2026 Stats
W-L
1-1
ERA
4.32
WHIP
1.80
K
18
SV
2
Rest-of-Season Projections
2026 Fantasy Outlook
Although he finished 2025 with a career-high 33 saves, Hoffman's first year in Toronto was one he'd probably like to forget. The 32-year-old posted an uninspiring 4.37 ERA and 1.19 WHIP over 68 innings during the regular season and, most notably, blew a save during Game 7 of the World Series. One week after the heartbreaking loss, Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins was non-committal on using Hoffman as Toronto's primary closer in 2026. Atkins named Yimi Garcia (elbow) and Louis Varland as potential options to work the ninth inning next season instead of Hoffman and didn't rule out the possibility of acquiring someone this offseason to fill the role. Since Hoffman became a full-time reliever in 2022, he hadn't been serving up many home runs until last season, as his 15 home runs allowed and 1.99 HR/9 were 2nd-worst among qualified relievers. Hoffman still has the talent to be effective in any role, but he's currently a risky bet to lead Toronto in saves in 2026. Read Past Outlooks
Signed a three-year, $33 million contract with the Blue Jays in January of 2025.
Blows another save chance
Hoffman blew his save opportunity during the Blue Jays' 9-7 extra-inning win over the Brewers on Tuesday, allowing two runs on two hits and three walks while striking out one batter over two-thirds of an inning.
Analysis
The Blue Jays' bats rallied with three runs at the top of the ninth inning, prompting manager John Schneider to bring out Hoffman to protect a 6-4 lead. However, Hoffman lacked command during Tuesday's outing, recording just 14 strikes on 32 pitches (43.8 percent), and the two runs he yielded tied things up at 6-6. He was pulled after walking Garrett Mitchell to load the bases, but fortunately for Hoffman, he did not take the loss after Louis Varland struck out Joey Ortiz on three pitches. Hoffman has struck out 18 batters across 8.1 innings this season but has blown three of five save opportunities, and his grip on Toronto's closer job might be loosening. If he can't turn things around, then Schneider may turn closing duties over to candidates like Varland, Tyler Rogers and, when he returns from the 15-day injured list, Yimi Garcia (elbow).
The Blue Jays' bats rallied with three runs at the top of the ninth inning, prompting manager John Schneider to bring out Hoffman to protect a 6-4 lead. However, Hoffman lacked command during Tuesday's outing, recording just 14 strikes on 32 pitches (43.8 percent), and the two runs he yielded tied things up at 6-6. He was pulled after walking Garrett Mitchell to load the bases, but fortunately for Hoffman, he did not take the loss after Louis Varland struck out Joey Ortiz on three pitches. Hoffman has struck out 18 batters across 8.1 innings this season but has blown three of five save opportunities, and his grip on Toronto's closer job might be loosening. If he can't turn things around, then Schneider may turn closing duties over to candidates like Varland, Tyler Rogers and, when he returns from the 15-day injured list, Yimi Garcia (elbow).
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
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Last 10 Games
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Last 5 Games
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How many pitches does Jeff Hoffman generally throw?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-13%
BAA vs RHP
2026
-29%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024vs Left | .226 | 95 | 23 | 57 | 12 | |||
| Since 2024vs Right | .196 | 96 | 25 | 55 | 10 | |||
| 2026vs Left | .238 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2026vs Right | .333 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .222 | 43 | 14 | 28 | 8 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .205 | 41 | 13 | 26 | 7 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .229 | 40 | 5 | 24 | 4 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .173 | 49 | 11 | 24 | 2 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-30%
ERA at Home
2026
-81%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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| Since 2024Home | 2.84 | 1.11 | 82.1 | 12.1 | 2.6 | ||||
| Since 2024Away | 4.03 | 1.14 | 60.1 | 11.9 | 3.6 | ||||
| 2026Home | 2.57 | 1.14 | 7.0 | 20.6 | 2.6 | ||||
| 2026Away | 13.50 | 5.25 | 1.1 | 13.5 | 20.3 | ||||
| 2025Home | 4.82 | 1.21 | 37.1 | 10.6 | 2.9 | ||||
| 2025Away | 3.82 | 1.17 | 30.2 | 11.7 | 4.4 | ||||
| 2024Home | 0.95 | 1.00 | 38.0 | 12.1 | 2.4 | ||||
| 2024Away | 3.81 | 0.92 | 28.1 | 12.1 | 1.9 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Jeff Hoffman compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 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 30 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 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
3.60K/9
19.4BB/9
5.4HR/9
1.1Fastball
96.8 mphERA
4.32WHIP
1.80BABIP
.621GB/FB
2.25Left On Base
66.2%Exit Velocity
78.5 mphBarrels/BBE
3.0%Spin Rate
2228 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
12.1%Swinging Strike
22.2%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Hoffman broke out as a full-time reliever over the last two seasons with Philadelphia, posting a remarkable 2.28 ERA, 0.94 WHIP and 158:35 K:BB over 118.2 regular-season innings. These results are a stark contrast from his time as a starting pitcher, for which Hoffman has plenty of past experience, but owns a career 5.64 ERA and 1.55 WHIP across 237.2 innings. Despite this glaring differential in Hoffman's splits, the 2025 free agent was pursued by some teams as a starter before ultimately landing a three-year deal with Toronto, where he's expected to be in the mix at closer. A change in Hoffman's role may force him to adjust his pitch mix, which has featured a devastating slider as his primary offering over the past two seasons. His fastball velocity could also be impacted, as Hoffman previously sat in the 93-to-94 mph range as a starter compared to the 96-to-97 mph range in recent seasons. Hoffman will likely be the early favorite for saves but may not work as a traditional closer, with a committee with Yimi Garcia being possible.
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Notches second save
Hoffman earned the save in Wednesday's 4-3 win over the Dodgers, allowing a hit and a walk while striking out two in a scoreless ninth inning.
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Blows save, takes loss Friday
Hoffman (1-1) blew a save and took the extra-inning loss against the White Sox on Friday, allowing two unearned runs on two hits and no walks with one strikeout while recording two outs in the 10th inning.
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Secures first save
Hoffman earned the save in Sunday's 5-2 win over the Athletics, allowing one hit and no walks with two strikeouts in a scoreless ninth inning.
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Blows Opening Day save chance
Hoffman (1-0) blew the save but came away with the win in Friday's game against the Athletics. He allowed one run on one hit while striking out four across one inning.
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Plans to ease back on fastball
Hoffman plans to throw his four-seam fastball less often in 2026 while increasing his slider usage, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet reports.
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Not locked in as closer?
Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins was noncommittal Thursday when asked whether Hoffman would open next season as the team's closer, Keegan Matheson of MLB.com reports.
Analysis
Hoffman finished the regular season with a bloated 4.37 ERA, but he picked up 84 strikeouts over 68 innings and notched 33 saves. The righty suffered a blown save in Game 7 of the World Series against the Dodgers, but he was excellent on the whole during the postseason with a 1.46 ERA and 18:4 K:BB across 12.1 frames. Hoffman is the clear top in-house option at closer for the Blue Jays and is owed just shy of $13 million over each of the next two seasons. However, Atkins seemed to leave open the possibility of adding another high-leverage reliever and shifting Hoffman to a setup role.
Hoffman finished the regular season with a bloated 4.37 ERA, but he picked up 84 strikeouts over 68 innings and notched 33 saves. The righty suffered a blown save in Game 7 of the World Series against the Dodgers, but he was excellent on the whole during the postseason with a 1.46 ERA and 18:4 K:BB across 12.1 frames. Hoffman is the clear top in-house option at closer for the Blue Jays and is owed just shy of $13 million over each of the next two seasons. However, Atkins seemed to leave open the possibility of adding another high-leverage reliever and shifting Hoffman to a setup role.