Zachary
Gelof
3BAge : 26Bats : R
#20
Zack Gelof
#203B
Athletics
Height : 6' 2" · Weight : 93 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2023-07-14
Born in : Rehoboth Beach, DE, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | AB | H | HR | PP | MOY | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Athletics | 111 | 394 | 101 | 22 | 55 | .256 | .797 |
| 2025 | Athletics | 30 | 92 | 16 | 2 | 7 | .174 | .502 |
| 2024 | Athletics | 138 | 497 | 105 | 17 | 49 | .211 | .632 |
| 2023 | Athletics | 69 | 270 | 72 | 14 | 32 | .267 | .841 |
| Career totals | 348 | 1253 | 294 | 55 | 143 | .235 | .719 | |
ContractAthletics payroll →
- Type
- Pre-Arbitration
- Length
- 1 yr · 2026–2026
- Total value
- 0.8 M$
- AAV
- 0.79 M$
2026
0.79 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+
114
wOBA
.346
xwOBA
.323
OPS
.797
AVG
.256
OBP
.322
HR
22
RBI
55
SB
16
PA
435
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
1.6
Home runs
14
2026 WAR
2.7
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
→ Stable (0)
- 20232.7 WAR · 5.4 per full season
- 20241.4 WAR · 1.5 per full season
- 2025-0.3 WAR
- 20262.7 WAR · 3.7 per full season
Outlook, age included
+10 · 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
71
Established regular
- CON
- Contact
- 62
- POW
- Power
- 76
- EYE
- Eye
- 56
- SPD
- Speed
- 86
- FLD
- Fielding
- 78
- DUR
- Durability
- 62
- 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
2.7
#84 of 267 regular hitters
PAL Rating
75 / 100
#66 of 267 regular hitters
Value Rating
77 / 100
Surplus $25.6M · 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
89.7 mi/h
61th percentile
Max exit velocity
109.0 mi/h
23th percentile
Barrels
10.7 %
72th percentile
Hard-hit
42.8 %
64th percentile
xBA
.236
29th percentile
Bat speed
73.8 mi/h
73th percentile
Sprint speed
28.8 pi/s
86th percentile
Outs above average
-1
43th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Avg exit velocity | Max exit velocity | Barrels | Hard-hit | xBA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ATH | 2.7 | 75 | 71 | 89.7 | 109.0 | 10.7 | 42.8 | .236 |
| 2025 | ATH | -0.3 | 9 | 59 | 88.1 | 107.0 | 12.5 | 47.9 | .143 |
| 2024 | ATH | 1.4 | 21 | 68 | 89.2 | 109.1 | 8.8 | 37.2 | .198 |
| 2023 | ATH | 2.7 | 89 | 80 | 89.8 | 108.5 | 11.1 | 41.3 | .247 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | AB | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 | vs HOU | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .256 |
| Sep 26 | vs HOU | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .259 |
| Sep 25 | vs HOU | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .256 |
| Sep 24 | vs HOU | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .259 |
| Sep 23 | vs LAA | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .256 |
| Sep 22 | vs LAA | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .253 |
| Sep 20 | @ CLE | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .252 |
| Sep 19 | @ CLE | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .249 |
| Sep 18 | @ CLE | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .247 |
| Sep 17 | @ TB | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .247 |