Chandler
Simpson
LFAge : 25Bats : L
#14
Chandler Simpson
#14LF
Tampa Bay Rays
Height : 5' 11" · Weight : 77 kg · Bats : L · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2025-04-19
Born in : Atlanta, GA, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | AB | H | HR | PP | MOY | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Tampa Bay Rays | 151 | 571 | 175 | 0 | 38 | .306 | .689 |
| 2025 | Tampa Bay Rays | 109 | 414 | 122 | 0 | 26 | .295 | .671 |
| Career totals | 260 | 985 | 297 | 0 | 64 | .302 | .681 | |
ContractTampa Bay Rays payroll →
- Type
- Pre-Arbitration
- Length
- 1 yr · 2026–2026
- Total value
- 0.8 M$
- AAV
- 0.79 M$
2026
0.79 M$
Pre-arb
2027
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Pre-arb
2028
—
Pre-arb
2029
—
Arb 1
2030
—
Arb 2
2031
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Arb 3
Advanced stats, 2026HitterMLB stats →
wRC+
93
wOBA
.305
xwOBA
.263
OPS
.689
AVG
.306
OBP
.333
HR
0
RBI
38
SB
46
PA
612
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
2.0
Home runs
0
2026 WAR
2.3
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
↑ Slightly up (+9)
- 20250.7 WAR · 1.0 per full season
- 20262.3 WAR · 2.3 per full season
Outlook, age included
+34 · 25 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
75
Established regular
- CON
- Contact
- 95
- POW
- Power
- 37
- EYE
- Eye
- 73
- SPD
- Speed
- 95
- FLD
- Fielding
- 77
- DUR
- Durability
- 80
- 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
2.3
#107 of 267 regular hitters
PAL Rating
27 / 100
#195 of 267 regular hitters
Value Rating
70 / 100
Surplus $21.7M · 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
83.6 mi/h
1th percentile
Max exit velocity
106.8 mi/h
3th percentile
Barrels
0.0 %
0th percentile
Hard-hit
13.4 %
1th percentile
xBA
.261
72th percentile
Bat speed
65.1 mi/h
1th percentile
Sprint speed
29.4 pi/s
94th percentile
Outs above average
8
85th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Avg exit velocity | Max exit velocity | Barrels | Hard-hit | xBA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | TB | 2.3 | 27 | 75 | 83.6 | 106.8 | 0.0 | 13.4 | .261 |
| 2025 | TB | 0.7 | 12 | 69 | 84.3 | 107.6 | 0.0 | 17.3 | .295 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | AB | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | @ PHI | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .306 |
| Sep 24 | @ NYY | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .308 |
| Sep 22 | @ NYY | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .309 |
| Sep 22 | @ NYY | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .309 |
| Sep 20 | vs BOS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .309 |
| Sep 19 | vs BOS | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .309 |
| Sep 18 | vs BOS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .308 |
| Sep 17 | vs ATH | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .311 |
| Sep 16 | vs ATH | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .310 |
| Sep 15 | vs ATH | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .308 |