Mitchell

Garver

CAge : 35Bats : R

Mitch Garver

#8C

Height : 6' 1" · Weight : 100 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2017-08-19

Born in : Albuquerque, NM, USA

MLB record

Year	Team	PJ	AB	H	HR	PP	MOY	OPS
2026	Seattle Mariners	50	126	22	4	15	.175	.596
2025	Seattle Mariners	87	254	53	9	30	.209	.640
2024	Seattle Mariners	114	367	63	15	51	.172	.627
2023	Texas Rangers	87	296	80	19	50	.270	.870
2022	Texas Rangers	54	188	39	10	24	.207	.702
2021	Minnesota Twins	68	207	53	13	34	.256	.875
2020	Minnesota Twins	23	72	12	2	5	.167	.511
2019	Minnesota Twins	93	311	85	31	67	.273	.995
2018	Minnesota Twins	103	302	81	7	45	.268	.749
2017	Minnesota Twins	23	46	9	0	3	.196	.636
Career totals		702	2169	497	110	324	.229	.757

ContractSeattle Mariners payroll →

Type: MiLB
Length: 1 yr · 2026–2026
Total value: 2.3 M$
AAV: 2.25 M$

2026
2.25 M$
Not 40 man

Advanced stats, 2026HitterMLB stats →

wRC+

wOBA

.278

xwOBA

.301

OPS

.596

AVG

.175

OBP

.302

RBI

149

Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.

2027 projectionMLB trends →

Projected WAR

0.2

Home runs

2026 WAR

0.2

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

Trend

→ Stable (+3)

20232.2 WAR · 3.8 per full season
2024-0.4 WAR · -0.6 per full season
20250.0 WAR · 0.0 per full season
20260.2 WAR

Outlook, age included

-27 · 35 y.o. · the age when performance usually declines

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

Replacement or prospect

CON: Contact; 53
POW: Power; 74
EYE: Eye; 79
SPD: Speed; 61
FLD: Fielding; 71
DUR: Durability; 35
EX: Experience; 81

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, 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

PAL Rating

34 / 100

Value Rating

25 / 100

Surplus $-0.3M · salary $2.3M

PAL: dimensions

Offense22

Power48

Discipline52

Speed21

Defense70

WAR, in runs

Batting-3.2

Baserunning-0.5

Fielding+0.5

Positional+1.6

Replacement+4.5

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

90.6 mi/h

78th percentile

Max exit velocity

110.5 mi/h

48th percentile

Barrels

9.1 %

61th percentile

Hard-hit

48.1 %

87th percentile

xBA

.194

2th percentile

Bat speed

72.5 mi/h

55th percentile

Sprint speed

25.1 pi/s

6th percentile

Outs above average

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Season by season
Season	Team	WAR	PAL	OV	Avg exit velocity	Max exit velocity	Barrels	Hard-hit	xBA
2026	SEA	0.2	34	58	90.6	110.5	9.1	48.1	.194
2025	SEA	0.0	16	55	91.5	108.7	7.9	46.9	.209
2024	SEA	-0.4	16	70	89.9	108.7	8.4	39.7	.176
2023	TEX	2.2	85	78	90.0	113.2	12.6	42.1	.250
2022	TEX	0.2	43	73	88.9	111.4	8.8	38.7	.222
2021	MIN	2.1	83	76	92.3	111.8	17.4	53.6	.250

Game log, 2026

Date	Opponent	AB	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Aug 1	vs MIN	2	0	1	2	0	.175
Jul 31	vs MIN	1	0	0	0	1	.177
Jul 29	@ LAD	1	0	0	0	0	.179
Jul 27	@ TEX	4	1	0	0	3	.180
Jul 24	@ TEX	4	0	0	0	2	.178
Jul 19	vs SF	4	1	0	0	1	.184
Jul 18	vs SF	1	0	0	0	1	.182
Jul 12	@ TB	4	0	0	1	1	.183
Jul 11	@ TB	1	0	0	0	1	.190
Jul 7	@ MIA	1	0	0	0	0	.192