Drew Gilbert
- San Francisco’s roster as it stands starts at RF · 405 PA · 1.1 WAR in the role
- Trade read Available at a price: SF 32% playoff odds; control through 2031.
Hitting · 2026 percentiles
vs. MLB hitters with 300+ PA · 388 PA
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 49 | .119 | .194 | 35% | 6% | 38% | −0.76 | −3.88 |
| RHP | 339 | .365 | .355 | 16% | 10% | 23% | +0.71 | +0.22 |
- Attack angle
- 5.0° (42% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- −3.5°
- Swing length
- 7.5 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 6%
- Pull-air %
- 16.9%
- Hard-hit %
- 37.8%
- Slash · wRC+
- .238/.330/.394 · 104
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage middle-in (+3.8 vs. league per 100; 1.6 standard errors on 54 pitches, inside the noise for the best of nine cells).
Weakest down over the middle (−4.0), but only 1.9 standard errors from average on 90 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average LHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 1,424 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 Gilbert: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | Kyle Karros COL · ’02 | .331 | 2.0 | 1.6 | Pre-arb |
| 61 | Masyn Winn STL · ’02 | .294 | 2.3 | 2.8 | Arb |
| 59 | Carlos Cortes ATH · ’97 | .300 | −0.7 | 0.0 | Pre-arb |
| 59 | Adley Rutschman BOS · ’98 | .327 | 3.0 | 1.9 | Arb |
| 57 | Bryson Stott PHI · ’97 | .332 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 236 |
| 2026 | LF | −1 | −1 | 0.0 | −1.0 | 329 |
| 2026 | CF | +5 | +4 | +0.1 | +4.1 | 3,156 |
| 2025 | CF | +2 | +1 | 0.0 | +1.0 | 233 |
| 2025 | RF | +1 | +1 | +0.1 | +1.1 | 918 |
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 | 16 | 6% |
| ★★★★ | 6 | 7 | 86% |
| ★★★ | 10 | 14 | 71% |
| ★★ | 13 | 15 | 87% |
| ★ | 24 | 26 | 92% |
| Season | Zone | Balls | Outs vs. exp. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | CF | 334 | −1.0 |
| 2025 | RF | 89 | +0.9 |
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 | Sacramento River Cats | 25 | 11 | 56 PA | 56 PA · .289/.389/.400 · 1 HR · 8.9% K · 10.7% BB |
| 2025A | A | St. Lucie Mets | 24 | 6 | 27 PA | 27 PA · .375/.444/.708 · 2 HR · 11.1% K · 11.1% BB |
| 2025AAA | AAA | Sacramento River Cats | 24 | 87 | 381 PA | 381 PA · .254/.363/.448 · 12 HR · 16.5% K · 12.3% BB |
ABS challenges · 2026
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