Brendan
Donovan
3BAge : 29Bats : L
#33
Brendan Donovan
#333B
Seattle Mariners
Height : 5' 11" · Weight : 95 kg · Bats : L · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2022-04-25
Born in : Wurzberg, Germany
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | AB | H | HR | PP | MOY | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Seattle Mariners | 39 | 137 | 38 | 3 | 15 | .277 | .780 |
| 2025 | St. Louis Cardinals | 118 | 460 | 132 | 10 | 50 | .287 | .775 |
| 2024 | St. Louis Cardinals | 153 | 587 | 163 | 14 | 73 | .278 | .759 |
| 2023 | St. Louis Cardinals | 95 | 327 | 93 | 11 | 34 | .284 | .787 |
| 2022 | St. Louis Cardinals | 126 | 391 | 110 | 5 | 45 | .281 | .773 |
| Career totals | 531 | 1902 | 536 | 43 | 217 | .282 | .773 | |
ContractSeattle Mariners payroll →
- Type
- Arbitration
- Length
- 1 yr · 2026–2026
- Total value
- 5.8 M$
- AAV
- 5.80 M$
2026
5.80 M$
Guaranteed
2027
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Arb 3
Advanced stats, 2026HitterMLB stats →
wRC+
131
wOBA
.349
xwOBA
.314
OPS
.780
AVG
.277
OBP
.371
HR
3
RBI
15
SB
1
PA
159
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
2.0
Home runs
6
2026 WAR
1.0
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
→ Stable (+1)
- 20231.5 WAR · 2.4 per full season
- 20243.1 WAR · 2.9 per full season
- 20252.8 WAR · 3.3 per full season
- 20261.0 WAR · 3.8 per full season
Outlook, age included
+1 · 29 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
73
Established regular
- CON
- Contact
- 86
- POW
- Power
- 69
- EYE
- Eye
- 81
- SPD
- Speed
- 68
- FLD
- Fielding
- 73
- DUR
- Durability
- 56
- EX
- Experience
- 61
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).
PAL: 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
85.7 mi/h
7th percentile
Max exit velocity
109.6 mi/h
31th percentile
Barrels
2.6 %
8th percentile
Hard-hit
27.8 %
6th percentile
xBA
.250
55th percentile
Bat speed
68.3 mi/h
7th percentile
Sprint speed
25.7 pi/s
12th percentile
Outs above average
-3
28th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Avg exit velocity | Max exit velocity | Barrels | Hard-hit | xBA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | SEA | 1.0 | 50 | 73 | 85.7 | 109.6 | 2.6 | 27.8 | .250 |
| 2025 | STL | 2.8 | 68 | 76 | 89.7 | 109.6 | 8.8 | 40.9 | .280 |
| 2024 | STL | 3.1 | 70 | 78 | 88.7 | 108.7 | 5.5 | 37.6 | .275 |
| 2023 | STL | 1.5 | 55 | 74 | 89.3 | 109.1 | 5.8 | 40.6 | .285 |
| 2022 | STL | 2.6 | 66 | 73 | 87.7 | 107.0 | 3.4 | 37.7 | .266 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | AB | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21 | vs CHC | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .277 |
| Aug 20 | @ MIL | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .273 |
| Aug 19 | @ MIL | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .266 |
| Aug 18 | @ MIL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .256 |
| Aug 16 | @ HOU | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .254 |
| Aug 15 | @ HOU | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .263 |
| Aug 14 | @ HOU | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .248 |
| Aug 13 | @ NYY | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Aug 12 | @ NYY | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .260 |
| Aug 11 | @ NYY | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .260 |