Braden
Montgomery
RFAge : 23Bats : S
#24
Braden Montgomery
#24RF
Chicago White Sox
Height : 6' 2" · Weight : 100 kg · Bats : S · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2026-06-09
Born in : Des Moines, IA, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | AB | H | HR | PP | MOY | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Chicago White Sox | 93 | 323 | 73 | 6 | 38 | .226 | .662 |
| Career totals | 93 | 323 | 73 | 6 | 38 | .226 | .662 | |
ContractChicago White Sox payroll →
- Type
- Pre-Arbitration
- Length
- 1 yr · 2026–2026
- Total value
- 0.8 M$
- AAV
- 0.78 M$
2026
0.78 M$
Pre-arb
2027
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Pre-arb
2028
—
Pre-arb
2029
—
Pre-arb
2030
—
Arb 1
2031
—
Arb 2
2032
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Arb 3
Advanced stats, 2026HitterMLB stats →
wRC+
89
wOBA
.298
xwOBA
.325
OPS
.662
AVG
.226
OBP
.312
HR
6
RBI
38
SB
1
PA
365
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
0.9
Home runs
6
2026 WAR
0.9
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
→ Stable (0)
- 20260.9 WAR · 1.5 per full season
Outlook, age included
+25 · 23 y.o. · usually still improving
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
75
Established regular
- CON
- Contact
- 76
- POW
- Power
- 69
- EYE
- Eye
- 80
- SPD
- Speed
- 76
- FLD
- Fielding
- 79
- DUR
- Durability
- 61
- EX
- Experience
- 24
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
0.9
#188 of 267 regular hitters
PAL Rating
36 / 100
#171 of 267 regular hitters
Value Rating
42 / 100
Surplus $8.0M · salary $0.8MPAL: 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
88.9 mi/h
46th percentile
Max exit velocity
109.7 mi/h
33th percentile
Barrels
4.4 %
20th percentile
Hard-hit
40.9 %
51th percentile
xBA
.255
62th percentile
Bat speed
69.7 mi/h
20th percentile
Sprint speed
28.4 pi/s
79th percentile
Outs above average
0
51th percentile
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | AB | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 | vs COL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .226 |
| Sep 26 | vs COL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .226 |
| Sep 25 | vs COL | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .226 |
| Sep 24 | @ KC | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .222 |
| Sep 23 | @ KC | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .219 |
| Sep 22 | @ KC | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .212 |
| Sep 20 | vs DET | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .212 |
| Sep 19 | vs DET | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .208 |
| Sep 18 | vs DET | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .207 |
| Sep 17 | vs DET | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .208 |