Jonathan
DeLuca
RFAge : 28Bats : R
#21
Jonny DeLuca
#21RF
Tampa Bay Rays
Height : 5' 10" · Weight : 88 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2023-06-07
Born in : Thousand Oaks, CA, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | AB | H | HR | PP | MOY | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Tampa Bay Rays | 112 | 350 | 93 | 11 | 50 | .266 | .729 |
| 2025 | Tampa Bay Rays | 20 | 57 | 19 | 0 | 4 | .333 | .812 |
| 2024 | Tampa Bay Rays | 107 | 332 | 72 | 6 | 31 | .217 | .609 |
| 2023 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 24 | 42 | 11 | 2 | 6 | .262 | .740 |
| Career totals | 263 | 781 | 195 | 19 | 91 | .250 | .684 | |
ContractTampa Bay Rays payroll →
- Type
- Pre-Arbitration
- Length
- 1 yr · 2026–2026
- Total value
- 0.8 M$
- AAV
- 0.79 M$
2026
0.79 M$
Pre-arb
2027
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Arb 1
2028
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Arb 2
2029
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Arb 3
Advanced stats, 2026HitterMLB stats →
wRC+
102
wOBA
.317
xwOBA
.261
OPS
.729
AVG
.266
OBP
.300
HR
11
RBI
50
SB
17
PA
370
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
1.4
Home runs
6
2026 WAR
2.4
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
→ Stable (0)
- 20240.8 WAR · 1.3 per full season
- 20262.4 WAR · 3.9 per full season
Outlook, age included
+10 · 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
63
Depth
- CON
- Contact
- 67
- POW
- Power
- 62
- EYE
- Eye
- 58
- SPD
- Speed
- 89
- FLD
- Fielding
- 93
- DUR
- Durability
- 55
- EX
- Experience
- 55
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
2.4
#104 of 267 regular hitters
PAL Rating
57 / 100
#114 of 267 regular hitters
Value Rating
72 / 100
Surplus $22.7M · salary $0.8MPAL: 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
111.1 mi/h
54th percentile
Barrels
3.6 %
13th percentile
Hard-hit
30.2 %
13th percentile
xBA
.232
23th percentile
Bat speed
73.4 mi/h
68th percentile
Sprint speed
29.2 pi/s
93th percentile
Outs above average
13
94th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Avg exit velocity | Max exit velocity | Barrels | Hard-hit | xBA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | TB | 2.4 | 57 | 63 | 85.8 | 111.1 | 3.6 | 30.2 | .232 |
| 2024 | TB | 0.8 | 32 | 68 | 84.6 | 109.4 | 3.9 | 28.0 | .229 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | AB | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 | @ PHI | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .266 |
| Sep 26 | @ PHI | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .263 |
| Sep 25 | @ PHI | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .263 |
| Sep 24 | @ NYY | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .263 |
| Sep 23 | @ NYY | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .263 |
| Sep 22 | @ NYY | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .257 |
| Sep 22 | @ NYY | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .257 |
| Sep 20 | vs BOS | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .259 |
| Sep 19 | vs BOS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .259 |
| Sep 18 | vs BOS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .260 |