Byron
Buxton
CFAge : 32Bats : R
#25
Byron Buxton
#25CF
Minnesota Twins
Height : 6' 1" · Weight : 86 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2015-06-14
Born in : Baxley, GA, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | AB | H | HR | PP | MOY | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Minnesota Twins | 93 | 370 | 94 | 25 | 46 | .254 | .830 |
| 2025 | Minnesota Twins | 126 | 488 | 129 | 35 | 83 | .264 | .878 |
| 2024 | Minnesota Twins | 102 | 355 | 99 | 18 | 56 | .279 | .859 |
| 2023 | Minnesota Twins | 85 | 304 | 63 | 17 | 42 | .207 | .732 |
| 2022 | Minnesota Twins | 92 | 340 | 76 | 28 | 51 | .224 | .832 |
| 2021 | Minnesota Twins | 61 | 235 | 72 | 19 | 32 | .306 | 1.005 |
| 2020 | Minnesota Twins | 39 | 130 | 33 | 13 | 27 | .254 | .844 |
| 2019 | Minnesota Twins | 87 | 271 | 71 | 10 | 46 | .262 | .827 |
| 2018 | Minnesota Twins | 28 | 90 | 14 | 0 | 4 | .156 | .383 |
| 2017 | Minnesota Twins | 140 | 462 | 117 | 16 | 51 | .253 | .727 |
| 2016 | Minnesota Twins | 92 | 298 | 67 | 10 | 38 | .225 | .714 |
| 2015 | Minnesota Twins | 46 | 129 | 27 | 2 | 6 | .209 | .576 |
| Career totals | 991 | 3472 | 862 | 193 | 482 | .248 | .799 | |
ContractMinnesota Twins payroll →
- Type
- Extension
- Length
- 7 yrs · 2022–2028
- Total value
- 100.0 M$
- AAV
- 14.29 M$
2026
15.14 M$
Guaranteed
2027
15.14 M$
Guaranteed
2028
15.14 M$
Guaranteed
Full no-trade clause from 2022-26. May block clubs to five teams annually for 2027-28, but will have 10-and-5 rights allowing for continued full no-trade protection provided he's still with the Twins.
Advanced stats, 2026HitterMLB stats →
wRC+
128
wOBA
.355
xwOBA
.343
OPS
.830
AVG
.254
OBP
.319
HR
25
RBI
46
SB
7
PA
408
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
2.8
Home runs
27
2026 WAR
2.6
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
↓ Slight decline (-12)
- 20230.5 WAR · 0.9 per full season
- 20243.7 WAR · 5.7 per full season
- 20255.0 WAR · 5.5 per full season
- 20262.6 WAR · 3.8 per full season
Outlook, age included
-27 · 32 y.o. · the age when performance usually declines
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
83
Very good
- CON
- Contact
- 66
- POW
- Power
- 90
- EYE
- Eye
- 61
- SPD
- Speed
- 90
- FLD
- Fielding
- 74
- DUR
- Durability
- 65
- EX
- Experience
- 87
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
2.6
#89 of 267 regular hitters
PAL Rating
88 / 100
#32 of 267 regular hitters
Value Rating
48 / 100
Surplus $11.1M · salary $14.3MPAL: 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
90.2 mi/h
71th percentile
Max exit velocity
111.9 mi/h
63th percentile
Barrels
15.8 %
97th percentile
Hard-hit
46.7 %
83th percentile
xBA
.248
51th percentile
Bat speed
74.1 mi/h
76th percentile
Sprint speed
29.7 pi/s
97th percentile
Outs above average
3
71th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Avg exit velocity | Max exit velocity | Barrels | Hard-hit | xBA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | MIN | 2.6 | 88 | 83 | 90.2 | 111.9 | 15.8 | 46.7 | .248 |
| 2025 | MIN | 5.0 | 96 | 86 | 92.5 | 114.0 | 17.6 | 53.8 | .249 |
| 2024 | MIN | 3.7 | 92 | 85 | 91.7 | 113.2 | 13.2 | 48.1 | .260 |
| 2023 | MIN | 0.5 | 47 | 85 | 91.5 | 116.9 | 14.6 | 45.7 | .207 |
| 2022 | MIN | 3.4 | 97 | 87 | 92.9 | 113.5 | 16.4 | 50.2 | .240 |
| 2021 | MIN | 4.1 | 99 | 89 | 92.5 | 115.6 | 17.9 | 53.8 | .294 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | AB | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25 | @ ATH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .254 |
| Aug 24 | @ ATH | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .256 |
| Aug 23 | @ SD | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .251 |
| Aug 22 | @ SD | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .251 |
| Aug 21 | @ SD | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .254 |
| Aug 19 | vs ATL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .256 |
| Aug 18 | vs ATL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .259 |
| Aug 17 | vs ATL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .257 |
| Aug 16 | vs PHI | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .257 |
| Aug 15 | vs PHI | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .260 |