Reference layer
Current snapshot
| Age | 29 |
| Height | 5' 10" |
| Weight | 190 lb |
| Debut | 2021-04-01 |
Player profile / Kansas City Royals
Kyle Isbel
CF · Bats/Throws L/R · 5' 10", 190 lb · Age 29
Club Kansas City Royals
Position CF
Roster profile
Status IL-10
Traditional line
Season by season
| PA | R | H | HR | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 426 | 62 | 88 | 8 | 11 | .229 | .287 | .367 | .654 |
| 2025 | 409 | 42 | 94 | 4 | 4 | .255 | .301 | .353 | .654 |
| 2026 | 183 | 16 | 40 | 3 | 5 | .244 | .298 | .354 | .652 |
| 6 Seasons | 1692 | 213 | 367 | 26 | 38 | .238 | .289 | .364 | .653 |
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.
25
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 | 0.289 |
| xwOBA current pace | 0.275 |
| xwOBA rolling p50 | 0.283 |
| Observed weight | 47% |
xwOBA
0.259
0.270
0.283
0.295
0.307
wOBA
0.306
0.327
0.349
0.372
0.393
ISO
0.110
0.126
0.143
0.159
0.175
K%
17.4%
18.7%
20.3%
21.8%
23.2%
Live percentile strip
Current traits vs projection tick
100th = best in MLB.
Hitting · percentile strip
Barrel%2.0%
13
Exit velocity84.1
11
Hard-hit%36.7%
39
xBA0.316
43
xSLG0.431
23
xwOBA0.275
20
BB%6.1%
21
Bat speed66.5
15
K%21.3%
57
Defense · percentile strip
Arm Runs-1.8 · CF
9
Arm Strength87.5 · CF
11
Outs Above Avg4.0 · CF
95
Range Runs3.2 · CF
83
Baserunning · percentile strip
Base Running Runs1.7 · CF
84
Sprint Speed27.4 · CF
51
SB Success Rate100.0% · CF
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 63.9% · rebadged research
41
Avoids Bad TakesHPT 28.8% · rebadged research
18
Correct Decisions63.5% · rebadged research
24
Resists Breaking - horizontalwOBA 0.288 · borderline
46
Resists Breaking - verticalwOBA 0.290 · insufficient sample
19
Resists ChangeupwOBA 0.257 · validated thin sample
94
Resists Cutters + splitterswOBA 0.330 · insufficient sample
56
Resists FastballwOBA 0.367 · validated
11
Resists SinkerwOBA 0.329 · validated
95
SEAGER+ Plate Discipline96
26
Rolling form chart
xwOBA snapshot line
Live snapshot series; true 50/100 PA windows require PA-level logs
Spray profile
Field-coordinate spray profile
128 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 | -0.010 |
| wOBA Δ | +0.064 |
negative regression
Regression watch
Running hot. Expect some cooling.
Isbel’s wOBA sits at 0.349, but the quality of contact underneath says it should be 0.275 — a gap of 0.074, -2.3 standard deviations from the MLB norm over 197 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Mithrandir card history is available for this player yet. | |||
Projection links / recent games
Available detail
| Hitter Projections 20260.285 xwOBA | 8 HR | Projection |