Bubba Starling
PosCF
B/TR/R
Born1992-08-03
Age (2026)33
Contract
No contract data on file. Pre-MLB players and minor-league free agents do not yet have salary projections — entries are added at first 40-man roster placement.
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.
| Year | Age | Lvl | Team | PA | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | SO | HBP | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | ISO | BABIP | K% | BB% | wOBA | wRC+ | BAT | RUN | FLD | POS | REP | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 19 | ROK | Burlington Royals | 234 | 213 | 39 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 99 | 3 | 10 | 1 | .183 | .253 | .315 | .568 | .131 | .296 | 42 | 7 | .253 | 52 | -13 | +2 | +0 | +1 | +7 | -0.4 |
| 2013 | 20 | A | Lexington Legends | 498 | 457 | 85 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 31 | 155 | 6 | 22 | 3 | .186 | .247 | .282 | .529 | .096 | .258 | 31 | 6 | .236 | 39 | -34 | +3 | +0 | +2 | +14 | -1.6 |
| 2014 | 21 | A+ | 2 teams | 633 | 581 | 108 | 23 | 3 | 10 | 32 | 233 | 15 | 17 | 2 | .186 | .247 | .287 | .534 | .102 | .286 | 37 | 5 | .238 | 40 | -43 | +3 | +0 | +2 | +18 | -2.0 |
| 2015 | 22 | AA | 3 teams | 509 | 475 | 102 | 21 | 4 | 14 | 28 | 171 | 3 | 11 | 6 | .215 | .263 | .364 | .627 | .149 | .301 | 34 | 6 | .272 | 66 | -19 | -0 | +0 | +2 | +14 | -0.3 |
| 2016 | 23 | AA | 2 teams | 431 | 406 | 56 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 182 | 6 | 11 | 1 | .138 | .180 | .229 | .409 | .091 | .227 | 42 | 3 | .176 | -7 | -52 | +2 | +0 | +2 | +12 | -3.7 |
| 2017 | 24 | AAA | Omaha Storm Chasers | 303 | 284 | 58 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 81 | 3 | 5 | 4 | .204 | .247 | .303 | .549 | .099 | .268 | 27 | 4 | .243 | 44 | -19 | -1 | +0 | +1 | +9 | -1.0 |
| 2018 | 25 | AAA | 2 teams | 66 | 57 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .228 | .323 | .456 | .779 | .228 | .263 | 24 | 11 | .322 | 105 | +0 | +0 | +0 | +0 | +2 | 0.3 |
| 2019 | 26 | AAA | 2 teams | 482 | 454 | 103 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 23 | 135 | 1 | 11 | 3 | .227 | .266 | .324 | .589 | .097 | .300 | 28 | 5 | .263 | 60 | -22 | +1 | -1 | +2 | +14 | -0.6 |
| 2020 | 27 | MLB | Kansas City Royals | 64 | 59 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .153 | .206 | .220 | .427 | .068 | .250 | 42 | 6 | .199 | 10 | -6 | +0 | +0 | +0 | +2 | -0.4 |
| 2021 | 28 | AAA | Omaha Storm Chasers | 105 | 99 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .212 | .250 | .465 | .715 | .253 | .234 | 29 | 5 | .286 | 77 | -3 | +0 | +0 | +0 | +3 | 0.1 |
| ▸ Career Totals (MLE all levels + projections) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career | — | 3325 | 3085 | 594 | 116 | 15 | 69 | 175 | 1129 | 38 | 89 | 20 | .193 | .245 | .307 | .552 | .114 | .275 | 34 | 5 | .242 | 44 | -211 | +10 | -0 | +12 | +94 | -9.8 | ||
| / 162G | — | 650 | 603 | 116 | 23 | 3 | 13 | 34 | 221 | 7 | 17 | 4 | .192 | .244 | .305 | .549 | .113 | .276 | 34 | 5 | .242 | 44 | -41 | +2 | -0 | +2 | +18 | -1.9 | ||
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.
| Year | Age | Lvl | Team | PA | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | SO | HBP | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | ISO | BABIP | K% | BB% | wOBA | wRC+ | BAT | RUN | FLD | POS | REP | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 19 | ROK | Burlington Royals | 234 | 200 | 55 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 28 | 70 | 3 | 10 | 1 | .275 | .369 | .485 | .854 | .210 | .372 | 30 | 12 | .375 | 145 | +12 | +2 | — | — | +7 | 2.1 |
| 2013 | 20 | A | Lexington Legends | 498 | 435 | 105 | 21 | 4 | 13 | 53 | 128 | 6 | 22 | 3 | .241 | .332 | .398 | .730 | .156 | .309 | 26 | 11 | .326 | 108 | +4 | +3 | — | — | +14 | 2.2 |
| 2014 | 21 | A+ | Wilmington Blue Rocks | 549 | 482 | 105 | 23 | 4 | 9 | 49 | 150 | 13 | 17 | 2 | .218 | .307 | .338 | .645 | .120 | .293 | 27 | 9 | .293 | 82 | -11 | +3 | — | — | +16 | 0.7 |
| 2014 | 21 | INTL | Peoria Javelinas | 84 | 79 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .177 | .226 | .241 | .467 | .063 | .286 | 36 | 4 | .216 | 23 | -7 | +0 | — | — | +2 | -0.5 |
| 2015 | 22 | AA | Northwest Arkansas Naturals | 367 | 331 | 84 | 19 | 4 | 10 | 30 | 91 | 2 | 4 | 5 | .254 | .319 | .426 | .745 | .172 | .319 | 25 | 8 | .328 | 109 | +4 | -1 | — | — | +10 | 1.3 |
| 2015 | 22 | A+ | Wilmington Blue Rocks | 51 | 44 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .386 | .471 | .614 | 1.084 | .227 | .600 | 33 | 14 | .473 | 220 | +7 | +0 | — | — | +1 | 0.9 |
| 2015 | 22 | INTL | Surprise Saguaros | 91 | 84 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .274 | .330 | .440 | .770 | .167 | .345 | 27 | 7 | .343 | 121 | +2 | +1 | — | — | +3 | 0.6 |
| 2016 | 23 | AAA | Omaha Storm Chasers | 176 | 166 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 64 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .181 | .214 | .265 | .479 | .084 | .277 | 36 | 4 | .213 | 21 | -16 | +0 | — | — | +5 | -1.1 |
| 2016 | 23 | AA | Northwest Arkansas Naturals | 255 | 233 | 43 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 81 | 6 | 10 | 1 | .185 | .252 | .322 | .574 | .137 | .257 | 32 | 6 | .259 | 56 | -13 | +2 | — | — | +7 | -0.4 |
| 2017 | 24 | AAA | Omaha Storm Chasers | 303 | 278 | 69 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 65 | 3 | 5 | 4 | .248 | .303 | .381 | .685 | .133 | .301 | 21 | 6 | .304 | 91 | -3 | -1 | — | — | +9 | 0.5 |
| 2018 | 25 | AAA | Omaha Storm Chasers | 41 | 35 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .257 | .350 | .314 | .664 | .057 | .310 | 15 | 12 | .302 | 89 | -0 | +0 | — | — | +1 | 0.1 |
| 2018 | 25 | ROK | Idaho Falls Chukars | 25 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .368 | .520 | 1.158 | 1.678 | .789 | .333 | 24 | 20 | .656 | 360 | +7 | +0 | — | — | +1 | 0.8 |
| 2019 | 26 | MLB | Kansas City Royals | 197 | 186 | 40 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 56 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .215 | .255 | .317 | .572 | .102 | .286 | 28 | 5 | .257 | 55 | -10 | +0 | -1 | +2 | +6 | -0.3 |
| 2019 | 26 | AAA | Omaha Storm Chasers | 285 | 261 | 81 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 59 | 0 | 9 | 3 | .310 | .362 | .448 | .810 | .138 | .374 | 21 | 7 | .357 | 131 | +10 | +1 | — | — | +8 | 1.9 |
| 2020 | 27 | MLB | Kansas City Royals | 64 | 59 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .169 | .222 | .237 | .460 | .068 | .281 | 42 | 6 | .209 | 18 | -6 | +0 | +0 | +0 | +2 | -0.3 |
| 2021 | 28 | AAA | Omaha Storm Chasers | 105 | 97 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .258 | .308 | .557 | .864 | .299 | .273 | 24 | 7 | .369 | 140 | +5 | +0 | — | — | +3 | 0.8 |
| ▸ Career Totals (raw MLB only — historical actual) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MLB Career | — | 261 | 245 | 50 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 83 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .204 | .247 | .298 | .545 | .094 | .285 | 32 | 5 | .245 | 46 | -16 | +0 | -0 | +2 | +7 | -0.7 | ||