Joey Votto1B Buffalo Bisons
Age 42 L/R 6'2" / 220 lbs AAA HR +12%BB +4% Svc 19.000 · Ctrl thru 2026 peak 0.3 · 2026
wRC+†120
AVG/OBP/SLG.233 / .332 / .435
PA140
HR6
K%32
BB%11
xwOBA.302
Barrel%11.0%
MLB%10%
BAT: +3.2 runs (wOBA-derived runs vs avg)+3BATRUN: -0.1 runs (SB/CS + UBR baserunning)-0RUNFLD: -1.7 runs (Defensive runs vs avg)-2FLDPOS: -2.5 runs (Positional adjustment)-3POSREP: +4.0 runs (Replacement-level credit)+4REPTotal WAR: +0.30+0.3WAR
Scouting · nowfuture
HIT
7070
PWR
6060
SPD
4040
FLD
5555
EYE
7070
Barrel%
6911.0
xwOBA
440.302
Avg EV
5289.3
Whiff%
260.136
Chase%
720.274
Speed
1225.6
Bat Spd
2668.7

Contract

ESTIMATED  ·  service-time + WAR-based estimator (needs verification)
Status   FA
MLB Debut   2007
Service   19.000 yrs.days
Team Control Through   2026
First FA Year   2027
YearStatusSalary Proj WAR Value Surplus
2026Ext / FA-deal$1M+0.3$1M+$0.1M
Totals $1M $1M +$0.1M

Career Projections (MLE)

All seasons translated to park-neutral MLB-equivalent (MLE) and combined per year. 2026 = actual YTD + projected ROS + total. 2027+ via Advanced Marcel + aging curve.

YearAge LvlTeam PAAB H2B3BHR BBSOHBP SBCS AVGOBPSLGOPS ISOBABIP K%BB% wOBAwRC+ BATRUNFLDPOSREP WAR
200521 A+Sarasota Reds 530480 10421213 371753 45 .217.277.350.627 .133.302 337 .274 68 -19 -1 +0 -9 +15 -1.5
200622 AAChattanooga Lookouts 590536 15042221 501421 247 .280.342.483.826 .203.343 248 .354 129 +19 +2 +0 -11 +17 2.8
200723 AAA2 teams 669605 16225223 501475 1810 .268.329.430.759 .162.313 227 .330 111 +8 -0 -6 -12 +19 0.9
200824 MLBCincinnati Reds 589526 15632324 591022 75 .297.370.506.875 .209.328 1710 .369 141 +27 -1 -0 -11 +17 3.3
200925 MLBCincinnati Reds 544469 15138125 701064 41 .322.414.567.982 .245.372 1913 .411 173 +45 +0 -10 -10 +15 4.1
201026 MLBCincinnati Reds 648547 17335232 911257 165 .316.420.563.983 .247.359 1914 .414 175 +55 +1 -10 -12 +18 5.4
201127 MLBCincinnati Reds 719599 18240327 1101294 86 .304.415.516.931 .212.345 1815 .391 157 +47 -1 -5 -13 +20 4.9
201228 MLBCincinnati Reds 475374 12344012 94855 53 .329.469.5431.012 .214.398 1820 .407 170 +37 -0 -5 -8 +13 3.8
201329 MLBCincinnati Reds 726581 17731323 1351384 63 .305.439.487.926 .182.362 1919 .389 156 +46 +0 -13 -13 +21 4.1
201430 MLBCincinnati Reds 272220 571705 47493 11 .259.396.405.801 .145.310 1817 .349 125 +8 -0 -5 -5 +8 0.5
201531 MLBCincinnati Reds 695545 17233228 1431355 113 .316.462.538.999 .222.375 1921 .412 173 +58 +1 -12 -12 +20 5.5
201632 MLBCincinnati Reds 677556 18233227 1081205 81 .327.441.540.981 .212.372 1816 .401 165 +50 +1 -14 -12 +19 4.5
201733 MLBCincinnati Reds 707559 17836133 134838 51 .318.456.5641.020 .245.323 1219 .416 176 +61 +1 -7 -13 +20 6.3
201834 MLBCincinnati Reds 623503 13925110 1081019 20 .276.413.390.803 .113.327 1617 .352 128 +19 +0 -6 -11 +18 2.0
201935 MLBCincinnati Reds 608525 13732115 761234 50 .261.359.411.770 .150.313 2012 .338 117 +11 +1 -4 -11 +17 1.5
202036 MLBCincinnati Reds 223186 408010 37430 00 .215.345.419.765 .204.226 1917 .327 109 +2 +0 -5 -4 +6 -0.0
202137 MLB2 teams 555469 11422233 781334 10 .243.356.510.865 .267.264 2414 .362 135 +22 +0 -4 -10 +16 2.4
202238 MLBCincinnati Reds 376322 6415111 449710 00 .199.314.354.668 .155.248 2612 .295 84 -7 +0 -10 -7 +11 -1.3
202339 MLB2 teams 345295 5510015 401038 00 .186.300.373.673 .186.223 3012 .294 83 -7 +0 -4 -6 +10 -0.7
202440 AAA2 teams 9784 12202 11451 10 .143.250.238.488 .095.263 4611 .222 28 -8 +0 +0 -2 +3 -0.7
▸ 2026 Season
202642 MLBTOR 140121 28506 16452 10 .231.331.421.752 .190.316 3211 .343 120 +3 +0 -2 -3 +4 0.3
▸ Career Totals (MLE all levels + projections)
Career 108089102 255654628395 1538222694 12751 .281.390.477.867 .196.330 2114 .367 139 +478 +5 -123 -193 +306 48.3
/ 162G 650547 15433224 921346 83 .282.390.481.871 .199.331 2114 .367 139 +29 +0 -7 -12 +18 2.9

Historical Stats — Raw (Per Stint)

Actual MLB + MiLB stats as they happened, one row per stint at each level. Use this to see what really got recorded; the table above shows MLB-equivalent translations + projections.

YearAge LvlTeam PAAB H2B3BHR BBSOHBP SBCS AVGOBPSLGOPS ISOBABIP K%BB% wOBAwRC+ BATRUNFLDPOSREP WAR
200521 A+Sarasota Reds 530466 11923216 511233 45 .255.333.416.749 .161.307 2310 .329 110 +6 -1 +15 2.0
200622 AAChattanooga Lookouts 590508 16246222 781091 247 .319.411.547.958 .228.368 1813 .418 178 +52 +2 +17 7.2
200723 MLBCincinnati Reds 8984 27704 5150 10 .321.360.548.907 .226.354 176 .396 161 +6 +0 -6 -12 +3 -0.9
200723 AAALouisville Bats 580496 14621222 701105 1710 .294.387.478.865 .183.332 1912 .379 148 +32 -1 +16 4.8
200824 MLBCincinnati Reds 589526 15632324 591022 75 .297.370.506.875 .209.328 1710 .384 152 +35 -1 -0 -11 +17 4.1
200925 MLBCincinnati Reds 544469 15138125 701064 41 .322.414.567.982 .245.372 1913 .428 186 +53 +0 -10 -10 +15 4.9
201026 MLBCincinnati Reds 648547 17736237 911257 165 .324.426.6001.026 .276.361 1914 .444 198 +71 +1 -10 -12 +18 7.1
201127 MLBCincinnati Reds 719599 18540329 1101294 86 .309.419.531.950 .222.349 1815 .415 176 +62 -1 -5 -13 +20 6.4
201228 MLBCincinnati Reds 475374 12644014 94855 53 .337.476.5671.043 .230.404 1820 .456 207 +57 -0 -5 -8 +13 5.8
201329 MLBCincinnati Reds 726581 17730324 1351384 63 .305.439.491.929 .186.360 1919 .412 173 +60 +0 -13 -13 +21 5.5
201430 MLBCincinnati Reds 272220 561606 47493 11 .255.393.409.802 .155.299 1817 .363 136 +11 -0 -5 -5 +8 0.8
201531 MLBCincinnati Reds 695545 17133229 1431355 113 .314.460.5411.002 .228.371 1921 .441 195 +75 +1 -12 -12 +20 7.3
201632 MLBCincinnati Reds 677556 18134229 1081205 81 .326.439.550.990 .225.366 1816 .430 187 +67 +1 -14 -12 +19 6.3
201733 MLBCincinnati Reds 707559 17934136 134838 51 .320.458.5781.036 .258.321 1219 .449 202 +81 +1 -7 -13 +20 8.4
201834 MLBCincinnati Reds 623503 14328212 1081019 20 .284.419.419.839 .135.333 1617 .381 150 +35 +0 -6 -11 +18 3.6
201935 MLBCincinnati Reds 608525 13732115 761234 50 .261.359.411.770 .150.313 2012 .346 123 +16 +1 -4 -11 +17 2.0
202036 MLBCincinnati Reds 223186 428011 37430 00 .226.354.446.800 .220.235 1917 .358 132 +8 +0 -5 -4 +6 0.6
202137 MLBCincinnati Reds 533448 11923136 771274 10 .266.378.562.941 .297.287 2414 .405 168 +41 +0 -4 -10 +15 4.3
202137 AAALouisville Bats 2221 4110 150 00 .190.227.333.561 .143.250 235 .246 46 -1 +0 +1 -0.1
202238 MLBCincinnati Reds 376322 6618111 449710 00 .205.319.370.689 .165.257 2612 .314 99 -0 +0 -10 -7 +11 -0.7
202339 MLBCincinnati Reds 242208 426014 27627 00 .202.314.433.747 .231.212 2611 .334 113 +4 +0 -4 -6 +7 0.0
202339 AAALouisville Bats 10381 15403 19341 00 .185.347.346.692 .160.261 3318 .317 100 +0 +0 +3 0.3
202440 AAABuffalo Bisons 5142 6001 8220 00 .143.280.214.494 .071.250 4316 .239 41 -3 +0 +1 -0.2
202440 ADunedin Blue Jays 4638 8301 7141 10 .211.348.368.716 .158.304 3015 .330 111 +1 +0 +1 0.2
▸ Career Totals (raw MLB only — historical actual)
MLB Career 87467252 213545922356 1365164081 8029 .294.412.511.923 .217.335 1916 .406 169 +682 +4 -122 -169 +248 65.6

Career Path Comps

What happened to players with a similar stat profile at this age · Y-axis: wRC+ (100 = league avg, 150 = elite, 80 = below) · Bands: P10–P90 outer, P25–P75 inner · Gold: OGILVIE projection

Scouting At Match Age Next 3 Yrs Peak 3 Yrs
Comp Age HIT PWR SPD EYE AVG/OBP/SLG ISOBABIP HRSB K%BB% wRC+WAR AVG/OBP/SLG ISOBABIP HRSB K%BB% wRC+WAR AVG/OBP/SLG ISOBABIP HRSB K%BB% wRC+WAR
Joey Votto (OGILVIE) 42 70 60 40 70 .233/.332/.435 .201.316 61 32% 11% 120 +0.7
Matt Stairs
2010 · MLB
42 49→55 56→65 44→45 58 .256/.350/.452 .196.291 244 21% 12% 131 +3.9 .233/.322/.401 .168.295 208 27% 11% 106 +2.2 .234/.310/.485.251.276341129%10%109+0.4
Andres Galarraga
2003 · MLB
42 53→59 55→60 37→40 47 .270/.343/.456 .186.329 234 24% 8% 129 +3.7 .272/.335/.446 .174.326 216 22% 8% 123 +3.3 .301/.351/.489.188.35225221%6%137+2.1
Raul Ibanez
2014 · MLB
42 45→55 59→60 50→45 49 .245/.304/.456 .211.266 283 21% 8% 113 +2.6 .221/.298/.392 .171.257 216 22% 10% 94 +1.3 .166/.265/.273.107.19910621%12%47-0.9
Steve Finley
2006 · MLB
41 49→56 56→60 47→50 53 .256/.318/.448 .192.264 2411 14% 8% 116 +2.8 .236/.302/.382 .146.253 139 12% 8% 92 +1.2 .232/.305/.362.131.2497710%9%83+0.3
Jason Giambi
2013 · MLB
42 48→58 52→70 48→40 60 .241/.356/.413 .172.293 205 24% 14% 124 +3.4 .210/.308/.373 .163.257 195 25% 11% 94 +1.3 .177/.280/.348.172.20322026%11%76+0.0
Nelson Cruz
2023 · MLB
43 49→58 55→70 50→55 51 .255/.331/.435 .180.296 255 23% 9% 118 +3.0 .244/.307/.397 .153.306 197 26% 7% 98 +1.6 .240/.280/.401.161.31121430%4%83+0.2
Ricardo Saenz
2006 · AAA
44 50→53 55 45→30 47 .262/.319/.446 .184.301 245 22% 7% 116 +2.8 .250/.307/.419 .169.288 213 21% 7% 105 +2.1 .238/.300/.397.159.27319120%7%96+1.0
Julian Yan
2007 · AAA
42 41→42 59→65 46→45 49 .226/.299/.428 .201.265 286 27% 9% 104 +2.0 .239/.295/.446 .207.273 2910 24% 7% 107 +2.2 .238/.293/.464.226.25933923%7%108+1.8
Ken Griffey Jr.
2010 · MLB
40 47→55 56→70 45 63 .245/.347/.438 .193.259 243 16% 13% 125 +3.5 .226/.312/.370 .144.254 165 18% 11% 94 +1.3 .180/.248/.200.021.2170016%8%20-0.7
Cornelio Garcia
2006 · AAA
41 58→64 48→45 43→45 51 .284/.340/.437 .154.328 146 18% 8% 121 +3.2 .269/.334/.369 .100.324 88 18% 9% 102 +1.8 .269/.340/.332.063.3284817%9%91+0.5
Craig Biggio
2007 · MLB
41 50→59 54→60 47→50 49 .259/.318/.445 .185.269 227 14% 6% 116 +2.8 .246/.293/.395 .149.281 156 18% 5% 92 +1.2 .246/.281/.372.127.29511420%4%79+0.2
Willis Otáñez
2014 · AAA
41 53→63 53→60 46→40 48 .273/.328/.440 .167.304 233 19% 7% 118 +3.0 .243/.302/.382 .139.289 184 22% 7% 92 +1.2 .232/.300/.356.124.27319022%8%86+0.6
Jim Edmonds
2010 · MLB
40 47→57 56→70 42→45 58 .245/.333/.441 .196.271 244 20% 12% 121 +3.2 .257/.329/.452 .195.304 217 22% 9% 122 +3.3 .269/.336/.474.205.32121422%9%128+1.7
Matias Carrillo Sr.
2007 · AAA
44 55→62 52→55 49→50 52 .277/.327/.443 .166.277 2010 10% 6% 118 +3.0 .267/.311/.393 .126.279 1410 10% 6% 98 +1.6 .284/.323/.392.108.2961298%5%106+0.8
Rafael Palmeiro
2005 · MLB
40 49→53 61→70 46→40 66 .261/.365/.488 .227.250 303 12% 13% 145 +4.9 .258/.343/.443 .185.256 245 11% 11% 125 +3.5 .260/.339/.438.178.25326310%10%115+2.0
Manny Ramirez
2012 · MLB
40 54→64 52→70 43→30 62 .269/.379/.444 .175.321 194 21% 14% 141 +4.5 .231/.293/.345 .114.294 126 24% 7% 79 +0.3 .203/.248/.292.089.22213016%5%44-0.4
Pedro Castellano
2012 · AAA
42 55→65 46→55 48→45 45 .273/.319/.396 .123.321 145 20% 6% 102 +1.9 .247/.289/.373 .126.294 158 21% 5% 84 +0.6 .267/.300/.409.142.30019718%4%97+0.5
Roberto Mendez
2013 · AAA
40 51→59 47→50 44→45 52 .252/.323/.386 .134.304 144 22% 9% 102 +1.9 .249/.321/.361 .112.307 96 20% 10% 95 +1.4 .261/.336/.344.084.3215519%10%95+0.5
Carlos Beltrán
2017 · MLB
40 51→61 55→65 46→60 50 .266/.321/.452 .186.288 233 17% 7% 119 +3.1 .251/.304/.421 .170.284 203 19% 7% 104 +2.0 .232/.286/.383.151.26816020%6%82+0.4
Torii Hunter
2015 · MLB
40 59→66 50→65 46→55 44 .293/.333/.452 .159.334 186 18% 5% 124 +3.4 .258/.307/.424 .166.287 215 18% 6% 105 +2.1 .240/.295/.406.166.26123219%6%93+1.2