Freddie Freeman
- The Dodgers’ roster as it stands starts at 1B · 386 PA · 1.2 WAR in the role
- Trade read Unlikely to be traded: 10-and-5 rights (15+ years of service, five straight seasons with LAD): he can veto any trade.
Hitting · 2026 percentiles
vs. MLB hitters with 300+ PA · 653 PA
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 217 | .308 | .335 | 21% | 7% | 30% | +1.33 | +0.19 |
| RHP | 436 | .372 | .379 | 16% | 11% | 29% | +0.98 | +1.11 |
- Attack angle
- 7.8° (43% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- +2.5°
- Swing length
- 6.7 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 7%
- Pull-air %
- 14.3%
- Hard-hit %
- 41.4%
- Slash · wRC+
- .288/.362/.430 · 120
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage down and in (+3.5 vs. league per 100; 1.7 standard errors on 103 pitches, inside the noise for the best of nine cells).
Weakest down over the middle (−2.3), but only 1.3 standard errors from average on 159 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average LHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 2,490 pitches · faded cells are within one standard error of average. A spot is called only when it is farther from average than the best or worst of nine average cells gets 95% of the time (set from the league’s own pitches: about 3 standard errors above, 2 below).
Most similar hitters
Swings like Freeman: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 73 | Carlos Cortes ATH · ’97 | .300 | −0.7 | 0.0 | Pre-arb |
| 71 | Carson Benge NYM · ’03 | .343 | 4.3 | 3.3 | Pre-arb |
| 69 | Hao-Yu Lee DET · ’03 | .303 | 0.5 | 0.8 | Pre-arb |
| 68 | A.J. Ewing NYM · ’04 | .324 | 2.0 | 2.0 | Pre-arb |
| 66 | Jonathan Aranda TB · ’98 | .342 | 3.0 | 2.3 | Arb |
Nearest neighbours on bat speed, swing length, attack angle, squared-up and blast rates, EV90, barrels, pull-air, chase, zone contact, K% and BB%. 2026 regulars only.
Fielding
2027 rating at every position he can play · OAA by position · range by direction · tools. Same engine as the Fielding Lab and the Winter Plan.
| Season | Pos | OAA | Range | Arm, DP | Runs | Batters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1B | 0 | 0 | +2.6 | +2.6 | 5,336 |
| 2025 | 1B | −4 | −3 | +5.8 | +2.8 | 5,236 |
| 2024 | 1B | +1 | +1 | +1.2 | +2.2 | 5,322 |
| 2023 | 1B | +4 | +3 | +4.0 | +7.0 | 5,758 |
Runs = range plus his arm and double-play runs spread over his positions by outs (Fielding Run Value, from 2023): what the rating counts.
At 1B in 2026, the biggest loss came toward 3B line (−8 outs): a coaching target.
Tools (percentile; arm among 1Bs)| Season | Zone | Balls | Outs vs. exp. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1B | 329 | +0.4 |
| 2025 | 1B | 300 | −7.2 |
| 2024 | 1B | 300 | +12.9 |
The zone rating counts every ball hit to his part of the field while he played there, his club’s positioning included; Savant OAA uses his actual starting spot and is the better individual grade. They agree best in the outfield. See the model card.
Contract & projection
Club control (RosterResource) · Keystone projected WAR
ABS challenges · 2026
Baseball Savant