Mike Trout
- The Angels’ roster as it stands starts at DH · 458 PA · 0.8 WAR in the role
- Injured list 2026: Right hamstring strain (Jun 18–Jul 8)
- Trade read Unlikely to be traded: 10-and-5 rights (14+ years of service, five straight seasons with LAA): he can veto any trade.
Hitting · 2026 percentiles
vs. MLB hitters with 300+ PA · 623 PA
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 174 | .364 | .373 | 25% | 14% | 18% | +1.68 | +0.97 |
| RHP | 449 | .363 | .384 | 27% | 16% | 22% | +1.10 | +2.25 |
- Attack angle
- 6.5° (42% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- −1.4°
- Swing length
- 7.5 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 44%
- Pull-air %
- 17.7%
- Hard-hit %
- 46.4%
- Slash · wRC+
- .242/.382/.421 · 129
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage down over the middle (+4.9 vs. league per 100; 2.5 standard errors on 132 pitches, inside the noise for the best of nine cells).
Weakest down and in (−2.9), but only 1.3 standard errors from average on 62 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average RHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 2,488 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 Trout: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55 | Jake Bauers MIL · ’95 | .374 | 3.6 | 1.7 | Free agent |
| 49 | Seiya Suzuki CHC · ’94 | .341 | 4.6 | 2.6 | Free agent |
| 47 | Carter Jensen KC · ’03 | .319 | 3.7 | 3.3 | Pre-arb |
| 41 | Bryce Eldridge SF · ’04 | .359 | 1.8 | 1.8 | Pre-arb |
| 36 | Pete Alonso BAL · ’94 | .403 | 5.0 | 2.5 | Signed $33.5M |
Jake Bauers (similarity 55, 1.7 WAR projected for 2027) is a free agent this winter: a similar swing available without trading talent, at a free agent’s price. Opportunity Finder →
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 | CF | −5 | −5 | +0.8 | −4.2 | 4,089 |
| 2025 | RF | −2 | −2 | 0.0 | −2.0 | 827 |
| 2024 | CF | −1 | −1 | −0.7 | −1.7 | 888 |
| 2023 | CF | +4 | +4 | −0.1 | +3.9 | 2,970 |
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 CF in 2026, the biggest loss came in (charging) (−4 outs): a coaching target.
Tools (percentile; arm among CFs)| Play | Made | Chances | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| ★★★★★ | 0 | 11 | 0% |
| ★★★★ | 2 | 7 | 29% |
| ★★★ | 2 | 10 | 20% |
| ★★ | 18 | 22 | 82% |
| ★ | 30 | 32 | 94% |
| Season | Zone | Balls | Outs vs. exp. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | CF | 456 | +0.6 |
| 2025 | RF | 81 | +0.2 |
| 2024 | CF | 107 | +0.3 |
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