Christian Yelich
- Milwaukee’s roster as it stands starts at DH · 414 PA · 0.6 WAR in the role
- Injured list 2026: Left groin strain (Apr 14–May 12)
- Trade read Unlikely to be traded: 10-and-5 rights (12+ years of service, five straight seasons with MIL): he can veto any trade.
Hitting · 2026 percentiles
vs. MLB hitters with 300+ PA · 497 PA
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 130 | .274 | .289 | 26% | 8% | 26% | +0.39 | −0.73 |
| RHP | 367 | .319 | .317 | 28% | 9% | 24% | +1.07 | −1.16 |
- Attack angle
- 11.7° (46% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- +7.5°
- Swing length
- 7.6 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 28%
- Pull-air %
- 8.4%
- Hard-hit %
- 42.9%
- Slash · wRC+
- .235/.315/.378 · 92
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage middle-middle (+4.7 vs. league per 100; 2.4 standard errors on 131 pitches, inside the noise for the best of nine cells).
Weakest down and in (−4.3), but only 2.0 standard errors from average on 99 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average LHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 1,912 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 Yelich: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | Teoscar Hernández LAD · ’92 | .332 | 1.2 | 0.6 | Signed $22.2M |
| 56 | Ryan Kreidler MIN · ’97 | .298 | 0.6 | 0.0 | — |
| 55 | Brice Matthews HOU · ’02 | .263 | 0.2 | 0.6 | — |
| 53 | Adolis García PHI · ’93 | .293 | 0.0 | −0.2 | Free agent |
| 52 | Brett Baty NYM · ’99 | .322 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 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 | LF | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 43 |
| 2025 | LF | −3 | −3 | +0.4 | −2.6 | 667 |
| 2024 | LF | −3 | −2 | +0.3 | −1.7 | 1,682 |
| 2023 | LF | +3 | +3 | −7.1 | −4.1 | 4,385 |
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 | 0 | — |
| ★★★★ | 0 | 0 | — |
| ★★★ | 0 | 0 | — |
| ★★ | 0 | 0 | — |
| ★ | 0 | 0 | — |
| Season | Zone | Balls | Outs vs. exp. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | LF | 82 | +3.3 |
| 2024 | LF | 146 | +0.5 |
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