2026 Stats
W-L
0-0
ERA
4.05
WHIP
1.35
K
7
SV
2
Rest-of-Season Projections
Signed a one-year contract with the Nationals in March of 2026.
Picks up second save Tuesday
Varland earned the save Tuesday against the Pirates, allowing one hit and one walk with one strikeout in a scoreless ninth inning.
Analysis
Curiously, manager Blake Butera called Varland's number again for a second straight save opportunity after he pitched a clean ninth inning against the Brewers to pick up his first career save Sunday. Prior to Sunday, Clayton Beeter had recorded both of Washington's saves. Beeter, however, recorded the final two outs of the bottom of the eighth Tuesday before Varland got the ball to open the ninth with a 5-4 lead. It appears as if Butera may be willing to use both pitchers in save situations moving forward. Varland has a 4.50 ERA and 7:3 K:BB through his first six innings.
Curiously, manager Blake Butera called Varland's number again for a second straight save opportunity after he pitched a clean ninth inning against the Brewers to pick up his first career save Sunday. Prior to Sunday, Clayton Beeter had recorded both of Washington's saves. Beeter, however, recorded the final two outs of the bottom of the eighth Tuesday before Varland got the ball to open the ninth with a 5-4 lead. It appears as if Butera may be willing to use both pitchers in save situations moving forward. Varland has a 4.50 ERA and 7:3 K:BB through his first six innings.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
15
Last 10 Games
16
Last 5 Games
13
How many pitches does Gus Varland generally throw?
1-10
11-20
21-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
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81-90
91-100
101-110
111-120
121+
What part of the game does Gus Varland generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-2%
BAA vs LHP
2026
-14%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024vs Left | .269 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 1 | |||
| Since 2024vs Right | .275 | 20 | 7 | 22 | 2 | |||
| 2026vs Left | .250 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||
| 2026vs Right | .214 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2025vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2025vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .275 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .288 | 18 | 5 | 19 | 2 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-37%
ERA on Road
2026
-100%
ERA on Road
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024Home | 4.50 | 1.43 | 14.0 | 10.3 | 2.6 | ||||
| Since 2024Away | 2.84 | 1.42 | 19.0 | 8.5 | 3.3 | ||||
| 2026Home | 10.13 | 2.63 | 2.2 | 13.5 | 6.8 | ||||
| 2026Away | 0.00 | 0.50 | 4.0 | 6.8 | 2.3 | ||||
| 2025Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2025Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024Home | 3.18 | 1.15 | 11.1 | 9.5 | 1.6 | ||||
| 2024Away | 3.60 | 1.67 | 15.0 | 9.0 | 3.6 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Gus Varland 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
2.33K/9
9.5BB/9
4.1HR/9
1.4Fastball
95.4 mphERA
4.05WHIP
1.35BABIP
.298GB/FB
1.00Left On Base
78.9%Exit Velocity
84.3 mphBarrels/BBE
6.7%Spin Rate
2229 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
33.3%Swinging Strike
12.1%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Picks up save
Varland earned the save Sunday against the Brewers, allowing no runs on no hits and no walks while striking out one in a clean ninth inning.
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Claims spot in bullpen
The Nationals announced Wednesday that Varland won a spot on the Opening Day roster.
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Healthy for spring training
Varland (undisclosed) faced live hitters during Wednesday's full-squad workout.
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Scooped on waivers by Nationals
The Nationals claimed Varland (undisclosed) off waivers from the Diamondbacks on Thursday, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.
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Booted off 40-man roster
The Diamondbacks designated Varland (undisclosed) for assignment Thursday.
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On taxi squad
Varland joined the Dodgers as a member of the taxi squad ahead of Sunday's game in Toronto, per Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic.
Analysis
The right-hander isn't currently poised to join the big-league roster, but he could provide some much-needed depth for Los Angeles if Sunday's bullpen game doesn't go smoothly. Varland made two early-season appearances for the Dodgers and allowed two runs on a hit and a hit-by-pitch while he recorded just two outs.
The right-hander isn't currently poised to join the big-league roster, but he could provide some much-needed depth for Los Angeles if Sunday's bullpen game doesn't go smoothly. Varland made two early-season appearances for the Dodgers and allowed two runs on a hit and a hit-by-pitch while he recorded just two outs.