Andrew
Benintendi
DHAge : 32Bats : L
#23
Andrew Benintendi
#23DHChicago White Sox
Height : 5' 9" · Weight : 84 kg · Bats : L · Throws : L · MLB debut : 2016-08-02
Born in : Cincinnati, OH, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | AB | H | HR | PP | MOY | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Chicago White Sox | 141 | 421 | 101 | 15 | 78 | .240 | .715 |
| 2025 | Chicago White Sox | 116 | 420 | 101 | 20 | 63 | .240 | .738 |
| 2024 | Chicago White Sox | 135 | 477 | 109 | 20 | 64 | .229 | .685 |
| 2023 | Chicago White Sox | 151 | 562 | 147 | 5 | 45 | .262 | .682 |
| 2022 | 126 | 461 | 140 | 5 | 51 | .304 | .772 | |
| 2022 | New York Yankees | 33 | 114 | 29 | 2 | 12 | .254 | .735 |
| 2022 | Kansas City Royals | 93 | 347 | 111 | 3 | 39 | .320 | .785 |
| 2021 | Kansas City Royals | 134 | 493 | 136 | 17 | 73 | .276 | .766 |
| 2020 | Boston Red Sox | 14 | 39 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .103 | .442 |
| 2019 | Boston Red Sox | 138 | 541 | 144 | 13 | 68 | .266 | .774 |
| 2018 | Boston Red Sox | 148 | 579 | 168 | 16 | 87 | .290 | .831 |
| 2017 | Boston Red Sox | 151 | 573 | 155 | 20 | 90 | .271 | .776 |
| 2016 | Boston Red Sox | 34 | 105 | 31 | 2 | 14 | .295 | .835 |
| Career totals | 1288 | 4671 | 1236 | 133 | 634 | .265 | .751 | |
ContractChicago White Sox payroll →
- Type
- Free Agent
- Length
- 5 yrs · 2023–2027
- Total value
- 75.0 M$
- AAV
- 15.00 M$
2026
17.10 M$
Guaranteed
2027
15.10 M$
Guaranteed
Advanced stats, 2026HitterMLB stats →
wRC+
98
wOBA
.311
xwOBA
.307
OPS
.715
AVG
.240
OBP
.302
HR
15
RBI
78
SB
1
PA
468
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
-0.1
Home runs
15
2026 WAR
-0.1
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
→ Stable (-3)
- 2023-0.4 WAR · -0.4 per full season
- 2024-0.1 WAR · -0.1 per full season
- 20250.2 WAR · 0.3 per full season
- 2026-0.1 WAR · -0.1 per full season
Outlook, age included
-3 · 31 y.o. · prime years
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2026All ratings →
Ratings from 0 to 100, computed from Statcast and MLB stats over four seasons, never by hand. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.
OV · Overall
67
Depth
- CON
- Contact
- 75
- POW
- Power
- 71
- EYE
- Eye
- 74
- SPD
- Speed
- 69
- FLD
- Fielding
- —
- DUR
- Durability
- 77
- EX
- Experience
- 84
Why these ratings?Hide details
- CON — Contact : Strikeouts avoided, xBA, squared-up contact
- POW — Power : Barrels, exit velocity, home runs, xSLG
- EYE — Eye : Walks and strikeouts
- SPD — Speed : Sprint speed (Statcast), baserunning
- FLD — Fielding : Outs above average, WAR fielding runs
- DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
- EX — Experience : Seasons in the majors
WAR and PAL Rating, 2026How we rate →
WAR is fWAR (FanGraphs' version, distributed through MLB's API): wins added above a replacement player. PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same role (50 = median).
WAR
-0.1
#248 of 267 regular hitters
PAL Rating
22 / 100
#208 of 267 regular hitters
Value Rating
7 / 100
Surplus $-16.0M · salary $15.0MPAL: dimensions
WAR, in runs
StatcastStatcast leaderboards →
MLB's tracking of every ball, 2026 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the role: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Avg exit velocity
89.3 mi/h
52th percentile
Max exit velocity
109.9 mi/h
37th percentile
Barrels
8.5 %
56th percentile
Hard-hit
45.1 %
77th percentile
xBA
.240
36th percentile
Bat speed
70.0 mi/h
23th percentile
Sprint speed
26.6 pi/s
29th percentile
Outs above average
-1
43th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Avg exit velocity | Max exit velocity | Barrels | Hard-hit | xBA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | CWS | -0.1 | 22 | 67 | 89.3 | 109.9 | 8.5 | 45.1 | .240 |
| 2025 | CWS | 0.2 | 23 | 70 | 88.0 | 108.5 | 11.0 | 36.9 | .231 |
| 2024 | CWS | -0.1 | 15 | 74 | 88.0 | 109.5 | 6.3 | 34.4 | .240 |
| 2023 | CWS | -0.4 | 5 | 74 | 86.6 | 109.1 | 2.9 | 27.0 | .267 |
| 2022 | NYY | 2.0 | 62 | 77 | 89.2 | 109.8 | 5.1 | 38.7 | .269 |
| 2021 | KC | 1.4 | 45 | 72 | 89.6 | 107.6 | 8.9 | 43.2 | .252 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | AB | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | vs COL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .240 |
| Sep 25 | vs COL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .239 |
| Sep 24 | @ KC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .241 |
| Sep 23 | @ KC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .242 |
| Sep 22 | @ KC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .243 |
| Sep 20 | vs DET | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .242 |
| Sep 19 | vs DET | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .243 |
| Sep 17 | vs DET | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .245 |
| Sep 14 | @ CLE | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .246 |
| Sep 13 | @ STL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .241 |
