Matthew
McLain
2BAge : 27Bats : R
#9
Matt McLain
#92B
Cincinnati Reds
Height : 5' 8" · Weight : 82 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2023-05-15
Born in : Orange, CA, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | AB | H | HR | PP | MOY | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Cincinnati Reds | 134 | 437 | 81 | 15 | 40 | .185 | .608 |
| 2025 | Cincinnati Reds | 147 | 510 | 112 | 15 | 50 | .220 | .643 |
| 2023 | Cincinnati Reds | 89 | 365 | 106 | 16 | 50 | .290 | .864 |
| Career totals | 370 | 1312 | 299 | 46 | 140 | .228 | .693 | |
ContractCincinnati Reds payroll →
- Type
- Arbitration
- Length
- 1 yr · 2026–2026
- Total value
- 2.3 M$
- AAV
- 2.30 M$
2026
2.30 M$
Guaranteed
2027
—
Arb 2
2028
—
Arb 3
2029
—
Arb 4
Advanced stats, 2026HitterMLB stats →
wRC+
67
wOBA
.272
xwOBA
.293
OPS
.608
AVG
.185
OBP
.274
HR
15
RBI
40
SB
20
PA
496
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
0.3
Home runs
16
2026 WAR
0.2
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
↓ Slight decline (-10)
- 20233.2 WAR · 4.8 per full season
- 20251.6 WAR · 1.7 per full season
- 20260.2 WAR · 0.2 per full season
Outlook, age included
0 · 26 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
69
Depth
- CON
- Contact
- 57
- POW
- Power
- 71
- EYE
- Eye
- 68
- SPD
- Speed
- 85
- FLD
- Fielding
- 79
- DUR
- Durability
- 75
- 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
0.2
#233 of 267 regular hitters
PAL Rating
16 / 100
#224 of 267 regular hitters
Value Rating
25 / 100
Surplus $-0.3M · salary $2.3MPAL: 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
110.5 mi/h
48th percentile
Barrels
8.9 %
59th percentile
Hard-hit
35.6 %
28th percentile
xBA
.212
6th percentile
Bat speed
71.5 mi/h
42th percentile
Sprint speed
28.7 pi/s
85th percentile
Outs above average
4
74th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Avg exit velocity | Max exit velocity | Barrels | Hard-hit | xBA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | CIN | 0.2 | 16 | 69 | 87.8 | 110.5 | 8.9 | 35.6 | .212 |
| 2025 | CIN | 1.6 | 30 | 71 | 88.8 | 109.9 | 7.7 | 40.7 | .213 |
| 2023 | CIN | 3.2 | 84 | 76 | 89.3 | 109.9 | 10.8 | 42.4 | .252 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | AB | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 | @ TOR | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .185 |
| Sep 26 | @ TOR | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .187 |
| Sep 24 | @ ATL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .188 |
| Sep 23 | @ ATL | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .187 |
| Sep 22 | @ ATL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .184 |
| Sep 20 | vs CHC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .184 |
| Sep 19 | vs CHC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .183 |
| Sep 18 | vs CHC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .184 |
| Sep 17 | vs LAD | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .185 |
| Sep 16 | vs LAD | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .187 |