Spencer
Horwitz
1BAge : 28Bats : L
#2
Spencer Horwitz
Height : 5' 10" · Weight : 93 kg · Bats : L · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2023-06-18
Born in : Timonium, MD, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | AB | H | HR | PP | MOY | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 114 | 385 | 94 | 10 | 49 | .244 | .708 |
| 2025 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 108 | 364 | 99 | 11 | 51 | .272 | .787 |
| 2024 | Toronto Blue Jays | 97 | 328 | 87 | 12 | 40 | .265 | .790 |
| 2023 | Toronto Blue Jays | 15 | 39 | 10 | 1 | 7 | .256 | .726 |
| Career totals | 334 | 1116 | 290 | 34 | 147 | .260 | .758 | |
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
2030
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Arb 4
Advanced stats, 2026HitterMLB stats →
wRC+
98
wOBA
.319
xwOBA
.310
OPS
.708
AVG
.244
OBP
.344
HR
10
RBI
49
SB
1
PA
451
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
0.1
Home runs
10
2026 WAR
0.1
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
↓ Slight decline (-16)
- 20241.9 WAR · 3.0 per full season
- 20251.7 WAR · 2.5 per full season
- 20260.1 WAR · 0.1 per full season
Outlook, age included
-6 · 28 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
62
Depth
- CON
- Contact
- 79
- POW
- Power
- 65
- EYE
- Eye
- 87
- SPD
- Speed
- 50
- FLD
- Fielding
- 72
- DUR
- Durability
- 61
- 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
0.1
#242 of 267 regular hitters
PAL Rating
19 / 100
#216 of 267 regular hitters
Value Rating
26 / 100
Surplus $0.2M · 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
86.8 mi/h
15th percentile
Max exit velocity
108.0 mi/h
10th percentile
Barrels
5.7 %
29th percentile
Hard-hit
30.3 %
13th percentile
xBA
.226
16th percentile
Bat speed
68.7 mi/h
11th percentile
Sprint speed
24.7 pi/s
2th percentile
Outs above average
-5
20th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Avg exit velocity | Max exit velocity | Barrels | Hard-hit | xBA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | PIT | 0.1 | 19 | 62 | 86.8 | 108.0 | 5.7 | 30.3 | .226 |
| 2025 | PIT | 1.7 | 60 | 72 | 87.4 | 107.3 | 8.2 | 36.0 | .251 |
| 2024 | TOR | 1.9 | 72 | 76 | 88.2 | 108.1 | 8.0 | 36.6 | .250 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | AB | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 | @ DET | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .244 |
| Sep 26 | @ DET | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .246 |
| Sep 25 | @ DET | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .248 |
| Sep 24 | vs STL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .247 |
| Sep 22 | vs STL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .249 |
| Sep 20 | vs KC | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .248 |
| Sep 18 | vs KC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .248 |
| Sep 16 | vs MIL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .245 |
| Sep 15 | vs MIL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .245 |
| Sep 12 | @ CHC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .247 |