Willson
Contreras
1BAge : 34Bats : R
#40
Willson Contreras
#401B
Boston Red Sox
Height : 6' 0" · Weight : 109 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2016-06-17
Born in : Puerto Cabello, Venezuela
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | AB | H | HR | PP | MOY | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Boston Red Sox | 130 | 448 | 123 | 27 | 81 | .275 | .902 |
| 2025 | St. Louis Cardinals | 135 | 490 | 126 | 20 | 80 | .257 | .791 |
| 2024 | St. Louis Cardinals | 84 | 301 | 79 | 15 | 36 | .262 | .848 |
| 2023 | St. Louis Cardinals | 125 | 428 | 113 | 20 | 67 | .264 | .825 |
| 2022 | Chicago Cubs | 113 | 416 | 101 | 22 | 55 | .243 | .815 |
| 2021 | Chicago Cubs | 128 | 413 | 98 | 21 | 57 | .237 | .778 |
| 2020 | Chicago Cubs | 57 | 189 | 46 | 7 | 26 | .243 | .763 |
| 2019 | Chicago Cubs | 105 | 360 | 98 | 24 | 64 | .272 | .888 |
| 2018 | Chicago Cubs | 138 | 474 | 118 | 10 | 54 | .249 | .729 |
| 2017 | Chicago Cubs | 117 | 377 | 104 | 21 | 74 | .276 | .855 |
| 2016 | Chicago Cubs | 76 | 252 | 71 | 12 | 35 | .282 | .845 |
| Career totals | 1208 | 4148 | 1077 | 199 | 629 | .260 | .822 | |
ContractBoston Red Sox payroll →
- Type
- Free Agent
- Length
- 5 yrs · 2023–2027
- Total value
- 88.5 M$
- AAV
- 17.70 M$
2026
18.00 M$
Guaranteed
2027
17.00 M$
Guaranteed
2028
20.00 M$
Club option
Full no-trade clause from 2023-2026. May block trades to 10 teams for the remainder of the contract.
Advanced stats, 2026HitterMLB stats →
wRC+
151
wOBA
.391
xwOBA
.376
OPS
.902
AVG
.275
OBP
.386
HR
27
RBI
81
SB
3
PA
535
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
3.8
Home runs
26
2026 WAR
4.0
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
↑ Slightly up (+12)
- 20232.8 WAR · 3.4 per full season
- 20242.6 WAR · 4.4 per full season
- 20252.8 WAR · 3.0 per full season
- 20264.0 WAR · 4.5 per full season
Outlook, age included
-3 · 34 y.o. · the age when performance usually declines
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
86
High-end
- CON
- Contact
- 67
- POW
- Power
- 87
- EYE
- Eye
- 76
- SPD
- Speed
- 69
- FLD
- Fielding
- 87
- DUR
- Durability
- 73
- EX
- Experience
- 84
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
4.0
#34 of 267 regular hitters
PAL Rating
96 / 100
#10 of 267 regular hitters
Value Rating
63 / 100
Surplus $17.9M · salary $21.3MPAL: 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
89.8 mi/h
63th percentile
Max exit velocity
116.0 mi/h
95th percentile
Barrels
13.2 %
90th percentile
Hard-hit
44.2 %
72th percentile
xBA
.256
65th percentile
Bat speed
77.0 mi/h
97th percentile
Sprint speed
27.3 pi/s
48th percentile
Outs above average
1
58th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Avg exit velocity | Max exit velocity | Barrels | Hard-hit | xBA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | BOS | 4.0 | 96 | 86 | 89.8 | 116.0 | 13.2 | 44.2 | .256 |
| 2025 | STL | 2.8 | 82 | 87 | 90.6 | 114.7 | 13.9 | 49.0 | .257 |
| 2024 | STL | 2.6 | 91 | 86 | 91.6 | 115.3 | 11.2 | 46.8 | .256 |
| 2023 | STL | 2.8 | 91 | 88 | 91.3 | 117.5 | 12.2 | 46.9 | .275 |
| 2022 | CHC | 3.5 | 90 | 85 | 90.4 | 116.2 | 10.5 | 48.6 | .255 |
| 2021 | CHC | 2.7 | 73 | 79 | 91.8 | 115.4 | 11.1 | 48.4 | .235 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | AB | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 | vs CHC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .275 |
| Sep 17 | @ TEX | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .276 |
| Sep 16 | @ TEX | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .275 |
| Sep 15 | @ TEX | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .275 |
| Sep 13 | vs KC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .277 |
| Aug 30 | @ NYY | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .274 |
| Aug 29 | @ NYY | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .276 |
| Aug 29 | @ NYY | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .275 |
| Aug 28 | @ NYY | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .278 |
| Aug 25 | @ MIA | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .281 |