Robert Suarez

Bats R Throws R6'2" 210 lbBorn 1991 Bolivar, VenezuelaDebut 2022Team SD2x All-StarContract 3 y/$45M (26-28) 2026: $13,000,000

Projections

Season	BF	K%	BB%	HR%	1B%	XBH%	PITCH+
2026	219	23.8	6.7	2.70	20.6	5.95	112.5
2027							110.4
2028							109.0

Projected rates are per plate appearance or batter faced; counting stats scale with projected playing time. Statcast measurements inform these projections as inputs and are reported as measurements, not projected.

Most similar through age 34

His ten closest age-34 comparables averaged 112 PITCH+ the next season; 10 of 10 played. Averages cover only the players who got a next season, which is why the played count matters.

#	Player	Through	PITCH+ then	Next season	Next PA / BF
1	Rafael Betancourt	2009	116.5	119.4	248
2	Grant Balfour	2012	115.8	111.6	262
3	J. J. Putz	2011	117.9	118.1	218
4	Darren O'Day	2017	116.0	100.8	83
5	Billy Wagner	2006	125.6	116.9	282
6	Will Harris	2019	115.5	89.2	84
7	Seunghwan Oh	2017	113.4	115.6	274
8	Pat Neshek	2015	114.0	117.8	185
9	Brian Fuentes	2010	113.0	107.5	250
10	Akinori Otsuka	2006	113.2	126.3	131

Pitching

Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	HR	BB	SO	PITCH+
2027 proj									219				110.4
2026*									120				155.5	111.2	166.7
2025	SD	4	6	2.97	70	0	40	69.7	269	6	16	75	123.3	104.8	128.1
2024	SD	9	3	2.77	65	0	36	65.0	258	7	16	59	115.9	98.7	114.6
2023	SD	4	3	4.23	27	0	0	27.7	108	4	10	24	125.5	99.7	125.2
2022	SD	5	1	2.27	45	0	1	47.7	191	4	21	61	113.8	99.0	112.8
Career		22	13	2.91	207	0	77	210.0	826	21	63	219	119.1		120.0

Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	Fld%	Runs saved
2025	SD	P	70	70	6	6	1.000	+1.6
2024	SD	P	65	65	5	2	1.000	-0.4
2023	SD	P	27	28	0	1	1.000	-0.0
2022	SD	P	45	48	3	1	1.000	-0.2

Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.

Minor leagues

Year	Level	Team	Side	PA / BF	Line	AVG / ERA	OPS
2015	AAA	Saraperos de Saltillo	Pit	182	47.1 IP, 26% K	1.72

Splits

Year	vs LHP	vs RHP	Home	Away
2026	0.182	0.279	0.323	0.128
2025	0.281	0.206	0.200	0.297
2024	0.231	0.320	0.291	0.262
2023	0.201	0.254	0.213	0.245
2022	0.270	0.258	0.176	0.335

wOBA by split, from pitch level data, 2015 on. For pitchers the split is the batter side faced.

Postseason pitching

Year	L	ERA	G	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
2025	0	4.29	2	1	2.1	5	1	0	2	2.38
2024	0	0.00	3	2	3.1	1	0	0	2	0.32
2022	1	3.00	7	0	9.0	7	2	2	9	1.00
Career	1	2.54	12	3	14.2	13	3	2	13	1.06