Colson
Montgomery
SSAge : 24Bats : L
#12
Colson Montgomery
#12SS
Chicago White Sox
Height : 6' 3" · Weight : 104 kg · Bats : L · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2025-07-04
Born in : Holland, IN, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | AB | H | HR | PP | MOY | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Chicago White Sox | 153 | 568 | 112 | 31 | 87 | .197 | .685 |
| 2025 | Chicago White Sox | 71 | 255 | 61 | 21 | 55 | .239 | .840 |
| Career totals | 224 | 823 | 173 | 52 | 142 | .210 | .733 | |
ContractChicago White Sox payroll →
- Type
- Pre-Arbitration
- Length
- 1 yr · 2026–2026
- Total value
- 0.8 M$
- AAV
- 0.80 M$
2026
0.80 M$
Pre-arb
2027
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Pre-arb
2028
—
Pre-arb
2029
—
Arb 1
2030
—
Arb 2
2031
—
Arb 3
Advanced stats, 2026HitterMLB stats →
wRC+
91
wOBA
.300
xwOBA
.294
OPS
.685
AVG
.197
OBP
.282
HR
31
RBI
87
SB
1
PA
638
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
2.1
Home runs
24
2026 WAR
2.8
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
↓ Slight decline (-18)
- 20252.7 WAR · 5.7 per full season
- 20262.8 WAR · 2.6 per full season
Outlook, age included
+7 · 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
71
Established regular
- CON
- Contact
- 37
- POW
- Power
- 83
- EYE
- Eye
- 55
- SPD
- Speed
- 68
- FLD
- Fielding
- 81
- DUR
- Durability
- 67
- 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
2.8
#77 of 267 regular hitters
PAL Rating
49 / 100
#136 of 267 regular hitters
Value Rating
79 / 100
Surplus $26.6M · 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
88.6 mi/h
41th percentile
Max exit velocity
115.4 mi/h
93th percentile
Barrels
12.0 %
79th percentile
Hard-hit
40.9 %
51th percentile
xBA
.199
2th percentile
Bat speed
76.6 mi/h
95th percentile
Sprint speed
26.6 pi/s
29th percentile
Outs above average
15
95th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Avg exit velocity | Max exit velocity | Barrels | Hard-hit | xBA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | CWS | 2.8 | 49 | 71 | 88.6 | 115.4 | 12.0 | 40.9 | .199 |
| 2025 | CWS | 2.7 | 88 | 79 | 89.4 | 114.5 | 14.5 | 44.5 | .230 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | AB | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 | vs COL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .197 |
| Sep 26 | vs COL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .199 |
| Sep 25 | vs COL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .199 |
| Sep 24 | @ KC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 |
| Sep 23 | @ KC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .202 |
| Sep 22 | @ KC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .203 |
| Sep 20 | vs DET | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .205 |
| Sep 19 | vs DET | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .204 |
| Sep 18 | vs DET | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .206 |
| Sep 16 | @ CLE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .203 |