Nolan
Schanuel
1BAge : 24Bats : L
#18
Nolan Schanuel
#181B
Los Angeles Angels
Height : 6' 2" · Weight : 100 kg · Bats : L · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2023-08-18
Born in : Boca Raton, FL, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | AB | H | HR | PP | MOY | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Los Angeles Angels | 107 | 392 | 108 | 7 | 49 | .276 | .736 |
| 2025 | Los Angeles Angels | 132 | 488 | 129 | 12 | 53 | .264 | .742 |
| 2024 | Los Angeles Angels | 147 | 519 | 130 | 13 | 54 | .250 | .705 |
| 2023 | Los Angeles Angels | 29 | 109 | 30 | 1 | 6 | .275 | .732 |
| Career totals | 415 | 1508 | 397 | 33 | 162 | .263 | .728 | |
ContractLos Angeles Angels payroll →
- Type
- Pre-Arbitration
- Length
- 1 yr · 2026–2026
- Total value
- 0.8 M$
- AAV
- 0.81 M$
2026
0.81 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
.328
xwOBA
.334
OPS
.736
AVG
.276
OBP
.351
HR
7
RBI
49
SB
1
PA
446
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
2.0
Home runs
8
2026 WAR
1.7
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
→ Stable (+5)
- 20230.0 WAR
- 20240.8 WAR · 0.8 per full season
- 20251.6 WAR · 1.7 per full season
- 20261.7 WAR · 2.3 per full season
Outlook, age included
+30 · 24 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
72
Established regular
- CON
- Contact
- 90
- POW
- Power
- 60
- EYE
- Eye
- 87
- SPD
- Speed
- 62
- FLD
- Fielding
- 80
- DUR
- Durability
- 68
- 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
1.7
#138 of 267 regular hitters
PAL Rating
50 / 100
#133 of 267 regular hitters
Value Rating
58 / 100
Surplus $15.8M · 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
87.4 mi/h
23th percentile
Max exit velocity
106.6 mi/h
2th percentile
Barrels
2.4 %
6th percentile
Hard-hit
32.9 %
19th percentile
xBA
.286
95th percentile
Bat speed
68.1 mi/h
5th percentile
Sprint speed
25.7 pi/s
12th percentile
Outs above average
4
74th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Avg exit velocity | Max exit velocity | Barrels | Hard-hit | xBA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | LAA | 1.7 | 50 | 72 | 87.4 | 106.6 | 2.4 | 32.9 | .286 |
| 2025 | LAA | 1.6 | 44 | 69 | 87.5 | 109.8 | 4.5 | 29.0 | .262 |
| 2024 | LAA | 0.8 | 28 | 64 | 86.1 | 105.9 | 3.5 | 25.4 | .253 |
| 2023 | LAA | 0.0 | 35 | 65 | 85.4 | 103.5 | 2.2 | 25.6 | .274 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | AB | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20 | @ HOU | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .276 |
| Aug 19 | @ HOU | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .278 |
| Aug 18 | @ HOU | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .281 |
| Aug 15 | vs KC | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .279 |
| Aug 14 | vs KC | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .273 |
| Aug 13 | vs TEX | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .271 |
| Aug 12 | vs TEX | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .270 |
| Aug 11 | vs TEX | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .272 |
| Aug 10 | vs TEX | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .270 |
| Aug 9 | @ MIA | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .274 |