John
Rave
RFAge : 28Bats : L
#16
John Rave
#16RF
Kansas City Royals
Height : 5' 10" · Weight : 88 kg · Bats : L · Throws : L · MLB debut : 2025-05-26
Born in : Canton, IL, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | AB | H | HR | PP | MOY | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kansas City Royals | 52 | 142 | 33 | 6 | 13 | .232 | .744 |
| 2025 | Kansas City Royals | 72 | 153 | 30 | 4 | 14 | .196 | .590 |
| Career totals | 124 | 295 | 63 | 10 | 27 | .214 | .664 | |
Advanced stats, 2026HitterMLB stats →
wRC+
105
wOBA
.326
xwOBA
.315
OPS
.744
AVG
.232
OBP
.314
HR
6
RBI
13
SB
8
PA
161
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
1.0
Home runs
6
2026 WAR
1.0
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
↑ Slightly up (+13)
- 20250.1 WAR · 0.3 per full season
- 20261.0 WAR · 3.7 per full season
Outlook, age included
+23 · 28 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
76
Established regular
- CON
- Contact
- 70
- POW
- Power
- 71
- EYE
- Eye
- 77
- SPD
- Speed
- 85
- FLD
- Fielding
- 81
- 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
87.9 mi/h
31th percentile
Max exit velocity
106.5 mi/h
2th percentile
Barrels
10.4 %
70th percentile
Hard-hit
34.9 %
25th percentile
xBA
.237
30th percentile
Bat speed
73.8 mi/h
73th percentile
Sprint speed
28.8 pi/s
86th percentile
Outs above average
3
71th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Avg exit velocity | Max exit velocity | Barrels | Hard-hit | xBA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | KC | 1.0 | 71 | 76 | 87.9 | 106.5 | 10.4 | 34.9 | .237 |
| 2025 | KC | 0.1 | 34 | 74 | 88.3 | 109.5 | 5.5 | 40.0 | .228 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | AB | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | vs CLE | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .232 |
| Sep 25 | vs CLE | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .232 |
| Sep 24 | vs CWS | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .230 |
| Sep 23 | vs CWS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .221 |
| Sep 20 | @ PIT | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .228 |
| Sep 19 | @ PIT | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .228 |
| Sep 18 | @ PIT | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .227 |
| Sep 17 | @ HOU | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .222 |
| Sep 16 | @ HOU | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .219 |
| Sep 15 | @ HOU | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .218 |