Nico Hoerner2B Chicago Cubs
Age 29 R/R 5'11" / 200 lbs MLB BB +5%HR -4% Svc 7.000 · Ctrl thru 2032 peak 5.3 · 2026
wRC+†vL 164125vR 103
AVG/OBP/SLG.288 / .345 / .391
PA649
HR9
SB36
K%10
BB%6
xwOBA.340
Barrel%3.4%
MLB%100%
BAT: +18.5 runs (wOBA-derived runs vs avg)+19BATRUN: +6.6 runs (SB/CS + UBR baserunning)+7RUNFLD: +7.3 runs (Defensive runs vs avg)+7FLDPOS: +2.3 runs (Positional adjustment)+2POSREP: +18.4 runs (Replacement-level credit)+18REPTotal WAR: +5.30+5.3WAR
Scouting · nowfuture
HIT
6060
PWR
3535
SPD
6060
EYE
4545
trajectory · 10 yrs
3.6peak
2027

Contract

ESTIMATED  ·  service-time + WAR-based estimator (needs verification)
Status   FA
MLB Debut   2019
Service   7.000 yrs.days
Team Control Through   2032
First FA Year   2033
NTC
YearStatusSalary Proj WAR Value Surplus
2026Ext / FA-deal$12M+5.3$42M+$30M
2029Ext / FA-deal$2M+3.5$31M+$28M
2030Ext / FA-deal$2M+2.9$26M+$24M
2031Ext / FA-deal$2M+2.2$20M+$18M
2032Ext / FA-deal$2M+1.5$14M+$12M
Totals $22M $134M +$112M

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
201821 INTL3 teams 126111 32634 1153 31 .288.368.505.873 .216.272 49 .362 135 +5 +0 +0 +0 +4 0.9
201922 AA3 teams 397374 911636 17544 84 .243.284.350.634 .107.269 144 .272 67 -15 +0 +3 +4 +11 0.4
202023 MLBChicago Cubs 126109 25400 12243 32 .229.323.266.589 .037.287 1910 .265 61 -6 -0 +5 +0 +4 0.4
202124 MLB2 teams 198175 491100 17325 53 .280.360.343.703 .063.340 169 .309 94 -1 -0 +9 +1 +6 1.4
202225 MLBChicago Cubs 517481 13023411 28576 202 .270.318.403.722 .133.287 115 .309 94 -3 +3 +13 +6 +15 3.4
202326 MLBChicago Cubs 688619 1762659 498314 437 .284.350.386.737 .102.314 127 .327 109 +7 +6 +11 +2 +19 4.7
202427 MLBChicago Cubs 641582 1643817 446612 316 .282.345.387.731 .105.307 107 .325 107 +5 +4 +8 +2 +18 3.8
202528 MLBChicago Cubs 649599 1782837 39497 296 .297.347.389.736 .092.313 86 .326 108 +6 +3 +13 +2 +18 4.3
▸ 2026 Season (actual · ROS · total)
202629 MLBChicago Cubs 118102 31704 11123 70 .304.388.490.878 .186.307 109 .380 149 +6 +1 +2 +0 +3 1.4
ROS29 MLBCHC 531479 1392529 375210 295 .290.354.407.761 .117.309 107 .342 120 +12 +4 +5 +2 +15 3.9
TOT29 MLBCHC 649581 17032213 486413 365 .293.360.422.781 .129.308 107 .349 125 +19 +5 +7 +2 +18 5.3
▸ 2027+ Projections — Projections at projected PA · Park-neutral MLB equivalent · Marcel + aging curve
202730 MLBCHC 637576 16630211 455011 335 .288.351.405.756 .116.299 87 .339 118 +13 +5 +4 +2 +18 4.3
202831 MLBCHC 622562 16129210 445111 294 .286.350.399.749 .112.298 87 .335 115 +10 +4 +3 +2 +18 3.9
202932 MLBCHC 603545 1542729 425311 263 .283.346.389.735 .106.297 97 .330 111 +7 +4 +3 +2 +17 3.4
203033 MLBCHC 573518 1442528 405410 232 .278.342.380.722 .102.295 97 .324 106 +4 +4 +2 +2 +16 2.8
203134 MLBCHC 524474 1302227 36549 191 .274.337.373.711 .099.294 107 .317 101 +1 +3 +0 +2 +15 2.2
203235 MLBCHC 468425 1121915 32538 161 .264.327.348.675 .085.292 117 .310 95 -3 +3 -1 +2 +13 1.4
203336 MLBCHC 406369 961614 27507 130 .260.323.341.664 .081.289 127 .301 88 -5 +3 -2 +1 +12 0.8
203437 MLBCHC 340309 791313 22456 110 .256.318.333.651 .078.286 136 .291 81 -7 +2 -4 +1 +10 0.2
203538 MLBCHC 270247 61912 17384 80 .247.306.316.622 .069.282 146 .280 73 -8 +2 -5 +1 +8 -0.3
▸ Career Totals (MLE all levels + projections)
Career 83167554 208736735112 559870141 34952 .276.338.379.716 .102.298 107 .319 102 +21 +49 +67 +36 +236 41.7
/ 162G 650590 1642939 446811 274 .278.340.383.723 .105.300 107 .319 102 +2 +4 +5 +3 +18 3.3

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
201821 ASouth Bend Cubs 1715 6101 210 00 .400.471.6671.137 .267.385 612 .493 235 +3 +0 +0 0.3
201821 ROKAZL Cubs 1 1512 3110 201 20 .250.400.500.900 .250.250 013 .396 161 +1 +0 +0 0.2
201821 INTLMesa Solar Sox 9489 30441 2162 11 .337.366.506.871 .169.397 172 .378 148 +5 -0 +3 0.8
201922 MLBChicago Cubs 8278 22113 3110 00 .282.309.436.745 .154.292 134 .325 107 +1 +0 +3 +4 +2 1.0
201922 AATennessee Smokies 294268 761633 21314 84 .284.345.399.744 .116.311 117 .334 113 +4 +0 +8 1.3
201922 ROKAZL Cubs 2 2120 8100 110 00 .400.429.450.879 .050.421 55 .396 161 +1 +0 +1 0.2
202023 MLBChicago Cubs 126108 24400 12243 32 .222.315.259.574 .037.279 1910 .268 64 -5 -0 +5 +0 +4 0.4
202124 MLBChicago Cubs 170149 451000 17253 53 .302.385.369.754 .067.360 1510 .345 122 +4 -0 +9 +1 +5 1.8
202124 AAAIowa Cubs 2826 7100 062 00 .269.321.308.629 .038.350 210 .292 82 -1 +0 +1 0.0
202225 MLBChicago Cubs 517481 13522510 28576 202 .281.328.410.738 .129.300 115 .328 109 +6 +3 +13 +6 +15 4.3
202326 MLBChicago Cubs 688619 1752749 498314 437 .283.349.383.732 .100.312 127 .329 110 +8 +6 +11 +2 +19 4.8
202427 MLBChicago Cubs 641582 1593517 446612 316 .273.337.373.710 .100.297 107 .321 104 +3 +4 +8 +2 +18 3.6
202528 MLBChicago Cubs 649599 1782947 39497 296 .297.347.394.741 .097.313 86 .332 112 +9 +3 +13 +2 +18 4.7
▸ Career Totals (raw MLB only — historical actual)
MLB Career 28732616 7381281536 19231545 13126 .282.342.384.725 .102.307 117 .326 108 +25 +16 +62 +18 +81 20.6

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
Nico Hoerner (OGILVIE) 29 60 35 60 45 .289/.352/.407 .118.300 1135 7% 7% 120 +3.4
Ryan Freel
2005 · MLB
29 57→59 41→45 59→65 58 .268/.355/.375 .107.307 731 14% 10% 112 +2.6 .265/.353/.374 .109.312 737 16% 10% 111 +2.5 .262/.348/.369.107.30974116%10%106+1.6
Jason Bartlett
2010 · MLB
30 60→65 43→45 58→55 52 .289/.352/.412 .123.328 925 15% 8% 120 +3.1 .259/.325/.361 .102.306 619 16% 8% 95 +1.4 .246/.314/.325.079.29231816%8%78+0.2
Esteban German
2007 · MLB
29 59→61 40→45 58→60 55 .279/.355/.385 .106.331 624 17% 9% 114 +2.7 .266/.343/.371 .105.317 520 16% 10% 106 +2.2 .265/.344/.355.091.31842516%10%100+1.1
Rafael Furcal
2007 · MLB
29 58→62 46→50 60 57 .285/.351/.428 .143.309 1231 12% 9% 124 +3.4 .281/.347/.404 .123.310 1023 12% 9% 115 +2.8 .289/.358/.427.138.323102013%10%121+2.2
Ryan Theriot
2008 · MLB
28 57→65 38→40 57→55 54 .270/.325/.360 .090.297 425 11% 8% 95 +1.4 .280/.344/.353 .073.314 421 11% 9% 101 +1.8 .281/.346/.341.059.31731911%8%95+1.5
Julio Lugo
2006 · MLB
30 58→62 43→45 55→60 54 .278/.343/.398 .120.314 923 14% 8% 112 +2.6 .264/.328/.382 .118.299 927 14% 8% 102 +1.9 .252/.320/.362.110.28792915%9%92+0.9
Eduardo Núñez
2017 · MLB
30 54→62 48→50 57→60 46 .269/.308/.413 .145.294 1630 15% 5% 102 +1.9 .272/.305/.411 .139.295 1523 13% 4% 101 +1.8 .266/.293/.391.125.288131813%3%89+0.6
Coco Crisp
2009 · MLB
29 55→59 43→50 57→65 53 .264/.324/.385 .120.298 926 15% 8% 102 +1.8 .261/.329/.395 .134.291 1136 14% 9% 106 +2.2 .254/.333/.409.155.268162912%11%107+2.0
Craig Gentry
2014 · MLB
30 56→55 40 62→60 51 .263/.338/.363 .099.313 535 17% 8% 102 +1.9 .241/.305/.316 .075.297 531 19% 7% 76 +0.0 .224/.290/.298.074.28742922%7%62-0.3
Eduardo Arredondo
2014 · AAA
29 60→69 38→45 56→60 49 .284/.322/.361 .077.310 532 10% 5% 93 +1.3 .278/.319/.354 .076.295 322 7% 5% 90 +1.0 .285/.326/.351.066.3002205%5%89+0.7
José Reyes
2012 · MLB
29 61→68 45→55 63→65 53 .295/.342/.432 .137.312 932 9% 7% 121 +3.2 .286/.340/.421 .135.304 1029 9% 8% 117 +2.9 .280/.334/.404.124.299102910%7%104+2.0
Jerry Hairston Jr.
2005 · MLB
29 57→55 40→50 52→55 55 .269/.341/.373 .104.292 624 10% 8% 106 +2.2 .245/.316/.345 .100.273 616 12% 7% 89 +0.9 .263/.322/.403.140.282141512%7%102+1.4
Chone Figgins
2007 · MLB
29 58→68 42→45 64→65 54 .276/.339/.389 .113.315 741 15% 9% 108 +2.3 .288/.364/.381 .093.341 540 15% 11% 117 +2.9 .296/.383/.376.080.35634016%12%120+3.1
Jean Segura
2018 · MLB
28 59→64 45→50 54→60 46 .289/.333/.421 .131.324 1224 15% 5% 115 +2.7 .289/.335/.415 .126.321 1116 13% 6% 114 +2.7 .285/.333/.404.119.315101313%6%105+1.7
Shane Victorino
2010 · MLB
29 59→60 47→55 60 54 .286/.348/.437 .151.306 1228 11% 8% 125 +3.5 .266/.333/.429 .163.285 1426 12% 8% 117 +2.9 .261/.328/.418.157.279152712%7%109+2.4
David Eckstein
2003 · MLB
28 59→64 39→40 52→55 53 .278/.348/.367 .089.293 620 8% 7% 108 +2.3 .269/.337/.351 .082.287 516 8% 7% 98 +1.6 .291/.353/.368.076.3064106%6%107+2.2
Chad Meyers
2006 · AAA
30 56→63 46→50 57→60 54 .274/.352/.416 .142.310 1230 16% 9% 122 +3.3 .276/.360/.393 .117.317 931 15% 9% 119 +3.1 .297/.391/.391.094.34153913%11%127+2.5
Edgar Renteria
2004 · MLB
28 61→68 46→45 54→55 56 .298/.359/.434 .136.316 1223 10% 9% 129 +3.7 .288/.345/.414 .126.318 1016 12% 8% 118 +3.0 .294/.357/.422.128.332111214%9%122+3.5
Nick Van Stratten
2016 · AAA
31 62→59 41→40 56→55 47 .297/.337/.399 .102.332 823 13% 5% 110 +2.4 .269/.307/.358 .089.298 621 11% 5% 87 +0.8 .276/.310/.344.068.3012249%4%81+0.2
Ichiro Suzuki
2003 · MLB
29 67→76 41→45 58→60 54 .324/.376/.433 .108.344 731 8% 7% 134 +4.1 .326/.371/.438 .112.349 927 9% 6% 134 +4.1 .327/.372/.439.112.34910289%6%121+3.9