Nolan Gorman
- St. Louis’ roster as it stands on the 40-man, off the 26-man (call-up depth)
- Trade read Available at a price: STL sits near the seller line (27% playoff odds, within a projected win of 30%); control through 2028.
Hitting · 2026 percentiles
vs. MLB hitters with 300+ PA · 301 PA
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 49 | .219 | .264 | 31% | 6% | 39% | −0.17 | −0.16 |
| RHP | 252 | .267 | .281 | 33% | 11% | 30% | +0.41 | −1.81 |
- Attack angle
- 17.6° (46% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- −6.8°
- Swing length
- 7.6 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 30%
- Pull-air %
- 25.9%
- Hard-hit %
- 42.1%
- Slash · wRC+
- .184/.272/.308 · 62
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage middle-in (+1.9 vs. league per 100; 0.8 standard errors on 54 pitches, inside the noise for the best of nine cells).
Weakest up over the middle (−3.3), but only 1.5 standard errors from average on 58 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average LHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 1,131 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 Gorman: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59 | Jazz Chisholm Jr. NYY · ’98 | .296 | 3.5 | 3.2 | Free agent |
| 56 | Eugenio Suárez CIN · ’91 | .304 | 0.4 | 1.0 | Free agent |
| 54 | Kazuma Okamoto TOR · ’96 | .328 | 3.0 | 1.7 | Signed $17.3M |
| 53 | Jorge Soler LAA · ’92 | .294 | −0.6 | −0.5 | Free agent |
| 53 | Dalton Rushing LAD · ’01 | .336 | 1.1 | 1.0 | Pre-arb |
Jazz Chisholm Jr. (similarity 59, 3.2 WAR projected for 2027), Eugenio Suárez (similarity 56, 1.0 WAR projected for 2027) are free agents this winter: a similar swing available without trading talent, at a free agent’s price. Opportunity Finder →
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 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14 |
| 2026 | 3B | 0 | 0 | −0.4 | −0.4 | 2,185 |
| 2025 | 1B | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 174 |
| 2025 | 2B | +1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 928 |
| 2025 | 3B | −9 | −6 | 0.0 | −6.0 | 1,783 |
| 2024 | 2B | −6 | −4 | +1.4 | −2.6 | 3,632 |
| 2023 | 3B | 0 | 0 | +0.2 | +0.2 | 579 |
| 2023 | 2B | −2 | −1 | +1.0 | 0.0 | 2,536 |
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 | 3B | 143 | +2.5 |
| 2025 | 3B | 144 | −4.7 |
| 2025 | 2B | 106 | −0.6 |
| 2024 | 2B | 366 | −20.5 |
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
* 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 | Memphis Redbirds | 26 | 46 | 201 PA | 201 PA · .182/.328/.430 · 13 HR · 36.3% K · 17.4% BB |
| 2025AA | AA | Springfield Cardinals | 25 | 3 | 13 PA | 13 PA · .231/.231/.538 · 1 HR · 30.8% K · 0.0% BB |
ABS challenges · 2026
Baseball Savant