Reference layer
Current snapshot
| Age | 23 |
| Height | 6' 2" |
| Weight | 220 lb |
| Debut | 2026-06-09 |
Player profile / Chicago White Sox
Braden Montgomery
RF · Bats/Throws S/R · 6' 2", 220 lb · Age 23
Club Chicago White Sox
Position RF
Roster Current MLB team
Status Healthy / active roster
Traditional line
Season by season
| PA | R | H | HR | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 365 | 47 | 73 | 6 | 1 | .226 | .312 | .350 | .662 |
| 1 Seasons | 365 | 47 | 73 | 6 | 1 | .226 | .312 | .350 | .662 |
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.
54
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%2.8%
21
Exit velocity88.6
60
Hard-hit%40.5%
60
xBA0.329
63
xSLG0.501
51
xwOBA0.317
67
BB%10.0%
70
Bat speed67.4
25
K%21.6%
59
Defense · percentile strip
Arm Runs4.1 · RF
97
Arm Strength95.1 · RF
59
Outs Above Avg0.0 · RF
50
Range Runs-0.3 · RF
41
Baserunning · percentile strip
Base Running Runs-1.3 · RF
24
Sprint Speed28.4 · RF
78
SB Success Rate33.3% · RF
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 70.4% · rebadged research
76
Avoids Bad TakesHPT 18.3% · rebadged research
94
Correct Decisions72.9% · rebadged research
96
Resists Breaking - horizontalwOBA 0.275 · borderline
77
Resists Breaking - verticalwOBA 0.278 · insufficient sample
51
Resists ChangeupwOBA 0.238 · validated thin sample
99
Resists Cutters + splitterswOBA 0.300 · insufficient sample
92
Resists FastballwOBA 0.400 · validated
2
Resists SinkerwOBA 0.360 · validated
39
SEAGER+ Plate Discipline112
94
Rolling form chart
xwOBA snapshot line
Live snapshot series; true 50/100 PA windows require PA-level logs
Spray profile
Field-coordinate spray profile
135 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 | -- |
| wOBA Δ | -- |
positive regression
Regression watch
Unlucky so far. Better days ahead.
Montgomery’s wOBA sits at 0.297, but the quality of contact underneath says it should be 0.317 — a gap of 0.020, 0.7 standard deviations from the MLB norm over 389 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
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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 | 3 | 2026-09-23 | Impact contact was the main driver |
| Fielding | 39 | 2026-10-08 | 3 chances | 0 difficult plays | Run Exp +4.531 |
Projection links / recent games
Available detail
| 2026-08-15 @ DET0 HR | 1 RBI / 2 Ch | 0 E | 1-4 | 2 K, RBI, R |