Ernie Clement
- Toronto’s roster as it stands utility · 558 PA (SS 301, 3B 168, 2B 89) · 1.4 WAR in the role
- Trade read Available at a price: TOR 46% playoff odds; control through 2028.
Hitting · 2026 percentiles
vs. MLB hitters with 300+ PA · 620 PA
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 202 | .290 | .268 | 9% | 4% | 46% | −2.38 | −0.84 |
| RHP | 418 | .297 | .252 | 10% | 3% | 43% | −2.13 | −1.68 |
- Attack angle
- 11.6° (61% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- −5.1°
- Swing length
- 7.1 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 3%
- Pull-air %
- 20.1%
- Hard-hit %
- 20.9%
- Slash · wRC+
- .259/.285/.364 · 80
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage down and away (+1.4 vs. league per 100; 0.7 standard errors on 108 pitches, inside the noise for the best of nine cells).
Weakest down and in (−3.9), but only 1.7 standard errors from average on 70 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average RHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 1,727 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 Clement: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | Jeff McNeil ATH · ’92 | .300 | 0.1 | 0.2 | Free agent |
| 33 | Christian Vázquez HOU · ’90 | .237 | 0.1 | −0.2 | Free agent |
| 30 | Ozzie Albies ATL · ’97 | .274 | 1.1 | 0.8 | Club option $7.0M |
| 27 | Jacob Wilson ATH · ’02 | .285 | 1.5 | 2.0 | Signed $2.9M |
| 25 | Nico Hoerner CHC · ’97 | .326 | 2.8 | 2.9 | Signed $23.8M |
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 | 3B | +1 | +1 | 0.0 | +1.0 | 379 |
| 2026 | SS | −3 | −2 | +0.1 | −1.9 | 1,116 |
| 2026 | 2B | −3 | −2 | +0.4 | −1.6 | 4,142 |
| 2025 | 1B | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 301 |
| 2025 | SS | +2 | +1 | 0.0 | +1.0 | 719 |
| 2025 | 2B | +6 | +5 | 0.0 | +5.0 | 1,806 |
| 2025 | 3B | +7 | +5 | 0.0 | +5.0 | 2,545 |
| 2024 | 2B | 0 | 0 | +0.1 | +0.1 | 91 |
| 2024 | SS | +4 | +3 | +0.7 | +3.7 | 1,306 |
| 2024 | 3B | +3 | +2 | +1.5 | +3.5 | 2,843 |
| 2023 | 3B | −1 | −1 | 0.0 | −1.0 | 14 |
| 2023 | 2B | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 73 |
| 2023 | SS | +1 | +1 | +0.3 | +1.3 | 410 |
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 2B in 2026, the biggest loss came toward 1B line (−6 outs): a coaching target.
Tools (percentile; arm among 2Bs)| Season | Zone | Balls | Outs vs. exp. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | SS | 93 | −2.4 |
| 2026 | 2B | 397 | −4.4 |
| 2025 | SS | 62 | −2.0 |
| 2025 | 3B | 208 | +11.1 |
| 2025 | 2B | 153 | +5.2 |
| 2024 | SS | 135 | +1.8 |
| 2024 | 3B | 239 | −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
* projected arbitration or minimum salary. Contract Studio →
ABS challenges · 2026
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