Heston
Kjerstad
LFAge : 27Bats : L
#13
Heston Kjerstad
#13LF
Baltimore Orioles
Height : 6' 2" · Weight : 98 kg · Bats : L · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2023-09-14
Born in : Amarillo, TX, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | AB | H | HR | PP | MOY | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Baltimore Orioles | 11 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 2 | .211 | .474 |
| 2025 | Baltimore Orioles | 54 | 156 | 30 | 4 | 19 | .192 | .567 |
| 2024 | Baltimore Orioles | 39 | 99 | 25 | 4 | 14 | .253 | .745 |
| 2023 | Baltimore Orioles | 13 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 3 | .233 | .748 |
| Career totals | 117 | 304 | 66 | 10 | 38 | .217 | .639 | |
Advanced stats, 2025HitterMLB stats →
wRC+
57
wOBA
.248
xwOBA
.290
OPS
.567
AVG
.192
OBP
.240
HR
4
RBI
19
SB
1
PA
167
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2026 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
-0.9
Home runs
3
2025 WAR
-1.1
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
→ Stable (0)
- 20240.3 WAR
- 2025-1.1 WAR · -4.0 per full season
Outlook, age included
+10 · 26 y.o. · prime years
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2025All 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
50
Replacement or prospect
- CON
- Contact
- 65
- POW
- Power
- 71
- EYE
- Eye
- 60
- SPD
- Speed
- 77
- FLD
- Fielding
- 57
- DUR
- Durability
- 35
- EX
- Experience
- 47
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, 2025How 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).
PAL: dimensions
WAR, in runs
StatcastStatcast leaderboards →
MLB's tracking of every ball, 2025 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the role: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Avg exit velocity
88.8 mi/h
33th percentile
Max exit velocity
106.8 mi/h
3th percentile
Barrels
8.0 %
42th percentile
Hard-hit
41.1 %
42th percentile
xBA
.231
21th percentile
Bat speed
—
Sprint speed
27.7 pi/s
59th percentile
Outs above average
-7
13th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Avg exit velocity | Max exit velocity | Barrels | Hard-hit | xBA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | BAL | -1.1 | 1 | 50 | 88.8 | 106.8 | 8.0 | 41.1 | .231 |
| 2024 | BAL | 0.3 | 52 | 70 | 90.2 | 108.5 | 6.1 | 43.9 | .212 |
Game log, 2025
| Date | Opponent | AB | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6 | @ ATH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .192 |
| Jun 5 | @ SEA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .194 |
| Jun 4 | @ SEA | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .197 |
| Jun 3 | @ SEA | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .195 |
| Jun 1 | vs CWS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .185 |
| May 31 | vs CWS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 |
| May 30 | vs CWS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .186 |
| May 27 | vs STL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .190 |
| May 26 | vs STL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .195 |
| May 24 | @ BOS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .202 |