Kyle Tucker
- The Dodgers’ roster as it stands starts at RF · 562 PA · 2.6 WAR in the role
- Trade read Unlikely to be traded: Signed in Jan 2026 (4 yr, $240M (2026-29), 2028-29 player options; deferrals lower AAV): clubs rarely move a player they just committed to.
Hitting · 2026 percentiles
vs. MLB hitters with 300+ PA · 626 PA
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 191 | .356 | .334 | 17% | 12% | 24% | +1.63 | −0.38 |
| RHP | 435 | .317 | .332 | 17% | 13% | 24% | +1.52 | −1.37 |
- Attack angle
- 10.1° (45% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- −6.5°
- Swing length
- 7.3 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 18%
- Pull-air %
- 21.0%
- Hard-hit %
- 36.5%
- Slash · wRC+
- .233/.330/.385 · 100
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage up and in (+5.1 vs. league per 100; 2.3 standard errors on 78 pitches, inside the noise for the best of nine cells).
Weakest down over the middle (−4.1), but only 2.2 standard errors from average on 154 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average LHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 2,258 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 Tucker: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | Austin Hedges CLE · ’92 | .290 | 1.0 | 0.5 | Free agent |
| 64 | Mike Yastrzemski ATL · ’90 | .309 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Signed $10.0M |
| 61 | Travis Bazzana CLE · ’02 | .300 | 2.8 | 2.4 | Pre-arb |
| 59 | J.P. Crawford SEA · ’95 | .320 | 1.2 | 1.2 | Free agent |
| 59 | Nick Sogard BOS · ’97 | .315 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 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 | RF | −8 | −7 | 0.0 | −7.0 | 5,379 |
| 2025 | RF | −2 | −2 | +2.1 | +0.1 | 4,194 |
| 2024 | RF | +2 | +1 | +0.3 | +1.3 | 2,533 |
| 2023 | RF | −6 | −5 | −0.4 | −5.4 | 5,589 |
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 RF in 2026, the biggest loss came toward 1B line (−3 outs): a coaching target.
Tools (percentile; arm among RFs)| Play | Made | Chances | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| ★★★★★ | 0 | 23 | 0% |
| ★★★★ | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| ★★★ | 3 | 13 | 23% |
| ★★ | 17 | 19 | 89% |
| ★ | 28 | 31 | 90% |
| Season | Zone | Balls | Outs vs. exp. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | RF | 510 | −4.5 |
| 2025 | RF | 454 | +9.8 |
| 2024 | RF | 217 | +2.2 |
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