Bobby Witt Jr.
- Kansas City’s roster as it stands starts at SS · 573 PA · 7.0 WAR in the role
- Injured list 2026: Low back tightness (Jul 22–Aug 4)
- Trade read Unlikely to be traded: A star (6.6 projected WAR): clubs move players like this only in a full rebuild, usually in his last year of control.
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 | 160 | .367 | .394 | 15% | 7% | 38% | −1.52 | +3.60 |
| RHP | 460 | .352 | .376 | 18% | 10% | 32% | −0.27 | +2.20 |
- Attack angle
- 5.3° (46% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- −2.0°
- Swing length
- 7.0 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 39%
- Pull-air %
- 14.6%
- Hard-hit %
- 50.9%
- Slash · wRC+
- .281/.359/.441 · 119
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage up over the middle (+3.3 vs. league per 100; 1.6 standard errors on 117 pitches, inside the noise for the best of nine cells).
Weakest up and in (−2.2), but only 1.0 standard errors from average on 81 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average RHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 2,082 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 Witt: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | William Contreras MIL · ’97 | .334 | 3.0 | 3.0 | Club option $14.5M |
| 56 | Jackson Chourio MIL · ’04 | .343 | 4.6 | 3.9 | Signed $8.3M |
| 48 | Brandon Nimmo TEX · ’93 | .340 | 1.7 | 1.1 | Signed $20.5M |
| 46 | Jared Young NYM · ’95 | .318 | 1.0 | 0.6 | Pre-arb |
| 45 | Dominic Canzone SEA · ’97 | .359 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 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 | SS | +24 | +18 | −1.1 | +16.9 | 5,191 |
| 2025 | SS | +24 | +18 | +1.6 | +19.6 | 5,604 |
| 2024 | SS | +16 | +12 | −0.1 | +11.9 | 5,881 |
| 2023 | SS | +13 | +10 | 0.0 | +10.0 | 5,586 |
Runs = range plus his arm and double-play runs spread over his positions by outs (Fielding Run Value, from 2023): what the rating counts.
| Season | Zone | Balls | Outs vs. exp. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | SS | 471 | +2.3 |
| 2025 | SS | 562 | +1.1 |
| 2024 | SS | 545 | −16.6 |
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
ABS challenges · 2026
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