José

Abreu

1BAge : 39Bats : R

#79

José Abreu

#791B

Height : 6' 3" · Weight : 113 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2014-03-31

Born in : Cienfuegos, Cuba

MLB record

Year	Team	PJ	AB	H	HR	PP	MOY	OPS
2024	Houston Astros	35	113	14	2	7	.124	.362
2023	Houston Astros	141	540	128	18	90	.237	.679
2022	Chicago White Sox	157	601	183	15	75	.304	.824
2021	Chicago White Sox	152	566	148	30	117	.261	.832
2020	Chicago White Sox	60	240	76	19	60	.317	.987
2019	Chicago White Sox	159	634	180	33	123	.284	.833
2018	Chicago White Sox	128	499	132	22	78	.265	.798
2017	Chicago White Sox	156	621	189	33	102	.304	.906
2016	Chicago White Sox	159	624	183	25	100	.293	.821
2015	Chicago White Sox	154	613	178	30	101	.290	.849
2014	Chicago White Sox	145	556	176	36	107	.317	.964
Career totals		1446	5607	1587	263	960	.283	.833

Advanced stats, 2024HitterMLB stats →

wRC+

wOBA

.164

xwOBA

.201

OPS

.362

AVG

.124

OBP

.167

RBI

120

Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.

2025 projectionMLB trends →

Projected WAR

-4.2

Home runs

2024 WAR

-1.5

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

Trend

↓ Declining (-24)

20212.7 WAR · 2.5 per full season
20223.8 WAR · 3.4 per full season
2023-0.5 WAR · -0.5 per full season
2024-1.5 WAR

Outlook, age included

-54 · 37 y.o. · the age when performance usually declines

It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.

Player ratings, 2024All 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

Established regular

CON: Contact; 76
POW: Power; 78
EYE: Eye; 73
SPD: Speed; 60
FLD: Fielding; 73
DUR: Durability; 64
EX: Experience; 84

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, 2024How 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

-1.5

PAL Rating

0 / 100

PAL: dimensions

Offense0

Power26

Discipline19

Speed17

Defense24

WAR, in runs

Batting-13.7

Baserunning-0.7

Fielding-1.8

Positional-2.4

Replacement+3.6

StatcastStatcast leaderboards →

MLB's tracking of every ball, 2024 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the role: 90th means better than 90% of them.

Avg exit velocity

87.8 mi/h

27th percentile

Max exit velocity

109.7 mi/h

35th percentile

Barrels

2.3 %

4th percentile

Hard-hit

33.7 %

20th percentile

xBA

.161

0th percentile

Bat speed

—

Sprint speed

25.3 pi/s

6th percentile

Outs above average

-3

28th percentile

Season by season
Season	Team	WAR	PAL	OV	Avg exit velocity	Max exit velocity	Barrels	Hard-hit	xBA
2024	HOU	-1.5	0	72	87.8	109.7	2.3	33.7	.161
2023	HOU	-0.5	10	79	89.0	113.3	8.7	41.6	.245
2022	CWS	3.8	86	90	92.2	113.0	9.5	51.8	.292
2021	CWS	2.7	72	82	92.0	115.6	10.2	49.3	.248

Game log, 2024

Date	Opponent	AB	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Jun 12	@ SF	3	0	0	0	0	0	.124
Jun 10	@ SF	4	0	0	0	0	1	.127
Jun 9	@ LAA	4	2	0	1	0	0	.132
Jun 8	@ LAA	4	0	0	0	0	1	.118
Jun 7	@ LAA	4	1	1	1	0	1	.122
Jun 5	vs STL	3	0	0	0	0	0	.117
Jun 4	vs STL	4	1	0	0	0	0	.121
Jun 3	vs STL	1	0	0	0	0	1	.115
Jun 2	vs MIN	2	0	0	0	1	0	.116
Jun 1	vs MIN	3	1	1	1	0	1	.119