Nicholas
Gonzales
3BAge : 27Bats : R
#3
Nick Gonzales
Height : 5' 8" · Weight : 88 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2023-06-23
Born in : Tucson, AZ, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | AB | H | HR | PP | MOY | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 148 | 551 | 167 | 6 | 61 | .303 | .755 |
| 2025 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 96 | 381 | 99 | 5 | 30 | .260 | .661 |
| 2024 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 94 | 359 | 97 | 7 | 49 | .270 | .709 |
| 2023 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 35 | 115 | 24 | 2 | 13 | .209 | .616 |
| Career totals | 373 | 1406 | 387 | 20 | 153 | .275 | .707 | |
ContractPittsburgh Pirates payroll →
- Type
- Pre-Arbitration
- Length
- 1 yr · 2026–2026
- Total value
- 0.8 M$
- AAV
- 0.80 M$
2026
0.80 M$
Pre-arb
2027
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Arb 1
2028
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Arb 2
2029
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Arb 3
Advanced stats, 2026HitterMLB stats →
wRC+
111
wOBA
.339
xwOBA
.327
OPS
.755
AVG
.303
OBP
.367
HR
6
RBI
61
SB
7
PA
608
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
1.8
Home runs
5
2026 WAR
2.2
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
→ Stable (+6)
- 2023-0.1 WAR
- 20241.3 WAR · 2.0 per full season
- 20250.8 WAR · 1.2 per full season
- 20262.2 WAR · 2.2 per full season
Outlook, age included
+16 · 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
61
Depth
- CON
- Contact
- 82
- POW
- Power
- 62
- EYE
- Eye
- 69
- SPD
- Speed
- 80
- FLD
- Fielding
- 63
- DUR
- Durability
- 72
- 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
2.2
#114 of 267 regular hitters
PAL Rating
28 / 100
#192 of 267 regular hitters
Value Rating
68 / 100
Surplus $20.7M · 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
86.4 mi/h
12th percentile
Max exit velocity
109.7 mi/h
33th percentile
Barrels
3.1 %
11th percentile
Hard-hit
34.0 %
22th percentile
xBA
.282
93th percentile
Bat speed
70.8 mi/h
32th percentile
Sprint speed
28.8 pi/s
86th percentile
Outs above average
-11
4th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Avg exit velocity | Max exit velocity | Barrels | Hard-hit | xBA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | PIT | 2.2 | 28 | 61 | 86.4 | 109.7 | 3.1 | 34.0 | .282 |
| 2025 | PIT | 0.8 | 21 | 68 | 88.8 | 109.9 | 4.5 | 38.8 | .254 |
| 2024 | PIT | 1.3 | 45 | 70 | 87.9 | 110.4 | 7.9 | 36.9 | .269 |
| 2023 | PIT | -0.1 | 18 | 56 | 85.5 | 106.0 | 3.7 | 26.8 | .200 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | AB | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 | @ DET | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .303 |
| Sep 25 | @ DET | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .302 |
| Sep 24 | vs STL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .301 |
| Sep 23 | vs STL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .301 |
| Sep 20 | vs KC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .302 |
| Sep 19 | vs KC | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .304 |
| Sep 18 | vs KC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .304 |
| Sep 17 | vs MIL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .304 |
| Sep 16 | vs MIL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .307 |
| Sep 15 | vs MIL | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .307 |