Brice MatthewsSS Houston Astros
Age 24 R/R 5'10" / 190 lbs MLB HR +6% Svc 0.174 · Ctrl thru 2031
2026 ROS PROJECTION226 act + 150 ros · stats below = ROS only
wRC+†78
AVG/OBP/SLG.205 / .274 / .359
PA150
HR5
SB7
K%32
BB%8
BABIP272
ISO154
MLB%100%
Value2026 · WAR
BAT: -15.5 runs (wOBA-derived runs vs avg)-15BATRUN: +0.6 runs (SB/CS + UBR baserunning)+1RUNFLD: -0.6 runs (Defensive runs vs avg)-1FLDPOS: -4.0 runs (Positional adjustment)-4POSREP: +10.7 runs (Replacement-level credit)+11REPTotal WAR: -1.00-1.0WAR
0.00.51.00.00.10.10.2+$1M ctrl surplus26272829303132333435
projected WAR paid WAR ($/8M) surplus deficit
Tools · Splits · ContractCON 35 / POW 56
Toolsscout grade · Statcast %ile · 2025-2026
CONTACT35
Whiff%
903.8%
xwOBA
140.266
POWER56
Barrel%
7211.4
Avg EV
2487.1
Bat Spd
5571.9
EYE54
Chase%
906.2%
SPEED59
Sprint
7928.6
DEFENSE52
scouting grade only
Platoon Splits2025-2026 · 82 PA
vs LHP
vs RHP
Edge
PA
20
62
wRC+
48
101
▶▶R
wOBA
248
317
▶▶R
ISO
210
258
▶▶R
BABIP
250
229
L
K%
50.0%
37.1%
▶▶R
BB%
5.0%
8.1%
▶▶R
Contract ESTIMATED · service-time + WAR-based estimator (needs verification)
Status   Pre-Arb
MLB Debut   2025
Service   0.174 yrs.days
Team Control Through   2031
First FA Year   2032
YearStatusSalary Proj WAR Value Surplus
2026ROSExt$0.3M
2027Pre-Arb$0.8M+0.1$0.4M+$0.0M (cut)
2028Pre-Arb$0.8M+0.1$0.3M+$0.0M (cut)
2029Arb-1$0.4M+0.2$0.6M+$0.3M
2030Extbeyond projection horizon · no WAR estimate
2031Extbeyond projection horizon · no WAR estimate
Totals $0.7M $-0.2M -$2M

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
202321 AFayetteville Woodpeckers 150128 23503 16556 163 180300289589 109286 3711 269 64
202321 AFayetteville Woodpeckers 150120 26604 24406 163 217373367740 150289 2716 344 122
202422 AA5 teams 429378 7915115 4017610 3512 209301373674 164340 419 300 88
202422 AA5 teams 429362 9117119 5613810 3512 251367461828 210350 3213 369 140
202523 AAA2 teams 545486 9917717 472017 4211 204283372656 169303 379 287 78
202523 AAA2 teams 545461 11618721 721597 4211 252361458819 206335 2913 361 135
▸ 2026 Season (ACT · ROS-MLE · ROS-CTX · FULL)
YTD24 MLBHOU 226208 41517 15710 44 197251332583 135260 317 256 54 -12 -1 -1 -2 +6 -0.9
YTD24 MLBHOU 226208 41517 15710 44 197251332583 135260 317 258 56 -11 -1 -1 -2 +6 -0.9
ROS24 MLBHOU 100% 150136 28415 12481 72 205274359632 154273 328 288 78 -4 +1 +0 -2 +4 -0.0
ROS24 MLBHOU 100% 151137 29416 12491 72 212280387667 175276 328 285 76 -4 +1 +0 -2 +4 -0.1
FULL24 MLBHOU 377345 709213 271201 116 203263354616 151266 327 267 63 -16 -0 -1 -4 +11 -1.0
TOT24 MLBHOU 376344 699212 271191 116 200260342603 142264 327 268 64 -15 -0 -1 -4 +11 -1.0
▸ 2027+ Projections   WITH CONTEXT · MLB TIME ONLY ⓘ
202725 MLBHOU 92% 420380 7912315 331344 186 208278374652 166275 328 292 82 -9 +1 +0 -4 +12 -0.0
202826 MLBHOU 92% 441399 8313316 351414 196 208279376654 168275 328 293 83 -9 +1 +0 -5 +12 0.1
202927 MLBHOU 92% 442399 8313316 361424 196 208280376656 168275 328 294 83 -9 +1 +0 -5 +13 0.1
202725 MLBHOU 92% 386349 7411315 311243 175 212282390672 178277 328 289 79 -9 +1 +0 -4 +11 -0.1
202826 MLBHOU 92% 406367 7912316 321304 186 215285395680 180277 328 290 80 -9 +1 +0 -4 +12 -0.1
202927 MLBHOU 92% 407367 7912316 331304 186 215287395682 180277 328 291 81 -9 +1 +0 -4 +12 -0.1
▸ Career Totals
Career 13971262 268391057 11045313 6119 212282395677 182278 328 289 79 -32 +5 +0 -13 +40 -0.1
/ 162G 650587 12518527 512116 289 213282399681 186278 328 289 79 -15 +2 +0 -6 +18 -0.1
Career 25772306 474791887 21989736 15646 205285368653 163290 358 291 81 -55 +13 +0 -20 +73 1.1
/ 162G 650582 12020522 552269 3912 206285371656 165291 358 291 81 -14 +3 +0 -5 +18 0.3

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 MLB% PAAB H2B3BHR BBSOHBP SBCS AVGOBPSLGOPS ISOBABIP K%BB% wOBAwRC+ BATRUNFLDPOSREP WAR
202321 AFayetteville Woodpeckers 150120 26604 24406 163 217373367740 150289 2716 344 122 +4 +2 +4 1.0
202422 AAASugar Land Space Cowboys 4842 6200 3193 30 143250190440 48261 406 218 25 -4 +1 +1 -0.2
202422 AACorpus Christi Hooks 181151 38819 24616 164 252376497872 245358 3413 386 154 +11 +2 +5 1.8
202422 A+Asheville Tourists 9781 26306 14261 103 3214275801.007 259400 2714 435 191 +10 +1 +3 1.4
202422 ROKFCL Astros 1813 6200 520 32 4626116151.226 154545 1128 538 269 +3 -0 +1 0.4
202422 INTLSenadores de San Juan 8575 15204 10300 33 200294387681 187268 3512 306 92 -1 -1 +2 0.1
202523 MLBHouston Astros 4742 7004 2201 10 167222452675 286167 434 280 73 -1 +0 +0 +2 +1 0.2
202523 AAASugar Land Space Cowboys 498419 10918717 701396 4111 260374458832 198346 2814 369 140 +23 +4 +14 4.1
▸ Career Totals (raw MLB only — historical actual)
MLB Career 4742 7004 2201 10 167222452675 286167 434 280 73 -1 +0 +0 +2 +1 0.2

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
#1Danny Espinosalast yr '17
career totals — 8 seasons, 3,267 PA
83,2679864221297378+16+3611.011.4
/1626642013+3.2+7.32.2pk7: 12
#2Chris Owingslast yr '22
career totals — 9 seasons, 2,420 PA
92,4203578239286365+13-03.74.5
/1626641021+3.6-0.11.0pk7: 5
#3Michael Saunderslast yr '17
career totals — 8 seasons, 2,711 PA
82,7118155233305399-12-134.14.5
/1626642013-2.9-3.21.0pk7: 5
#4Adam Engellast yr '22
career totals — 6 seasons, 1,540 PA
61,5403047225280350+4+334.24.2
/1626641320+1.8+14.41.8pk7: 4
OGOGILVIE CAREER PROJECTION
career totals — every cell rolls up across 5 projected seasons
51,7756577209276377+7-23.13.1
/1626642429+2.5-0.91.2pk7: 3
#5Pokey Reeselast yr '04
career totals — 5 seasons, 1,914 PA
51,9142978242303347-6+62.72.7
/1626641027-2.0+2.21.0pk7: 3
#6Nick Senzellast yr '24
career totals — 6 seasons, 1,633 PA
61,6334033232299363+6-140.90.9
/1626641613+2.4-5.80.4pk7: 1

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
Brice Matthews (OGILVIE) 24 33→35 50→56 59 54 200/260/342 142264 1211 32% 7% 64 -1.0
Joey Wiemer
2023 · AAA
24 42→43 52→55 56→55 41 217/280/383 166298 2023 34% 7% 84 +0.6 203/276/341 138281 1617 32% 8% 72 -0.2 188/269/315127256151631%9%59-0.7
Nelson Velázquez
2023 · MLB
24 40→38 54→60 53→50 37 208/268/384 176312 2217 40% 7% 79 +0.3 213/276/406 193274 2711 32% 7% 89 +0.9 206/270/403197248291030%7%83+0.4
Oswaldo Cabrera
2023 · MLB
24 44→43 54→55 52→50 41 230/281/417 187294 2217 30% 6% 93 +1.3 226/284/347 121278 1412 23% 7% 76 +0.0 239/292/34310429113722%7%76+0.0
Matt McLain
2023 · AA
23 40→50 51→55 59→55 46 204/291/370 166288 1924 34% 10% 85 +0.7 246/324/427 181328 2121 29% 9% 113 +2.6 236/320/399164307192128%10%103+1.6
Justin Maxwell
2009 · MLB
25 42→44 54→60 55→60 44 221/289/403 182280 2323 30% 8% 93 +1.3 218/297/368 150319 1729 34% 9% 87 +0.8 223/297/433210304271734%9%101+0.9
Austin Wells
2023 · AA
24 43 52→55 57→50 48 219/304/387 168295 2014 31% 10% 95 +1.4 216/290/387 171266 208 26% 8% 89 +1.0 209/283/38617724722525%8%84+0.5
Jeter Downs
2021 · AA
23 42→40 52→50 51→55 45 219/286/388 169275 1917 28% 8% 88 +0.9 179/253/304 125255 1621 35% 8% 53 -1.5 175/266/324149236182633%9%63-0.4
Anthony Volpe
2023 · AAA
22 42→49 54→55 60→55 48 220/301/407 187268 2029 26% 8% 99 +1.7 219/284/372 153274 1624 25% 8% 82 +0.5 216/279/363147269152225%7%76+0.1
Oswald Peraza
2023 · MLB
23 45→52 50 57→60 41 234/284/381 148293 1831 27% 5% 85 +0.7 215/279/345 130270 1625 26% 6% 73 -0.1 206/267/320115269152528%6%60-0.6
Lewis Brinson
2018 · MLB
24 44→52 51→55 52→50 42 229/280/393 163285 1916 27% 6% 86 +0.8 205/257/335 130282 1412 31% 5% 61 -1.0 233/275/40917630723831%5%85+0.3
Drew Robinson
2017 · AAA
25 38→40 54→55 52→50 44 205/277/385 180283 2214 35% 9% 83 +0.6 217/290/383 166323 1812 36% 9% 88 +0.9 211/290/368157322171237%10%82+0.3
Daz Cameron
2022 · MLB
25 43→45 49→55 53→55 42 219/285/370 151290 1619 30% 7% 82 +0.5 213/277/349 136287 1521 30% 7% 73 -0.1 217/290/380163271192527%8%86+0.5
Brett Wisely
2023 · AAA
24 47→51 49→50 55 46 237/301/388 152305 1724 28% 8% 94 +1.3 230/296/357 127295 1215 25% 8% 83 +0.6 231/293/342111293101523%7%76+0.0
José Caballero
2022 · AA
25 44→45 46→45 55→70 46 221/294/354 133287 1429 27% 8% 82 +0.5 225/330/346 121289 1241 24% 11% 96 +1.5 225/318/339114299106326%9%86+0.5
Bo Naylor
2023 · AAA
23 40→44 52→55 54→50 48 206/295/372 166284 1916 33% 10% 88 +0.9 216/301/395 179269 2210 27% 10% 96 +1.5 207/293/38818124623626%10%89+0.7
Kevin Smith
2022 · MLB
26 38→43 54→55 53→50 40 206/264/388 182272 2217 33% 7% 79 +0.3 206/253/347 141293 1715 35% 5% 63 -0.9 197/240/321124286161536%5%48-1.2
Trevor Story
2017 · MLB
24 41→49 54→60 53→55 42 215/282/399 184296 2115 34% 8% 89 +1.0 229/296/423 194298 2316 30% 8% 101 +1.8 247/315/451204301242526%8%113+2.3
Craig Stansberry
2006 · AA
24 43→47 52→50 56→50 42 222/279/400 178282 1815 28% 6% 88 +0.9 216/285/356 140269 1313 24% 8% 79 +0.3 228/291/33610827710820%7%72-0.1
Ryan Kreidler
2023 · MLB
25 41→44 48→50 52→55 44 208/287/345 137294 1617 33% 8% 77 +0.1 192/272/329 137274 1720 34% 8% 67 -0.5 185/267/314129265141933%9%58-0.7
Franklin Barreto
2020 · MLB
24 42→48 52→55 53→50 38 216/274/384 169310 2013 36% 6% 82 +0.5 194/257/327 133311 1516 40% 7% 59 -1.1 126/203/233107203151745%8%11-1.4