Reference layer
Current snapshot
| Age | 37 |
| Height | 6' 0" |
| Weight | 195 lb |
| Debut | 2012-07-26 |
Player profile / Kansas City Royals
Starling Marte
RF · Bats/Throws R/R · 6' 0", 195 lb · Age 37
Club Kansas City Royals
Position RF
Roster Active
Status Healthy / active roster
Traditional line
Season by season
| PA | R | H | HR | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 370 | 46 | 90 | 7 | 16 | .269 | .327 | .388 | .715 |
| 2025 | 329 | 37 | 79 | 9 | 7 | .270 | .335 | .410 | .745 |
| 2026 | 125 | 12 | 30 | 1 | 1 | .268 | .328 | .330 | .658 |
| 15 Seasons | 6432 | 889 | 1669 | 164 | 362 | .285 | .341 | .438 | .779 |
At a glance
Season percentile report
The headline weighs outcome stats (xwOBA, barrels); each bar averages its full strip group below. 100 = best in MLB.
64
Offense
percentile
percentile
Rolling projection
Preseason / current pace / Bayesian update
Rolling bands shrink current-season signal toward the preseason prior until the sample earns more weight.
| xwOBA preseason | 0.318 |
| xwOBA current pace | 0.309 |
| xwOBA rolling p50 | 0.314 |
| Observed weight | 39% |
xwOBA
0.284
0.299
0.314
0.330
0.345
wOBA
0.299
0.323
0.350
0.377
0.402
ISO
0.072
0.089
0.108
0.128
0.145
K%
21.3%
22.9%
24.7%
26.5%
28.1%
Live percentile strip
Current traits vs projection tick
100th = best in MLB.
Hitting · percentile strip
Barrel%7.0%
78
+45 vs proj
Exit velocity88.4
53
Hard-hit%38.9%
49
xBA0.361
84
xSLG0.560
67
xwOBA0.309
52
BB%7.0%
31
Bat speed70.0
54
K%26.8%
28
-16 vs proj
Defense · percentile strip
Outs Above Avg0.0 · RF
46
Arm Runs1.0 · RF
Small sample
Range Runs0.8 · RF
Small sample
Baserunning · percentile strip
Sprint Speed26.1 · DH
20
SB Success Rate33.3% · DH
Small sample
Mithrandir+
Plate skills: swing decisions and pitch-type resistance
Our research metrics for how this hitter controls the strike zone and handles each pitch family.
Avoids Bad ChasesST 62.0% · rebadged research
32
Avoids Bad TakesHPT 29.0% · rebadged research
17
Correct Decisions64.0% · rebadged research
29
Resists Breaking - horizontalwOBA 0.282 · borderline
66
Resists Breaking - verticalwOBA 0.281 · insufficient sample
41
Resists ChangeupwOBA 0.290 · validated thin sample
25
Resists Cutters + splitterswOBA 0.324 · insufficient sample
72
Resists FastballwOBA 0.334 · validated
62
Resists SinkerwOBA 0.388 · validated
8
SEAGER+ Plate Discipline94
19
Rolling form chart
xwOBA snapshot line
Live snapshot series; true 50/100 PA windows require PA-level logs
Spray profile
Field-coordinate spray profile
59 Statcast batted-ball coordinates from the pitch-event feed (2026). Direction profile remains as the v1 context layer when coordinate density is limited.
Zone profile
Aggregate zone heatmap
Aggregate zone metrics from seasonal Statcast leaderboards.
Live layer
Delta / regression
| xwOBA Δ | -0.006 |
| wOBA Δ | +0.035 |
negative regression
Regression watch
Running hot. Expect some cooling.
Marte’s wOBA sits at 0.350, but the quality of contact underneath says it should be 0.309 — a gap of 0.042, -1.2 standard deviations from the MLB norm over 142 PA. The results have outrun the underlying process; as the sample grows, expect the numbers to drift back toward the deserved level.
Mithrandir coverage
Module shelf
| Module | Cards | Latest | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hitting | 1 | 2026-03-17 | Impact contact was the main driver |
Projection links / recent games
Available detail
| Hitter Projections 20260.315 xwOBA | 9 HR | Projection |
| 2026-05-20 vs BOS0 HR | 0 RBI / 0 Ch | 0 E | 1-3 | BB, K, R |
| 2026-04-17 @ NYY0 HR | 0 RBI / 0 Ch | 0 E | 0-1 |
| 2026-04-15 @ DET0 HR | 0 RBI / 0 Ch | 0 E | 0-1 |
| 2026-04-14 @ DET0 HR | 0 RBI / 2 Ch | 0 E | 1-4 |
| 2026-04-08 @ CLE0 HR | 0 RBI / 3 Ch | 0 E | 1-4 | 2B, 2 K |