Drake
Baldwin
CAge : 25Bats : L
#30
Drake Baldwin
#30C
Atlanta Braves
Height : 6' 0" · Weight : 102 kg · Bats : L · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2025-03-27
Born in : Madison, WI, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | AB | H | HR | PP | MOY | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Atlanta Braves | 138 | 549 | 156 | 25 | 79 | .284 | .817 |
| 2025 | Atlanta Braves | 124 | 405 | 111 | 19 | 80 | .274 | .810 |
| Career totals | 262 | 954 | 267 | 44 | 159 | .280 | .814 | |
ContractAtlanta Braves 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
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Arb 1
2029
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Arb 2
2030
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Arb 3
Advanced stats, 2026HitterMLB stats →
wRC+
126
wOBA
.358
xwOBA
.370
OPS
.817
AVG
.284
OBP
.358
HR
25
RBI
79
SB
3
PA
615
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
2.9
Home runs
22
2026 WAR
3.3
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
→ Stable (-7)
- 20253.2 WAR · 4.3 per full season
- 20263.3 WAR · 3.2 per full season
Outlook, age included
+18 · 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
82
Very good
- CON
- Contact
- 81
- POW
- Power
- 86
- EYE
- Eye
- 77
- SPD
- Speed
- 63
- FLD
- Fielding
- 66
- DUR
- Durability
- 85
- 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
3.3
#55 of 267 regular hitters
PAL Rating
83 / 100
#45 of 267 regular hitters
Value Rating
86 / 100
Surplus $31.5M · 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
91.5 mi/h
87th percentile
Max exit velocity
112.8 mi/h
77th percentile
Barrels
12.9 %
87th percentile
Hard-hit
50.6 %
93th percentile
xBA
.279
90th percentile
Bat speed
75.4 mi/h
90th percentile
Sprint speed
26.0 pi/s
17th percentile
Outs above average
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| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Avg exit velocity | Max exit velocity | Barrels | Hard-hit | xBA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ATL | 3.3 | 83 | 82 | 91.5 | 112.8 | 12.9 | 50.6 | .279 |
| 2025 | ATL | 3.2 | 85 | 86 | 91.7 | 112.5 | 11.0 | 49.6 | .272 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | AB | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | @ MIA | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .284 |
| Sep 25 | @ MIA | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .281 |
| Sep 24 | vs CIN | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .283 |
| Sep 23 | vs CIN | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .282 |
| Sep 22 | vs CIN | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .284 |
| Sep 20 | @ HOU | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .282 |
| Sep 19 | @ HOU | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .282 |
| Sep 18 | @ HOU | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .279 |
| Sep 16 | @ CHC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .278 |
| Sep 15 | @ CHC | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .280 |