Canaan Smith-Njigba

Canaan Smith-NjigbaCF Charlotte Knights

Age 27 L/R 5'11" / 230 lbs AAA HR +4% Svc 3.000 · Ctrl thru 2028

2026 FULL-SEASON PROJECTIONpark-neutral Marcel · 250 proj PA

wRC+†69

AVG/OBP/SLG.211 / .283 / .320

PA250

HR4

SB7

K%31

BB%9

ISO110

MLB%10%

Value2026 · WAR

━ projected WAR━ paid WAR ($/8M) surplus deficit

Tools · ContractCON 28 / POW 34

Toolsscout grade · Statcast %ile · 2022-2023

CONTACT28

Whiff%

4311.8%

xwOBA

100.200

POWER34

Barrel%

629.9

Avg EV

1073.2

EYE55

Chase%

6029.8%

SPEED53

Sprint

2726.4

Contract ESTIMATED · service-time + WAR-based estimator (needs verification)

Status Arb-1

MLB Debut 2023

Service 3.000 yrs.days

Team Control Through 2028

First FA Year 2029

Year	Status	Salary	Proj WAR	Value	Surplus
2026ROS	Arb-1	$0.1M	—	—	—
2027	Arb-2	$0.4M	—	—	—
2028	Ext	beyond projection horizon · no WAR estimate
Totals		$0.0M		$-2M	+$0.0M

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.

Year	Age	Lvl	Team	MLB%	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
2017	18	ROK	GCL Yankees East	—	237	205	42	7	0	4	28	63	2	5	3	205	306	298	604	93	271	27	12	274	68	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017	18	ROK	GCL Yankees East	—	237	187	54	10	0	5	46	44	2	5	3	289	434	422	857	134	350	19	19	389	156	—	—	—	—	—	—
2019	20	A	Charleston RiverDogs	—	528	478	111	26	2	10	45	153	2	16	4	232	301	358	659	126	318	29	9	295	84	—	—	—	—	—	—
2019	20	A	Charleston RiverDogs	—	528	449	138	32	3	11	74	108	2	16	4	307	408	465	873	158	381	20	14	389	156	—	—	—	—	—	—
2021	22	AA	3 teams	—	362	321	72	14	0	8	38	123	2	18	1	224	310	343	653	118	335	34	10	287	78	—	—	—	—	—	—
2021	22	AA	3 teams	—	362	297	79	17	0	7	62	93	2	18	1	266	396	394	790	128	364	26	17	362	135	—	—	—	—	—	—
2022	23	AAA	Indianapolis Indians	—	218	197	45	14	3	1	20	65	0	8	3	228	300	345	645	117	336	30	9	283	75	—	—	—	—	—	—
2022	23	AAA	Indianapolis Indians	—	218	184	51	15	3	1	33	52	0	8	3	277	387	408	795	130	382	24	15	359	133	—	—	—	—	—	—
2023	24	AAA	2 teams	—	482	442	99	24	2	10	36	168	1	22	5	224	284	355	639	131	333	35	7	279	71	—	—	—	—	—	—
2023	24	AAA	2 teams	—	482	421	113	29	2	15	57	134	1	22	5	268	357	454	811	185	356	28	12	359	133	—	—	—	—	—	—
2024	25	AAA	2 teams	—	309	274	49	12	2	3	30	103	1	10	0	179	262	270	532	91	269	33	10	238	40	—	—	—	—	—	—
2024	25	AAA	2 teams	—	309	257	54	14	2	3	46	83	1	10	0	210	331	315	646	105	293	27	15	298	86	—	—	—	—	—	—
▸ 2026 Season
2026	27	MLB	CWS	—	250	225	48	11	1	4	22	78	1	7	2	213	286	324	611	111	304	31	9	275	69	-9	+1	-0	-3	+7	0.0
▸ 2027+ Projections WITH CONTEXT · MLB TIME ONLY ⓘPARK-NEUTRAL MLE · ALL-LEVEL PT ⓘ
2027	28	MLB	CWS	31%	378	340	73	17	2	6	33	115	2	10	3	215	288	329	617	115	303	30	9	279	72	-12	+1	-1	-4	+11	-0.6
2027	28	MLB	CWS	31%	117	105	23	5	1	2	10	36	1	3	1	219	293	343	636	124	304	31	9	277	70	-4	+0	-0	-1	+3	-0.2
▸ Career Totals
Career	—			—	154	137	27	6	2	2	14	52	1	4	1	197	276	314	590	117	294	34	9	259	57	-8	+0	-1	-6	+4	-1.1
/ 162G	—			—	650	578	113	25	8	8	59	219	4	17	4	196	274	308	582	112	292	34	9	259	57	-32	+2	-6	-27	+18	-4.6
Career	—			—	2764	2482	539	125	12	46	252	868	11	96	21	217	292	333	625	116	311	31	9	278	71	-91	+11	-4	-30	+78	-3.6
/ 162G	—			—	650	584	127	29	3	11	59	204	3	23	5	217	293	334	627	116	311	31	9	278	71	-21	+3	-1	-7	+18	-0.8

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	MLB%	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
2017	18	ROK	GCL Yankees East	—	237	187	54	10	0	5	46	44	2	5	3	289	434	422	857	134	350	19	19	389	156	+15	-0	—	—	+7	2.2
2019	20	A	Charleston RiverDogs	—	528	449	138	32	3	11	74	108	2	16	4	307	408	465	873	158	381	20	14	389	156	+33	+2	—	—	+15	5.1
2021	22	AAA	Indianapolis Indians	—	23	21	2	0	0	0	2	9	0	0	0	95	174	95	269		167	39	9	139	-35	-4	+0	—	—	+1	-0.3
2021	22	AA	Altoona Curve	—	266	219	60	11	0	6	45	66	1	13	1	274	400	406	806	132	365	25	17	367	139	+12	+2	—	—	+8	2.2
2021	22	INTL	Peoria Javelinas	—	73	57	17	6	0	1	15	18	1	5	0	298	452	456	908	158	421	25	21	411	173	+6	+1	—	—	+2	0.9
2022	23	AAA	Indianapolis Indians	—	218	184	51	15	3	1	33	52	0	8	3	277	387	408	795	130	382	24	15	359	133	+8	+0	—	—	+6	1.5
2023	24	MLB	Pittsburgh Pirates	—	37	32	4	1	1	0	4	16	0	1	0	125	222	219	441	94	235	43	11	203	13	-4	+0	-1	-5	+1	-0.9
2023	24	AAA	Indianapolis Indians	—	445	389	109	28	1	15	53	118	1	21	5	280	368	473	841	193	364	27	12	371	142	+21	+2	—	—	+13	3.7
2024	25	AAA	Charlotte Knights	—	247	202	44	12	2	2	41	68	0	9	0	218	348	327	675	109	313	28	17	311	96	-1	+2	—	—	+7	0.8
2024	25	AA	Birmingham Barons	—	62	55	10	2	0	1	5	15	1	1	0	182	262	273	535	91	225	24	8	245	46	-4	+0	—	—	+2	-0.2
▸ Career Totals (raw MLB only — historical actual)
MLB Career	—			—	37	32	4	1	1	0	4	16	0	1	0	125	222	219	441	94	235	43	11	203	13	-4	+0	-1	-5	+1	-0.9

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	ISO	BABIP	HR	SB	K%	BB%	wRC+	WAR	AVG/OBP/SLG	ISO	BABIP	HR	SB	K%	BB%	wRC+	WAR	AVG/OBP/SLG	ISO	BABIP	HR	SB	K%	BB%	wRC+	WAR
Canaan Smith-Njigba (OGILVIE)	27	28	34	53	55	211/283/320	109	304	4	7	31%	9%	69	-0.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
✕Nolan Fontana 2018 · MLB	27	41→43	41→40	48→50	49	197/278/296	99	272	8	12	29%	10%	60	-1.0	196/286/316	120	275	11	11	30%	11%	69	-0.4	153/267/269	116	216	9	6	31%	12%	49	-0.5
✕Willie Argo 2017 · AA	27	44→38	40	52→55	48	210/293/296	86	292	7	17	29%	9%	67	-0.5	198/255/335	137	308	15	14	39%	6%	61	-1.0	159/218/296	137	243	16	17	41%	6%	35	-1.4
✕Justin Toerner 2023 · AAA	26	39	43→45	48→50	44	192/283/299	108	293	11	10	36%	9%	65	-0.7	194/282/315	121	288	13	11	34%	9%	68	-0.5	127/238/245	118	175	14	9	35%	11%	31	-1.0
✕Kevin Merrell 2022 · AAA	26	39→35	40	54→55	39	192/243/281	89	271	8	17	31%	6%	40	-2.4	229/282/370	141	281	18	11	25%	6%	81	+0.4	236/283/396	160	253	27	6	20%	6%	87	+0.2
✕Evan Marzilli 2018 · AAA	27	43→46	38→40	50	48	203/284/285	83	290	5	14	30%	9%	59	-1.1	195/273/285	90	310	7	11	36%	9%	55	-1.4	161/237/226	66	260	4	10	37%	9%	21	-1.2
✕Shayne Fontana 2023 · AAA	26	41	43→45	45→55	45	199/286/310	111	301	11	8	35%	9%	68	-0.5	224/301/327	103	295	10	18	26%	8%	78	+0.2	228/306/322	93	290	9	25	23%	7%	76	+0.0
✕Logan Warmoth 2023 · AAA	27	42→40	43→45	51→55	41	203/277/317	114	314	11	19	36%	8%	66	-0.6	202/278/308	106	289	11	21	32%	8%	63	-0.8	186/269/277	91	263	10	25	31%	9%	51	-1.0
✕Michael Gigliotti 2023 · AA	27	41	47→40	57→55	48	204/301/338	134	290	15	26	32%	10%	82	+0.5	218/311/327	109	288	9	16	25%	10%	82	+0.5	212/323/302	89	272	5	13	21%	12%	80	+0.2
✕JJ Muno 2022 · AA	28	38	43→40	53→60	38	187/271/294	107	277	11	21	34%	6%	59	-1.1	206/289/300	94	299	8	27	32%	7%	67	-0.5	195/287/264	69	287	6	39	31%	8%	54	-0.8
✕Ryan Aguilar 2022 · AA	27	36→40	43→45	51→50	40	173/258/271	97	302	12	13	43%	9%	46	-2.0	207/298/337	130	337	14	13	39%	10%	80	+0.4	218/319/374	157	335	17	13	36%	11%	93	+0.8
✕Adam Greenberg 2008 · AAA	27	46→48	41→45	54→55	49	220/298/331	111	297	6	16	27%	9%	77	+0.1	230/297/329	99	305	7	18	25%	8%	76	+0.1	238/305/303	65	315	4	24	23%	7%	67	-0.3
✕Jacob Hannemann 2018 · MLB	27	41	43→45	57→60	41	205/260/322	117	272	10	26	28%	6%	59	-1.1	201/253/309	108	258	11	24	26%	5%	53	-1.5	184/233/277	93	233	10	28	25%	5%	32	-1.3
✕Jesus Loya 2019 · AAA	27	42	40	51→50	37	208/247/291	84	284	8	13	29%	4%	44	-2.1	211/245/310	99	280	10	7	28%	4%	49	-1.8	194/219/267	73	255	8	0	27%	2%	26	-1.5
✕Cody Bohanek 2022 · AAA	27	37→36	45→40	49→50	41	181/280/304	124	295	12	16	39%	8%	66	-0.6	190/278/289	99	315	8	15	39%	8%	59	-1.1	152/249/216	63	282	3	16	42%	8%	27	-1.6
✕Tzu-Wei Lin 2022 · MLB	28	45→48	41→45	52→50	42	216/267/311	95	295	8	15	29%	6%	58	-1.2	207/272/324	117	299	12	15	33%	8%	65	-0.7	141/222/228	88	206	11	18	36%	9%	17	-0.9
✕Adam Heisler 2014 · AAA	26	44→45	38→40	54→55	46	211/276/296	85	280	5	20	25%	8%	59	-1.1	224/282/323	99	296	7	15	25%	7%	68	-0.5	244/287/356	113	304	6	17	21%	5%	72	-0.1
✕Juan Perez 2019 · AAA	27	40→50	43→45	53→55	38	199/249/304	105	278	11	20	32%	6%	50	-1.8	240/284/394	154	298	18	24	25%	5%	88	+0.9	258/300/425	167	309	21	29	23%	5%	100	+1.5
✕Lance Zawadzki 2012 · MLB	27	45→50	42→45	54→50	41	220/264/328	107	290	10	16	27%	6%	61	-1.0	210/251/302	92	283	8	15	28%	5%	49	-1.8	198/233/263	65	263	6	14	27%	4%	27	-0.9
✕Connor Hoover 2023 · AA	27	34→29	46→50	50	43	180/253/311	131	257	14	12	35%	8%	54	-1.4	199/273/346	147	278	18	12	33%	8%	72	-0.2	173/257/338	165	221	24	12	34%	9%	60	-0.5
✕Dave Krynzel 2009 · AAA	27	42→44	44→45	52→55	40	208/265/323	115	293	12	19	32%	6%	62	-0.9	220/266/328	108	318	11	17	33%	5%	63	-0.9	214/258/306	92	312	9	20	33%	5%	50	-1.2