Kyle Isbel
- Kansas City’s roster as it stands part-time CF · 394 PA (CF 394) · 0.6 WAR in the role
- Injured list 2026: Left plantar fasciitis (Jun 10–Aug 2)
- Trade read Available at a price: KC 39% playoff odds; control through 2027.
Hitting · 2026 percentiles
vs. MLB hitters with 300+ PA · 324 PA
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 78 | .197 | .229 | 23% | 3% | 35% | −1.50 | −2.26 |
| RHP | 246 | .301 | .274 | 23% | 5% | 36% | −1.65 | −1.03 |
- Attack angle
- 2.4° (38% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- −3.0°
- Swing length
- 7.1 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 13%
- Pull-air %
- 12.6%
- Hard-hit %
- 32.9%
- Slash · wRC+
- .225/.268/.323 · 61
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage middle-away (+2.4 vs. league per 100; 1.1 standard errors on 69 pitches, inside the noise for the best of nine cells).
Weakest down and away (−2.8), but only 1.2 standard errors from average on 51 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average LHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 1,052 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 Isbel: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58 | Ben Williamson TB · ’00 | .289 | 0.1 | 0.5 | — |
| 53 | Justin Crawford PHI · ’04 | .289 | 0.2 | 0.7 | Pre-arb |
| 51 | Tyler Freeman COL · ’99 | .313 | −1.1 | −0.6 | Free agent |
| 50 | Bo Bichette NYM · ’98 | .331 | 1.9 | 1.9 | Player option $42.0M |
| 49 | Alejandro Osuna TEX · ’02 | .308 | −0.4 | 0.1 | — |
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 | +7 | +6 | −1.9 | +4.1 | 3,366 |
| 2025 | CF | +12 | +11 | −0.5 | +10.5 | 4,336 |
| 2024 | CF | +9 | +8 | −0.8 | +7.2 | 4,409 |
| 2023 | CF | +11 | +10 | −0.7 | +9.3 | 3,083 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ★★★★★ | 5 | 23 | 22% |
| ★★★★ | 3 | 6 | 50% |
| ★★★ | 5 | 6 | 83% |
| ★★ | 14 | 16 | 88% |
| ★ | 14 | 14 | 100% |
| Season | Zone | Balls | Outs vs. exp. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | CF | 406 | −2.6 |
| 2025 | CF | 493 | +0.9 |
| 2024 | CF | 507 | +0.6 |
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
* 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026AAA | AAA | Omaha Storm Chasers | 29 | 9 | 34 PA | 34 PA · .333/.412/.467 · 0 HR · 17.6% K · 8.8% BB |
ABS challenges · 2026
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