2022 MLB PAL Rating and Value Rating: performance and contract value

Two scores from 0 to 100. PAL Rating measures the season's performance against regulars in the same role (hitters, starters, relievers): 50 is the median regular. Salary never enters it. Value Rating answers a different question: for what the player costs, does the return come in more or less than expected?

WAR, in wins →Payrolls →

Top hitter

100PALAaron JudgeNYY · Elite Top starter

100PALSpencer StriderATL · Elite Top reliever

100PALEdwin DíazNYM · Elite

Value Rating is only computed for the most recent season.

The scale — PAL Rating

90–100 Elite
80–89 Excellent
70–79 Very good
60–69 Above average
40–59 Around average
20–39 Below average
0–19 Very poor

The scale — Value Rating

90–100 Exceptional value
75–89 Very good contract
55–74 Good value
45–54 Fair value
25–44 Poor return
0–24 Very poor return

Regulars only

#	Player
1	Aaron JudgeNYY · RF · 30	100	—	—	11.1	100	100	94	64	66
2	Mike TroutLAA · CF · 30	99	—	—	6.0	99	99	47	70	55
3	Nolan ArenadoSTL · 3B · 31	99	—	—	7.2	96	81	91	29	98
4	Yordan AlvarezHOU · DH · 25	99	—	—	6.4	99	99	95	24	23
5	Paul GoldschmidtSTL · 1B · 34	98	—	—	6.8	99	95	87	44	11
6	Freddie FreemanLAD · 1B · 32	98	—	—	6.8	98	76	97	60	52
7	Manny MachadoSD · 3B · 29	98	—	—	7.1	97	90	72	40	89
8	Jose AltuveHOU · 2B · 32	97	—	—	6.9	98	63	94	75	60
9	Byron BuxtonMIN · CF · 28	97	—	—	3.4	88	98	18	90	82
10	Julio RodríguezSEA · CF · 21	97	—	—	5.7	93	94	19	96	80
11	Mookie BettsLAD · SS · 29	96	—	—	6.0	95	93	80	69	70
12	Dansby SwansonATL · SS · 28	96	—	—	6.6	74	74	15	86	99
13	J.T. RealmutoPHI · C · 31	95	—	—	6.7	86	81	44	92	89
14	Kyle TuckerHOU · RF · 25	95	—	—	4.9	88	85	89	79	84
15	Andrés GiménezCLE · SS · 23	95	—	—	6.1	90	46	37	94	96
16	Christian WalkerAZ · 1B · 31	94	—	—	4.0	83	91	80	30	93
17	Alex BregmanHOU · 3B · 28	94	—	—	5.4	91	60	99	18	86
18	Michael Harris IIATL · CF · 21	94	—	—	4.8	88	78	10	97	83
19	José RamírezCLE · 3B · 29	93	—	—	5.9	90	67	95	88	68
20	Shohei OhtaniLAA · TWP · 27	93	—	—	3.6	97	97	64	56	17
21	Austin RileyATL · 3B · 25	93	—	—	5.9	97	98	35	48	21
22	Bryce HarperPHI · 1B · 29	92	—	—	2.6	94	89	79	73	34
23	Rafael DeversBOS · 1B · 25	92	—	—	5.0	95	94	66	21	49
24	Adley RutschmanBAL · C · 24	92	—	—	5.6	86	54	94	56	91
25	Francisco LindorNYM · SS · 28	91	—	—	6.4	78	66	67	68	95
26	Lars NootbaarSTL · LF · 24	91	—	—	2.6	77	86	93	67	81
27	Willson ContrerasCHC · 1B · 30	90	—	—	3.5	90	84	63	44	65
28	Taylor WardLAA · DH · 28	90	—	—	3.7	92	82	76	48	56
29	Tommy EdmanSTL · 2B · 27	90	—	—	5.4	55	33	63	97	99
30	Xander BogaertsBOS · SS · 29	89	—	—	6.0	85	36	73	76	83
31	Corey SeagerTEX · SS · 28	89	—	—	4.3	80	88	84	36	77
32	Juan SotoSD · LF · 23	89	—	—	3.7	98	87	100	31	1
33	Brandon NimmoNYM · RF · 29	88	—	—	5.5	85	49	90	77	69
34	Daulton VarshoAZ · CF · 25	88	—	—	4.3	51	73	29	80	99
35	Will SmithLAD · C · 27	88	—	—	4.3	85	79	87	34	66
36	Trea TurnerLAD · SS · 29	87	—	—	6.3	82	55	48	98	58
37	Jeff McNeilNYM · 2B · 30	87	—	—	5.5	89	11	88	49	84
38	Albert PujolsSTL · 1B · 42	86	—	—	2.0	95	96	75	1	37
39	George SpringerTOR · DH · 32	86	—	—	4.0	87	72	81	89	42
40	José AbreuCWS · 1B · 35	86	—	—	3.8	94	66	85	17	45
41	Carlos CorreaMIN · SS · 27	85	—	—	4.6	92	76	77	23	43
42	Willy AdamesMIL · SS · 26	85	—	—	4.4	61	86	21	65	94
43	Yandy DíazTB · DH · 30	85	—	—	3.9	96	45	99	25	16
44	Matt OlsonATL · 1B · 28	84	—	—	3.1	80	96	63	21	58
45	Matt ChapmanTOR · 3B · 29	84	—	—	3.9	73	91	50	66	67
46	Cal RaleighSEA · C · 25	84	—	—	4.2	72	97	24	45	76
47	Pete AlonsoNYM · 1B · 27	83	—	—	3.8	93	94	80	15	7
48	Vladimir Guerrero Jr.TOR · 1B · 23	83	—	—	3.3	89	93	77	40	20
49	Eugenio SuárezSEA · DH · 30	82	—	—	4.3	84	92	33	18	53
50	Teoscar HernándezTOR · LF · 29	82	—	—	3.0	86	95	6	72	36

How it's calculated

In MLB, salary follows service time (pre-arbitration, arbitration), not performance: a young player at the minimum can be a star. Value Rating therefore measures surplus, as baseball does. The price of a win comes from free-agent contracts (about $10M per win in 2026); the value produced is WAR × that price; the surplus, that value minus the contract's annual average. It is turned into a standard score within the role, then 0 to 100. Most recent season only.

Data: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant; salaries updated daily.