KC · P

Noah Cameron

Age 27 B/T L/L 6′3″, 220 lb USA MLB debut 2025

40-man

Kansas City’s roster as it stands #1 starter · 143 IP · 2.0 WAR in the role
Trade read Unlikely to be traded: Young, controllable regular (age 27, control through 2031): the kind of player clubs build around.

Keystone Stuff 99 45th pct

2026 fWAR 2.8

Projected 2027 WAR 2.4 at 172 IP · 2.0 in his 2027 role

Pitching · 2026 percentiles

vs. MLB pitchers with 500+ pitches · 2,893 pitches

Keystone Stuff 99

Keystone Location 109

Keystone Pitching 103

Run value (xRV) −0.08

Strikeout % 21.2%

Walk % 7.8%

Whiff % 25.8%

Chase % 29.4%

Fastball velo 92.3

Extension 6.3 ft

177.1 IP4.11 ERA3.92 FIP 53° arm

Arsenal & Pitch Lab

Movement normalized to arm side · Keystone Stuff by pitch

LHP · arm angle 53° · how to read

Pitch	Use	Velo	IVB	HB	Stuff	Loc	Whiff	xRV/100
Four-seam24% use	24%	92.5	16.9	+6.0	89	105	17%	−0.89
Cutter21% use	21%	89.8	9.3	−2.5	97	106	21%	+0.90
Changeup20% use	20%	81.0	9.7	+12.6	110	110	36%	+0.42
Curveball16% use	16%	81.7	−9.3	−3.7	99	96	29%	−0.12
Slider14% use	14%	85.2	3.0	−3.3	106	114	35%	−0.45
Sinker5% use	5%	91.5	11.1	+12.6	88	101	8%	−1.07

Weak pitch to watch

Four-seam grades 89 with below-average expected results; his changeup grades 110. The best case is against righties: the changeup is worth +1.1 runs per 100 pitches more, 1.7 standard errors (525 and 529 pitches), short of the 2 needed. No mix change until it clears.

Most similar pitchers

Pitches like Cameron: same hand, shape, slot and mix

Similarity	Player	Stuff	’26 WAR	’27 proj	2027
58	MacKenzie Gore TEX · ’99	94	2.8	2.8	Arb
55	Reid Detmers LAA · ’99	104	4.9	2.6	Arb
50	Jeffrey Springs ATH · ’92	96	−0.4	0.3	Free agent
47	Quinn Mathews STL · ’00	94	0.8	1.1	Pre-arb
47	Eduardo Rodriguez AZ · ’93	91	3.2	1.6	Signed $19.0M

Same-handed pitchers nearest on fastball velocity and shape, arm angle, extension, pitch mix, secondary shapes, Stuff, whiff rate and workload. 2026 regulars only.

Pitch locations · 2026

Where each pitch finishes, by batter side

Four-seam 24%

43% zone

Changeup 24%

42% zone

Cutter 22%

49% zone

Curveball 18%

37% zone

Slider 10%

34% zone

Sinker 2%

52% zone

Where each pitch finishes, catcher’s view. The bar marks the batter’s side; the box is an average strike zone. Pitches with 40+ thrown to this side.

Contract & projection

Club control (RosterResource) · Keystone projected WAR

2027 2.4 WAR Pre-arb $780K*

2028 2.4 WAR Pre-arb $803K*

2029 2.3 WAR Arbitration $4.2M*

2030 2.2 WAR Arbitration $8.4M*

* projected arbitration or minimum salary. Contract Studio →

Minor leagues

MLB Stats API · public box-score data

SeasonLevel	Level	Team	Age	G	PA / IP	PA / IP ·Line
2025AAA	AAA	Omaha Storm Chasers	25	7	32.2 IP	32.2 IP · 3.31 ERA · 28.6% K · 9.8% BB

ABS challenges · 2026

Baseball Savant

As pitcher 0% 0/1 won · −0.1 runs