Ezequiel

Duran

SSAge : 27Bats : R

#20

Ezequiel Duran

#20SSTexas Rangers

Height : 5' 10" · Weight : 84 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2022-06-04

Born in : San Juan de la Maguana, Dominican Republic

MLB record

Year	Team	PJ	AB	H	HR	PP	MOY	OPS
2026	Texas Rangers	153	539	140	17	83	.260	.739
2025	Texas Rangers	90	205	46	0	14	.224	.559
2024	Texas Rangers	92	268	66	3	20	.246	.609
2023	Texas Rangers	122	406	112	14	46	.276	.767
2022	Texas Rangers	58	208	49	5	25	.236	.642
Career totals		515	1626	413	39	188	.254	.690

ContractTexas Rangers payroll →

Type: Arbitration
Length: 1 yr · 2026–2026
Total value: 1.4 M$
AAV: 1.38 M$

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

Advanced stats, 2026HitterMLB stats →

wRC+

109

wOBA

.324

xwOBA

.300

OPS

.739

AVG

.260

OBP

.320

RBI

597

Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.

2027 projectionMLB trends →

Projected WAR

3.0

Home runs

2026 WAR

4.4

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

Trend

↑ Rising (+22)

20231.4 WAR · 1.9 per full season
20240.2 WAR · 0.4 per full season
20250.0 WAR · 0.0 per full season
20264.4 WAR · 4.4 per full season

Outlook, age included

+32 · 27 y.o. · prime years

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

Depth

CON: Contact; 66
POW: Power; 69
EYE: Eye; 61
SPD: Speed; 82
FLD: Fielding; 84
DUR: Durability; 65
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

4.4

#24 of 267 regular hitters

PAL Rating

80 / 100

#53 of 267 regular hitters

Value Rating

95 / 100

Surplus $41.6M · salary $1.4M

PAL: dimensions

Offense50

Power41

Discipline24

Speed77

Defense97

WAR, in runs

Batting+6.1

Baserunning+0.9

Fielding+12.7

Positional+2.3

Replacement+18.2

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

89.0 mi/h

47th percentile

Max exit velocity

111.5 mi/h

60th percentile

Barrels

5.9 %

31th percentile

Hard-hit

38.8 %

42th percentile

xBA

.243

42th percentile

Bat speed

72.6 mi/h

57th percentile

Sprint speed

28.9 pi/s

88th percentile

Outs above average

98th percentile

Season by season
Season	Team	WAR	PAL	OV	Avg exit velocity	Max exit velocity	Barrels	Hard-hit	xBA
2026	TEX	4.4	80	66	89.0	111.5	5.9	38.8	.243
2025	TEX	0.0	5	50	85.3	109.1	2.6	30.9	.214
2024	TEX	0.2	12	50	87.1	111.8	3.4	35.9	.215
2023	TEX	1.4	41	64	90.1	115.2	8.7	43.9	.253
2022	TEX	0.2	18	55	85.9	110.2	4.5	31.8	.215

Game log, 2026

Date	Opponent	AB	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Sep 27	@ MIN	4	0	0	0	1	.260
Sep 26	@ MIN	3	2	0	1	1	.262
Sep 25	@ MIN	4	1	0	0	1	.259
Sep 24	vs NYM	3	0	0	0	2	.259
Sep 23	vs NYM	4	0	0	0	0	.261
Sep 22	vs NYM	3	0	0	1	1	.263
Sep 20	vs TOR	3	0	0	1	2	.264
Sep 19	vs TOR	4	0	0	0	2	.266
Sep 18	vs TOR	4	1	1	0	0	.268
Sep 17	vs BOS	4	0	0	0	1	.268