Joc
Pederson
DHAge : 34Bats : L
#3
Joc Pederson
#3DH
Texas Rangers
Height : 6' 1" · Weight : 100 kg · Bats : L · Throws : L · MLB debut : 2014-09-01
Born in : Palo Alto, CA, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | AB | H | HR | PP | MOY | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Texas Rangers | 136 | 374 | 88 | 26 | 53 | .235 | .816 |
| 2025 | Texas Rangers | 96 | 265 | 48 | 9 | 26 | .181 | .613 |
| 2024 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 132 | 367 | 101 | 23 | 64 | .275 | .908 |
| 2023 | San Francisco Giants | 121 | 358 | 84 | 15 | 51 | .235 | .764 |
| 2022 | San Francisco Giants | 134 | 380 | 104 | 23 | 70 | .274 | .874 |
| 2021 | 137 | 429 | 102 | 18 | 61 | .238 | .732 | |
| 2021 | Atlanta Braves | 64 | 173 | 43 | 7 | 22 | .249 | .753 |
| 2021 | Chicago Cubs | 73 | 256 | 59 | 11 | 39 | .230 | .718 |
| 2020 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 43 | 121 | 23 | 7 | 16 | .190 | .682 |
| 2019 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 149 | 450 | 112 | 36 | 74 | .249 | .877 |
| 2018 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 148 | 395 | 98 | 25 | 56 | .248 | .843 |
| 2017 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 102 | 273 | 58 | 11 | 35 | .212 | .738 |
| 2016 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 137 | 406 | 100 | 25 | 68 | .246 | .847 |
| 2015 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 151 | 480 | 101 | 26 | 54 | .210 | .763 |
| 2014 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 18 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .494 |
| Career totals | 1504 | 4326 | 1023 | 244 | 628 | .236 | .799 | |
ContractTexas Rangers payroll →
- Type
- Free Agent
- Length
- 2 yrs · 2025–2026
- Total value
- 37.0 M$
- AAV
- 18.50 M$
2026
18.50 M$
Guaranteed
2027
18.50 M$
Mutual option
Advanced stats, 2026HitterMLB stats →
wRC+
128
wOBA
.352
xwOBA
.343
OPS
.816
AVG
.235
OBP
.329
HR
26
RBI
53
SB
2
PA
432
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
1.1
Home runs
21
2026 WAR
1.4
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
↑ Rising (+21)
- 20230.7 WAR · 1.0 per full season
- 20243.0 WAR · 4.0 per full season
- 2025-0.8 WAR · -1.6 per full season
- 20261.4 WAR · 1.9 per full season
Outlook, age included
+6 · 34 y.o. · the age when performance usually declines
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
83
Very good
- CON
- Contact
- 72
- POW
- Power
- 85
- EYE
- Eye
- 83
- SPD
- Speed
- 60
- FLD
- Fielding
- —
- DUR
- Durability
- 73
- EX
- Experience
- 90
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).
WAR
1.4
#155 of 267 regular hitters
PAL Rating
76 / 100
#64 of 267 regular hitters
Value Rating
18 / 100
Surplus $-4.8M · salary $18.5MPAL: 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
92.1 mi/h
92th percentile
Max exit velocity
110.6 mi/h
49th percentile
Barrels
11.3 %
76th percentile
Hard-hit
50.9 %
94th percentile
xBA
.242
40th percentile
Bat speed
72.2 mi/h
52th percentile
Sprint speed
25.0 pi/s
4th percentile
Outs above average
-1
43th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Avg exit velocity | Max exit velocity | Barrels | Hard-hit | xBA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | TEX | 1.4 | 76 | 83 | 92.1 | 110.6 | 11.3 | 50.9 | .242 |
| 2025 | TEX | -0.8 | 16 | 83 | 91.2 | 113.7 | 9.5 | 44.8 | .219 |
| 2024 | AZ | 3.0 | 92 | 87 | 92.3 | 114.1 | 12.8 | 46.2 | .259 |
| 2023 | SF | 0.7 | 58 | 87 | 92.1 | 116.6 | 12.1 | 52.2 | .258 |
| 2022 | SF | 2.4 | 79 | 83 | 93.2 | 112.8 | 15.1 | 52.1 | .260 |
| 2021 | ATL | 0.3 | 26 | 74 | 91.0 | 113.6 | 10.1 | 47.6 | .236 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | AB | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | @ AZ | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .235 |
| Sep 11 | @ AZ | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .237 |
| Sep 10 | @ SEA | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .234 |
| Sep 9 | @ SEA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .234 |
| Sep 8 | @ SEA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .234 |
| Sep 6 | vs TB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .235 |
| Sep 5 | vs TB | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .235 |
| Sep 4 | vs TB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .235 |
| Sep 3 | vs TB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .237 |
| Sep 1 | vs ATH | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .235 |