Chase
DeLauter
RFAge : 24Bats : L
#24
Chase DeLauter
#24RF
Cleveland Guardians
Height : 6' 3" · Weight : 107 kg · Bats : L · Throws : L · MLB debut : 2025-10-01
Born in : Frederick, MD, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | AB | H | HR | PP | MOY | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Cleveland Guardians | 133 | 495 | 142 | 16 | 67 | .287 | .820 |
| Career totals | 133 | 495 | 142 | 16 | 67 | .287 | .820 | |
ContractCleveland Guardians 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
—
Arb 2
2031
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Arb 3
Advanced stats, 2026HitterMLB stats →
wRC+
131
wOBA
.359
xwOBA
.346
OPS
.820
AVG
.287
OBP
.363
HR
16
RBI
67
SB
11
PA
559
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
1.8
Home runs
8
2026 WAR
3.5
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
→ Stable (0)
- 20263.5 WAR · 3.8 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
83
Very good
- CON
- Contact
- 90
- POW
- Power
- 76
- EYE
- Eye
- 86
- SPD
- Speed
- 71
- FLD
- Fielding
- 77
- DUR
- Durability
- 58
- 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
3.5
#47 of 267 regular hitters
PAL Rating
85 / 100
#40 of 267 regular hitters
Value Rating
88 / 100
Surplus $33.4M · 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
91.4 mi/h
86th percentile
Max exit velocity
111.2 mi/h
56th percentile
Barrels
6.3 %
36th percentile
Hard-hit
46.3 %
82th percentile
xBA
.277
89th percentile
Bat speed
71.5 mi/h
42th percentile
Sprint speed
26.6 pi/s
29th percentile
Outs above average
2
66th percentile
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | AB | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | @ KC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .287 |
| Sep 25 | @ KC | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .287 |
| Sep 24 | @ BOS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .287 |
| Sep 23 | @ BOS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .290 |
| Sep 22 | @ BOS | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .292 |
| Sep 20 | vs ATH | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .291 |
| Sep 19 | vs ATH | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .290 |
| Sep 18 | vs ATH | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .289 |
| Sep 14 | vs CWS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .289 |
| Sep 13 | @ MIN | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .291 |