Brett
Bateman
CFAge : 24Bats : L
#21
Brett Bateman
#21CF
Toronto Blue Jays
Height : 5' 10" · Weight : 77 kg · Bats : L · Throws : L · MLB debut : 2026-08-07
Born in : St. Paul, MN, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | AB | H | HR | PP | MOY | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Toronto Blue Jays | 41 | 158 | 52 | 2 | 11 | .329 | .826 |
| Career totals | 41 | 158 | 52 | 2 | 11 | .329 | .826 | |
ContractToronto Blue Jays 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+
138
wOBA
.368
xwOBA
.312
OPS
.826
AVG
.329
OBP
.402
HR
2
RBI
11
SB
3
PA
181
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
2.0
Home runs
2
2026 WAR
1.9
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
→ Stable (0)
- 20261.9 WAR · 6.3 per full season
Outlook, age included
+25 · 24 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
74
Established regular
- CON
- Contact
- 80
- POW
- Power
- 61
- EYE
- Eye
- 78
- SPD
- Speed
- 82
- FLD
- Fielding
- 80
- DUR
- Durability
- 35
- 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).
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
84.7 mi/h
3th percentile
Max exit velocity
102.7 mi/h
0th percentile
Barrels
1.6 %
2th percentile
Hard-hit
19.8 %
1th percentile
xBA
.268
82th percentile
Bat speed
67.9 mi/h
4th percentile
Sprint speed
28.8 pi/s
86th percentile
Outs above average
4
74th percentile
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | AB | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 | vs CIN | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .329 |
| Sep 26 | vs CIN | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .325 |
| Sep 25 | vs CIN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .318 |
| Sep 21 | @ BAL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .320 |
| Sep 20 | @ TEX | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .322 |
| Sep 19 | @ TEX | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .322 |
| Sep 18 | @ TEX | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .324 |
| Sep 16 | vs DET | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 |
| Sep 15 | vs DET | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .328 |
| Sep 14 | vs DET | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .323 |