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 | 288 | 38 | 57 | 5 | 1 | .224 | .313 | .354 | .667 |
| 1 Seasons | 288 | 38 | 57 | 5 | 1 | .224 | .313 | .354 | .667 |
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.
52
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%
20
Exit velocity88.5
58
Hard-hit%40.8%
61
xBA0.326
58
xSLG0.494
48
xwOBA0.321
69
BB%10.4%
73
Bat speed67.6
26
K%20.1%
66
Defense · percentile strip
Arm Runs1.6 · RF
86
Arm Strength95.1 · RF
61
Outs Above Avg0.0 · RF
48
Range Runs-1.0 · RF
39
Baserunning · percentile strip
Base Running Runs-1.5 · RF
18
Sprint Speed28.3 · RF
75
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 71.6% · rebadged research
81
Avoids Bad TakesHPT 19.6% · rebadged research
91
Correct Decisions73.0% · rebadged research
95
Resists Breaking - horizontalwOBA 0.299 · borderline
28
Resists Breaking - verticalwOBA 0.291 · insufficient sample
17
Resists ChangeupwOBA 0.250 · validated thin sample
96
Resists Cutters + splitterswOBA 0.303 · insufficient sample
94
Resists FastballwOBA 0.392 · validated
3
Resists SinkerwOBA 0.349 · validated
70
SEAGER+ Plate Discipline112
93
Rolling form chart
xwOBA snapshot line
Live snapshot series; true 50/100 PA windows require PA-level logs
Spray profile
Field-coordinate spray profile
77 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 0.303, but the quality of contact underneath says it should be 0.321 — a gap of 0.017, 0.6 standard deviations from the MLB norm over 288 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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|---|---|---|---|
| Meidroth, Chase CWS · R | 0.64 | Swing lengthBarrel rate | Player · Projection |
| Rengifo, Luis MIL · L | 0.59 | Pull rateMax exit velocity | Player · Projection |
| Bogaerts, Xander SD · R | 0.57 | Sweet-spot rateHard-hit rate | Player · Projection |
| Yelich, Christian MIL · L | 0.53 | Fly-ball rateOppo rate | 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 | 2 | 2026-08-14 | Impact contact was the main driver |
| Fielding | 23 | 2026-08-31 | 4 chances | 0 difficult plays | Run Exp +0.314 |
Projection links / recent games
Available detail
| 2026-08-15 @ DET0 HR | 1 RBI / 2 Ch | 0 E | 1-4 | 2 K, RBI, R |