Carter
Jensen
CAge : 23Bats : L
#22
Carter Jensen
Height : 6' 0" · Weight : 95 kg · Bats : L · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2025-09-02
Born in : Kansas City, MO, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | AB | H | HR | PP | MOY | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kansas City Royals | 149 | 527 | 126 | 27 | 81 | .239 | .790 |
| 2025 | Kansas City Royals | 20 | 60 | 18 | 3 | 13 | .300 | .941 |
| Career totals | 169 | 587 | 144 | 30 | 94 | .245 | .805 | |
ContractKansas City Royals 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
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Pre-arb
2029
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Arb 1
2030
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Arb 2
2031
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Arb 3
Advanced stats, 2026HitterMLB stats →
wRC+
116
wOBA
.341
xwOBA
.318
OPS
.790
AVG
.239
OBP
.323
HR
27
RBI
81
SB
2
PA
603
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
2.2
Home runs
16
2026 WAR
3.7
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
→ Stable (0)
- 20263.7 WAR · 3.7 per full season
Outlook, age included
+25 · 22 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
78
Established regular
- CON
- Contact
- 63
- POW
- Power
- 84
- EYE
- Eye
- 75
- SPD
- Speed
- 75
- FLD
- Fielding
- 69
- DUR
- Durability
- 69
- 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
3.7
#39 of 267 regular hitters
PAL Rating
75 / 100
#66 of 267 regular hitters
Value Rating
90 / 100
Surplus $35.4M · 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
91.5 mi/h
87th percentile
Max exit velocity
113.7 mi/h
85th percentile
Barrels
12.6 %
85th percentile
Hard-hit
44.8 %
75th percentile
xBA
.217
9th percentile
Bat speed
73.9 mi/h
74th percentile
Sprint speed
27.8 pi/s
58th percentile
Outs above average
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Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | AB | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | vs CLE | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .239 |
| Sep 25 | vs CLE | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .237 |
| Sep 24 | vs CWS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .235 |
| Sep 23 | vs CWS | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .237 |
| Sep 22 | vs CWS | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .233 |
| Sep 19 | @ PIT | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .233 |
| Sep 18 | @ PIT | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .233 |
| Sep 17 | @ HOU | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .235 |
| Sep 16 | @ HOU | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .232 |
| Sep 15 | @ HOU | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .232 |