José
Fermín
LFAge : 27Bats : R
#15
José Fermín
#15LF
St. Louis Cardinals
Height : 5' 10" · Weight : 90 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2023-07-07
Born in : Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | AB | H | HR | PP | MOY | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | St. Louis Cardinals | 118 | 327 | 81 | 6 | 41 | .248 | .664 |
| 2025 | St. Louis Cardinals | 30 | 60 | 17 | 1 | 9 | .283 | .794 |
| 2024 | St. Louis Cardinals | 45 | 71 | 11 | 0 | 4 | .155 | .438 |
| 2023 | St. Louis Cardinals | 21 | 51 | 12 | 0 | 4 | .235 | .594 |
| Career totals | 214 | 509 | 121 | 7 | 58 | .238 | .641 | |
ContractSt. Louis Cardinals 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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Pre-arb
2028
—
Arb 1
2029
—
Arb 2
2030
—
Arb 3
Advanced stats, 2026HitterMLB stats →
wRC+
86
wOBA
.294
xwOBA
.291
OPS
.664
AVG
.248
OBP
.309
HR
6
RBI
41
SB
8
PA
370
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
0.2
Home runs
4
2026 WAR
0.3
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
→ Stable (0)
- 20260.3 WAR · 0.5 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
65
Depth
- CON
- Contact
- 85
- POW
- Power
- 58
- EYE
- Eye
- 81
- SPD
- Speed
- 75
- FLD
- Fielding
- 70
- DUR
- Durability
- 49
- 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
0.3
#230 of 267 regular hitters
PAL Rating
12 / 100
#235 of 267 regular hitters
Value Rating
30 / 100
Surplus $2.1M · 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
86.1 mi/h
9th percentile
Max exit velocity
109.3 mi/h
26th percentile
Barrels
2.1 %
4th percentile
Hard-hit
31.5 %
15th percentile
xBA
.248
51th percentile
Bat speed
68.0 mi/h
4th percentile
Sprint speed
27.1 pi/s
43th percentile
Outs above average
-1
43th percentile
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | AB | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 | @ MIL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .248 |
| Sep 26 | @ MIL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .251 |
| Sep 25 | @ MIL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .252 |
| Sep 24 | @ PIT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .253 |
| Sep 23 | @ PIT | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .254 |
| Sep 20 | vs WSH | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .251 |
| Sep 19 | vs WSH | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .247 |
| Sep 16 | vs SF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .241 |
| Sep 15 | vs SF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .242 |
| Sep 12 | vs CWS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .240 |