Kyle Schwarber
- Philadelphia’s roster as it stands starts at DH · 550 PA · 1.9 WAR in the role
- Trade read Unlikely to be traded: 10-and-5 rights (10+ years of service, five straight seasons with PHI): he can veto any trade.
Hitting · 2026 percentiles
vs. MLB hitters with 300+ PA · 695 PA
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 258 | .395 | .387 | 27% | 14% | 23% | +1.68 | +2.28 |
| RHP | 437 | .353 | .353 | 34% | 14% | 28% | +0.18 | +1.32 |
- Attack angle
- 14.7° (67% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- −9.3°
- Swing length
- 7.5 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 68%
- Pull-air %
- 29.6%
- Hard-hit %
- 49.5%
- Slash · wRC+
- .232/.354/.503 · 130
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage down over the middle (+5.2 vs. league per 100; 2.9 standard errors above average on 180 pitches).
Weakest up and in (−2.2), but only 1.0 standard errors from average on 72 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average LHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 2,695 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 Schwarber: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Riley Greene DET · ’00 | .369 | 3.2 | 2.9 | Arb |
| 41 | Jorge Soler LAA · ’92 | .294 | −0.6 | −0.5 | Free agent |
| 39 | Coby Mayo BAL · ’01 | .336 | 2.0 | 1.3 | Pre-arb |
| 37 | Willson Contreras BOS · ’92 | .375 | 4.0 | 1.9 | Signed $17.0M |
| 36 | Pete Crow-Armstrong CHC · ’02 | .375 | 10.6 | 6.7 | Signed $10.8M |
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 | −1 | −1 | −0.1 | −1.1 | 83 |
| 2026 | 1B | +1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 199 |
| 2025 | LF | −2 | −2 | −0.8 | −2.8 | 302 |
| 2024 | LF | 0 | 0 | −0.6 | −0.6 | 169 |
| 2023 | LF | −18 | −16 | −3.0 | −19.0 | 3,702 |
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 | 1 | 0% |
| ★★★ | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| ★★ | 0 | 0 | — |
| ★ | 0 | 0 | — |
| Season | Zone | Balls | Outs vs. exp. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Too few balls in his zone. | |||
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