George Springer
- Free agent est. 1 yr × $6.3M ($2M–$12M) · +0.6 wins to Pittsburgh’s Winter Plan as its DH
- Injured list 2026: Left great toe fracture (Apr 12–Apr 29)
Hitting · 2026 percentiles
vs. MLB hitters with 300+ PA · 517 PA
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 159 | .298 | .286 | 20% | 8% | 24% | +1.23 | −1.98 |
| RHP | 358 | .348 | .319 | 18% | 10% | 26% | +1.44 | −0.40 |
- Attack angle
- 9.6° (57% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- +0.9°
- Swing length
- 7.4 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 33%
- Pull-air %
- 17.3%
- Hard-hit %
- 38.5%
- Slash · wRC+
- .249/.321/.405 · 105
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage down over the middle (+4.0 vs. league per 100; 2.0 standard errors on 115 pitches, inside the noise for the best of nine cells).
Weakest middle-in (−2.1), but only 1.0 standard errors from average on 81 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average RHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 1,877 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 Springer: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 73 | Iván Herrera STL · ’00 | .335 | 1.4 | 2.2 | Arb |
| 68 | Trevor Larnach MIN · ’97 | .329 | 2.2 | 1.0 | Arb |
| 67 | Tyler Soderstrom ATH · ’01 | .329 | 1.5 | 1.9 | Signed $6.4M |
| 67 | Gunnar Henderson BAL · ’01 | .322 | 3.6 | 4.4 | Arb |
| 66 | J.T. Realmuto PHI · ’91 | .316 | 0.7 | 0.5 | Signed $15.0M |
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 | LF | 0 | 0 | −0.3 | −0.3 | 75 |
| 2025 | CF | −1 | 0 | −0.4 | −0.4 | 298 |
| 2025 | LF | 0 | 0 | −0.5 | −0.5 | 371 |
| 2025 | RF | −5 | −4 | −1.7 | −5.7 | 1,172 |
| 2024 | CF | +1 | +1 | 0.0 | +1.0 | 36 |
| 2024 | RF | −2 | −1 | −3.3 | −4.3 | 4,410 |
| 2023 | CF | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10 |
| 2023 | RF | +1 | +1 | −2.2 | −1.2 | 4,756 |
Runs = range plus his arm and double-play runs spread over his positions by outs (Fielding Run Value, from 2023): what the rating counts.
| Play | Made | Chances | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| ★★★★★ | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| ★★★★ | 0 | 0 | — |
| ★★★ | 0 | 0 | — |
| ★★ | 0 | 0 | — |
| ★ | 0 | 0 | — |
| Season | Zone | Balls | Outs vs. exp. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | RF | 112 | −2.2 |
| 2024 | RF | 422 | −3.4 |
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
A pending free agent: no club controls his 2027. Contract Studio →
Minor leagues
MLB Stats API · public box-score data
| SeasonLevel | Level | Team | Age | G | PA / IP | PA / IP ·Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025AAA | AAA | Buffalo Bisons | 35 | 2 | 6 PA | 6 PA · .400/.500/1.200 · 1 HR · 0.0% K · 16.7% BB |
ABS challenges · 2026
Baseball Savant