Spencer

Torkelson

1BAge : 27Bats : R

#20

Spencer Torkelson

#201BDetroit Tigers

Height : 6' 1" · Weight : 100 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2022-04-08

Born in : Petaluma, CA, USA

MLB record

Year	Team	PJ	AB	H	HR	PP	MOY	OPS
2026	Detroit Tigers	159	526	121	26	77	.230	.766
2025	Detroit Tigers	155	563	135	31	78	.240	.789
2024	Detroit Tigers	92	342	75	10	37	.219	.669
2023	Detroit Tigers	159	606	141	31	94	.233	.759
2022	Detroit Tigers	110	360	73	8	28	.203	.604
Career totals		675	2397	545	106	314	.227	.732

ContractDetroit Tigers payroll →

Type: Arbitration
Length: 1 yr · 2026–2026
Total value: 4.1 M$
AAV: 4.08 M$

2026
4.08 M$
Guaranteed
2027
—
Arb 2
2028
—
Arb 3

Advanced stats, 2026HitterMLB stats →

wRC+

115

wOBA

.337

xwOBA

.314

OPS

.766

AVG

.230

OBP

.331

RBI

612

Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.

2027 projectionMLB trends →

Projected WAR

1.3

Home runs

2026 WAR

1.2

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

Trend

↓ Slight decline (-8)

20231.3 WAR · 1.1 per full season
20240.0 WAR · 0.0 per full season
20252.3 WAR · 2.1 per full season
20261.2 WAR · 1.2 per full season

Outlook, age included

+2 · 26 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

Depth

CON: Contact; 54
POW: Power; 79
EYE: Eye; 74
SPD: Speed; 68
FLD: Fielding; 53
DUR: Durability; 81
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

1.2

#168 of 267 regular hitters

PAL Rating

33 / 100

#179 of 267 regular hitters

Value Rating

41 / 100

Surplus $7.7M · salary $4.1M

PAL: dimensions

Offense66

Power78

Discipline23

Speed25

Defense2

WAR, in runs

Batting+10.8

Baserunning-1.9

Fielding-7.2

Positional-11.4

Replacement+18.6

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

89.5 mi/h

56th percentile

Max exit velocity

109.8 mi/h

35th percentile

Barrels

12.2 %

81th percentile

Hard-hit

42.0 %

57th percentile

xBA

.211

6th percentile

Bat speed

73.1 mi/h

64th percentile

Sprint speed

26.5 pi/s

27th percentile

Outs above average

-12

3th percentile

Season by season
Season	Team	WAR	PAL	OV	Avg exit velocity	Max exit velocity	Barrels	Hard-hit	xBA
2026	DET	1.2	33	64	89.5	109.8	12.2	42.0	.211
2025	DET	2.3	66	75	90.2	110.5	13.5	45.1	.226
2024	DET	0.0	19	73	89.0	109.0	6.7	39.7	.209
2023	DET	1.3	50	80	91.8	112.7	14.1	50.9	.245
2022	DET	-0.8	14	71	90.5	111.5	8.4	41.8	.221

Game log, 2026

Date	Opponent	AB	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Sep 27	vs PIT	1	0	0	0	0	1	.230
Sep 26	vs PIT	3	0	0	0	1	2	.230
Sep 25	vs PIT	4	3	1	3	0	1	.232
Sep 23	vs WSH	4	0	0	0	0	4	.228
Sep 22	vs WSH	0	0	0	0	3	0	.230
Sep 21	vs WSH	4	1	1	2	0	2	.230
Sep 20	@ CWS	2	1	0	0	1	1	.229
Sep 19	@ CWS	2	0	0	0	0	1	.228
Sep 18	@ CWS	4	2	0	0	1	1	.229
Sep 17	@ CWS	3	1	0	0	1	1	.227