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Jakob

Bauers

1BAge : 30Bats : L

#9

Jake Bauers

#91BMilwaukee Brewers

Height : 6' 0" · Weight : 98 kg · Bats : L · Throws : L · MLB debut : 2018-06-07

Born in : Newport Beach, CA, USA

MLB record

YearTeamPJABHHRPPMOYOPS
2026Milwaukee Brewers1444771272686.266.873
2025Milwaukee Brewers8618343728.235.752
2024Milwaukee Brewers117302601243.199.662
2023New York Yankees84242491230.202.692
202111528259419.209.567
2021Seattle Mariners7218240213.220.572
2021Cleveland Guardians431001926.190.557
2019Cleveland Guardians117372841243.226.683
2018Tampa Bay Rays96323651148.201.700
Career totals759218148784297.223.717

ContractMilwaukee Brewers payroll →

Type
Arbitration
Length
1 yr · 2026–2026
Total value
2.7 M$
AAV
2.70 M$

Advanced stats, 2026HitterMLB stats →

wRC+

143

wOBA

.381

xwOBA

.371

OPS

.873

AVG

.266

OBP

.389

HR

26

RBI

86

SB

11

PA

578

Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.

2027 projectionMLB trends →

Projected WAR

2.4

Home runs

17

2026 WAR

3.7

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

Trend

↑ Slightly up (+8)

  • 2023-0.3 WAR · -0.7 per full season
  • 20240.1 WAR · 0.2 per full season
  • 20250.8 WAR · 2.2 per full season
  • 20263.7 WAR · 3.8 per full season

Outlook, age included

+8 · 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

80

Very good

CON
Contact
65
POW
Power
86
EYE
Eye
88
SPD
Speed
75
FLD
Fielding
57
DUR
Durability
72
EX
Experience
78
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).

PAL: dimensions

Offense96
Power92
Discipline89
Speed57
Defense8

WAR, in runs

Batting+29.8
Baserunning+1.6
Fielding-5.2
Positional-9.1
Replacement+17.6

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

92.1 mi/h

92th percentile

Max exit velocity

114.8 mi/h

91th percentile

Barrels

13.9 %

92th percentile

Hard-hit

51.9 %

95th percentile

xBA

.253

59th percentile

Bat speed

76.5 mi/h

95th percentile

Sprint speed

26.9 pi/s

37th percentile

Outs above average

-7

14th percentile

Season by season
SeasonTeamWARPALOVAvg exit velocityMax exit velocityBarrelsHard-hitxBA
2026MIL3.7938092.1114.813.951.9.253
2025MIL0.8717691.7112.613.645.6.234
2024MIL0.1317189.4110.110.342.9.199
2023NYY-0.3267289.1113.518.748.7.221
2021SEA-0.3126988.1112.35.437.7.226

Game log, 2026

DateOpponentABHHRRBIBBSOAVG
Sep 27vs STL410001.266
Sep 26vs STL300012.266
Sep 25vs STL410202.268
Sep 24@ PHI520102.268
Sep 23@ PHI400003.267
Sep 22@ PHI410003.269
Sep 20@ BAL210020.269
Sep 18@ BAL200011.268
Sep 16@ PIT310022.269
Sep 15@ PIT410002.269

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