Nico Hoerner2B Chicago Cubs
Age 29 R/R 5'11" / 200 lbs MLB Svc 6.081 · Ctrl thru 2026
2026 ROS PROJECTION420 act + 280 ros · stats below = ROS only
wRC+†vL 151134vR 92
AVG/OBP/SLG.277 / .342 / .372
PA280
HR3
SB11
K%9
BB%8
BABIP295
ISO95
MLB%100%
Value2026 · WAR
BAT: -8.9 runs (wOBA-derived runs vs avg)-9BATRUN: +4.6 runs (SB/CS + UBR baserunning)+5RUNFLD: +5.4 runs (Defensive runs vs avg)+5FLDPOS: +2.5 runs (Positional adjustment)+2POSREP: +19.8 runs (Replacement-level credit)+20REPTotal WAR: +2.20+2.2WAR
trajectory · projected WAR by year
3.03.12.72.21.40.70.1-0.32628303233
Tools · Splits · ContractCON 60 / POW 35
Toolsscout grade · Statcast %ile · 2024-2026
CONTACT60
Whiff%
903.8%
xwOBA
600.320
POWER35
Barrel%
101.5
Avg EV
1186.2
Bat Spd
1867.9
EYE45
Chase%
7626.7%
SPEED60
Sprint
7128.3
Platoon Splits2024-2026 · 1413 PA
vs LHP
vs RHP
Edge
PA
333
1080
wRC+
157
93
◀◀L
wOBA
390
306
◀◀L
ISO
149
091
◀◀L
BABIP
366
285
◀◀L
K%
8.1%
9.3%
L
BB%
4.5%
7.1%
▶▶R
Contract ESTIMATED · service-time + WAR-based estimator (needs verification)
Status   FA
MLB Debut   2019
Service   6.081 yrs.days
Team Control Through   2026
First FA Year   2027
NTCDEF 20%
YearStatusSalary Proj WAR Value Surplus
2026ROSExt$5M+0.9$4M-$1M
Totals $5M $4M -$1M

Career Stats + Projections

Viewactual = stats as recorded (prior seasons combined) + projected real-world MLB lines · MLE = level/park-neutral translations
Methodology▸ how these numbers are built

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 MLB% PAAB H2B3BHR BBSOHBP SBCS AVGOBPSLGOPS ISOBABIP K%BB% wOBAwRC+ BATRUNFLDPOSREP WAR
201821 INTL3 teams 126111 32634 1153 31 288368505873 216272 49 369 140
201821 INTL3 teams 126116 39652 6173 31 336384526910 190378 135 396 161
201922 AA3 teams 397374 901545 17554 84 241281342623 102269 144 271 66
201922 AA3 teams 397366 1061846 25434 84 290342410752 120313 116 335 115
202023 MLBChicago Cubs 126109 24400 12243 32 220315257571 37276 1910 264 60 -6 -0 +5 +0 +4 0.4
202023 MLBChicago Cubs 126108 24400 12243 32 222315259574 37279 1910 268 64 -5 -0 +5 +0 +4 0.4
202124 MLB2 teams 198175 511100 17325 53 291371354725 63354 169 315 99 -0 -0 +9 +1 +6 1.5
202124 MLB2 teams 198175 521100 17315 53 297376360736 63359 169 337 116 +4 -0 +9 +1 +6 1.9
202225 MLBChicago Cubs 517481 13522510 28576 202 281328410738 129300 115 317 100 +0 +3 +13 +6 +15 3.7
202225 MLBChicago Cubs 517481 13522510 28576 202 281328410738 129300 115 328 109 +6 +3 +13 +6 +15 4.3
202326 MLBChicago Cubs 688619 1732649 498314 437 279346378724 99308 127 323 105 +4 +6 +11 +2 +19 4.4
202326 MLBChicago Cubs 688619 1752749 498314 437 283349383732 100312 127 329 110 +8 +6 +11 +2 +19 4.8
202427 MLBChicago Cubs 641582 1573417 446612 316 270334368702 98293 107 313 98 -1 +4 +8 +2 +18 3.2
202427 MLBChicago Cubs 641582 1593517 446612 316 273337373710 100297 107 321 104 +3 +4 +8 +2 +18 3.6
202528 MLBChicago Cubs 649599 1762847 39497 296 294344389733 95309 86 325 107 +5 +3 +13 +2 +18 4.3
202528 MLBChicago Cubs 649599 1782947 39497 296 297347394741 97313 86 332 112 +9 +3 +13 +2 +18 4.7
▸ 2026 Season (ACT · ROS-MLE · ROS-CTX · FULL)
YTD29 MLBCHC 420374 872304 36335 143 233308326635 94243 89 285 76 -11 +2 +2 +1 +12 0.6
YTD29 MLBCHC 420374 872304 36335 143 233308326635 94243 89 288 79 -10 +2 +2 +1 +12 0.7
ROS29 MLBCHC 100% 280253 701313 21244 112 277342372713 95297 98 326 108 +2 +1 +3 +1 +8 1.6
ROS29 MLBCHC 100% 280253 701313 21244 112 277342372713 95298 98 318 101 +0 +1 +3 +1 +8 1.4
FULL29 MLBCHC 700627 1573617 57579 255 250322344666 94264 88 298 86 -11 +3 +5 +2 +20 2.0
TOT29 MLBCHC 700627 1573617 57579 255 250322344666 94264 88 301 89 -9 +3 +5 +2 +20 2.2
▸ 2027+ Projections   WITH CONTEXT · MLB TIME ONLY ⓘ
202730 MLBCHC 100% 660596 1723237 50589 245 289353388740 99306 98 331 112 +9 +3 +6 +2 +19 3.9
202831 MLBCHC 100% 660597 1693136 50608 214 283347375722 92304 98 327 108 +6 +3 +5 +2 +19 3.6
202932 MLBCHC 100% 659596 1663036 50628 174 279343369712 91300 98 320 103 +2 +2 +4 +2 +19 3.0
203033 MLBCHC 100% 568513 1392424 43567 123 271336349685 78295 108 312 97 -2 +1 +3 +2 +16 2.0
203134 MLBCHC 100% 482437 1151923 36516 72 263328336664 73289 117 301 89 -6 +1 +1 +2 +14 1.1
203235 MLBCHC 100% 426387 981522 31485 51 253317318635 65281 117 290 80 -10 +1 -0 +2 +12 0.4
203336 MLBCHC 100% 366333 801211 26444 21 240303291594 51274 127 278 71 -12 +0 -2 +1 +10 -0.2
202730 MLBCHC 100% 660596 1723237 50589 245 289353388740 99308 98 323 105 +4 +3 +6 +2 +19 3.4
202831 MLBCHC 100% 660597 1713237 50608 214 286350385735 99305 98 318 102 +1 +3 +5 +2 +19 3.1
202932 MLBCHC 100% 659596 1673036 50628 174 280344371715 91301 98 312 97 -2 +2 +4 +2 +19 2.5
203033 MLBCHC 100% 568513 1402524 43567 123 273337353690 80296 108 304 91 -6 +1 +3 +2 +16 1.6
203134 MLBCHC 100% 482437 1151923 36516 72 263328336664 73290 117 294 83 -9 +1 +1 +2 +14 0.8
203235 MLBCHC 100% 426387 981522 31485 51 253317318635 65283 117 282 74 -12 +1 -0 +2 +12 0.1
203336 MLBCHC 100% 366333 801211 26444 21 240303291594 51275 127 271 65 -14 +0 -2 +1 +10 -0.5
▸ Career Totals
Career 69746328 17513063269 49971896 23048 277339368707 91302 107 314 98 -14 +27 +81 +33 +198 33.1
/ 162G 650590 1632936 47679 214 276339366705 90302 107 314 98 -1 +3 +8 +3 +18 3.1
Career 74436762 18473223874 524774105 24153 273335365700 92298 107 313 98 -18 +27 +81 +33 +211 34.1
/ 162G 650591 1602836 46689 215 271333359692 88296 107 313 98 -2 +2 +7 +3 +18 3.0

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 MLB% PAAB H2B3BHR BBSOHBP SBCS AVGOBPSLGOPS ISOBABIP K%BB% wOBAwRC+ BATRUNFLDPOSREP WAR
201821 ASouth Bend Cubs 1715 6101 210 00 4004716671.137 267385 612 493 235 +3 +0 +0 0.3
201821 ROKAZL Cubs 1 1512 3110 201 20 250400500900 250250 013 396 161 +1 +0 +0 0.2
201821 INTLMesa Solar Sox 9489 30441 2162 11 337366506871 169397 172 378 148 +5 -0 +3 0.8
201922 MLBChicago Cubs 8278 22113 3110 00 282309436745 154292 134 325 107 +1 +0 +3 +4 +2 1.0
201922 AATennessee Smokies 294268 761633 21314 84 284345399744 116311 117 334 113 +4 +0 +8 1.3
201922 ROKAZL Cubs 2 2120 8100 110 00 400429450879 50421 55 396 161 +1 +0 +1 0.2
202023 MLBChicago Cubs 126108 24400 12243 32 222315259574 37279 1910 268 64 -5 -0 +5 +0 +4 0.4
202124 MLBChicago Cubs 170149 451000 17253 53 302385369754 67360 1510 345 122 +4 -0 +9 +1 +5 1.8
202124 AAAIowa Cubs 2826 7100 062 00 269321308629 38350 210 292 82 -1 +0 +1 0.0
202225 MLBChicago Cubs 517481 13522510 28576 202 281328410738 129300 115 328 109 +6 +3 +13 +6 +15 4.3
202326 MLBChicago Cubs 688619 1752749 498314 437 283349383732 100312 127 329 110 +8 +6 +11 +2 +19 4.8
202427 MLBChicago Cubs 641582 1593517 446612 316 273337373710 100297 107 321 104 +3 +4 +8 +2 +18 3.6
202528 MLBChicago Cubs 649599 1782947 39497 296 297347394741 97313 86 332 112 +9 +3 +13 +2 +18 4.7
▸ Career Totals (raw MLB only — historical actual)
MLB Career 28732616 7381281536 19231545 13126 282342384725 102307 117 326 108 +25 +16 +62 +18 +81 20.6

Career Comps

Retired MLB careers whose totals most resemble what we're projecting for this player. Top row of each card is career totals; bottom row is per-162-game rates. Pool: 727 completed hitter careers (2000-2024).

PLAYER · career totals + /162 gamesYRSPAHRSBAVGOBPSLGPOSFLDWARJAWS
#1Coco Crisplast yr '16
career totals — 15 seasons, 6,627 PA
156,627130309265327402+4+5130.828.0
/1626641331+0.4+5.13.1pk7: 25
#2Mark Ellislast yr '14
career totals — 12 seasons, 5,728 PA
125,72810582262327384+17+8827.925.4
/1626641210+1.9+10.23.2pk7: 23
#3Omar Vizquellast yr '12
career totals — 13 seasons, 6,125 PA
136,12546166269335354+26+8525.725.0
/162664518+2.8+9.22.8pk7: 24
OGOGILVIE CAREER PROJECTION
career totals — every cell rolls up across 16 projected seasons
167,80579267276334368+28+13825.722.9
/162664723+2.4+11.72.2pk7: 20
#4Adam Kennedylast yr '12
career totals — 13 seasons, 5,945 PA
135,94579179272328383+5+4923.521.8
/162664920+0.6+5.52.6pk7: 20
#5Craig Counselllast yr '11
career totals — 12 seasons, 4,702 PA
124,7023798255342343+15+7620.718.5
/162664514+2.1+10.82.9pk7: 16
#6Ender Inciartelast yr '21
career totals — 8 seasons, 3,414 PA
83,41442118280333383+4+6718.218.5
/162664823+0.8+13.03.5pk7: 19

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 45 250/322/344 94264 725 8% 8% 89 +2.2
Jason Bartlett
2009 · MLB
29 58→65 38→45 55 49 274/329/365 91313 421 14% 6% 98 +1.6 274/339/389 115319 822 16% 8% 108 +2.3 267/337/37510731372216%9%101+1.7
Craig Gentry
2013 · MLB
29 54→56 39→40 57→60 47 256/321/343 87307 529 18% 6% 89 +1.0 256/323/338 82311 533 18% 7% 89 +1.0 249/313/3166730743719%7%75+0.0
David Eckstein
2004 · MLB
29 56→64 39→40 51→55 53 266/337/351 85282 619 8% 7% 98 +1.6 275/340/354 79293 513 8% 7% 100 +1.7 291/353/368763064106%6%107+2.2
Ryan Theriot
2008 · MLB
28 57→65 38→40 58→55 54 269/325/359 90295 426 10% 8% 95 +1.4 281/345/353 72315 420 11% 9% 102 +1.8 284/348/3435932031911%8%97+1.7
Mike McCoy
2011 · MLB
30 53→58 39→40 59→60 54 252/322/344 92300 629 18% 9% 90 +1.0 233/315/312 79283 630 18% 10% 79 +0.3 226/313/2926627553318%11%71-0.2
Alfredo Amezaga
2008 · MLB
30 55→56 39→40 53→55 54 258/322/350 92290 521 13% 8% 91 +1.1 248/304/350 102287 714 15% 7% 84 +0.6 283/330/368853326616%6%98+0.8
Endy Chavez
2007 · MLB
29 56→63 41→45 56→55 51 267/311/375 108289 621 11% 6% 92 +1.2 265/310/358 93290 616 10% 6% 88 +0.9 280/316/351713125411%5%86+0.5
Ryan Freel
2005 · MLB
29 57→59 41→45 60→65 58 269/357/374 105309 632 14% 10% 113 +2.6 265/352/375 110312 737 16% 10% 111 +2.5 262/348/36910731074116%10%106+1.6
Tony Gwynn Jr.
2012 · MLB
29 52→57 39→40 59→60 54 245/315/339 94288 528 16% 9% 85 +0.7 235/296/311 76291 422 19% 8% 70 -0.3 227/291/2835628422019%8%57-0.7
Jerry Hairston Jr.
2005 · MLB
29 57→55 40→50 51→55 56 271/345/374 103294 623 10% 8% 108 +2.3 241/311/340 99270 615 13% 7% 85 +0.7 265/324/406141284141512%7%104+1.5
Julio Lugo
2006 · MLB
30 58→62 42→45 56→60 54 280/345/398 118315 824 14% 8% 114 +2.7 262/326/379 117297 927 14% 8% 101 +1.8 252/320/36211028792915%9%92+0.9
Alcides Escobar
2016 · MLB
29 56→64 38→45 55 45 262/297/342 80294 420 12% 4% 78 +0.2 255/289/351 96292 612 14% 4% 77 +0.1 241/285/3511112948620%4%74-0.1
Brendan Ryan
2010 · MLB
28 55→61 40 53→55 48 261/312/359 98299 618 15% 6% 89 +1.0 234/295/321 87276 515 16% 7% 73 -0.1 218/287/2957726231417%8%60-0.9
Ender Inciarte
2020 · MLB
29 55→63 44→45 52→60 53 265/330/387 122297 1120 14% 8% 105 +2.1 230/297/339 109278 1014 20% 8% 79 +0.3 213/274/2958226481422%7%54-0.4
Andrelton Simmons
2019 · MLB
29 58→62 45 52→50 52 284/333/414 131295 1213 9% 6% 112 +2.6 265/315/368 103286 910 11% 6% 93 +1.3 250/302/324752766811%6%74-0.0
Norris Hopper
2008 · MLB
29 64→69 35→30 54→55 49 302/338/362 60331 224 10% 5% 99 +1.7 266/308/319 53295 221 10% 6% 76 +0.1 260/300/292322870249%5%62-0.7
David Fletcher
2023 · MLB
29 55→62 38→45 51→50 48 257/294/335 78277 510 10% 5% 75 -0.0 235/278/308 73262 611 12% 5% 61 -1.0 222/265/2815925141113%5%45-1.2
Denard Span
2013 · MLB
29 57→64 40→50 55 55 268/328/372 104297 517 12% 8% 99 +1.7 284/337/397 113314 620 11% 7% 109 +2.4 272/340/419147300131214%9%115+2.6
Coco Crisp
2009 · MLB
29 55→59 43→50 57→65 53 265/326/386 121299 926 15% 8% 102 +1.9 264/331/401 137294 1137 13% 9% 108 +2.3 256/335/413157270162912%11%110+2.2
Jason Bourgeois
2011 · MLB
29 55→58 39→45 59→65 46 261/301/345 84294 634 14% 5% 81 +0.4 254/294/332 78285 535 12% 5% 74 -0.1 253/291/3206728233711%5%67-0.3