Andrew Benintendi
- The White Sox’s roster as it stands on the 40-man, off the 26-man (call-up depth)
- Trade read Available at a price: CWS 39% playoff odds; control through 2027.
Hitting · 2026 percentiles
vs. MLB hitters with 300+ PA · 466 PA
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 47 | .263 | .263 | 38% | 4% | 41% | −1.39 | −0.23 |
| RHP | 419 | .328 | .315 | 22% | 9% | 33% | −0.14 | −0.22 |
- Attack angle
- 16.6° (53% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- −6.9°
- Swing length
- 7.2 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 5%
- Pull-air %
- 27.7%
- Hard-hit %
- 45.3%
- Slash · wRC+
- .240/.302/.413 · 98
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage middle-in (+5.8 vs. league per 100; 2.5 standard errors on 58 pitches, inside the noise for the best of nine cells).
Weakest up and away (−2.6), but only 1.2 standard errors from average on 100 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average LHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 1,591 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 Benintendi: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55 | Kyle Manzardo CLE · ’00 | .305 | −0.2 | 0.5 | Pre-arb |
| 55 | Kerry Carpenter DET · ’97 | .298 | −0.6 | 0.7 | Arb |
| 54 | Tristan Peters CWS · ’00 | .317 | 3.5 | 2.4 | Pre-arb |
| 47 | Connor Norby COL · ’00 | .310 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Pre-arb |
| 47 | Tyler O'Neill BAL · ’95 | .307 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Signed $16.5M |
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 | RF | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14 |
| 2026 | LF | −1 | −1 | −0.8 | −1.8 | 250 |
| 2025 | LF | −8 | −7 | −2.9 | −9.9 | 2,489 |
| 2024 | LF | −5 | −5 | −4.7 | −9.7 | 4,588 |
| 2023 | LF | −11 | −10 | −4.5 | −14.5 | 5,522 |
Runs = range plus his arm and double-play runs spread over his positions by outs (Fielding Run Value, from 2023): what the rating counts.
| Play | Made | Chances | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| ★★★★★ | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| ★★★★ | 0 | 0 | — |
| ★★★ | 0 | 0 | — |
| ★★ | 1 | 2 | 50% |
| ★ | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| Season | Zone | Balls | Outs vs. exp. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | LF | 257 | −0.3 |
| 2024 | LF | 439 | −3.0 |
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
Minor leagues
MLB Stats API · public box-score data
| SeasonLevel | Level | Team | Age | G | PA / IP | PA / IP ·Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025AAA | AAA | Charlotte Knights | 30 | 2 | 8 PA | 8 PA · .125/.125/.125 · 0 HR · 12.5% K · 0.0% BB |
ABS challenges · 2026
Baseball Savant