Rafael Devers
- San Francisco’s roster as it stands starts at DH · 577 PA · 2.6 WAR in the role
- Injured list 2026: Core muscle injury (Apr 16–Apr 17)
- Trade read Available at a price: SF sits near the seller line (32% playoff odds, within a projected win of 30%); control through 2033.
Hitting · 2026 percentiles
vs. MLB hitters with 300+ PA · 623 PA
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 219 | .258 | .275 | 28% | 7% | 33% | −0.36 | +0.06 |
| RHP | 404 | .431 | .380 | 24% | 12% | 28% | +0.37 | +2.46 |
- Attack angle
- 9.7° (59% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- +4.8°
- Swing length
- 7.5 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 20%
- Pull-air %
- 16.8%
- Hard-hit %
- 51.9%
- Slash · wRC+
- .258/.340/.525 · 136
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage up over the middle (+4.7 vs. league per 100; 2.5 standard errors on 142 pitches, inside the noise for the best of nine cells).
Weakest middle-away (−0.7), but only 0.4 standard errors from average on 161 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average LHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 2,378 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 Devers: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67 | Joc Pederson TEX · ’92 | .344 | 1.4 | 0.4 | Free agent |
| 63 | Teoscar Hernández LAD · ’92 | .332 | 1.2 | 0.6 | Signed $22.2M |
| 60 | Sal Stewart CIN · ’03 | .342 | 2.0 | 2.1 | Pre-arb |
| 57 | Adolis García PHI · ’93 | .293 | 0.0 | −0.2 | Free agent |
| 55 | Francisco Alvarez NYM · ’01 | .324 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 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 | −2 | −2 | −3.3 | −5.3 | 3,769 |
| 2025 | 3B | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 37 |
| 2025 | 1B | −1 | −1 | −1.2 | −2.2 | 1,085 |
| 2024 | 3B | −7 | −5 | −0.9 | −5.9 | 4,851 |
| 2023 | 3B | −8 | −6 | +1.1 | −4.9 | 5,599 |
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 (−5 outs): a coaching target.
Tools (percentile; arm among 1Bs)| Season | Zone | Balls | Outs vs. exp. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1B | 253 | −0.5 |
| 2025 | 1B | 62 | −0.9 |
| 2024 | 3B | 345 | −9.3 |
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