Kevin
McGonigle
SSAge : 22Bats : L
#7
Kevin McGonigle
#7SS
Detroit Tigers
Height : 5' 9" · Weight : 85 kg · Bats : L · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2026-03-26
Born in : Media, PA, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | AB | H | HR | PP | MOY | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Detroit Tigers | 156 | 605 | 168 | 18 | 72 | .278 | .806 |
| Career totals | 156 | 605 | 168 | 18 | 72 | .278 | .806 | |
ContractDetroit Tigers payroll →
- Type
- Pre-Arbitration (Guaranteed Sect
- Length
- 1 yr · 2026–2026
- Total value
- 0.8 M$
- AAV
- 0.78 M$
2026
0.78 M$
Pre-arb
2027
—
Pre-arb
2028
—
Pre-arb
2029
—
Arb 1
2030
—
Arb 2
2031
—
Arb 3
2032
24.75 M$
Guaranteed
2033
24.75 M$
Guaranteed
2034
24.75 M$
Guaranteed
Advanced stats, 2026HitterMLB stats →
wRC+
129
wOBA
.357
xwOBA
.355
OPS
.806
AVG
.278
OBP
.376
HR
18
RBI
72
SB
12
PA
707
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
5.6
Home runs
19
2026 WAR
5.4
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
→ Stable (0)
- 20265.4 WAR · 4.6 per full season
Outlook, age included
+25 · 21 y.o. · usually still improving
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
82
Very good
- CON
- Contact
- 85
- POW
- Power
- 71
- EYE
- Eye
- 94
- SPD
- Speed
- 80
- FLD
- Fielding
- 67
- DUR
- Durability
- 90
- EX
- Experience
- 24
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
5.4
#9 of 267 regular hitters
PAL Rating
86 / 100
#37 of 267 regular hitters
Value Rating
99 / 100
Surplus $52.0M · 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
87.8 mi/h
30th percentile
Max exit velocity
109.5 mi/h
29th percentile
Barrels
7.3 %
46th percentile
Hard-hit
37.6 %
36th percentile
xBA
.264
77th percentile
Bat speed
71.2 mi/h
36th percentile
Sprint speed
28.2 pi/s
72th percentile
Outs above average
-3
28th percentile
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | AB | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 | vs PIT | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .278 |
| Sep 26 | vs PIT | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .276 |
| Sep 25 | vs PIT | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .276 |
| Sep 23 | vs WSH | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .278 |
| Sep 22 | vs WSH | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .276 |
| Sep 20 | @ CWS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .274 |
| Sep 19 | @ CWS | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .276 |
| Sep 18 | @ CWS | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .277 |
| Sep 17 | @ CWS | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .275 |
| Sep 16 | @ TOR | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .274 |