Ryan Yarbrough
Bats R Throws L6'5" 205 lbBorn 1991 Lakeland, USADebut 2018Team NYYDraft 2013 R20 #602 Milwaukee Brewers, Old DominionContract 1 y/$2.5M (26) 2026: $2,500,000
Projections
| Season | BF | K% | BB% | HR% | 1B% | XBH% | PITCH+ |
|---|
| 2026 | 247 | 19.0 | 6.2 | 3.40 | 21.0 | 6.18 | 102.3 |
| 2027 | | | | | | | 101.9 |
| 2028 | | | | | | | 101.0 |
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 33
His ten closest age-33 comparables averaged 103 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.
Batting
| Year | Team | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | HIT+ |
|---|
| 2025 | NYY | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2024 | TOR | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2023 | LAD | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2022 | TB | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2021 | TB | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | -104.9 |
| 2020 | TB | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2019 | TB | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2018 | TB | 38 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | -117.5 |
| Career | | 215 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | -110.3 |
Pitching
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | BF | HR | BB | SO | PITCH+ |
|---|
| 2027 proj | | | | | | | | | 247 | | | | 101.9 | | |
| 2026* | | | | | | | | | 195 | | | | 106.3 | 101.2 | 107.5 |
| 2025 | NYY | 3 | 1 | 4.36 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 64.0 | 264 | 13 | 19 | 55 | 98.3 | 104.2 | 102.4 |
| 2024 | TOR | 5 | 2 | 3.19 | 44 | 0 | 1 | 98.7 | 398 | 11 | 32 | 65 | 111.0 | 103.9 | 114.9 |
| 2023 | LAD | 8 | 7 | 4.52 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 89.7 | 377 | 13 | 14 | 67 | 100.9 | 101.0 | 101.9 |
| 2022 | TB | 3 | 8 | 4.50 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 80.0 | 355 | 12 | 22 | 61 | 88.0 | 101.5 | 89.6 |
| 2021 | TB | 9 | 7 | 5.11 | 30 | 21 | 0 | 155.0 | 653 | 25 | 27 | 117 | 96.7 | 101.6 | 98.3 |
| 2020 | TB | 1 | 4 | 3.56 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 55.7 | 234 | 5 | 12 | 44 | 105.8 | 102.1 | 107.9 |
| 2019 | TB | 11 | 6 | 4.13 | 28 | 14 | 0 | 141.7 | 563 | 15 | 20 | 117 | 113.9 | 99.7 | 113.6 |
| 2018 | TB | 16 | 6 | 3.91 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 147.3 | 628 | 18 | 50 | 128 | 98.6 | 102.2 | 100.7 |
| Career | | 56 | 41 | 4.22 | 215 | 76 | 4 | 832.0 | 3472 | 112 | 196 | 654 | 101.8 | | 103.6 |
Statcast
| Year | PA | EV | LA | Barrel% | HardHit% | Whiff% | Chase% | xBA | xSLG | xwOBA | Sprint |
|---|
| 2021 | 4 | 72.8 | 11.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30.0 | 42.9 | 0.180 | 0.193 | 0.162 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 86.2 | -29.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 0.022 | 0.025 | 0.021 | |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Runs saved |
|---|
| 2025 | NYY | P | 19 | 64 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | +1.3 |
| 2024 | TOR | P | 44 | 99 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0.880 | +1.9 |
| 2023 | LAD | P | 25 | 90 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | +0.5 |
| 2022 | TB | P | 20 | 80 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0.846 | +0.7 |
| 2021 | TB | P | 30 | 155 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | +1.3 |
| 2020 | TB | P | 11 | 56 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | +0.6 |
| 2019 | TB | P | 28 | 142 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | -0.2 |
| 2018 | TB | P | 38 | 147 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | +1.7 |
Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.
Minor leagues
| Year | Level | Team | Side | PA / BF | Line | AVG / ERA | OPS |
|---|
| 2025 | AAA | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | Pit | 42 | 11.0 IP, 29% K | 4.09 | |
| 2023 | AAA | Omaha Storm Chasers | Pit | 53 | 14.2 IP, 34% K | 1.27 | |
| 2022 | AAA | Durham Bulls | Pit | 128 | 27.2 IP, 20% K | 4.63 | |
| 2019 | AAA | Durham Bulls | Pit | 107 | 26.0 IP, 33% K | 3.81 | |
| 2017 | AAA | Durham Bulls | Pit | 645 | 157.1 IP, 25% K | 3.44 | |
| 2016 | AA | Jackson Generals | Pit | 522 | 128.1 IP, 19% K | 2.95 | |
| 2015 | A+ | Bakersfield Blaze | Pit | 350 | 81.1 IP, 21% K | 3.77 | |
| 2015 | A | Clinton LumberKings | Pit | 31 | 5.1 IP, 3% K | 14.12 | |
| 2015 | Rk | AZL Mariners | Pit | 40 | 10.0 IP, 32% K | 1.80 | |
Splits
| Year | vs LHP | vs RHP | Home | Away |
|---|
| 2021 | | 0.000 | | 0.000 |
| 2018 | | 0.000 | | 0.000 |
wOBA by split, from pitch level data, 2015 on. For pitchers the split is the batter side faced.
Postseason batting
| Year | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| Career | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
Postseason pitching
| Year | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | HR | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 3.68 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14.7 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 1.36 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| Career | 2 | 0 | 3.06 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 17.7 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 1.30 |