Ha-Seong

Kim

SSAge : 30Bats : R

Ha-Seong Kim

Height : 5' 10" · Weight : 91 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2021-04-01

Born in : Bucheon, Republic of Korea

MLB record

Year	Team	PJ	AB	H	HR	PP	MOY	OPS
2026	Atlanta Braves	51	129	15	0	9	.116	.359
2025		48	171	40	5	17	.234	.649
2025	Atlanta Braves	24	87	22	3	12	.253	.684
2025	Tampa Bay Rays	24	84	18	2	5	.214	.611
2024	San Diego Padres	121	403	94	11	47	.233	.700
2023	San Diego Padres	152	538	140	17	60	.260	.749
2022	San Diego Padres	150	517	130	11	59	.251	.708
2021	San Diego Padres	117	267	54	8	34	.202	.622
Career totals		639	2025	473	52	226	.234	.679

ContractAtlanta Braves payroll →

Type: Free Agent
Length: 1 yr · 2026–2026
Total value: 20.0 M$
AAV: 20.00 M$

2026
20.00 M$
Guaranteed

Advanced stats, 2026HitterMLB stats →

wRC+

wOBA

.180

xwOBA

.222

OPS

.359

AVG

.116

OBP

.219

RBI

147

Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.

2027 projectionMLB trends →

Projected WAR

-1.3

Home runs

2026 WAR

-1.2

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

Trend

↓ Declining (-23)

20234.2 WAR · 4.0 per full season
20242.6 WAR · 3.3 per full season
20250.3 WAR · 0.9 per full season
2026-1.2 WAR

Outlook, age included

-23 · 30 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

Replacement or prospect

CON: Contact; 63
POW: Power; 57
EYE: Eye; 83
SPD: Speed; 81
FLD: Fielding; 71
DUR: Durability; 35
EX: Experience; 66

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

-1.2

PAL Rating

0 / 100

Value Rating

1 / 100

Surplus $-31.7M · salary $20.0M

PAL: dimensions

Offense0

Power9

Discipline48

Speed54

Defense45

WAR, in runs

Batting-16.4

Baserunning-0.2

Fielding-1.6

Positional+1.9

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

85.9 mi/h

8th percentile

Max exit velocity

109.0 mi/h

23th percentile

Barrels

2.2 %

4th percentile

Hard-hit

25.0 %

4th percentile

xBA

.157

0th percentile

Bat speed

71.8 mi/h

47th percentile

Sprint speed

27.7 pi/s

57th percentile

Outs above average

-2

35th percentile

Season by season
Season	Team	WAR	PAL	OV	Avg exit velocity	Max exit velocity	Barrels	Hard-hit	xBA
2026	ATL	-1.2	0	58	85.9	109.0	2.2	25.0	.157
2025	ATL	0.3	25	72	89.7	108.5	5.2	43.3	.242
2024	SD	2.6	69	78	87.9	107.9	4.8	35.4	.245
2023	SD	4.2	76	78	86.2	108.5	4.2	26.7	.242
2022	SD	3.6	67	75	86.7	109.4	4.2	32.4	.250
2021	SD	0.4	16	64	86.7	112.3	4.5	31.8	.205

Game log, 2026

Date	Opponent	AB	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Sep 27	@ MIA	2	0	0	2	1	.116
Sep 26	@ MIA	3	1	0	1	1	.118
Sep 23	vs CIN	3	0	0	0	1	.113
Sep 22	vs CIN	3	0	0	0	0	.116
Sep 20	@ HOU	4	0	0	0	2	.119
Sep 16	@ CHC	3	0	0	0	1	.123
Sep 14	@ CHC	2	0	0	0	1	.126
Sep 13	vs PHI	2	0	0	2	0	.128
Sep 12	vs PHI	3	0	0	1	1	.131
Sep 11	vs PHI	1	1	1	0	0	.135