Kerry CarpenterRF Detroit Tigers
Age 28 L/R 6'1" / 220 lbs MLB HR -8% Svc 3.331 · Ctrl thru 2028
2026 ROS PROJECTION231 act + 228 ros · stats below = ROS only
wRC+†vL 49121vR 150
AVG/OBP/SLG.260 / .319 / .510
PA228
HR13
K%27
BB%6
BABIP304
ISO250
MLB%100%
Value2026 · WAR
BAT: +10.7 runs (wOBA-derived runs vs avg)+11BATRUN: +0.6 runs (SB/CS + UBR baserunning)+1RUNFLD: -4.1 runs (Defensive runs vs avg)-4FLDPOS: -4.9 runs (Positional adjustment)-5POSREP: +13.0 runs (Replacement-level credit)+13REPTotal WAR: +1.50+1.5WAR
0.01.53.00.62.52.3+$24M ctrl surplus26272829303132333435
projected WAR paid WAR ($/8M) surplus deficit post-control
Tools · Splits · ContractCON 50 / POW 60
Toolsscout grade · Statcast %ile · 2024-2026
CONTACT50
Whiff%
5910.1%
xwOBA
790.341
POWER60
Barrel%
8713.8
Avg EV
7790.9
Bat Spd
5972.3
EYE40
Chase%
6528.7%
SPEED50
Sprint
3626.8
Platoon Splits2024-2026 · 833 PA
vs LHP
vs RHP
Edge
PA
95
738
wRC+
47
146
▶▶R
wOBA
247
376
▶▶R
ISO
158
285
▶▶R
BABIP
190
302
▶▶R
K%
25.3%
24.7%
BB%
5.3%
5.8%
R
Contract ESTIMATED · service-time + WAR-based estimator (needs verification)
Status   Arb-1
MLB Debut   2022
Service   3.331 yrs.days
Team Control Through   2028
First FA Year   2029
YearStatusSalary Proj WAR Value Surplus
2026ROSExt$1M+0.6$2M+$1M
2027Arb-2$8M+2.5$19M+$12M
2028Arb-3$10M+2.3$16M+$7M
Totals $19M $37M +$20M

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
201921 ROKGCL Tigers West 191168 391127 14265 60 232310446757 214230 147 324 106
201921 ROKGCL Tigers West 191160 511639 22185 60 3194176251.042 306307 912 440 195
202123 AAErie SeaWolves 461425 9523112 201159 56 224273367640 144272 254 280 72
202123 AAErie SeaWolves 461416 10924115 29949 56 262324433756 171299 206 332 112
202224 AA3 teams 513472 12225235 2814610 310 258314542856 284296 285 360 134
202224 AA3 teams 513461 13831236 3912110 310 299367610976 310332 248 419 179
202325 MLB2 teams 499455 12719223 351308 60 279341481823 202343 267 353 128 +16 +1 -5 -5 +14 2.2
202325 MLB2 teams 499453 12218221 371278 60 269335457792 188330 257 351 127 +15 +1 -5 -5 +14 2.1
202426 MLB2 teams 311281 8118520 23814 02 288351601952 313333 267 395 160 +21 -1 -0 -3 +9 2.6
202426 MLB2 teams 311278 7817518 23804 02 281341572913 291328 267 388 155 +19 -1 -0 -3 +9 2.4
202527 MLB2 teams 480452 11619530 191107 11 257297520817 263274 234 347 124 +13 -0 -4 -5 +14 1.8
202527 MLB2 teams 480448 11118527 191107 11 248287491778 243268 234 335 115 +8 -0 -4 -5 +14 1.3
▸ 2026 Season (ACT · ROS-MLE · ROS-CTX · FULL)
YTD28 MLBDET 231205 455213 18725 00 220298454752 234260 318 323 106 +1 +0 -4 -2 +7 0.2
YTD28 MLBDET 231203 455213 18725 00 222298458756 236264 318 327 108 +2 +0 -4 -2 +7 0.2
ROS28 MLBDET 100% 228208 549213 14614 10 260319510828 250304 276 363 136 +9 +0 -0 -2 +6 1.3
ROS28 MLBDET 100% 228208 538213 14614 10 255314500814 245298 276 342 120 +5 +0 -0 -2 +6 0.9
FULL28 MLBDET 459413 9813426 321339 10 237306477783 240279 297 333 113 +7 +0 -4 -5 +13 1.1
TOT28 MLBDET 459413 9914426 321339 10 240308482790 242283 297 343 121 +11 +0 -4 -5 +13 1.5
▸ 2027+ Projections   WITH CONTEXT · MLB TIME ONLY ⓘ
202729 MLBDET 100% 446407 10717426 281208 10 263323516839 253308 276 364 136 +18 +0 -2 -5 +13 2.5
202830 MLBDET 100% 435398 10316425 271187 10 259317508825 249306 276 360 134 +17 +0 -3 -5 +12 2.2
202931 MLBDET 100% 420384 9915424 261167 10 258317505822 247303 286 356 130 +14 +0 -3 -4 +12 1.9
203032 MLBDET 100% 401366 9214322 251127 10 251312486798 235298 286 349 125 +11 +0 -4 -4 +11 1.5
203133 MLBDET 100% 371339 8312320 231056 10 245304475779 230292 286 340 118 +8 +0 -5 -4 +11 1.0
203234 MLBDET 100% 326298 7110317 20955 00 238297463760 225283 296 329 110 +4 +0 -5 -3 +9 0.4
202729 MLBDET 100% 446407 10617425 281208 10 260321506827 246303 276 343 121 +10 +0 -2 -5 +13 1.7
202830 MLBDET 100% 435398 10216424 271187 10 256315497812 241301 276 340 118 +9 +0 -3 -5 +12 1.5
202931 MLBDET 100% 420384 9715423 261167 10 253312492804 240297 286 335 115 +7 +0 -3 -4 +12 1.2
203032 MLBDET 100% 401366 9114421 251127 10 249309481790 232292 286 329 110 +4 +0 -4 -4 +11 0.8
203133 MLBDET 100% 371339 8112319 231056 10 239299460759 221286 286 321 104 +2 +0 -5 -4 +11 0.4
203234 MLBDET 100% 326298 699316 20955 00 232291443734 211278 296 310 96 -2 +0 -5 -3 +9 -0.1
▸ Career Totals
Career 39593618 92514637211 241105566 133 256313491805 236301 276 341 119 +85 +1 -31 -47 +112 12.3
/ 162G 650594 15224635 4017311 20 256314493808 237301 276 341 119 +14 +0 -5 -8 +18 2.0
Career 50824653 118920840274 302133587 2719 256313494807 239297 266 347 124 +138 -2 -31 -54 +144 19.8
/ 162G 650595 15227535 3917111 32 255313494807 239298 266 347 124 +18 -0 -4 -7 +18 2.5

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
201921 ROKGCL Tigers West 191160 511639 22185 60 3194176251.042 306307 912 440 195 +20 +1 +5 2.8
202123 AAErie SeaWolves 461416 10924115 29949 56 262324433756 171299 206 332 112 +6 -1 +13 1.8
202224 MLBDetroit Tigers 113103 26416 6323 00 252312485798 233303 285 347 124 +3 +0 -1 -5 +3 -0.0
202224 AAAToledo Mud Hens 138118 391118 17172 27 3314236441.067 314330 1212 456 207 +17 -2 +4 1.9
202224 AAErie SeaWolves 262240 7316022 16725 13 3043606461.006 342347 276 431 188 +26 -1 +7 3.3
202325 MLBDetroit Tigers 459418 11617220 321158 60 278341471812 194338 257 359 133 +17 +1 -5 -5 +13 2.1
202325 AAAToledo Mud Hens 4035 6101 5120 00 171275286561 114227 3012 262 59 -2 +0 +1 -0.1
202426 MLBDetroit Tigers 296264 7516518 22754 02 284345587932 303328 257 395 160 +20 -1 -0 -3 +8 2.5
202426 AAAToledo Mud Hens 1514 3100 150 00 214267286552 71333 337 253 52 -1 +0 +0 -0.0
202527 MLBDetroit Tigers 464433 10918526 181067 11 252290497787 245274 234 339 118 +9 -0 -4 -5 +13 1.4
202527 AAAToledo Mud Hens 1615 2001 140 00 133188333521 200100 256 230 34 -1 +0 +0 -0.1
▸ Career Totals (raw MLB only — historical actual)
MLB Career 13321218 326551370 7832822 73 268322507828 239310 256 359 133 +49 +0 -9 -19 +38 6.0

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
#1Jay Brucelast yr '20
career totals — 13 seasons, 6,603 PA
136,60331865245314469-71-5419.619.5
/162664327-7.1-5.42.0pk7: 19
OGOGILVIE CAREER PROJECTION
career totals — every cell rolls up across 12 projected seasons
124,42124515258312501-47-4021.018.6
/162664372-7.1-6.03.2pk7: 16
#2Jose Guillenlast yr '10
career totals — 11 seasons, 4,969 PA
114,96918326272327452-50-5114.115.0
/162664243-6.6-6.81.9pk7: 16
#3Luke Scottlast yr '13
career totals — 9 seasons, 3,193 PA
93,19313517258340481-40-1314.715.0
/162664284-8.4-2.73.1pk7: 15
#4Khris Davislast yr '21
career totals — 9 seasons, 3,804 PA
93,80422118242314491-40-3913.313.4
/162664393-7.0-6.92.3pk7: 13
#5Corey Hartlast yr '15
career totals — 10 seasons, 4,113 PA
104,11316285271329478-48-6112.513.1
/1626642614-7.8-9.92.0pk7: 14
#6Ryan Ludwicklast yr '14
career totals — 11 seasons, 3,938 PA
113,93815017261330451-42-3411.812.7
/162664253-7.0-5.82.0pk7: 14

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
Kerry Carpenter (OGILVIE) 28 50 60 50 40 240/308/482 242283 261 29% 7% 121 +1.5
Jared Walsh
2021 · MLB
28 43→53 62→65 46→30 44 238/305/465 227296 303 30% 8% 116 +2.8 242/305/442 200310 263 29% 8% 110 +2.4 225/295/41118629624231%8%92+0.9
Mike Jacobs
2009 · MLB
28 47→53 61→65 45→40 47 255/310/484 228283 293 22% 7% 123 +3.3 228/287/406 178276 233 26% 8% 92 +1.2 214/276/36815426720127%8%77+0.1
Bryan LaHair
2012 · MLB
29 48→55 62→65 44→40 42 259/307/488 230310 313 28% 6% 123 +3.3 240/301/420 180319 236 30% 8% 102 +1.9 211/280/34313229115331%9%69-0.3
Jake Fox
2010 · MLB
28 49→54 61→65 47→45 43 262/320/486 225293 296 22% 6% 128 +3.7 231/288/405 174266 203 22% 5% 93 +1.3 222/278/38916724821021%5%83+0.4
Hunter Renfroe
2020 · MLB
28 41→47 68→70 50→45 45 241/303/506 265274 386 28% 8% 126 +3.5 237/303/482 245265 345 25% 8% 120 +3.1 243/305/45821527229123%8%112+2.3
Jesús Aguilar
2019 · MLB
29 47→50 63→65 46→40 48 258/328/493 235300 332 26% 9% 133 +4.0 259/337/460 201297 272 22% 10% 128 +3.6 255/335/43918528424020%10%117+1.8
Chris Davis
2014 · MLB
28 49→53 68→70 43→40 46 266/336/532 266325 374 30% 9% 147 +5.0 232/329/476 244290 343 31% 11% 129 +3.7 222/328/45623328833133%13%117+3.0
Geoff Jenkins
2002 · MLB
28 53→58 62→65 50→45 45 278/343/514 236332 309 25% 7% 144 +4.8 271/342/489 218320 264 23% 8% 137 +4.3 280/357/50122132926122%9%136+4.4
Brandon Moss
2013 · MLB
29 45→50 62→65 43→45 44 244/306/470 226291 307 28% 7% 118 +3.0 250/330/484 234303 314 27% 10% 131 +3.9 241/329/46222229429227%10%118+2.7
Franmil Reyes
2022 · MLB
27 47→51 65 47→45 47 256/325/497 242316 344 30% 9% 133 +4.0 226/287/390 164306 224 32% 8% 89 +0.9 208/267/34313528718233%7%66-0.4
Matt Adams
2018 · MLB
29 48→57 60→65 43→40 46 259/312/480 221297 293 24% 7% 123 +3.3 244/301/473 229286 333 27% 7% 117 +2.9 213/266/40619325930031%6%80+0.2
Evan Gattis
2015 · MLB
28 46→47 63→70 45→30 43 256/307/490 234283 322 23% 6% 124 +3.4 247/299/462 215273 292 21% 6% 113 +2.6 245/298/46021526629120%6%107+1.8
Khris Davis
2016 · MLB
28 44→51 62→70 47→45 47 244/311/475 231279 308 25% 8% 121 +3.2 252/324/530 278287 404 27% 9% 141 +4.6 251/329/54729728044228%9%144+5.1
Eddie Rosario
2020 · MLB
28 52→56 59→60 45→50 45 278/311/485 207291 286 16% 5% 124 +3.4 253/297/438 185270 259 17% 6% 105 +2.1 240/289/40716827620821%6%91+0.8
Cody Ross
2009 · MLB
28 50→57 60→65 50→45 47 265/328/494 229303 277 22% 8% 133 +4.0 268/326/457 189314 218 21% 7% 122 +3.3 267/329/44317731320721%7%115+2.5
Marcus Thames
2006 · MLB
29 47→46 63→70 46→40 48 255/322/492 237290 325 24% 8% 130 +3.8 252/312/513 261281 374 25% 8% 132 +4.0 245/304/52127526441225%7%129+2.1
Hank Blalock
2010 · MLB
29 47→57 59→65 52→45 46 254/304/472 218275 275 20% 6% 117 +2.9 248/302/412 164289 208 21% 7% 100 +1.7 260/311/36010031511921%6%88+0.3
Randal Grichuk
2020 · MLB
28 43→50 62→70 46→45 42 237/287/467 231275 304 27% 6% 110 +2.4 241/287/432 191277 253 23% 5% 99 +1.7 255/310/44819329021120%6%110+1.5
Daryle Ward
2002 · MLB
27 48→56 61→60 47→30 47 259/312/481 223283 303 21% 7% 123 +3.3 255/306/412 157285 183 17% 7% 102 +1.8 259/324/44418527322014%8%108+1.2
Pedro Álvarez
2014 · MLB
27 43→46 61→60 48→45 46 237/305/455 218294 303 30% 9% 113 +2.6 241/314/454 213289 306 27% 9% 117 +2.9 238/316/45021227830526%10%108+1.7