Caleb
Durbin
3BAge : 26Bats : R
#5
Caleb Durbin
#53B
Boston Red Sox
Height : 5' 6" · Weight : 83 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2025-04-18
Born in : Lake Forest, IL, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | AB | H | HR | PP | MOY | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Boston Red Sox | 153 | 508 | 126 | 13 | 64 | .248 | .710 |
| 2025 | Milwaukee Brewers | 136 | 445 | 114 | 11 | 53 | .256 | .721 |
| Career totals | 289 | 953 | 240 | 24 | 117 | .252 | .715 | |
ContractBoston Red Sox payroll →
- Type
- Pre-Arbitration
- Length
- 1 yr · 2026–2026
- Total value
- 0.8 M$
- AAV
- 0.80 M$
2026
0.80 M$
Pre-arb
2027
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Pre-arb (placeholder)
2028
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Arb 1
2029
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Arb 2
2030
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Arb 3
2031
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Arb 4
Advanced stats, 2026HitterMLB stats →
wRC+
100
wOBA
.317
xwOBA
.291
OPS
.710
AVG
.248
OBP
.332
HR
13
RBI
64
SB
20
PA
586
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
2.9
Home runs
12
2026 WAR
3.1
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
→ Stable (0)
- 20252.7 WAR · 3.2 per full season
- 20263.1 WAR · 3.2 per full season
Outlook, age included
+10 · 26 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
77
Established regular
- CON
- Contact
- 81
- POW
- Power
- 50
- EYE
- Eye
- 80
- SPD
- Speed
- 80
- FLD
- Fielding
- 85
- DUR
- Durability
- 88
- EX
- Experience
- 37
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
3.1
#63 of 267 regular hitters
PAL Rating
47 / 100
#141 of 267 regular hitters
Value Rating
83 / 100
Surplus $29.5M · 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
83.1 mi/h
1th percentile
Max exit velocity
107.9 mi/h
10th percentile
Barrels
2.7 %
8th percentile
Hard-hit
25.0 %
4th percentile
xBA
.234
25th percentile
Bat speed
69.2 mi/h
15th percentile
Sprint speed
27.9 pi/s
60th percentile
Outs above average
6
80th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Avg exit velocity | Max exit velocity | Barrels | Hard-hit | xBA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | BOS | 3.1 | 47 | 77 | 83.1 | 107.9 | 2.7 | 25.0 | .234 |
| 2025 | MIL | 2.7 | 52 | 77 | 85.2 | 108.9 | 4.0 | 26.9 | .255 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | AB | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 | vs CHC | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .248 |
| Sep 25 | vs CHC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .248 |
| Sep 24 | vs CLE | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 |
| Sep 23 | vs CLE | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .252 |
| Sep 22 | vs CLE | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .254 |
| Sep 20 | @ TB | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .255 |
| Sep 19 | @ TB | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .253 |
| Sep 18 | @ TB | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .251 |
| Sep 17 | @ TEX | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .248 |
| Sep 16 | @ TEX | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .249 |