Bobby Witt Jr.SS
Kansas City Royals
Age 26
R/R
6'1" / 200 lbs
MLB
HR -5%BB +4%
Svc 4.000 · Ctrl thru 2034
peak 7.6 · 2027
wRC+†vL 128132vR 149
AVG/OBP/SLG.293 / .349 / .502
PA687
HR27
SB49
K%17
BB%7
xwOBA.386
Barrel%11.8%
MLB%100%
Scouting · now → future
HIT
60→60
PWR
60→60
SPD
60→60
EYE
49↘45
trajectory · 10 yrs
6.9peak
2026
Contract
CONFIRMED · hand-curated extension
Status Arb-2
MLB Debut 2022
Service 4.000 yrs.days
Team Control Through 2034
First FA Year 2035
OPT
| Year | Status | Salary | Proj WAR | Value | Surplus |
| 2026 | Arb-2 | $12M | +7.3 | $58M | +$47M |
| 2027 | Arb-3 | $14M | +7.6 | $63M | +$49M |
| 2028 | Ext / FA-deal | $19M | +7.4 | $63M | +$44M |
| 2029 | Ext / FA-deal | $24M | +7.0 | $61M | +$37M |
| 2030 | Ext / FA-deal | $24M | +6.6 | $59M | +$35M |
| 2031 | Ext / FA-deal | $24M | +6.2 | $57M | +$33M |
| 2032 | Ext / FA-deal | $24M | +5.6 | $53M | +$29M |
| 2033 | Ext / FA-deal | $30M | +4.9 | $48M | +$18M |
| 2034 | Ext / FA-deal | $30M | +4.1 | $42M | +$12M |
| Totals | $200M | $505M | +$305M | ||
| Options · projected decision | |||
| 2030 | PLAYER OPT | $24.0M / $0.0M buyout | DECLINE |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 19 | ROK | AZL Royals | 180 | 169 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 50 | 1 | 9 | 1 | .183 | .225 | .243 | .467 | .059 | .250 | 28 | 4 | .206 | 16 | -17 | +1 | +0 | +2 | +5 | -0.9 |
| 2021 | 21 | AAA | 2 teams | 564 | 513 | 119 | 27 | 3 | 28 | 35 | 163 | 8 | 29 | 11 | .232 | .291 | .460 | .751 | .228 | .277 | 29 | 6 | .321 | 104 | +3 | +1 | +0 | +6 | +16 | 2.7 |
| 2022 | 22 | MLB | Kansas City Royals | 632 | 591 | 146 | 31 | 5 | 20 | 30 | 135 | 6 | 30 | 7 | .247 | .290 | .418 | .708 | .171 | .286 | 21 | 5 | .306 | 93 | -5 | +3 | -5 | +7 | +18 | 1.8 |
| 2023 | 23 | MLB | Kansas City Royals | 694 | 641 | 174 | 28 | 11 | 29 | 40 | 121 | 4 | 49 | 15 | .271 | .318 | .485 | .803 | .214 | .291 | 17 | 6 | .341 | 119 | +15 | +4 | +13 | +7 | +20 | 6.0 |
| 2024 | 24 | MLB | Kansas City Royals | 709 | 636 | 205 | 43 | 7 | 33 | 57 | 106 | 8 | 31 | 12 | .322 | .385 | .568 | .953 | .245 | .341 | 15 | 8 | .397 | 162 | +50 | +1 | +15 | +8 | +20 | 9.6 |
| 2025 | 25 | MLB | Kansas City Royals | 687 | 623 | 181 | 45 | 5 | 24 | 49 | 125 | 8 | 38 | 9 | .291 | .350 | .494 | .844 | .204 | .326 | 18 | 7 | .355 | 130 | +23 | +4 | +21 | +7 | +19 | 7.7 |
| ▸ 2026 Season (actual · ROS · total) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 26 | MLB | Kansas City Royals | 110 | 95 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 21 | 0 | 9 | 1 | .284 | .370 | .358 | .728 | .074 | .355 | 19 | 12 | .313 | 97 | -0 | +1 | +6 | +1 | +3 | 1.2 |
| ROS | 26 | MLB | KC | 577 | 521 | 154 | 33 | 5 | 18 | 46 | 102 | 5 | 40 | 5 | .296 | .358 | .482 | .840 | .186 | .333 | 18 | 8 | .367 | 139 | +26 | +6 | +7 | +6 | +16 | 6.2 |
| TOT | 26 | MLB | KC | 687 | 616 | 181 | 40 | 5 | 18 | 59 | 123 | 5 | 49 | 6 | .294 | .360 | .463 | .823 | .169 | .340 | 18 | 9 | .358 | 132 | +25 | +7 | +13 | +7 | +19 | 7.3 |
| ▸ 2027+ Projections — Projections at projected PA · Park-neutral MLB equivalent · Marcel + aging curve | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2027 | 27 | MLB | KC | 682 | 616 | 181 | 39 | 5 | 22 | 55 | 93 | 6 | 47 | 6 | .294 | .357 | .481 | .838 | .187 | .314 | 14 | 8 | .367 | 139 | +30 | +7 | +8 | +7 | +19 | 7.3 |
| 2028 | 28 | MLB | KC | 674 | 609 | 177 | 38 | 5 | 21 | 55 | 93 | 5 | 45 | 5 | .291 | .354 | .473 | .827 | .182 | .314 | 14 | 8 | .366 | 138 | +29 | +7 | +7 | +7 | +19 | 7.1 |
| 2029 | 29 | MLB | KC | 662 | 598 | 174 | 37 | 5 | 21 | 54 | 94 | 5 | 43 | 5 | .291 | .355 | .475 | .830 | .184 | .314 | 14 | 8 | .364 | 137 | +27 | +7 | +6 | +7 | +19 | 6.7 |
| 2030 | 30 | MLB | KC | 650 | 586 | 169 | 36 | 5 | 20 | 54 | 94 | 5 | 41 | 4 | .288 | .353 | .469 | .823 | .181 | .312 | 14 | 8 | .361 | 134 | +25 | +7 | +5 | +7 | +18 | 6.4 |
| 2031 | 31 | MLB | KC | 635 | 573 | 164 | 35 | 5 | 19 | 52 | 95 | 5 | 37 | 3 | .286 | .351 | .464 | .815 | .178 | .311 | 15 | 8 | .357 | 131 | +23 | +6 | +4 | +7 | +18 | 5.9 |
| 2032 | 32 | MLB | KC | 616 | 556 | 156 | 33 | 4 | 18 | 50 | 95 | 5 | 33 | 2 | .281 | .345 | .451 | .797 | .171 | .310 | 15 | 8 | .352 | 128 | +19 | +6 | +4 | +7 | +17 | 5.4 |
| 2033 | 33 | MLB | KC | 586 | 529 | 147 | 31 | 4 | 16 | 48 | 94 | 4 | 29 | 1 | .278 | .343 | .442 | .785 | .164 | .309 | 16 | 8 | .346 | 123 | +15 | +5 | +2 | +6 | +17 | 4.7 |
| 2034 | 34 | MLB | KC | 537 | 485 | 133 | 28 | 4 | 14 | 43 | 91 | 4 | 25 | 0 | .274 | .338 | .435 | .773 | .161 | .307 | 17 | 8 | .340 | 118 | +11 | +5 | +1 | +6 | +15 | 3.9 |
| 2035 | 35 | MLB | KC | 480 | 436 | 116 | 24 | 3 | 12 | 38 | 86 | 3 | 22 | 0 | .266 | .329 | .417 | .747 | .151 | .305 | 18 | 8 | .331 | 112 | +6 | +4 | -0 | +5 | +14 | 3.0 |
| 2036 | 36 | MLB | KC | 418 | 379 | 98 | 20 | 3 | 9 | 33 | 80 | 3 | 18 | 0 | .259 | .323 | .398 | .721 | .140 | .302 | 19 | 8 | .322 | 104 | +2 | +4 | -2 | +4 | +12 | 2.1 |
| 2037 | 37 | MLB | KC | 352 | 320 | 80 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 27 | 70 | 2 | 15 | 0 | .250 | .312 | .378 | .690 | .128 | .298 | 20 | 8 | .311 | 96 | -1 | +3 | -3 | +4 | +10 | 1.3 |
| 2038 | 38 | MLB | KC | 282 | 257 | 62 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 59 | 2 | 11 | 0 | .241 | .304 | .362 | .665 | .121 | .293 | 21 | 7 | .300 | 88 | -4 | +2 | -4 | +3 | +8 | 0.5 |
| 2039 | 39 | MLB | KC | 207 | 189 | 44 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 44 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .233 | .293 | .339 | .631 | .106 | .287 | 21 | 7 | .288 | 79 | -5 | +1 | -6 | +2 | +6 | -0.2 |
| 2040 | 40 | MLB | KC | 135 | 123 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 29 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .228 | .291 | .333 | .624 | .106 | .284 | 21 | 7 | .284 | 76 | -4 | +1 | -8 | +1 | +4 | -0.5 |
| ▸ Career Totals (MLE all levels + projections) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career | — | 10959 | 9950 | 2739 | 571 | 88 | 342 | 820 | 1919 | 91 | 604 | 86 | .275 | .336 | .453 | .790 | .178 | .309 | 18 | 7 | .344 | 122 | +268 | +86 | +67 | +117 | +311 | 86.6 | ||
| / 162G | — | 650 | 590 | 162 | 34 | 5 | 20 | 49 | 114 | 5 | 36 | 5 | .275 | .335 | .451 | .786 | .176 | .309 | 18 | 8 | .344 | 122 | +16 | +5 | +4 | +7 | +18 | 5.1 | ||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 19 | ROK | AZL Royals | 180 | 164 | 43 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 35 | 1 | 9 | 1 | .262 | .320 | .354 | .674 | .091 | .323 | 19 | 7 | .301 | 89 | -2 | +1 | — | — | +5 | 0.4 |
| 2021 | 21 | AAA | Omaha Storm Chasers | 285 | 253 | 72 | 24 | 0 | 17 | 26 | 64 | 2 | 15 | 3 | .285 | .356 | .581 | .937 | .296 | .314 | 22 | 9 | .399 | 164 | +21 | +2 | — | — | +8 | 3.1 |
| 2021 | 21 | AA | Northwest Arkansas Naturals | 279 | 244 | 72 | 11 | 4 | 16 | 25 | 67 | 6 | 14 | 8 | .295 | .375 | .570 | .944 | .275 | .339 | 24 | 9 | .404 | 168 | +21 | -0 | — | — | +8 | 2.9 |
| 2022 | 22 | MLB | Kansas City Royals | 632 | 591 | 150 | 31 | 6 | 20 | 30 | 135 | 6 | 30 | 7 | .254 | .297 | .428 | .725 | .174 | .295 | 21 | 5 | .317 | 101 | +1 | +3 | -5 | +7 | +18 | 2.4 |
| 2023 | 23 | MLB | Kansas City Royals | 694 | 641 | 177 | 28 | 11 | 30 | 40 | 121 | 4 | 49 | 15 | .276 | .323 | .495 | .817 | .218 | .295 | 17 | 6 | .353 | 128 | +22 | +4 | +13 | +7 | +20 | 6.8 |
| 2024 | 24 | MLB | Kansas City Royals | 709 | 636 | 211 | 45 | 11 | 32 | 57 | 106 | 8 | 31 | 12 | .332 | .394 | .588 | .982 | .256 | .354 | 15 | 8 | .422 | 181 | +65 | +1 | +15 | +8 | +20 | 11.1 |
| 2025 | 25 | MLB | Kansas City Royals | 687 | 623 | 184 | 47 | 6 | 23 | 49 | 125 | 8 | 38 | 9 | .295 | .354 | .501 | .855 | .205 | .334 | 18 | 7 | .372 | 143 | +33 | +4 | +21 | +7 | +19 | 8.7 |
| ▸ Career Totals (raw MLB only — historical actual) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MLB Career | — | 2722 | 2491 | 722 | 151 | 34 | 105 | 176 | 487 | 26 | 148 | 43 | .290 | .343 | .504 | .847 | .214 | .320 | 18 | 6 | .367 | 139 | +121 | +12 | +45 | +29 | +77 | 29.0 | ||
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 |
| Bobby Witt Jr. (OGILVIE) | 26 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 45 | .292/.354/.477 | .185 | .314 | 22 | 47 | 14% | 8% | 139 | +5.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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★Trea Turner 2019 · MLB |
26 | 57→65 | 50→60 | 67→65 | 50 | .281/.338/.446 | .165 | .327 | 16 | 41 | 19% | 8% | 123 | +3.3 | .295/.353/.474 | .179 | .340 | 19 | 32 | 18% | 8% | 137 | +4.3 | .312/.363/.496 | .184 | .353 | 21 | 26 | 17% | 7% | 143 | +4.2 |
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●Jacoby Ellsbury 2012 · MLB |
28 | 58→66 | 52→55 | 60→65 | 52 | .291/.347/.465 | .173 | .307 | 19 | 38 | 12% | 7% | 132 | +4.0 | .281/.335/.428 | .147 | .310 | 15 | 33 | 14% | 7% | 118 | +3.0 | .270/.330/.384 | .114 | .309 | 10 | 38 | 15% | 7% | 100 | +1.7 |
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★Carlos Beltrán 2004 · MLB |
27 | 57→61 | 57→65 | 64→60 | 56 | .290/.363/.503 | .213 | .316 | 24 | 31 | 17% | 10% | 148 | +5.1 | .272/.359/.501 | .229 | .285 | 27 | 27 | 15% | 12% | 146 | +4.9 | .274/.372/.529 | .255 | .282 | 31 | 20 | 16% | 13% | 149 | +5.5 |
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★Hanley Ramirez 2009 · MLB |
25 | 60→68 | 58→60 | 60 | 56 | .305/.378/.524 | .219 | .335 | 23 | 35 | 16% | 10% | 160 | +5.9 | .306/.383/.501 | .195 | .340 | 22 | 28 | 16% | 10% | 157 | +5.7 | .300/.379/.474 | .174 | .334 | 20 | 28 | 16% | 10% | 134 | +3.8 |
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●José Reyes 2009 · MLB |
26 | 59→68 | 48→55 | 70→65 | 56 | .289/.351/.456 | .167 | .307 | 13 | 48 | 11% | 9% | 131 | +3.9 | .286/.341/.433 | .147 | .308 | 11 | 36 | 10% | 8% | 121 | +3.2 | .296/.353/.434 | .137 | .312 | 10 | 33 | 8% | 8% | 115 | +2.7 |
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★Matt Kemp 2010 · MLB |
25 | 59→65 | 53→65 | 58→55 | 47 | .294/.343/.472 | .178 | .350 | 19 | 27 | 22% | 7% | 132 | +4.0 | .284/.348/.495 | .211 | .342 | 26 | 24 | 23% | 9% | 141 | +4.5 | .286/.357/.514 | .227 | .342 | 29 | 22 | 24% | 9% | 137 | +4.4 |
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●B.J. Upton 2010 · MLB |
25 | 54→60 | 48→60 | 56→60 | 56 | .262/.350/.410 | .148 | .332 | 14 | 34 | 24% | 12% | 119 | +3.1 | .245/.325/.419 | .174 | .312 | 18 | 34 | 25% | 10% | 111 | +2.5 | .243/.319/.434 | .191 | .304 | 21 | 35 | 26% | 10% | 108 | +2.4 |
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★Johnny Damon 2001 · MLB |
27 | 62→65 | 48→55 | 62→55 | 57 | .304/.364/.464 | .161 | .314 | 14 | 32 | 9% | 9% | 138 | +4.4 | .277/.343/.414 | .137 | .295 | 11 | 26 | 10% | 9% | 117 | +2.9 | .299/.368/.461 | .162 | .318 | 16 | 18 | 11% | 10% | 136 | +4.9 |
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★Jose Altuve 2017 · MLB |
27 | 65→70 | 48→60 | 57→60 | 52 | .320/.368/.471 | .151 | .335 | 14 | 31 | 10% | 6% | 142 | +4.6 | .323/.384/.506 | .183 | .348 | 20 | 21 | 13% | 8% | 158 | +5.8 | .319/.384/.511 | .191 | .346 | 22 | 18 | 14% | 8% | 155 | +5.6 |
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●Grady Sizemore 2009 · MLB |
26 | 54→58 | 57→60 | 57→55 | 60 | .276/.376/.494 | .217 | .314 | 23 | 24 | 19% | 12% | 151 | +5.3 | .249/.339/.437 | .188 | .289 | 20 | 18 | 20% | 11% | 122 | +3.3 | .231/.312/.404 | .172 | .278 | 17 | 11 | 22% | 9% | 99 | +0.9 |
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●AJ Pollock 2016 · MLB |
28 | 57→60 | 50→65 | 58→55 | 51 | .282/.335/.445 | .163 | .309 | 16 | 26 | 15% | 7% | 121 | +3.2 | .273/.333/.464 | .191 | .298 | 21 | 25 | 16% | 8% | 127 | +3.6 | .256/.321/.463 | .207 | .286 | 24 | 18 | 19% | 7% | 118 | +2.1 |
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★Jimmy Rollins 2007 · MLB |
28 | 57→60 | 50→60 | 62→60 | 53 | .282/.336/.453 | .171 | .293 | 15 | 27 | 10% | 7% | 124 | +3.4 | .278/.334/.471 | .193 | .288 | 18 | 31 | 10% | 7% | 128 | +3.7 | .272/.329/.462 | .190 | .279 | 17 | 34 | 10% | 7% | 119 | +3.6 |
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●Ian Kinsler 2010 · MLB |
28 | 52→62 | 57→60 | 58→55 | 56 | .271/.344/.476 | .205 | .277 | 23 | 25 | 13% | 9% | 134 | +4.1 | .260/.344/.434 | .174 | .270 | 19 | 22 | 12% | 10% | 123 | +3.3 | .282/.330/.438 | .155 | .305 | 16 | 11 | 13% | 6% | 115 | +3.2 |
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★Mookie Betts 2019 · MLB |
26 | 57→63 | 60→65 | 57→55 | 59 | .296/.372/.524 | .228 | .302 | 26 | 23 | 13% | 10% | 157 | +5.7 | .285/.378/.510 | .225 | .301 | 26 | 18 | 15% | 12% | 156 | +5.6 | .285/.373/.529 | .244 | .294 | 29 | 14 | 15% | 11% | 156 | +5.8 |
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●Shane Victorino 2009 · MLB |
28 | 58→60 | 47→55 | 60 | 52 | .283/.342/.428 | .145 | .303 | 13 | 28 | 12% | 7% | 121 | +3.2 | .277/.342/.437 | .160 | .298 | 13 | 26 | 11% | 8% | 122 | +3.3 | .271/.342/.441 | .170 | .288 | 14 | 24 | 11% | 9% | 118 | +3.2 |
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●José Ramírez 2019 · MLB |
26 | 55→62 | 60→70 | 55→60 | 61 | .287/.368/.522 | .235 | .287 | 25 | 22 | 11% | 11% | 155 | +5.5 | .267/.354/.519 | .252 | .267 | 30 | 24 | 14% | 11% | 149 | +5.1 | .275/.357/.508 | .233 | .275 | 27 | 22 | 12% | 11% | 132 | +4.4 |
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★Preston Wilson 2001 · MLB |
27 | 51→53 | 59→60 | 53→55 | 46 | .262/.329/.475 | .213 | .325 | 26 | 27 | 28% | 8% | 128 | +3.7 | .264/.331/.478 | .214 | .311 | 27 | 22 | 23% | 8% | 130 | +3.8 | .265/.335/.486 | .221 | .302 | 28 | 18 | 22% | 8% | 130 | +3.7 |
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●Trevor Story 2021 · MLB |
28 | 52→54 | 60→65 | 55 | 48 | .270/.336/.495 | .225 | .326 | 27 | 23 | 26% | 8% | 136 | +4.2 | .241/.313/.431 | .190 | .300 | 22 | 21 | 26% | 9% | 110 | +2.4 | .226/.299/.407 | .181 | .283 | 21 | 22 | 27% | 8% | 95 | +0.9 |
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●Rafael Furcal 2006 · MLB |
28 | 57→62 | 46→50 | 61→60 | 56 | .280/.343/.423 | .143 | .299 | 12 | 29 | 11% | 9% | 119 | +3.1 | .285/.351/.416 | .131 | .314 | 11 | 28 | 12% | 9% | 121 | +3.2 | .290/.360/.416 | .126 | .320 | 10 | 27 | 12% | 10% | 120 | +2.7 |
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●Carlos González 2012 · MLB |
26 | 57→63 | 58→65 | 56→55 | 49 | .292/.352/.504 | .211 | .335 | 24 | 22 | 20% | 8% | 144 | +4.8 | .282/.347/.491 | .209 | .334 | 25 | 20 | 22% | 9% | 139 | +4.4 | .266/.329/.467 | .201 | .306 | 25 | 2 | 21% | 8% | 117 | +2.8 |