Reference layer
Current snapshot
| Age | 35 |
| Height | 6' 0" |
| Weight | 210 lb |
| Debut | 2014-04-28 |
Player profile / Chicago White Sox
Randal Grichuk
DH · Bats/Throws R/R · 6' 0", 210 lb · Age 35
Club Chicago White Sox
Position DH
Roster Current MLB team
Status Healthy / active roster
Traditional line
Season by season
| PA | R | H | HR | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 279 | 40 | 74 | 12 | 0 | .291 | .348 | .528 | .876 |
| 2025 | 293 | 35 | 62 | 9 | 0 | .228 | .273 | .401 | .674 |
| 2026 | 220 | 32 | 56 | 11 | 0 | .267 | .295 | .533 | .828 |
| 13 Seasons | 5053 | 643 | 1182 | 223 | 27 | .251 | .298 | .468 | .766 |
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.
87
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 | 0.311 |
| xwOBA current pace | 0.330 |
| xwOBA rolling p50 | 0.321 |
| Observed weight | 52% |
xwOBA
0.292
0.306
0.321
0.336
0.350
wOBA
0.335
0.354
0.375
0.396
0.415
ISO
0.175
0.193
0.213
0.233
0.251
K%
18.9%
20.6%
22.4%
24.2%
25.9%
Live percentile strip
Current traits vs projection tick
100th = best in MLB.
Hitting · percentile strip
Barrel%8.3%
89
+22 vs proj
Exit velocity91.1
88
Hard-hit%48.0%
89
+15 vs proj
xBA0.367
92
xSLG0.625
86
xwOBA0.330
77
+19 vs proj
BB%4.2%
10
Bat speed72.4
83
K%23.3%
47
Defense · percentile strip
Arm Runs-0.6 · LF
38
Arm Strength91.3 · LF
28
Outs Above Avg0.0 · LF
49
Range Runs-1.1 · LF
35
Baserunning · percentile strip
Sprint Speed27.2 · LF
44
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 62.4% · rebadged research
34
Avoids Bad TakesHPT 25.4% · rebadged research
47
Correct Decisions65.2% · rebadged research
41
Resists Breaking - horizontalwOBA 0.318 · borderline
9
Resists Breaking - verticalwOBA 0.285 · insufficient sample
29
Resists ChangeupwOBA 0.295 · validated thin sample
18
Resists Cutters + splitterswOBA 0.336 · insufficient sample
27
Resists FastballwOBA 0.352 · validated
26
Resists SinkerwOBA 0.372 · validated
20
SEAGER+ Plate Discipline98
35
Rolling form chart
xwOBA snapshot line
Live snapshot series; true 50/100 PA windows require PA-level logs
Spray profile
Field-coordinate spray profile
109 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 | +0.018 |
| wOBA Δ | +0.064 |
negative regression
Regression watch
Running hot. Expect some cooling.
Grichuk’s wOBA sits at 0.375, but the quality of contact underneath says it should be 0.330 — a gap of 0.045, -1.5 standard deviations from the MLB norm over 240 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 | 3 | 2026-07-30 | Disciplined swing decisions drove the score |
| Fielding | 3 | 2026-09-01 | 2 chances | 0 difficult plays | Run Exp -0.436 |
Projection links / recent games
Available detail
| Hitter Projections 20260.311 xwOBA | 13 HR | Projection |
| 2026-08-15 @ DET0 HR | 0 RBI / 0 Ch | 0 E | 2-2 | 2B, R |
| 2026-05-20 @ SEA1 HR | 1 RBI / 0 Ch | 0 E | 1-1 | HR, RBI, R |
| 2026-04-15 vs LAA0 HR | 0 RBI / 0 Ch | 0 E | 0-0 |
| 2026-04-14 vs LAA0 HR | 0 RBI / 1 Ch | 0 E | 1-3 | 2B, K, R |
| 2026-04-13 vs LAA0 HR | 0 RBI / 1 Ch | 0 E | 0-1 | BB, R |