2024 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

100PALBobby Witt Jr.KC · Elite Top starter

100PALChris SaleATL · Elite Top reliever

100PALMason MillerATH · 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	Bobby Witt Jr.KC · SS · 24	100	—	—	10.5	99	96	82	96	97
2	Aaron JudgeNYY · RF · 32	99	—	—	11.2	100	100	99	42	13
3	Shohei OhtaniLAD · TWP · 29	99	—	—	8.9	99	99	79	97	18
4	Juan SotoNYY · LF · 25	99	—	—	8.2	99	99	100	23	35
5	Francisco LindorNYM · SS · 30	98	—	—	7.6	94	91	70	78	97
6	Ketel MarteAZ · 2B · 30	98	—	—	6.4	97	98	93	51	83
7	Kyle TuckerHOU · RF · 27	98	—	—	4.2	98	96	99	40	63
8	Brent RookerATH · DH · 29	97	—	—	5.1	97	98	27	60	19
9	Yordan AlvarezHOU · DH · 27	97	—	—	5.2	98	97	96	17	9
10	Gunnar HendersonBAL · SS · 23	97	—	—	7.9	96	95	78	84	54
11	Bryce HarperPHI · 1B · 31	96	—	—	5.0	95	89	87	48	75
12	Vladimir Guerrero Jr.TOR · 1B · 25	96	—	—	5.2	98	94	96	16	4
13	Elly De La CruzCIN · SS · 22	96	—	—	6.8	83	86	18	99	96
14	José RamírezCLE · 3B · 31	95	—	—	6.3	91	88	91	92	65
15	Corey SeagerTEX · SS · 30	95	—	—	4.7	95	95	84	2	76
16	Jarren DuranBOS · LF · 27	95	—	—	6.9	89	74	38	97	89
17	Marcell OzunaATL · DH · 33	94	—	—	4.8	97	97	68	6	16
18	Carlos CorreaMIN · SS · 29	94	—	—	4.2	95	75	91	34	77
19	Jackson MerrillSD · CF · 21	94	—	—	5.4	90	82	36	83	89
20	Christian YelichMIL · DH · 32	93	—	—	3.0	96	69	93	95	27
21	Matt ChapmanSF · 3B · 31	93	—	—	5.5	82	91	60	82	93
22	Joc PedersonAZ · DH · 32	92	—	—	3.0	96	92	81	20	16
23	Byron BuxtonMIN · CF · 30	92	—	—	3.7	91	90	9	88	67
24	Fernando Tatis Jr.SD · RF · 25	92	—	—	3.3	92	92	40	69	56
25	Christian WalkerAZ · 1B · 33	91	—	—	3.1	86	90	61	12	91
26	Willson ContrerasSTL · 1B · 32	91	—	—	2.6	92	83	71	34	66
27	Kyle SchwarberPHI · DH · 31	91	—	—	3.2	94	98	89	16	29
28	Mookie BettsLAD · SS · 31	90	—	—	4.3	93	66	99	54	36
29	Colton CowserBAL · CF · 24	90	—	—	4.0	75	85	16	69	91
30	Riley GreeneDET · LF · 23	90	—	—	3.9	90	88	59	51	59
31	Freddie FreemanLAD · 1B · 34	89	—	—	3.9	93	68	98	22	45
32	William ContrerasMIL · C · 26	89	—	—	5.5	90	80	88	26	60
33	Corbin CarrollAZ · RF · 23	89	—	—	4.4	62	61	88	99	82
34	Rafael DeversBOS · 1B · 27	88	—	—	4.3	92	94	70	32	18
35	Steven KwanCLE · LF · 26	88	—	—	4.1	88	14	98	52	81
36	Brenton DoyleCOL · CF · 26	88	—	—	3.6	53	72	24	95	95
37	Carlos SantanaMIN · 1B · 38	87	—	—	2.9	69	63	94	24	93
38	Jurickson ProfarSD · LF · 31	87	—	—	4.4	94	69	98	37	15
39	Jackson ChourioMIL · LF · 20	87	—	—	3.9	74	66	36	92	80
40	Marcus SemienTEX · 2B · 33	86	—	—	4.3	47	40	90	70	99
41	Wilyer AbreuBOS · RF · 25	86	—	—	3.1	70	79	27	64	88
42	Dansby SwansonCHC · SS · 30	85	—	—	4.2	45	50	49	80	99
43	Lawrence ButlerATH · RF · 23	85	—	—	3.1	88	87	32	81	44
44	Seiya SuzukiCHC · RF · 29	85	—	—	3.5	91	83	52	66	23
45	Tyler O'NeillBOS · RF · 29	84	—	—	2.6	89	97	22	46	23
46	Cal RaleighSEA · C · 27	84	—	—	5.4	76	93	54	27	73
47	Ian HappCHC · LF · 29	84	—	—	3.7	86	81	74	68	52
48	Willy AdamesMIL · SS · 28	83	—	—	4.9	83	82	65	66	58
49	Jazz Chisholm Jr.NYY · 2B · 26	83	—	—	4.1	61	71	38	95	82
50	Julio RodríguezSEA · CF · 23	83	—	—	3.9	73	68	12	87	80

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.