Joshua
Palacios
CFAge : 31Bats : L
#5
Joshua Palacios
#5CF
Height : 6' 0" · Weight : 95 kg · Bats : L · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2021-04-09
Born in : Brooklyn, NY, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | AB | H | HR | PP | MOY | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Chicago White Sox | 51 | 128 | 26 | 3 | 9 | .203 | .597 |
| 2024 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 23 | 67 | 15 | 2 | 9 | .224 | .676 |
| 2023 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 91 | 247 | 59 | 10 | 40 | .239 | .692 |
| 2022 | Washington Nationals | 29 | 47 | 10 | 0 | 2 | .213 | .500 |
| 2021 | Toronto Blue Jays | 13 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 4 | .200 | .493 |
| Career totals | 207 | 524 | 117 | 15 | 64 | .223 | .636 | |
Advanced stats, 2025HitterMLB stats →
wRC+
72
wOBA
.271
xwOBA
.299
OPS
.597
AVG
.203
OBP
.292
HR
3
RBI
9
SB
0
PA
145
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2026 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
-0.5
Home runs
2
2025 WAR
-0.7
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
→ Stable (0)
- 20230.2 WAR · 0.5 per full season
- 2025-0.7 WAR
Outlook, age included
0 · 29 y.o. · prime years
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2025All 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
59
Replacement or prospect
- CON
- Contact
- 71
- POW
- Power
- 70
- EYE
- Eye
- 72
- SPD
- Speed
- 74
- FLD
- Fielding
- 66
- DUR
- Durability
- 35
- EX
- Experience
- 61
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, 2025How 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, 2025 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the role: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Avg exit velocity
88.3 mi/h
27th percentile
Max exit velocity
110.3 mi/h
37th percentile
Barrels
8.6 %
46th percentile
Hard-hit
39.8 %
35th percentile
xBA
.222
13th percentile
Bat speed
—
Sprint speed
26.8 pi/s
33th percentile
Outs above average
-4
27th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Avg exit velocity | Max exit velocity | Barrels | Hard-hit | xBA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | CWS | -0.7 | 9 | 59 | 88.3 | 110.3 | 8.6 | 39.8 | .222 |
| 2023 | PIT | 0.2 | 36 | 73 | 91.3 | 109.6 | 9.8 | 45.4 | .255 |
Game log, 2025
| Date | Opponent | AB | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12 | @ HOU | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .203 |
| Jun 11 | @ HOU | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .210 |
| Jun 8 | vs KC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .207 |
| Jun 6 | vs KC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .210 |
| Jun 5 | vs DET | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .205 |
| Jun 4 | vs DET | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .202 |
| Jun 3 | vs DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .205 |
| Jun 2 | vs DET | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .205 |
| Jun 1 | @ BAL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .211 |
| May 31 | @ BAL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .217 |