2023 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

100PALRonald Acuña Jr.ATL · Elite Top starter

100PALSpencer StriderATL · Elite Top reliever

100PALFélix BautistaBAL · 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	Ronald Acuña Jr.ATL · RF · 25	100	—	—	9.1	99	97	98	97	23
2	Aaron JudgeNYY · RF · 31	99	—	—	4.7	99	100	96	22	34
3	Mookie BettsLAD · SS · 30	99	—	—	7.6	98	94	99	52	32
4	Shohei OhtaniLAA · TWP · 28	99	—	—	6.6	100	99	93	75	20
5	Freddie FreemanLAD · 1B · 33	98	—	—	7.7	98	80	88	67	60
6	Corey SeagerTEX · SS · 29	98	—	—	6.4	98	97	81	13	53
7	Yordan AlvarezHOU · DH · 26	98	—	—	4.3	99	98	95	8	26
8	Matt OlsonATL · 1B · 29	97	—	—	6.6	97	99	93	29	19
9	Juan SotoSD · LF · 24	97	—	—	6.2	97	93	100	39	20
10	Bobby Witt Jr.KC · SS · 23	97	—	—	5.9	78	83	46	98	96
11	Marcus SemienTEX · 2B · 32	96	—	—	6.5	84	52	90	73	96
12	Bryce HarperPHI · 1B · 30	96	—	—	3.5	96	86	94	54	45
13	Sean MurphyATL · C · 28	96	—	—	5.0	94	91	74	15	95
14	Nolan JonesCOL · RF · 25	95	—	—	3.8	95	89	52	84	61
15	Luis Robert Jr.CWS · CF · 25	95	—	—	5.0	88	93	3	72	94
16	Wander FrancoTB · SS · 22	95	—	—	4.8	87	55	85	83	95
17	Mike TroutLAA · CF · 31	94	—	—	2.9	95	91	56	74	66
18	Yandy DíazTB · DH · 31	94	—	—	5.0	97	81	92	11	17
19	Adolis GarcíaTEX · RF · 30	94	—	—	4.7	90	96	40	56	78
20	Marcell OzunaATL · DH · 32	93	—	—	3.2	96	97	59	18	28
21	Julio RodríguezSEA · CF · 22	93	—	—	5.8	81	89	17	96	87
22	Corbin CarrollAZ · RF · 22	93	—	—	5.4	92	67	67	100	52
23	Francisco LindorNYM · SS · 29	92	—	—	5.5	76	83	73	84	85
24	Dansby SwansonCHC · SS · 29	92	—	—	4.8	56	61	58	73	100
25	Kyle TuckerHOU · RF · 26	92	—	—	4.9	96	82	98	70	18
26	Willson ContrerasSTL · 1B · 31	91	—	—	2.8	91	81	66	30	77
27	José RamírezCLE · 3B · 30	91	—	—	4.6	83	57	98	76	75
28	Fernando Tatis Jr.SD · RF · 24	91	—	—	4.0	70	79	47	90	92
29	Jose AltuveHOU · 2B · 33	90	—	—	4.1	95	49	87	51	44
30	Christian WalkerAZ · 1B · 32	90	—	—	3.9	75	79	75	44	91
31	Austin RileyATL · 3B · 26	90	—	—	5.1	92	92	36	58	52
32	Cody BellingerCHC · LF · 27	89	—	—	4.4	89	58	70	81	58
33	Adley RutschmanBAL · C · 25	89	—	—	5.6	91	37	99	30	71
34	Zack GelofATH · 3B · 23	89	—	—	2.7	78	78	28	89	71
35	Max KeplerMIN · LF · 30	88	—	—	2.7	80	87	61	26	73
36	Michael Harris IIATL · CF · 22	88	—	—	3.9	75	67	27	91	81
37	Gunnar HendersonBAL · SS · 22	88	—	—	4.7	78	88	37	88	56
38	Christian YelichMIL · DH · 31	87	—	—	3.8	85	66	84	93	46
39	Yainer DiazHOU · C · 24	87	—	—	2.4	83	90	14	34	74
40	Chas McCormickHOU · LF · 28	87	—	—	3.3	88	71	33	70	64
41	Manny MachadoSD · 3B · 30	86	—	—	3.4	64	82	69	17	94
42	Ketel MarteAZ · 2B · 29	86	—	—	4.3	85	72	90	52	53
43	Paul GoldschmidtSTL · 1B · 35	85	—	—	3.4	87	76	82	38	56
44	Mitch GarverTEX · C · 32	85	—	—	2.2	94	85	80	10	37
45	Brandon MarshPHI · LF · 25	85	—	—	3.5	74	61	47	82	77
46	J.D. MartinezLAD · DH · 35	84	—	—	2.3	94	99	7	22	22
47	Pete AlonsoNYM · 1B · 28	84	—	—	2.8	85	95	62	24	41
48	Matt McLainCIN · 2B · 23	84	—	—	3.2	82	70	15	78	65
49	Lars NootbaarSTL · LF · 25	83	—	—	3.1	75	44	95	68	67
50	Ke'Bryan HayesPIT · 3B · 26	83	—	—	3.2	47	64	28	47	98

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.