Bryce Harper
- Philadelphia’s roster as it stands starts at 1B · 534 PA · 2.3 WAR in the role
- Trade read Unlikely to be traded: Full no-trade clause (public reporting): he decides.
Hitting · 2026 percentiles
vs. MLB hitters with 300+ PA · 690 PA
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 268 | .304 | .314 | 26% | 14% | 34% | +0.52 | +0.19 |
| RHP | 422 | .428 | .421 | 18% | 16% | 31% | +0.75 | +2.87 |
- Attack angle
- 12.2° (44% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- −0.9°
- Swing length
- 7.3 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 41%
- Pull-air %
- 16.7%
- Hard-hit %
- 42.9%
- Slash · wRC+
- .269/.380/.485 · 135
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage down over the middle (+4.6 vs. league per 100; 2.4 standard errors on 142 pitches, inside the noise for the best of nine cells).
Weakest middle-in (−1.1), but only 0.5 standard errors from average on 91 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average LHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 2,434 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 Harper: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55 | Andrés Chaparro WSH · ’99 | .342 | 1.0 | 0.5 | Pre-arb |
| 54 | Ronald Acuña Jr. ATL · ’97 | .366 | 1.8 | 2.2 | Club option $17.0M |
| 53 | Bryce Eldridge SF · ’04 | .359 | 1.8 | 1.8 | Pre-arb |
| 52 | Brett Baty NYM · ’99 | .322 | 1.1 | 1.5 | Arb |
| 51 | Wilyer Abreu BOS · ’99 | .348 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 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 | RF | −4 | −4 | +0.1 | −3.9 | 1,519 |
| 2026 | 1B | −5 | −4 | −5.8 | −9.8 | 3,962 |
| 2025 | 1B | +1 | +1 | −1.4 | −0.4 | 4,746 |
| 2024 | 1B | +8 | +6 | −2.2 | +3.8 | 5,179 |
| 2023 | 1B | +3 | +2 | −1.8 | +0.3 | 1,276 |
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 (−7 outs): a coaching target.
Tools (percentile; arm among 1Bs)| Play | Made | Chances | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| ★★★★★ | 0 | 7 | 0% |
| ★★★★ | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| ★★★ | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| ★★ | 6 | 9 | 67% |
| ★ | 6 | 6 | 100% |
| Season | Zone | Balls | Outs vs. exp. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | RF | 123 | −6.5 |
| 2026 | 1B | 253 | −13.1 |
| 2025 | 1B | 269 | −2.5 |
| 2024 | 1B | 307 | +0.8 |
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