W-L
4-2
ERA
1.69
WHIP
0.98
K
31
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2026 Fantasy Outlook
Holmes made the transition from closer to starting pitcher in 2025 after inking a two-year, $26 million deal with the Mets, and it worked out surprisingly well as he finished the campaign with a 3.55 ERA, 1.30 WHIP and 129:66 K:BB over 165.2 innings. The right-hander needed his workload managed down the stretch and made two relief appearances, but there was always likely to be load management in some form as he more than doubled his previous career high for innings. Holmes' fastball averaged more than 96 mph as a reliever in 2024, but his velocity dropped, unsurprisingly, to 93.7 mph in 2025 while handling a starter's workload. His strikeout rate also dipped nearly seven points to 18.2 percent, with an 8.9 percent K-BB rate ranking fourth worst among qualified starting pitchers. A 4.35 xERA and 4.11 xFIP indicate he may have deserved some worse results, which fantasy managers will want to keep in mind given his lower strikeout potential. That being said, there should also be some room for growth after getting the first year as a full-time starter under his belt. Read Past Outlooks
Signed a two-year, $26 million contract with the Mets in December of 2024. Contract includes $12 million player option for 2027.
Nabs fourth win
Holmes (4-2) earned the win Sunday, allowing one run on four hits and three walks over 6.2 innings against the Angels. He struck out six.
Analysis
Holmes' strong 2026 campaign continued Sunday, as the right-hander kept the Angels' bats quiet en route to his fourth win of the season. In what has been a rocky start to the year for the Mets, the 33-year-old has been a pillar of consistency, tossing five-plus innings in all seven starts to date without allowing more than two earned runs in any of them. Across 42.2 innings, Holmes owns a 1.69 ERA and 0.98 WHIP with a 31:14 K:BB and is tentatively scheduled to start Saturday against the Diamondbacks.
Holmes' strong 2026 campaign continued Sunday, as the right-hander kept the Angels' bats quiet en route to his fourth win of the season. In what has been a rocky start to the year for the Mets, the 33-year-old has been a pillar of consistency, tossing five-plus innings in all seven starts to date without allowing more than two earned runs in any of them. Across 42.2 innings, Holmes owns a 1.69 ERA and 0.98 WHIP with a 31:14 K:BB and is tentatively scheduled to start Saturday against the Diamondbacks.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
90
Last 10 Games
90
Last 5 Games
90
How many pitches does Clay Holmes generally throw?
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What part of the game does Clay Holmes generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-7%
BAA vs LHP
2026
-7%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024vs Left | .226 | 106 | 64 | 119 | 13 | |||
| Since 2024vs Right | .243 | 122 | 38 | 119 | 8 | |||
| 2026vs Left | .190 | 15 | 8 | 16 | 2 | |||
| 2026vs Right | .176 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 1 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .223 | 66 | 44 | 72 | 9 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .261 | 63 | 22 | 78 | 5 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .258 | 25 | 12 | 31 | 2 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .238 | 43 | 10 | 29 | 2 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-8%
ERA on Road
2026
-21%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024Home | 3.29 | 1.15 | 131.1 | 7.4 | 3.1 | ||||
| Since 2024Away | 3.02 | 1.35 | 140.0 | 7.7 | 3.7 | ||||
| 2026Home | 1.47 | 0.98 | 18.1 | 5.9 | 2.5 | ||||
| 2026Away | 1.85 | 0.99 | 24.1 | 7.0 | 3.3 | ||||
| 2025Home | 3.69 | 1.20 | 83.0 | 6.6 | 3.6 | ||||
| 2025Away | 3.38 | 1.40 | 82.2 | 7.4 | 3.6 | ||||
| 2024Home | 3.30 | 1.10 | 30.0 | 10.5 | 2.1 | ||||
| 2024Away | 3.00 | 1.48 | 33.0 | 9.0 | 4.1 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Clay Holmes compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
2.21K/9
6.5BB/9
3.0HR/9
0.6Fastball
93.6 mphERA
1.69WHIP
0.98BABIP
.219GB/FB
2.33Left On Base
89.9%Exit Velocity
83.4 mphBarrels/BBE
2.5%Spin Rate
2123 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
30.0%Swinging Strike
10.3%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Holmes saved 74 games for the Yankees from 2022 through 2024, including a career-high 30 saves last season, but he'll try his hand at starting for the Mets after inking a three-year, $38 million deal this offseason. Holmes' top skill is generating groundballs -- he has a career 66.3 percent groundball rate and has generated grounders at a 60 percent clip every year save his rookie year for Pittsburgh in 2018. Among 2024 qualified starters, Framber Valdez was the only starter with a groundball rate north of 60 percent (60.6%). The top five starters by groundball rate were Valdez, Max Fried, Cristopher Sanchez, Logan Webb and Tanner Houck, and if Holmes is as productive as even the lesser of those five, his contract will be a bargain for the Mets. Holmes hasn't topped 100 innings since 2018, when he threw 127.2 frames, and that was also the last year he made a start at any level. He probably won't build up much past 120 innings in his first year getting stretched out, and it's possible the experiment won't go as planned and the Mets move him to a setup role.
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Six shutout innings for third win
Holmes (3-2) earned the win Tuesday against the Nationals, allowing three hits and one walk with six strikeouts across six shutout innings.
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Goes seven frames in no-decision
Holmes didn't factor into the decision Wednesday against the Twins after allowing two runs on five hits and a walk across seven innings. He struck out three.
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Goes five innings in loss
Holmes (2-2) allowed two runs on four hits, a walk and a hit batsman while striking out four over five innings, taking the loss Wednesday versus the Dodgers.
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Cleared for next start
Holmes (hamstring) threw a bullpen Monday without issue and will make his next scheduled start Wednesday against the Dodgers, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.
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Expected to make next start
Manager Carlos Mendoza said Saturday that Holmes' hamstring "checked all the boxes" during a series of strength tests, David Lennon of Newsday reports.
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Nearing free-agent decision
Holmes is expected to pick a team soon, Jayson Stark of The Athletic reports.
Analysis
Stark notes that it is not yet clear whether Holmes will sign as a reliever or starter. He has pitched out of the bullpen exclusively since the start of the 2019 season, but there are multiple clubs this winter considering him as a rotation option. Holmes put up a 3.14 ERA and 68:22 K:BB over 63 regular-season innings with the Yankees in 2024.
Stark notes that it is not yet clear whether Holmes will sign as a reliever or starter. He has pitched out of the bullpen exclusively since the start of the 2019 season, but there are multiple clubs this winter considering him as a rotation option. Holmes put up a 3.14 ERA and 68:22 K:BB over 63 regular-season innings with the Yankees in 2024.