Ben Williamson
- Tampa Bay’s roster as it stands on the 40-man, off the 26-man (call-up depth)
- Injured list 2026: Right hamstring strain (Aug 7–Sep 20)
- PNC Park Pittsburgh’s home park: +0.2 runs per 600 PA against an average park (+0.01 wins over 373 PA; his WAR leaves this out); home runs ×0.74 (×0.77 for right-handed hitters as a group). Park Fit →
Hitting · 2026
286 PA: percentiles need 300+, so values only
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 133 | .280 | .283 | 19% | 5% | 34% | −1.85 | +0.82 |
| RHP | 153 | .299 | .293 | 18% | 10% | 30% | −1.23 | −0.11 |
- Attack angle
- 2.7° (36% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- +4.8°
- Swing length
- 6.9 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 11%
- Pull-air %
- 11.1%
- Hard-hit %
- 33.5%
- Slash · wRC+
- .237/.302/.318 · 76
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage up over the middle (+1.9 vs. league per 100; 0.8 standard errors on 44 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 64 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average RHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 1,002 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 Williamson: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65 | Alejandro Osuna TEX · ’02 | .308 | −0.4 | 0.1 | — |
| 63 | Justin Crawford PHI · ’04 | .289 | 0.2 | 0.7 | Pre-arb |
| 60 | Tyler Freeman COL · ’99 | .313 | −1.1 | −0.6 | Free agent |
| 59 | Edgar Quero CWS · ’03 | .283 | −0.5 | 0.2 | — |
| 58 | Kyle Isbel KC · ’97 | .263 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 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 | 3B | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 60 |
| 2026 | SS | −2 | −1 | −0.1 | −1.1 | 690 |
| 2026 | 2B | −4 | −3 | −0.3 | −3.3 | 1,801 |
| 2025 | 3B | 0 | 0 | −0.2 | −0.2 | 2,999 |
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 in (charging) (−4 outs): a coaching target.
Tools (percentile; arm among 3Bs)| Season | Zone | Balls | Outs vs. exp. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | SS | 52 | +3.9 |
| 2026 | 2B | 162 | +5.4 |
| 2025 | 3B | 209 | +11.3 |
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
Minor leagues
MLB Stats API · public box-score data
| SeasonLevel | Level | Team | Age | G | PA / IP | PA / IP ·Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026AAA | AAA | Durham Bulls | 25 | 3 | 9 PA | 9 PA · .111/.111/.222 · 0 HR · 44.4% K · 0.0% BB |
| 2025AAA | AAA | Tacoma Rainiers | 24 | 52 | 240 PA | 240 PA · .314/.392/.462 · 5 HR · 13.3% K · 10.4% BB |
ABS challenges · 2026
Baseball Savant