Paul

Abrams

SSAge : 26Bats : L

CJ Abrams

Height : 6' 0" · Weight : 87 kg · Bats : L · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2022-04-08

Born in : Alpharetta, GA, USA

MLB record

Year	Team	PJ	AB	H	HR	PP	MOY	OPS
2026	Washington Nationals	152	579	151	33	106	.261	.833
2025	Washington Nationals	144	580	149	19	60	.257	.748
2024	Washington Nationals	138	541	133	20	65	.246	.747
2023	Washington Nationals	151	563	138	18	64	.245	.712
2022		90	284	70	2	21	.246	.604
2022	Washington Nationals	44	159	41	0	10	.258	.603
2022	San Diego Padres	46	125	29	2	11	.232	.605
Career totals		675	2547	641	92	316	.252	.744

ContractWashington Nationals payroll →

Type: Arbitration
Length: 1 yr · 2026–2026
Total value: 4.2 M$
AAV: 4.20 M$

2026
4.20 M$
Guaranteed
2027
—
Arb 2
2028
—
Arb 3

Advanced stats, 2026HitterMLB stats →

wRC+

124

wOBA

.358

xwOBA

.333

OPS

.833

AVG

.261

OBP

.336

RBI

106

654

Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.

2027 projectionMLB trends →

Projected WAR

3.6

Home runs

2026 WAR

3.7

This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.

Trend

→ Stable (+4)

20232.2 WAR · 2.1 per full season
20241.7 WAR · 1.7 per full season
20253.0 WAR · 2.8 per full season
20263.7 WAR · 3.4 per full season

Outlook, age included

+29 · 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

Established regular

CON: Contact; 71
POW: Power; 77
EYE: Eye; 67
SPD: Speed; 87
FLD: Fielding; 47
DUR: Durability; 85
EX: Experience; 61

Why these ratings?

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

67 / 100

#88 of 267 regular hitters

Value Rating

86 / 100

Surplus $32.0M · salary $4.2M

PAL: dimensions

Offense81

Power86

Discipline31

Speed93

Defense1

WAR, in runs

Batting+19.2

Baserunning+4.7

Fielding-13.8

Positional+4.7

Replacement+19.9

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

89.6 mi/h

58th percentile

Max exit velocity

110.8 mi/h

51th percentile

Barrels

10.5 %

71th percentile

Hard-hit

40.5 %

48th percentile

xBA

.247

49th percentile

Bat speed

73.0 mi/h

63th percentile

Sprint speed

28.4 pi/s

79th percentile

Outs above average

-17

0th percentile

Season by season
Season	Team	WAR	PAL	OV	Avg exit velocity	Max exit velocity	Barrels	Hard-hit	xBA
2026	WSH	3.7	67	74	89.6	110.8	10.5	40.5	.247
2025	WSH	3.0	36	68	88.7	112.7	7.6	39.2	.245
2024	WSH	1.7	20	67	88.2	110.0	6.9	40.7	.243
2023	WSH	2.2	24	64	87.4	112.5	6.9	35.9	.243
2022	WSH	-0.3	2	55	86.5	109.6	2.1	30.7	.244

Game log, 2026

Date	Opponent	AB	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Sep 27	vs NYM	4	1	0	1	0	0	.261
Sep 26	vs NYM	4	0	0	0	0	3	.261
Sep 25	vs NYM	3	1	0	2	1	0	.263
Sep 23	@ DET	2	1	0	1	2	0	.262
Sep 22	@ DET	4	2	2	3	0	1	.261
Sep 21	@ DET	3	0	0	0	0	2	.260
Sep 20	@ STL	4	1	1	2	0	1	.261
Sep 19	@ STL	5	0	0	0	1	0	.261
Sep 18	@ STL	4	1	0	1	0	1	.264
Sep 16	vs PHI	4	1	0	0	0	0	.264