Jazz Chisholm Jr.
- Free agent est. 4 yr × $32.6M ($23M–$50M) · +1.9 wins to Pittsburgh’s Winter Plan as its 1B starter
1 caution
- Likely to receive a qualifying offer (an estimate until offers are made, about Nov 1–5). Signing him would cost Pittsburgh a draft pick worth about $5.8M ($4.0–9.3M) net of its bonus, under the current CBA.
- Injured list 2026: Right thumb sprain (Sep 10–Sep 22)
- PNC Park Pittsburgh’s home park: +1.6 runs per 600 PA against an average park (+0.15 wins over 519 PA; his WAR leaves this out); home runs ×1.01 (×0.99 for left-handed hitters as a group). Park Fit →
Hitting · 2026 percentiles
vs. MLB hitters with 300+ PA · 529 PA
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 160 | .284 | .241 | 35% | 7% | 32% | −0.18 | −1.86 |
| RHP | 369 | .329 | .321 | 27% | 11% | 28% | +0.16 | −0.52 |
- Attack angle
- 15.5° (59% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- −7.8°
- Swing length
- 7.8 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 26%
- Pull-air %
- 21.1%
- Hard-hit %
- 43.2%
- Slash · wRC+
- .231/.312/.399 · 98
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage down over the middle (+2.8 vs. league per 100; 1.4 standard errors on 144 pitches, inside the noise for the best of nine cells).
Weakest middle-middle (−2.4), but only 1.2 standard errors from average on 129 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average LHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 1,949 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 Chisholm: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | Tyler O'Neill BAL · ’95 | .307 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Signed $16.5M |
| 65 | Austin Wells NYY · ’99 | .303 | 1.7 | 2.2 | Arb |
| 64 | Marcell Ozuna FA · ’90 | .304 | −1.0 | 0.2 | Free agent |
| 63 | Dansby Swanson CHC · ’94 | .304 | 3.4 | 2.4 | Signed $28.0M |
| 59 | Nolan Gorman STL · ’00 | .278 | −0.5 | −0.1 | 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 | 2B | +15 | +11 | −2.1 | +8.9 | 4,795 |
| 2025 | 3B | −3 | −2 | −0.3 | −2.3 | 1,009 |
| 2025 | 2B | +8 | +6 | −1.2 | +4.8 | 3,618 |
| 2024 | 2B | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 93 |
| 2024 | 3B | +8 | +6 | +0.1 | +6.1 | 1,711 |
| 2024 | CF | +1 | +1 | +0.2 | +1.2 | 3,620 |
| 2023 | CF | +4 | +4 | −0.1 | +3.9 | 3,357 |
Runs = range plus his arm and double-play runs spread over his positions by outs (Fielding Run Value, from 2023): what the rating counts.
| Season | Zone | Balls | Outs vs. exp. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2B | 474 | +4.0 |
| 2025 | 3B | 87 | −3.5 |
| 2025 | 2B | 342 | +2.6 |
| 2024 | CF | 390 | −6.2 |
| 2024 | 3B | 121 | +5.5 |
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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025AA | AA | Somerset Patriots | 27 | 3 | 10 PA | 10 PA · .333/.400/.444 · 0 HR · 10.0% K · 10.0% BB |
ABS challenges · 2026
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