Wilyer
Abreu
RFAge : 27Bats : L
#52
Wilyer Abreu
#52RF
Boston Red Sox
Height : 5' 10" · Weight : 98 kg · Bats : L · Throws : L · MLB debut : 2023-08-22
Born in : Maracaibo, Venezuela
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | AB | H | HR | PP | MOY | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Boston Red Sox | 157 | 597 | 148 | 24 | 76 | .248 | .773 |
| 2025 | Boston Red Sox | 115 | 373 | 92 | 22 | 69 | .247 | .786 |
| 2024 | Boston Red Sox | 132 | 399 | 101 | 15 | 58 | .253 | .781 |
| 2023 | Boston Red Sox | 28 | 76 | 24 | 2 | 14 | .316 | .862 |
| Career totals | 432 | 1445 | 365 | 63 | 217 | .253 | .784 | |
ContractBoston Red Sox payroll →
- Type
- Pre-Arbitration
- Length
- 1 yr · 2026–2026
- Total value
- 0.8 M$
- AAV
- 0.81 M$
2026
0.81 M$
Pre-arb
2027
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Arb 1
2028
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Arb 2
2029
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Arb 3
Advanced stats, 2026HitterMLB stats →
wRC+
112
wOBA
.335
xwOBA
.346
OPS
.773
AVG
.248
OBP
.327
HR
24
RBI
76
SB
8
PA
681
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
2.7
Home runs
19
2026 WAR
3.3
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
→ Stable (-5)
- 20243.1 WAR · 4.2 per full season
- 20252.5 WAR · 3.6 per full season
- 20263.3 WAR · 2.9 per full season
Outlook, age included
+5 · 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
88
High-end
- CON
- Contact
- 73
- POW
- Power
- 82
- EYE
- Eye
- 78
- SPD
- Speed
- 75
- FLD
- Fielding
- 84
- DUR
- Durability
- 78
- 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
3.3
#55 of 267 regular hitters
PAL Rating
80 / 100
#53 of 267 regular hitters
Value Rating
86 / 100
Surplus $31.4M · 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
89.8 mi/h
63th percentile
Max exit velocity
113.1 mi/h
80th percentile
Barrels
12.5 %
85th percentile
Hard-hit
43.5 %
68th percentile
xBA
.253
59th percentile
Bat speed
73.8 mi/h
73th percentile
Sprint speed
28.0 pi/s
64th percentile
Outs above average
2
66th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Avg exit velocity | Max exit velocity | Barrels | Hard-hit | xBA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | BOS | 3.3 | 80 | 88 | 89.8 | 113.1 | 12.5 | 43.5 | .253 |
| 2025 | BOS | 2.5 | 84 | 84 | 90.8 | 111.7 | 12.3 | 44.9 | .243 |
| 2024 | BOS | 3.1 | 86 | 81 | 91.6 | 114.4 | 11.1 | 50.5 | .229 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | AB | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 | vs CHC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .248 |
| Sep 25 | vs CHC | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .249 |
| Sep 25 | vs CHC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .249 |
| Sep 24 | vs CLE | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .251 |
| Sep 23 | vs CLE | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .253 |
| Sep 22 | vs CLE | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .251 |
| Sep 19 | @ TB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .251 |
| Sep 18 | @ TB | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .252 |
| Sep 17 | @ TEX | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .254 |
| Sep 16 | @ TEX | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .254 |