Ryan Pepiot
#442026 Fantasy Baseball Player Profile
Ryan Pepiot cemented his status as a reliable mid-rotation starter for the Tampa Bay Rays in 2025, taking another step forward in his development. Pepiot set a career-high with 167.2 innings pitched across 31 starts, proving his durability over a full season. He posted a respectable 3.86 ERA and a 1.25 WHIP, while striking out 167 batters (8.96 K/9). Although his walk rate ticked up slightly to 3.27 BB/9, his ability to limit hard contact remained a strength. He finished the season with an 11-12 record, often the victim of limited run support, but his underlying metrics (3.92 xERA) suggest his performance was sustainable. He avoided arbitration in the offseason, signing a one-year, $3.025 million contract to remain a key piece of the Rays' rotation.
Entering 2026, Pepiot is a solid, albeit unspectacular, fantasy option who provides volume and strikeouts. While he may lack the elite ceiling of a true ace, his consistency and role in a typically pitching-savvy Rays organization make him a safe target in the middle rounds of drafts. Projections foresee a slight regression in ERA to the low-4.00s, but with another 160+ inning workload expected, he should contribute around 170 strikeouts and double-digit wins. Fantasy managers should view him as a dependable SP3/SP4 who can stabilize ratios and accumulate counting stats, with the potential for more if he can further refine his command.
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Game Log
2025 Regular Season| DATE | OPPONENT | DEC | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA | WHIP | PC | RESULT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23 | @ Baltimore Orioles | L | 3.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3.92 | 1.16 | 61 | L 0-6 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Toronto Blue Jays | L | 1.2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.83 | 1.16 | 49 | L 6-5 |
| Sep 4 | vs. Cleveland Guardians | W | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3.64 | 1.13 | 90 | W 2-4 |
| Aug 30 | @ Washington Nationals | W | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3.76 | 1.15 | 93 | W 4-1 |
| Aug 24 | vs. St. Louis Cardinals | W | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3.88 | 1.16 | 63 | W 2-7 |
| Aug 17 | @ San Francisco Giants | L | 5.2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4.01 | 1.19 | 93 | L 1-7 |
| Aug 11 | @ Las Vegas Athletics | W | 6.1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3.92 | 1.18 | 85 | W 7-4 |
| Aug 5 | @ Los Angeles Angels | W | 5.2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3.84 | 1.18 | 90 | W 7-3 |
| Jul 31 | @ New York Yankees | L | 4.0 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3.87 | 1.18 | 88 | L 4-7 |
| Jul 26 | @ Cincinnati Reds | 6.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3.49 | 1.15 | 84 | L 2-6 | |
| Jul 20 | vs. Baltimore Orioles | L | 6.0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 3.66 | 1.16 | 93 | L 5-3 |
| Jul 13 | @ Boston Red Sox | L | 6.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.46 | 1.15 | 88 | L 1-4 |
| Jul 8 | @ Detroit Tigers | 6.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3.32 | 1.14 | 93 | L 2-4 | |
| Jul 2 | vs. Las Vegas Athletics | W | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 3.34 | 1.15 | 100 | W 5-6 |
| Jun 27 | @ Baltimore Orioles | 1.2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3.36 | 1.15 | 48 | L 8-22 | |
| Jun 21 | vs. Detroit Tigers | W | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3.04 | 1.10 | 96 | W 3-8 |
| Jun 16 | vs. Baltimore Orioles | W | 8.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 3.11 | 1.10 | 98 | W 1-7 |
| Jun 10 | @ Boston Red Sox | L | 5.2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 3.31 | 1.14 | 108 | L 1-3 |
| Jun 5 | vs. Texas Rangers | 6.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3.20 | 1.13 | 96 | W 3-4 | |
| May 30 | @ Houston Astros | 6.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3.21 | 1.16 | 93 | L 1-2 | |
| May 25 | vs. Toronto Blue Jays | W | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3.55 | 1.23 | 91 | W 0-13 |
| May 19 | vs. Houston Astros | 6.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3.99 | 1.31 | 87 | L 4-3 | |
| May 14 | @ Toronto Blue Jays | L | 6.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3.93 | 1.29 | 92 | L 1-3 |
| May 8 | vs. Philadelphia Phillies | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3.86 | 1.31 | 95 | L 7-6 | |
| May 2 | @ New York Yankees | L | 4.1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4.23 | 1.41 | 88 | L 0-3 |
| Apr 26 | @ San Diego Padres | W | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4.24 | 1.38 | 75 | W 4-1 |
| Apr 20 | vs. New York Yankees | L | 6.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4.82 | 1.50 | 96 | L 4-0 |
| Apr 15 | vs. Boston Red Sox | L | 6.0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4.91 | 1.59 | 102 | L 7-4 |
| Apr 9 | vs. Los Angeles Angels | W | 5.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3.38 | 1.50 | 91 | W 4-5 |
| Apr 2 | vs. Pittsburgh Pirates | L | 5.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2.45 | 1.36 | 88 | L 4-2 |
| Mar 28 | vs. Colorado Rockies | 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1.50 | 1.17 | 85 | W 2-3 | |
| No games against that opponent. | |||||||||||||
| Total | 11-12 | 167.2 | 134 | 77 | 73 | 26 | 61 | 167 | 3.92 | 1.16 | 2,699 | ||
| Total | 4 games | 1-2 | 18.2 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 6.27 | 1.29 | 300 | |
| Total | 3 games | 0-3 | 17.2 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 6.62 | 1.47 | 298 | |
| Total | 1 game | 0-0 | 6.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 84 | |
| Total | 1 game | 1-0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0.00 | 0.40 | 90 | |
| Total | 1 game | 0-0 | 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1.50 | 1.17 | 85 | |
| Total | 2 games | 1-0 | 11.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 2.45 | 1.00 | 189 | |
| Total | 2 games | 0-0 | 12.2 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2.13 | 0.95 | 180 | |
| Total | 2 games | 2-0 | 12.1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 4.38 | 1.14 | 185 | |
| Total | 2 games | 2-0 | 10.2 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 4.22 | 1.50 | 181 | |
| Total | 3 games | 0-3 | 14.1 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 7.53 | 1.60 | 272 | |
| Total | 1 game | 0-0 | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0.67 | 95 | |
| Total | 1 game | 0-1 | 5.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3.60 | 1.60 | 88 | |
| Total | 1 game | 1-0 | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0.83 | 75 | |
| Total | 1 game | 0-1 | 5.2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6.35 | 1.41 | 93 | |
| Total | 1 game | 1-0 | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.00 | 0.40 | 63 | |
| Total | 1 game | 0-0 | 6.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3.00 | 0.83 | 96 | |
| Total | 3 games | 1-2 | 14.2 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 4.30 | 1.23 | 232 | |
| Total | 1 game | 1-0 | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0.00 | 0.80 | 93 | |
AVG, OBP, SLG, ERA and WHIP are season-to-date through each game, not that game alone — so the column reads as a trend and its last value is the season figure. They stay season-to-date when the log is filtered by opponent; the figure for the filtered games is the one in the Total row. The second game of a doubleheader is marked (2).
