Gabriel

Arias

3BAge : 26Bats : R

#43

Gabriel Arias

#433BChicago Cubs

Height : 6' 1" · Weight : 98 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2022-04-20

Born in : La Victoria, Venezuela

MLB record

Year	Team	PJ	AB	H	HR	PP	MOY	OPS
2026		51	140	34	5	14	.243	.653
2026	Chicago Cubs	7	8	3	0	3	.375	.775
2026	New York Mets	2	5	0	0	0	.000	.000
2026	Cleveland Guardians	42	127	31	5	11	.244	.670
2025	Cleveland Guardians	129	432	95	11	54	.220	.637
2024	Cleveland Guardians	53	153	34	3	15	.222	.608
2023	Cleveland Guardians	122	315	66	10	26	.210	.627
2022	Cleveland Guardians	16	47	9	1	5	.191	.640
Career totals		371	1087	238	30	114	.219	.633

ContractChicago Cubs 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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Arb 1
2028
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Arb 2
2029
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Arb 3

Advanced stats, 2026HitterMLB stats →

wRC+

wOBA

.284

xwOBA

.272

OPS

.653

AVG

.243

OBP

.282

RBI

149

Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.

2027 projectionMLB trends →

Projected WAR

0.8

Home runs

2026 WAR

0.4

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

Trend

→ Stable (+1)

20230.5 WAR · 0.9 per full season
2024-0.3 WAR · -1.1 per full season
20251.0 WAR · 1.3 per full season
20260.4 WAR

Outlook, age included

+11 · 26 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; 45
POW: Power; 76
EYE: Eye; 35
SPD: Speed; 73
FLD: Fielding; 81
DUR: Durability; 56
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

0.4

PAL Rating

27 / 100

Value Rating

32 / 100

Surplus $3.1M · salary $0.8M

PAL: dimensions

Offense21

Power50

Discipline1

Speed44

Defense70

WAR, in runs

Batting-3.5

Baserunning-0.3

Fielding+1.7

Positional+0.8

Replacement+4.5

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

89.3 mi/h

52th percentile

Max exit velocity

111.6 mi/h

62th percentile

Barrels

9.9 %

67th percentile

Hard-hit

42.0 %

57th percentile

xBA

.220

10th percentile

Bat speed

74.5 mi/h

82th percentile

Sprint speed

26.8 pi/s

35th percentile

Outs above average

66th percentile

Season by season
Season	Team	WAR	PAL	OV	Avg exit velocity	Max exit velocity	Barrels	Hard-hit	xBA
2026	CHC	0.4	27	61	89.3	111.6	9.9	42.0	.220
2025	CLE	1.0	13	61	90.2	112.8	11.3	43.3	.214
2024	CLE	-0.3	11	59	89.7	113.4	7.9	36.6	.218
2023	CLE	0.5	26	74	91.1	114.4	9.9	46.3	.227

Game log, 2026

Date	Opponent	AB	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Sep 27	@ BOS	1	0	1	0	0	.243
Sep 11	vs PIT	0	0	0	0	0	.245
Sep 6	@ MIA	1	1	0	0	0	.245
Aug 31	vs MIL	1	1	0	1	0	.239
Aug 29	vs CIN	0	0	0	0	0	.234
Aug 26	@ AZ	3	0	0	0	2	.234
Aug 23	@ SEA	2	1	2	0	0	.239
Aug 11	@ ATL	3	0	0	0	0	.235
Aug 8	@ PIT	2	0	0	0	1	.240
Aug 4	vs NYM	4	0	0	0	2	.244