David Hamilton
- Milwaukee’s roster as it stands utility · 410 PA (3B 225, SS 100, 2B 85) · 0.7 WAR in the role
- Injured list 2026: Strained left hamstring (Jul 7–Jul 24)
- Trade read Available at a price: MIL 81% playoff odds; control through 2029.
Hitting · 2026 percentiles
vs. MLB hitters with 300+ PA · 385 PA
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 81 | .296 | .255 | 27% | 5% | 32% | −0.57 | −2.32 |
| RHP | 304 | .313 | .292 | 21% | 9% | 29% | −0.01 | −1.13 |
- Attack angle
- 5.5° (39% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- −0.8°
- Swing length
- 7.0 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 4%
- Pull-air %
- 12.1%
- Hard-hit %
- 27.7%
- Slash · wRC+
- .245/.314/.336 · 84
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage up and away (+2.3 vs. league per 100; 1.1 standard errors on 68 pitches, inside the noise for the best of nine cells).
Weakest down over the middle (−2.8), but only 1.3 standard errors from average on 93 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average LHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 1,405 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 Hamilton: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69 | Cooper Pratt MIL · ’04 | .320 | 1.7 | 1.9 | Signed $3.9M |
| 66 | Nasim Nuñez WSH · ’00 | .279 | −0.2 | 0.6 | Pre-arb |
| 60 | Edgar Quero CWS · ’03 | .283 | −0.5 | 0.2 | — |
| 57 | Zach McKinstry DET · ’95 | .288 | 0.7 | 1.2 | Arb |
| 57 | Matt Shaw CHC · ’01 | .306 | 0.7 | 1.2 | Pre-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 | −1 | −1 | +0.1 | −0.9 | 336 |
| 2026 | SS | −6 | −4 | +0.2 | −3.8 | 1,042 |
| 2026 | 3B | −4 | −3 | +0.5 | −2.5 | 2,434 |
| 2025 | SS | −1 | −1 | −0.1 | −1.1 | 297 |
| 2025 | 2B | +2 | +2 | −0.7 | +1.3 | 1,711 |
| 2024 | 2B | +3 | +2 | −0.4 | +1.6 | 1,102 |
| 2024 | SS | −4 | −3 | −0.6 | −3.6 | 1,901 |
| 2023 | 2B | +1 | +1 | 0.0 | +1.0 | 50 |
| 2023 | SS | −2 | −1 | 0.0 | −1.0 | 380 |
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 3B in 2026, the biggest loss came in (charging) (−7 outs): a coaching target.
Tools (percentile; arm among 3Bs)| Season | Zone | Balls | Outs vs. exp. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | SS | 102 | −3.8 |
| 2026 | 3B | 146 | −3.4 |
| 2025 | 2B | 193 | +11.8 |
| 2024 | SS | 190 | −2.2 |
| 2024 | 2B | 117 | +9.6 |
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
* projected arbitration or minimum salary. Contract Studio →
Minor leagues
MLB Stats API · public box-score data
| SeasonLevel | Level | Team | Age | G | PA / IP | PA / IP ·Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026AAA | AAA | Nashville Sounds | 28 | 2 | 7 PA | 7 PA · .143/.143/.143 · 0 HR · 28.6% K · 0.0% BB |
| 2025AAA | AAA | Worcester Red Sox | 27 | 9 | 45 PA | 45 PA · .282/.356/.538 · 2 HR · 13.3% K · 11.1% BB |
ABS challenges · 2026
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