Carter JensenC Kansas City Royals
Age 23 L/R 6'0" / 210 lbs MLB HR -5%BB +4% Svc 0.163 · Ctrl thru 2031 peak 3.7 · 2030
wRC+†128
AVG/OBP/SLG.230 / .304 / .423
PA250
HR10
K%29
BB%9
MLB%100%
BAT: +7.8 runs (wOBA-derived runs vs avg)+8BATRUN: -0.1 runs (SB/CS + UBR baserunning)-0RUNFLD: +2.2 runs (Defensive runs vs avg)+2FLDPOS: +4.5 runs (Positional adjustment)+4POSREP: +7.1 runs (Replacement-level credit)+7REPTotal WAR: +2.20+2.2WAR
Scouting · nowfuture
HIT
4350
PWR
5461
SPD
4241
FLD
4350
EYE
5358
trajectory · 10 yrs
3.4peak
2029

Contract

ESTIMATED  ·  service-time + WAR-based estimator (needs verification)
Status   Pre-Arb
MLB Debut   2025
Service   0.163 yrs.days
Team Control Through   2031
First FA Year   2027
YearStatusSalary Proj WAR Value Surplus
2026Pre-Arb$0.8M+2.2$18M+$17M
2027Pre-Arb$0.8M+3.3$27M+$26M
2028Pre-Arb$0.8M+3.5$30M+$29M
2029Arb-1$7M+3.6$31M+$24M
2030Arb-2$13M+3.7$33M+$21M
2031Arb-3$18M+3.5$32M+$14M
Totals $40M $172M +$132M

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.

YearAge LvlTeam PAAB H2B3BHR BBSOHBP SBCS AVGOBPSLGOPS ISOBABIP K%BB% wOBAwRC+ BATRUNFLDPOSREP WAR
202118 ROKACL Royals Gold 6761 12211 6290 40 .197.269.311.580 .115.355 439 .236 39 -5 +1 +0 +1 +2 -0.1
202219 AColumbia Fireflies 485427 731929 491544 86 .171.263.288.551 .117.238 3210 .245 46 -30 -1 +0 +9 +14 -0.8
202320 A+Quad Cities River Bandits 497419 711648 721511 111 .169.293.284.577 .115.238 3014 .266 62 -21 +2 +0 +9 +14 0.3
202421 A+3 teams 601531 11017618 551786 183 .207.289.363.652 .156.267 309 .286 77 -15 +2 +0 +11 +17 1.5
202522 AA4 teams 598539 13023621 531731 101 .241.310.423.733 .182.312 299 .317 101 +0 +2 +0 +11 +17 3.1
▸ 2026 Season (actual · ROS · total)
202623 MLBKansas City Royals 7969 19206 8221 00 .275.359.565.924 .290.310 2810 .392 158 +5 +0 +1 +1 +2 1.0
ROS23 MLBKC 171152 36618 16491 21 .237.314.447.761 .211.294 299 .334 113 +3 +0 +1 +3 +5 1.2
TOT23 MLBKC 250221 558114 24712 21 .249.328.484.812 .235.297 2810 .352 128 +8 +0 +2 +4 +7 2.2
▸ 2027+ Projections — Projections at projected PA · Park-neutral MLB equivalent · Marcel + aging curve
202724 MLBKC 520463 11119422 491433 72 .240.317.441.757 .201.291 289 .329 110 +6 +1 +2 +9 +15 3.4
202825 MLBKC 520462 11119322 501403 72 .240.318.437.756 .197.292 2710 .334 113 +8 +1 +2 +9 +15 3.6
202926 MLBKC 520462 11119322 501393 72 .240.318.437.756 .197.293 2710 .336 115 +9 +1 +2 +9 +15 3.7
203027 MLBKC 520461 11119322 511393 71 .241.320.438.759 .197.293 2710 .336 115 +9 +1 +2 +9 +15 3.7
203128 MLBKC 520461 11119322 511403 61 .241.320.438.759 .197.292 2710 .335 114 +8 +1 +2 +9 +15 3.6
203229 MLBKC 520461 11019322 511413 51 .239.318.436.754 .197.292 2710 .332 113 +7 +1 +1 +9 +15 3.4
203330 MLBKC 520461 10918322 511433 40 .236.317.432.748 .195.290 2810 .329 110 +6 +1 +0 +9 +15 3.2
203431 MLBKC 504446 10418320 501413 10 .233.315.422.736 .188.289 2810 .326 107 +4 +0 -0 +9 +14 2.8
203532 MLBKC 489435 10017319 481393 00 .230.311.414.724 .184.287 2810 .321 104 +2 +0 -1 +9 +14 2.4
203633 MLBKC 473421 9516318 461383 00 .226.306.406.713 .181.285 2910 .315 99 -0 +0 -2 +8 +13 2.0
203734 MLBKC 449400 8714216 441342 00 .217.298.383.681 .165.284 3010 .308 94 -3 +0 -3 +8 +13 1.5
203835 MLBKC 385343 7312213 371192 00 .213.293.373.666 .160.281 3110 .300 88 -5 +0 -4 +7 +11 0.9
203936 MLBKC 321285 599210 311032 00 .207.289.358.647 .151.278 3210 .291 81 -7 +0 -5 +6 +9 0.3
204037 MLBKC 258231 46718 24851 00 .199.277.342.619 .143.274 339 .280 73 -8 +0 -6 +5 +7 -0.2
204138 MLBKC 195174 33515 18661 00 .190.269.316.586 .126.269 349 .269 64 -8 +0 -7 +3 +6 -0.6
▸ Career Totals (MLE all levels + projections)
Career 91338095 180331359328 902264451 9721 .223.305.398.702 .175.285 2910 .311 96 -41 +11 -14 +163 +259 38.6
/ 162G 650576 12822423 641884 71 .222.304.394.698 .172.285 2910 .311 96 -3 +1 -1 +12 +18 2.8

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.

YearAge LvlTeam PAAB H2B3BHR BBSOHBP SBCS AVGOBPSLGOPS ISOBABIP K%BB% wOBAwRC+ BATRUNFLDPOSREP WAR
202118 ROKACL Royals Gold 6757 16211 10200 40 .281.388.404.792 .123.417 3015 .360 133 +3 +1 +2 0.5
202219 AColumbia Fireflies 485393 8924211 831034 86 .226.367.382.748 .155.275 2117 .340 118 +10 -1 +14 2.3
202320 A+Quad Cities River Bandits 497399 8420411 921201 111 .211.360.363.723 .153.267 2419 .331 111 +6 +2 +14 2.3
202421 AANorthwest Arkansas Naturals 170150 35738 15451 11 .233.307.480.787 .247.267 269 .336 115 +3 -0 +5 0.8
202421 A+Quad Cities River Bandits 376310 8415310 57834 162 .271.391.435.826 .165.333 2215 .368 140 +17 +2 +11 3.1
202421 INTLSurprise Saguaros 5540 17304 14101 10 .425.582.8001.382 .375.500 1825 .577 300 +12 +0 +2 1.4
202522 MLBKansas City Royals 6960 18603 9120 00 .300.391.550.941 .250.333 1713 .411 173 +6 +0 +0 +11 +2 1.9
202522 AAAOmaha Storm Chasers 184153 4411114 30520 30 .288.404.6471.051 .359.345 2816 .446 200 +21 +1 +5 2.7
202522 AANorthwest Arkansas Naturals 308274 80946 30701 71 .292.364.420.784 .128.368 2310 .349 125 +9 +1 +9 1.9
202522 INTLAguilas Cibaenas 3729 6200 7120 00 .207.361.276.637 .069.333 3219 .299 87 -1 +0 +1 0.1
▸ Career Totals (raw MLB only — historical actual)
MLB Career 6960 18603 9120 00 .300.391.550.941 .250.333 1713 .411 173 +6 +0 +0 +11 +2 1.9

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 ISOBABIP HRSB K%BB% wRC+WAR AVG/OBP/SLG ISOBABIP HRSB K%BB% wRC+WAR AVG/OBP/SLG ISOBABIP HRSB K%BB% wRC+WAR
Carter Jensen (OGILVIE) 23 43→50 54→61 42→41 58 .236/.312/.442 .206.272 113 24% 9% 113 +1.1
Gleyber Torres
2020 · MLB
23 51→54 60 45→50 49 .270/.333/.485 .215.308 298 23% 8% 132 +4.0 .260/.329/.433 .173.304 2110 21% 9% 117 +2.9 .258/.343/.395.138.29316617%11%111+2.7
Logan O'Hoppe
2023 · MLB
23 44→48 54→60 45 48 .234/.306/.407 .174.265 237 22% 8% 102 +1.8 .237/.300/.419 .182.286 265 26% 7% 102 +1.9 .232/.286/.409.178.28827229%6%92+0.8
Wilin Rosario
2013 · MLB
24 44→54 58→60 40→45 40 .239/.277/.438 .199.277 285 26% 5% 97 +1.5 .259/.293/.439 .180.303 235 23% 5% 104 +2.0 .263/.294/.428.165.30920422%4%96+1.0
MJ Melendez
2023 · MLB
24 40→47 59→60 41→50 53 .221/.306/.429 .207.257 275 26% 11% 107 +2.2 .215/.291/.391 .176.272 208 28% 9% 91 +1.1 .206/.275/.376.170.266191029%8%77+0.1
Pedro Álvarez
2011 · MLB
24 47 56→65 43→45 45 .243/.304/.437 .194.319 244 31% 8% 108 +2.3 .234/.303/.424 .190.309 253 31% 9% 104 +2.0 .238/.311/.466.228.28733429%9%112+2.3
Jay Bruce
2010 · MLB
23 48→55 59→65 46→50 45 .255/.310/.468 .212.300 278 25% 7% 118 +3.0 .256/.329/.461 .205.302 268 23% 10% 124 +3.4 .253/.334/.464.210.30026724%10%115+2.9
Stephen Drew
2006 · AA
23 50→57 56→55 44→45 49 .258/.323/.456 .197.305 227 23% 8% 120 +3.1 .256/.310/.419 .163.296 166 19% 7% 105 +2.1 .269/.330/.445.176.30415616%8%113+2.7
Miguel Montero
2006 · AA
23 50→60 56→55 45→40 43 .263/.311/.450 .187.295 254 21% 5% 115 +2.7 .246/.307/.407 .161.275 203 18% 7% 102 +1.8 .272/.357/.424.152.32715020%10%116+2.3
Jesús Sánchez
2022 · MLB
24 47→53 56→60 45→50 43 .245/.302/.435 .190.306 255 28% 7% 106 +2.2 .246/.311/.434 .188.309 237 27% 8% 110 +2.4 .243/.311/.415.172.306201026%8%100+1.4
Eric Chavez
2001 · MLB
23 52→54 58→65 45 57 .271/.348/.480 .209.289 265 17% 11% 137 +4.3 .279/.344/.511 .232.296 297 17% 9% 144 +4.8 .276/.364/.507.231.29129716%12%138+4.6
Andy LaRoche
2007 · AAA
23 51→55 55 45 49 .263/.323/.444 .181.296 238 20% 8% 118 +3.0 .247/.325/.400 .153.276 187 17% 10% 107 +2.2 .238/.324/.376.138.26215515%10%96+1.2
Kyle Schwarber
2017 · MLB
24 49→48 58→70 45 51 .252/.336/.457 .205.320 266 29% 11% 126 +3.5 .234/.334/.475 .241.283 334 29% 12% 130 +3.8 .219/.352/.476.257.25136429%16%129+4.4
Mark Vientos
2023 · MLB
23 46→50 58→60 37→30 39 .239/.294/.437 .198.328 283 35% 7% 104 +2.0 .244/.300/.443 .199.315 272 30% 7% 108 +2.3 .241/.300/.442.201.29827128%7%105+1.8
Chris Carter
2006 · AA
23 47→57 57→55 38→40 48 .252/.308/.446 .193.266 263 17% 6% 112 +2.6 .261/.314/.421 .160.288 195 16% 7% 108 +2.3 .266/.317/.421.155.29618416%6%107+2.1
Kyle Manzardo
2023 · AA
23 49→42 59→60 45→40 50 .259/.327/.471 .212.291 274 22% 8% 126 +3.5 .230/.304/.427 .197.268 243 24% 9% 105 +2.1 .219/.300/.420.201.25225224%9%99+1.4
Wily Mo Peña
2005 · MLB
23 46→51 63→65 47→40 42 .251/.309/.475 .223.307 339 30% 6% 121 +3.2 .261/.317/.472 .211.342 295 31% 7% 123 +3.3 .263/.321/.462.199.35226231%6%119+1.8
Eloy Jiménez
2020 · MLB
23 49→56 58→65 41→40 42 .262/.304/.464 .202.306 272 24% 5% 115 +2.8 .266/.314/.471 .205.317 282 25% 6% 121 +3.2 .268/.321/.438.170.31323022%7%113+1.7
Austin Riley
2021 · MLB
24 43→53 59→65 42→40 40 .235/.288/.443 .208.297 283 31% 6% 103 +1.9 .269/.337/.490 .221.324 292 25% 8% 135 +4.2 .273/.345/.498.224.32530125%8%136+4.9
Kellen Kulbacki
2009 · A
23 47 55→60 39→30 50 .249/.320/.432 .184.284 244 22% 8% 113 +2.6 .220/.277/.341 .121.265 136 22% 7% 71 -0.3 .187/.230/.256.070.2294520%5%25-0.9
Rougned Odor
2017 · MLB
23 48→53 55→60 46→50 42 .253/.292/.440 .187.277 2311 19% 4% 104 +2.0 .226/.281/.418 .192.260 2513 24% 6% 94 +1.3 .214/.288/.414.199.256271128%8%91+0.8