Jose Altuve
- Houston’s roster as it stands utility · 362 PA (2B 348, 3B 14) · 0.7 WAR in the role
- Injured list 2026: Left oblique strain (May 18–Jun 5)
- Trade read Unlikely to be traded: 10-and-5 rights (14+ years of service, five straight seasons with HOU): he can veto any trade.
Hitting · 2026 percentiles
vs. MLB hitters with 300+ PA · 573 PA
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 138 | .354 | .306 | 20% | 9% | 34% | −1.04 | −0.44 |
| RHP | 435 | .308 | .264 | 20% | 6% | 38% | −1.67 | −0.31 |
- Attack angle
- 13.8° (54% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- −1.8°
- Swing length
- 7.6 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 8%
- Pull-air %
- 19.5%
- Hard-hit %
- 31.6%
- Slash · wRC+
- .250/.306/.395 · 97
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage middle-in (+1.0 vs. league per 100; 0.4 standard errors on 72 pitches, inside the noise for the best of nine cells).
Weakest down and away (−2.2), but only 1.1 standard errors from average on 109 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average RHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 1,810 pitches · faded cells are within one standard error of average. A spot is called only when it is farther from average than the best or worst of nine average cells gets 95% of the time (set from the league’s own pitches: about 3 standard errors above, 2 below).
Most similar hitters
Swings like Altuve: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69 | Freddy Fermin SD · ’95 | .279 | 1.0 | 0.9 | Arb |
| 65 | Ozzie Albies ATL · ’97 | .274 | 1.1 | 0.8 | Club option $7.0M |
| 60 | Lourdes Gurriel Jr. AZ · ’93 | .273 | −1.0 | 0.0 | Free agent |
| 58 | Brayan Rocchio CLE · ’01 | .297 | 3.6 | 2.0 | Arb |
| 57 | Brooks Lee MIN · ’01 | .281 | 2.8 | 1.5 | Pre-arb |
Nearest neighbours on bat speed, swing length, attack angle, squared-up and blast rates, EV90, barrels, pull-air, chase, zone contact, K% and BB%. 2026 regulars only.
Fielding
2027 rating at every position he can play · OAA by position · range by direction · tools. Same engine as the Fielding Lab and the Winter Plan.
| Season | Pos | OAA | Range | Arm, DP | Runs | Batters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2B | −9 | −7 | −1.9 | −8.9 | 4,619 |
| 2025 | LF | −5 | −4 | −0.8 | −4.8 | 1,519 |
| 2025 | 2B | 0 | 0 | −1.1 | −1.1 | 2,134 |
| 2024 | 2B | −9 | −7 | +1.7 | −5.3 | 5,327 |
| 2023 | 2B | −3 | −2 | +1.6 | −0.4 | 3,149 |
Runs = range plus his arm and double-play runs spread over his positions by outs (Fielding Run Value, from 2023): what the rating counts.
At 2B in 2026, the biggest loss came toward 3B line (−6 outs): a coaching target.
Tools (percentile; arm among 2Bs)| Play | Made | Chances | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| ★★★★★ | 0 | 8 | 0% |
| ★★★★ | 0 | 0 | — |
| ★★★ | 0 | 2 | 0% |
| ★★ | 4 | 9 | 44% |
| ★ | 4 | 4 | 100% |
| Season | Zone | Balls | Outs vs. exp. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2B | 408 | −17.6 |
| 2025 | LF | 130 | −4.2 |
| 2025 | 2B | 189 | −6.6 |
| 2024 | 2B | 464 | −18.5 |
The zone rating counts every ball hit to his part of the field while he played there, his club’s positioning included; Savant OAA uses his actual starting spot and is the better individual grade. They agree best in the outfield. See the model card.
Contract & projection
Club control (RosterResource) · Keystone projected WAR
ABS challenges · 2026
Baseball Savant