2026 Stats
W-L
9-4
ERA
3.83
WHIP
1.13
K
103
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2026 Fantasy Outlook
Williams' ERA dropped significantly year over year from 4.86 to 3.06, which is good. His walk rate went from a poor 9.6 percent to an unacceptable 11.8 percent, which is bad. Williams' 83 walks were the most in baseball, which is the main reason why his ERA indicators like SIERA (4.35) painted a cloudier picture than his actual ERA. That's not to say there weren't positives to take away from the 26-year-old's performance in 2025. Williams stayed healthy for 31 starts after missing half of the previous year to injury, and he accumulated 173 strikeouts over 167.2 innings. He also excelled after the All-Star break (2.18 ERA, 78:26 K:BB in 70.1 frames) and in his lone postseason outing (six innings, zero earned runs, eight strikeouts). It's possible the strong finish is a sign of things to come from a 26-year-old who was once one of the top pitching prospects in all of baseball. However, it will be difficult to fully trust Williams until he shows he can throw strikes at even an average-ish level. Read Past Outlooks
Signed a one-year, $822,200 contract with the Guardians in March of 2026.
Gives up two homers in loss
Williams (9-4) picked up the loss against the Brewers Wednesday, allowing seven runs on seven hits and two walks while striking out five over five innings.
Analysis
After getting some additional rest because of Sunday's postponement, Williams served up his most earned runs in a start this season, leading to his first loss since May 10. This was the right-hander's third straight start in which he has not completed six innings after getting to that mark in his prior eight outings. Williams has also had problems with the long ball lately, surrendering six homers in his past three games after giving up just nine across his first 12 starts of the campaign.
After getting some additional rest because of Sunday's postponement, Williams served up his most earned runs in a start this season, leading to his first loss since May 10. This was the right-hander's third straight start in which he has not completed six innings after getting to that mark in his prior eight outings. Williams has also had problems with the long ball lately, surrendering six homers in his past three games after giving up just nine across his first 12 starts of the campaign.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
94
Last 10 Games
95
Last 5 Games
93
How many pitches does Gavin Williams generally throw?
1-10
11-20
21-30
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41-50
51-60
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91-100
101-110
111-120
121+
What part of the game does Gavin Williams generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-27%
BAA vs LHP
2026
-12%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024vs Left | .190 | 203 | 81 | 128 | 26 | |||
| Since 2024vs Right | .260 | 152 | 64 | 148 | 19 | |||
| 2026vs Left | .210 | 66 | 16 | 44 | 10 | |||
| 2026vs Right | .238 | 37 | 14 | 30 | 5 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .163 | 93 | 48 | 51 | 13 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .262 | 80 | 35 | 79 | 10 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .219 | 44 | 17 | 33 | 3 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .275 | 35 | 15 | 39 | 4 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-3%
ERA at Home
2026
-47%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024Home | 3.61 | 1.25 | 164.1 | 10.7 | 3.5 | ||||
| Since 2024Away | 3.74 | 1.26 | 171.0 | 8.4 | 4.3 | ||||
| 2026Home | 2.64 | 1.04 | 44.1 | 10.2 | 2.4 | ||||
| 2026Away | 4.94 | 1.23 | 47.1 | 10.1 | 3.4 | ||||
| 2025Home | 3.00 | 1.18 | 87.0 | 10.8 | 3.8 | ||||
| 2025Away | 3.12 | 1.36 | 80.2 | 7.7 | 5.1 | ||||
| 2024Home | 6.55 | 1.70 | 33.0 | 11.5 | 3.8 | ||||
| 2024Away | 3.56 | 1.12 | 43.0 | 7.7 | 3.8 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Gavin Williams 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
3.43K/9
10.1BB/9
2.9HR/9
1.5Fastball
96.5 mphERA
3.83WHIP
1.13BABIP
.275GB/FB
1.57Left On Base
75.9%Exit Velocity
84.7 mphBarrels/BBE
7.0%Spin Rate
2263 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
29.3%Swinging Strike
13.8%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Williams didn't make his season debut with the Guardians in July after working his way back from an elbow injury suffered during spring training. While the big right-hander never really got on a roll, he pitched better than his 4.86 ERA would suggest, as his 4.14 xERA, 4.19 SIERA and 3.67 FIP indicates. Williams' strikeout prowess in the minors (33.3 percent) has not yet carried over to the major-league level (23.6 percent), and his walk rate is hovering above 10 percent with the Guardians, as well. The 25-year-old seems to still be searching for the right pitch mix, as he introduced a cutter and used a curveball as his primary breaking ball in 2024 after a slider was his main breaking pitch in 2023. Williams' pedigree and the Guardians' pitching development track record points to the righty taking a step forward eventually, and perhaps as soon as 2025.
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Guardians-Tigers postponed Sunday
Williams won't start as scheduled Sunday against the Tigers after the game was postponed due to inclement weather in Cleveland.
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Serves up two homers in no-decision
Williams allowed four runs (three earned) on four hits and three walks while striking out five batters over five innings in a no-decision against the Yankees on Monday.
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Hurt by hard contact in win
Williams (9-3) earned the win Wednesday against the Yankees, allowing three runs on four hits and one walk in 5.1 innings. He struck out six.
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Sharp in eighth win
Williams (8-3) picked up the win Wednesday in a 3-2 victory over the Nationals, allowing one run on three hits and two walks over seven innings. He struck out four.
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Wins pitchers' duel Friday
Williams (7-3) picked up the win Friday, scattering four hits over eight scoreless innings in a 1-0 victory over the Phillies. He struck out 11 without walking a batter.
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