Seiya

Suzuki

RFAge : 32Bats : R

#27

Seiya Suzuki

#27RFChicago Cubs

Height : 5' 11" · Weight : 83 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2022-04-07

Born in : Arakawa, Japan

MLB record

Year	Team	PJ	AB	H	HR	PP	MOY	OPS
2026	Chicago Cubs	143	545	147	26	86	.270	.841
2025	Chicago Cubs	151	571	140	32	103	.245	.804
2024	Chicago Cubs	132	512	145	21	73	.283	.848
2023	Chicago Cubs	138	515	147	20	74	.285	.842
2022	Chicago Cubs	111	397	104	14	46	.262	.769
Career totals		675	2540	683	113	382	.269	.823

ContractChicago Cubs payroll →

Type: Free Agent
Length: 5 yrs · 2022–2026
Total value: 85.0 M$
AAV: 17.00 M$

2026
19.00 M$
Guaranteed

Full no-trade clause

Advanced stats, 2026HitterMLB stats →

wRC+

134

wOBA

.366

xwOBA

.340

OPS

.841

AVG

.270

OBP

.368

RBI

634

Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.

2027 projectionMLB trends →

Projected WAR

4.5

Home runs

2026 WAR

4.6

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

Trend

↑ Slightly up (+16)

20233.1 WAR · 3.2 per full season
20243.5 WAR · 3.6 per full season
20252.6 WAR · 2.4 per full season
20264.6 WAR · 4.4 per full season

Outlook, age included

+16 · 31 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

High-end

CON: Contact; 69
POW: Power; 84
EYE: Eye; 81
SPD: Speed; 75
FLD: Fielding; 78
DUR: Durability; 84
EX: Experience; 61

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

4.6

#18 of 267 regular hitters

PAL Rating

91 / 100

#24 of 267 regular hitters

Value Rating

81 / 100

Surplus $28.0M · salary $17.0M

PAL: dimensions

Offense91

Power72

Discipline71

Speed35

Defense79

WAR, in runs

Batting+26.0

Baserunning-3.4

Fielding+9.8

Positional-8.2

Replacement+19.3

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

88.6 mi/h

41th percentile

Max exit velocity

112.9 mi/h

78th percentile

Barrels

10.7 %

72th percentile

Hard-hit

38.9 %

43th percentile

xBA

.246

46th percentile

Bat speed

73.3 mi/h

66th percentile

Sprint speed

28.0 pi/s

64th percentile

Outs above average

77th percentile

Season by season
Season	Team	WAR	PAL	OV	Avg exit velocity	Max exit velocity	Barrels	Hard-hit	xBA
2026	CHC	4.6	91	87	88.6	112.9	10.7	38.9	.246
2025	CHC	2.6	83	87	91.3	116.2	16.6	48.7	.247
2024	CHC	3.5	85	85	91.7	115.5	11.5	49.2	.252
2023	CHC	3.1	82	85	91.4	114.6	10.5	48.0	.278
2022	CHC	2.0	65	76	89.6	111.3	11.0	41.3	.244

Game log, 2026

Date	Opponent	AB	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Sep 25	@ BOS	3	2	0	0	1	1	.270
Sep 25	@ BOS	4	0	0	0	1	2	.268
Sep 24	vs MIA	3	2	1	1	1	1	.270
Sep 23	vs MIA	4	1	0	0	0	1	.267
Sep 22	vs MIA	6	2	0	0	0	1	.267
Sep 20	@ CIN	5	1	1	1	0	1	.267
Sep 19	@ CIN	3	2	0	1	1	1	.267
Sep 18	@ CIN	5	1	0	2	0	3	.265
Sep 16	vs ATL	4	0	0	0	0	1	.266
Sep 15	vs ATL	4	1	0	0	0	2	.268