Reference layer
Current snapshot
| Age | 26 |
| Height | 6' 1" |
| Weight | 200 lb |
| Debut | 2022-04-07 |
Player profile / Kansas City Royals
Bobby Witt
SS · Bats/Throws R/R · 6' 1", 200 lb · Age 26
Club Kansas City Royals
Position SS
Roster Current MLB team
Status Healthy / active roster
Traditional line
Season by season
| PA | R | H | HR | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 709 | 125 | 211 | 32 | 31 | .332 | .389 | .588 | .977 |
| 2025 | 687 | 99 | 184 | 23 | 38 | .295 | .351 | .501 | .852 |
| 2026 | 531 | 77 | 134 | 16 | 37 | .285 | .360 | .451 | .811 |
| 5 Seasons | 3253 | 480 | 856 | 121 | 185 | .289 | .343 | .496 | .839 |
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.
93
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.
Pending
Rolling player projection appears after current-season Statcast and projection joins refresh.
Live percentile strip
Current traits vs projection tick
100th = best in MLB.
Hitting · percentile strip
Barrel%8.4%
89
Exit velocity92.4
95
Hard-hit%52.1%
96
xBA0.378
95
xSLG0.636
86
xwOBA0.382
98
BB%10.2%
71
Bat speed72.1
81
K%17.7%
79
Defense · percentile strip
Arm Runs0.2 · SS
76
Arm Strength94.0 · SS
94
Outs Above Avg24.0 · SS
100
Range Runs18.3 · SS
100
Baserunning · percentile strip
Base Running Runs7.1 · SS
100
Bolts76.0 · SS
98
SB Success Rate90.6% · SS
82
Sprint Speed30.1 · SS
99
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 61.5% · rebadged research
31
Avoids Bad TakesHPT 26.5% · rebadged research
37
Correct Decisions62.9% · rebadged research
21
SEAGER+ Plate Discipline96
26
Resists Breaking - horizontalwOBA 0.303 · borderline
24
Resists Breaking - verticalwOBA 0.289 · insufficient sample
21
Resists ChangeupwOBA 0.333 · validated thin sample
1
Resists Cutters + splitterswOBA 0.338 · insufficient sample
26
Resists FastballwOBA 0.364 · validated
14
Resists SinkerwOBA 0.389 · validated
5
Rolling form chart
xwOBA snapshot line
Live snapshot series; true 50/100 PA windows require PA-level logs
Spray profile
Field-coordinate spray profile
268 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.
Bat tracking
Swing path, attack angle, bat speed
Aggregate Savant bat-tracking metrics; not per-swing motion capture. The full swing, with the recommended path overlaid, lives in the 3D Swing Simulator.
Live layer
Delta / regression
| xwOBA Δ | -- |
| wOBA Δ | -- |
positive regression
Regression watch
Unlucky so far. Better days ahead.
Witt’s wOBA sits at 0.373, but the quality of contact underneath says it should be 0.382 — a gap of 0.009, 0.4 standard deviations from the MLB norm over 537 PA. The results have been worse than the process deserves; as the sample grows, expect the numbers to climb back toward the underlying level.
Comp Engine · 2026 profile shape
Closest profiles
| Player | Similarity | Agrees on | Open |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chourio, Jackson MIL · R | 0.54 | Avg exit velocityWhiff rate | Player · Projection |
| Langeliers, Shea ATH · R | 0.54 | Max exit velocitySweet-spot rate | Player · Projection |
| Tatis Jr., Fernando SD · R | 0.54 | xwOBA on contactBarrel rate | Player · Projection |
| Abreu, Wilyer BOS · L | 0.49 | Whiff rateBat speed | Player · Projection |
Profile-shape similarity, not results: six weighted feature groups standardized within this season's qualified hitters.
Mithrandir coverage
Module shelf
| Module | Cards | Latest | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hitting | 7 | 2026-08-20 | Disciplined swing decisions drove the score |
| Fielding | 13 | 2026-09-01 | 2 chances | 0 difficult plays | Run Exp -0.227 |
Projection links / recent games
Available detail
| Hitter Projections 20260.380 xwOBA | 25 HR | Projection |
| 2026-08-15 @ LAA0 HR | 0 RBI / 4 Ch | 0 E | 0-3 | K |
| 2026-05-20 vs BOS0 HR | 0 RBI / 3 Ch | 0 E | 1-4 | 2B, K |
| 2026-04-20 vs BAL0 HR | 1 RBI / 4 Ch | 0 E | 2-5 | BB, K, RBI |
| 2026-04-17 @ NYY0 HR | 0 RBI / 2 Ch | 0 E | 0-4 | K |
| 2026-04-15 @ DET0 HR | 0 RBI / 3 Ch | 0 E | 0-4 | K |