Reference layer
Current snapshot
| Age | 25 |
| Height | 6' 0" |
| Weight | 225 lb |
| Debut | 2025-03-27 |
Player profile / Atlanta Braves
Drake Baldwin
C · Bats/Throws L/R · 6' 0", 225 lb · Age 25
Club Atlanta Braves
Position C
Roster Current MLB team
Status Healthy / active roster
Traditional line
Season by season
| PA | R | H | HR | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 446 | 56 | 111 | 19 | 0 | .274 | .341 | .469 | .810 |
| 2026 | 615 | 85 | 156 | 25 | 3 | .284 | .358 | .459 | .817 |
| 2 Seasons | 1061 | 141 | 267 | 44 | 3 | .280 | .351 | .463 | .814 |
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.
91
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%8.6%
92
Exit velocity91.4
91
Hard-hit%50.2%
94
xBA0.358
88
xSLG0.645
89
xwOBA0.360
95
BB%9.2%
58
Bat speed73.5
92
K%21.6%
59
Defense · percentile strip
Blocking Runs0.4 · C
69
Catcher Throwing-3.2 · C
6
Framing Runs2.0 · C
70
Pop Time1.9 · C
65
Baserunning · percentile strip
Base Running Runs-1.6 · C
23
Sprint Speed26.0 · C
16
SB Success Rate100.0% · C
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 60.3% · rebadged research
25
Avoids Bad TakesHPT 25.5% · rebadged research
45
Correct Decisions63.5% · rebadged research
22
Resists FastballwOBA 0.368 · validated
12
SEAGER+ Plate Discipline95
25
Resists Breaking - horizontalwOBA 0.299 · borderline
29
Resists Breaking - verticalwOBA 0.262 · insufficient sample
90
Resists ChangeupwOBA 0.296 · validated thin sample
19
Resists Cutters + splitterswOBA 0.313 · insufficient sample
81
Resists SinkerwOBA 0.389 · validated
6
Rolling form chart
xwOBA snapshot line
Live snapshot series; true 50/100 PA windows require PA-level logs
Spray profile
Field-coordinate spray profile
300 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 | -- |
negative regression
Regression watch
Running hot. Expect some cooling.
Baldwin’s wOBA sits at 0.370, but the quality of contact underneath says it should be 0.360 — a gap of 0.010, -0.4 standard deviations from the MLB norm over 666 PA. The results have outrun the underlying process; as the sample grows, expect the numbers to drift back toward the deserved level.
Comp Engine · 2026 profile shape
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| Ramos, Heliot SF · R | 0.70 | Barrel ratexwOBA on contact | Player · Projection |
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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 | 12 | 2026-10-04 | Impact contact carried uneven swing decisions |
| Fielding | 3 | 2026-09-10 | 1 chances | 0 difficult plays | Run Exp -0.218 |
Projection links / recent games
Available detail
| 2026-08-15 vs AZ0 HR | 0 RBI / 0 Ch | 0 E | 1-4 | 2B, R |
| 2026-04-20 @ WSH0 HR | 2 RBI / 9 Ch | 0 E | 2-4 | 2B, BB, 2 RBI |
| 2026-04-17 @ PHI0 HR | 0 RBI / 5 Ch | 0 E | 2-5 | K, R |
| 2026-04-15 vs MIA0 HR | 1 RBI / 12 Ch | 0 E | 2-4 | 2 K, RBI, R |
| 2026-04-14 vs MIA0 HR | 1 RBI / 14 Ch | 1 E | 2-4 | 2B, K, RBI |