Samad
Taylor
LFAge : 28Bats : R
#0
Samad Taylor
#0LF
San Diego Padres
Height : 5' 8" · Weight : 73 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2023-06-17
Born in : Corona, CA, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | AB | H | HR | PP | MOY | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | San Diego Padres | 47 | 152 | 48 | 2 | 18 | .316 | .798 |
| 2025 | Seattle Mariners | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .250 |
| 2024 | Seattle Mariners | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .800 |
| 2023 | Kansas City Royals | 31 | 60 | 12 | 0 | 4 | .200 | .546 |
| Career totals | 85 | 225 | 63 | 2 | 22 | .280 | .712 | |
ContractSan Diego Padres payroll →
- Type
- Pre-Arbitration
- Length
- 1 yr · 2026–2026
- Total value
- 0.8 M$
- AAV
- 0.79 M$
2026
0.79 M$
Pre-arb
2027
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Pre-arb
2028
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Pre-arb
2029
—
Arb 1
2030
—
Arb 2
2031
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Arb 3
Advanced stats, 2026HitterMLB stats →
wRC+
129
wOBA
.356
xwOBA
.309
OPS
.798
AVG
.316
OBP
.390
HR
2
RBI
18
SB
13
PA
175
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
0.6
Home runs
1
2026 WAR
1.1
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
→ Stable (0)
- 20261.1 WAR · 3.8 per full season
Outlook, age included
+10 · 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
- 71
- POW
- Power
- 61
- EYE
- Eye
- 74
- SPD
- Speed
- 89
- FLD
- Fielding
- 71
- DUR
- Durability
- 35
- 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).
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
85.9 mi/h
8th percentile
Max exit velocity
104.2 mi/h
0th percentile
Barrels
3.6 %
13th percentile
Hard-hit
25.2 %
4th percentile
xBA
.256
65th percentile
Bat speed
69.1 mi/h
14th percentile
Sprint speed
29.2 pi/s
93th percentile
Outs above average
-2
35th percentile
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | AB | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 | vs AZ | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .316 |
| Sep 25 | vs AZ | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .315 |
| Sep 24 | @ LAD | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .324 |
| Sep 23 | @ LAD | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .333 |
| Sep 22 | @ LAD | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .341 |
| Sep 20 | vs MIA | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .343 |
| Sep 19 | vs MIA | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .328 |
| Sep 18 | vs MIA | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .326 |
| Sep 17 | @ COL | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .318 |
| Sep 16 | @ COL | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .312 |