Michael Harris II
- Atlanta’s roster as it stands starts at CF · 563 PA · 2.8 WAR in the role
- Trade read Unlikely to be traded: Young, controllable regular (age 26, control through 2032): the kind of player clubs build around.
Hitting · 2026 percentiles
vs. MLB hitters with 300+ PA · 624 PA
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 226 | .349 | .315 | 18% | 4% | 45% | −2.02 | +1.19 |
| RHP | 398 | .364 | .361 | 19% | 3% | 46% | −2.16 | +2.96 |
- Attack angle
- 7.2° (47% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- −1.1°
- Swing length
- 8.1 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 46%
- Pull-air %
- 16.6%
- Hard-hit %
- 47.7%
- Slash · wRC+
- .294/.322/.491 · 121
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage middle-away (+3.9 vs. league per 100; 1.9 standard errors on 106 pitches, inside the noise for the best of nine cells).
Weakest up and in (0.0), but only 0.0 standard errors from average on 78 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average LHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 1,954 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 Harris: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Randal Grichuk CWS · ’91 | .335 | 1.7 | 0.5 | Free agent |
| 47 | Julio Rodríguez SEA · ’00 | .333 | 2.6 | 3.5 | Signed $20.2M |
| 45 | Luis García Jr. NYY · ’00 | .340 | 2.6 | 1.9 | Arb |
| 36 | Jac Caglianone KC · ’03 | .357 | 2.6 | 1.2 | Pre-arb |
| 36 | Amed Rosario NYY · ’95 | .309 | −0.2 | 0.0 | Free agent |
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 | LF | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 63 |
| 2026 | CF | +14 | +12 | +0.1 | +12.1 | 5,242 |
| 2025 | CF | +8 | +7 | −1.0 | +6.0 | 5,975 |
| 2024 | CF | +7 | +7 | +1.0 | +8.0 | 3,966 |
| 2023 | CF | +6 | +6 | +3.2 | +9.2 | 5,131 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ★★★★★ | 1 | 18 | 6% |
| ★★★★ | 8 | 11 | 73% |
| ★★★ | 14 | 18 | 78% |
| ★★ | 33 | 33 | 100% |
| ★ | 21 | 22 | 95% |
| Season | Zone | Balls | Outs vs. exp. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | CF | 571 | +4.1 |
| 2025 | CF | 673 | +2.3 |
| 2024 | CF | 386 | +5.2 |
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