Rafael
Flores
CAge : 25Bats : R
#43
Rafael Flores Jr.
Height : 6' 3" · Weight : 105 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2025-09-17
Born in : Anaheim, CA, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | AB | H | HR | PP | MOY | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 47 | 148 | 39 | 11 | 25 | .264 | .858 |
| 2025 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 7 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .627 |
| Career totals | 54 | 163 | 42 | 11 | 25 | .258 | .837 | |
ContractPittsburgh Pirates payroll →
- Type
- Pre-Arbitration
- Length
- 1 yr · 2026–2026
- Total value
- 0.8 M$
- AAV
- 0.78 M$
2026
0.78 M$
Pre-arb
2027
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Pre-arb
2028
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Pre-arb
2029
—
Pre-arb
2030
—
Arb 1
2031
—
Arb 2
2032
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Arb 3
Advanced stats, 2026HitterMLB stats →
wRC+
130
wOBA
.367
xwOBA
.350
OPS
.858
AVG
.264
OBP
.331
HR
11
RBI
25
SB
0
PA
163
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
0.7
Home runs
6
2026 WAR
1.2
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
→ Stable (0)
- 20261.2 WAR · 4.4 per full season
Outlook, age included
+25 · 25 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
- 70
- POW
- Power
- 82
- EYE
- Eye
- 71
- SPD
- Speed
- 69
- FLD
- Fielding
- 65
- DUR
- Durability
- 35
- EX
- Experience
- 37
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).
PAL: 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
90.7 mi/h
80th percentile
Max exit velocity
110.2 mi/h
44th percentile
Barrels
14.6 %
94th percentile
Hard-hit
45.6 %
79th percentile
xBA
.247
49th percentile
Bat speed
73.9 mi/h
74th percentile
Sprint speed
26.4 pi/s
26th percentile
Outs above average
-1
43th percentile
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | AB | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 | @ DET | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .264 |
| Sep 25 | @ DET | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .271 |
| Sep 23 | vs STL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .271 |
| Sep 22 | vs STL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .279 |
| Sep 20 | vs KC | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .286 |
| Sep 19 | vs KC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .277 |
| Sep 17 | vs MIL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .268 |
| Sep 16 | vs MIL | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .274 |
| Sep 15 | vs MIL | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .275 |
| Sep 13 | @ CHC | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 |