Christian
Yelich
DHAge : 34Bats : L
#22
Christian Yelich
#22DH
Milwaukee Brewers
Height : 6' 4" · Weight : 100 kg · Bats : L · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2013-07-23
Born in : Thousand Oaks, CA, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | AB | H | HR | PP | MOY | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Milwaukee Brewers | 118 | 442 | 104 | 12 | 59 | .235 | .693 |
| 2025 | Milwaukee Brewers | 150 | 573 | 151 | 29 | 103 | .264 | .795 |
| 2024 | Milwaukee Brewers | 73 | 270 | 85 | 11 | 42 | .315 | .910 |
| 2023 | Milwaukee Brewers | 144 | 550 | 153 | 19 | 76 | .278 | .817 |
| 2022 | Milwaukee Brewers | 154 | 575 | 145 | 14 | 57 | .252 | .738 |
| 2021 | Milwaukee Brewers | 117 | 399 | 99 | 9 | 51 | .248 | .735 |
| 2020 | Milwaukee Brewers | 58 | 200 | 41 | 12 | 22 | .205 | .786 |
| 2019 | Milwaukee Brewers | 130 | 489 | 161 | 44 | 97 | .329 | 1.100 |
| 2018 | Milwaukee Brewers | 147 | 574 | 187 | 36 | 110 | .326 | 1.000 |
| 2017 | Miami Marlins | 156 | 602 | 170 | 18 | 81 | .282 | .808 |
| 2016 | Miami Marlins | 155 | 578 | 172 | 21 | 98 | .298 | .859 |
| 2015 | Miami Marlins | 126 | 476 | 143 | 7 | 44 | .300 | .782 |
| 2014 | Miami Marlins | 144 | 582 | 165 | 9 | 54 | .284 | .764 |
| 2013 | Miami Marlins | 62 | 240 | 69 | 4 | 16 | .288 | .766 |
| Career totals | 1734 | 6550 | 1845 | 245 | 910 | .282 | .829 | |
ContractMilwaukee Brewers payroll →
- Type
- Extension
- Length
- 9 yrs · 2020–2028
- Total value
- 215.0 M$
- AAV
- 23.89 M$
2026
26.00 M$
Guaranteed
2027
26.00 M$
Guaranteed
2028
26.00 M$
Guaranteed
2029
20.00 M$
Mutual option
Full no-trade clause
Advanced stats, 2026HitterMLB stats →
wRC+
92
wOBA
.305
xwOBA
.308
OPS
.693
AVG
.235
OBP
.315
HR
12
RBI
59
SB
11
PA
500
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
0.1
Home runs
13
2026 WAR
0.1
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
↓ Slight decline (-16)
- 20233.8 WAR · 3.6 per full season
- 20243.0 WAR · 5.7 per full season
- 20252.5 WAR · 2.3 per full season
- 20260.1 WAR · 0.1 per full season
Outlook, age included
-31 · 34 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
79
Established regular
- CON
- Contact
- 67
- POW
- Power
- 77
- EYE
- Eye
- 76
- SPD
- Speed
- 81
- FLD
- Fielding
- —
- DUR
- Durability
- 70
- EX
- Experience
- 92
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
0.1
#242 of 267 regular hitters
PAL Rating
25 / 100
#200 of 267 regular hitters
Value Rating
3 / 100
Surplus $-22.9M · salary $23.9MPAL: 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
88.9 mi/h
46th percentile
Max exit velocity
111.1 mi/h
54th percentile
Barrels
9.6 %
66th percentile
Hard-hit
42.9 %
65th percentile
xBA
.230
21th percentile
Bat speed
73.2 mi/h
65th percentile
Sprint speed
27.4 pi/s
50th percentile
Outs above average
0
51th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Avg exit velocity | Max exit velocity | Barrels | Hard-hit | xBA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | MIL | 0.1 | 25 | 79 | 88.9 | 111.1 | 9.6 | 42.9 | .230 |
| 2025 | MIL | 2.5 | 69 | 88 | 90.2 | 113.4 | 10.3 | 46.4 | .245 |
| 2024 | MIL | 3.0 | 93 | 91 | 91.1 | 113.2 | 7.9 | 46.7 | .287 |
| 2023 | MIL | 3.8 | 87 | 92 | 91.7 | 113.5 | 9.2 | 50.1 | .272 |
| 2022 | MIL | 2.2 | 61 | 89 | 91.5 | 117.2 | 8.2 | 48.6 | .253 |
| 2021 | MIL | 1.4 | 60 | 82 | 91.0 | 114.9 | 7.6 | 48.8 | .240 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | AB | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 | vs STL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .235 |
| Sep 26 | vs STL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .235 |
| Sep 25 | vs STL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .236 |
| Sep 23 | @ PHI | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .236 |
| Sep 22 | @ PHI | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .235 |
| Sep 20 | @ BAL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .237 |
| Sep 18 | @ BAL | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .239 |
| Sep 16 | @ PIT | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .239 |
| Sep 15 | @ PIT | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .240 |
| Sep 13 | vs CIN | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .241 |