Season line
11-5 · 3.22 ERA · 142.2 IP · 1.22 WHIP
K/9
10.22
2.65 BB/9 · 3.86 K/BB
Opponent OPS
.677
.244 / .311 / .366

#24 · RHP · 27 GS
Cade Cavalli leads Washington in innings and punchouts, owns the staff’s best Pitch Arsenal Score, and just posted a 1.73 ERA in August — with a 39.1% whiff curveball doing the dirty work.
Season line
11-5 · 3.22 ERA · 142.2 IP · 1.22 WHIP
K/9
10.22
2.65 BB/9 · 3.86 K/BB
Opponent OPS
.677
.244 / .311 / .366
Advanced
Team-best 0–100 grade from K/9 + WHIP
Curve whiff
39.1%
47.9" drop · 26.7% usage
Hot / Cold
+24.6
vs RHH .604 OPS · RISP .578
2nd on Nats (min. 50 IP)
1st on Nats
4 starts · 32 K in 26 IP
27.0% K% · 7.0% BB%
4-Seam · 33.0%
96.8mph
22.1% whiff
Curveball · 26.7%
86.0mph
39.1% whiff
Sinker · 13.6%
96.1mph
12.3% whiff
Sweeper · 13.3%
86.1mph
32.6% whiff
August heater · 4 starts · 32 K in 26 IP
3-1 · 1.73 ERA · 0.88 WHIP · 32 K / 26.0 IP
Fastball sitting 96.8. Curveball missing bats at 39.1%.
Season + Statcast-style grades through Aug 22, 2026. Source: MLB Stats API / Nats Stats.
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CADE DEALING 🔴⚪ Cade Cavalli is the Nats' strikeout king in 2026 — 162 K in 142.2 IP, 11-5, 3.22 ERA, 1.22 WHIP. The advanced stuff backs it up: • 10.22 K/9 · 2.65 BB/9 · 3.86 K/BB • 93.1 Arsenal Score (team-best) • +24.6 pitcher Hot/Cold • Curveball: 39.1% whiff, 47.9" drop • Fastball sitting 96.8 • .604 OPS vs RHH · .578 OPS with RISP August heater: 3-1, 1.73 ERA, 0.88 WHIP, 32 K in 26 IP. Full graphic → natsstats.app/cavalli #Nationals #Natitude #Nats
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Staff strikeout king. Best arsenal on the club. August is a different animal. Snapshot as of Aug 22, 2026. Season pitching from the MLB Stats API; Pitch Arsenal Score, Hot/Cold, and pitch-level whiff/velo from the Nats Stats pipeline.