Hyeseong
Kim
SSAge : 27Bats : L
#6
Hyeseong Kim
Height : 5' 10" · Weight : 79 kg · Bats : L · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2025-05-03
Born in : Goyang, Republic of Korea
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | AB | H | HR | PP | MOY | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 43 | 116 | 30 | 1 | 11 | .259 | .651 |
| 2025 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 71 | 161 | 45 | 3 | 17 | .280 | .699 |
| Career totals | 114 | 277 | 75 | 4 | 28 | .271 | .679 | |
ContractLos Angeles Dodgers payroll →
- Type
- Free Agent
- Length
- 3 yrs · 2025–2027
- Total value
- 12.5 M$
- AAV
- 4.17 M$
2026
4.08 M$
Guaranteed
2027
4.08 M$
Guaranteed
2028
5.00 M$
Club option
2029
5.00 M$
Club option
Advanced stats, 2026HitterMLB stats →
wRC+
83
wOBA
.293
xwOBA
.304
OPS
.651
AVG
.259
OBP
.323
HR
1
RBI
11
SB
5
PA
131
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
0.4
Home runs
1
2026 WAR
0.3
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
→ Stable (-5)
- 20250.8 WAR · 2.8 per full season
- 20260.3 WAR
Outlook, age included
+5 · 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
54
Replacement or prospect
- CON
- Contact
- 73
- POW
- Power
- 59
- EYE
- Eye
- 65
- SPD
- Speed
- 86
- FLD
- Fielding
- 71
- DUR
- Durability
- 35
- 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).
PAL: 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
85.8 mi/h
7th percentile
Max exit velocity
103.9 mi/h
0th percentile
Barrels
3.4 %
13th percentile
Hard-hit
25.3 %
4th percentile
xBA
.261
72th percentile
Bat speed
66.7 mi/h
1th percentile
Sprint speed
28.8 pi/s
86th percentile
Outs above average
-1
43th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Avg exit velocity | Max exit velocity | Barrels | Hard-hit | xBA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | LAD | 0.3 | 34 | 54 | 85.8 | 103.9 | 3.4 | 25.3 | .261 |
| 2025 | LAD | 0.8 | 31 | 53 | 86.0 | 105.4 | 2.7 | 28.2 | .221 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | AB | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27 | vs COL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .259 |
| May 26 | vs COL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .254 |
| May 25 | vs COL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .257 |
| May 24 | @ MIL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .255 |
| May 22 | @ MIL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .264 |
| May 20 | @ SD | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .269 |
| May 19 | @ SD | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .270 |
| May 18 | @ SD | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .278 |
| May 17 | @ LAA | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .274 |
| May 16 | @ LAA | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .261 |