Spencer Torkelson
- Detroit’s roster as it stands starts at 1B · 560 PA · 1.3 WAR in the role
- Trade read Available at a price: DET 52% playoff odds; control through 2028.
Hitting · 2026 percentiles
vs. MLB hitters with 300+ PA · 612 PA
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 179 | .323 | .298 | 30% | 13% | 21% | +1.29 | −1.57 |
| RHP | 433 | .343 | .323 | 32% | 11% | 22% | +1.51 | −0.39 |
- Attack angle
- 14.8° (51% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- −8.1°
- Swing length
- 7.7 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 24%
- Pull-air %
- 29.5%
- Hard-hit %
- 42.1%
- Slash · wRC+
- .230/.331/.435 · 115
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage up over the middle (+3.0 vs. league per 100; 1.5 standard errors on 126 pitches, inside the noise for the best of nine cells).
Weakest middle-in (−2.5), but only 1.2 standard errors from average on 107 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average RHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 2,341 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 Torkelson: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54 | Tyler O'Neill BAL · ’95 | .307 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Signed $16.5M |
| 54 | JJ Bleday CIN · ’97 | .343 | 1.3 | 1.0 | Arb |
| 52 | Rhys Hoskins CLE · ’93 | .297 | −0.4 | −0.2 | Free agent |
| 51 | Michael Conforto CHC · ’93 | .333 | 0.8 | −0.1 | Free agent |
| 50 | Kazuma Okamoto TOR · ’96 | .328 | 3.0 | 1.7 | Signed $17.3M |
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 | −12 | −9 | +2.9 | −6.1 | 5,514 |
| 2025 | 1B | −2 | −1 | −0.3 | −1.3 | 5,336 |
| 2024 | 1B | +1 | +1 | +1.4 | +2.4 | 3,284 |
| 2023 | 1B | −7 | −5 | −2.8 | −7.8 | 5,760 |
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 (−10 outs): a coaching target.
Tools (percentile; arm among 1Bs)| Season | Zone | Balls | Outs vs. exp. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1B | 378 | −8.3 |
| 2025 | 1B | 335 | +4.0 |
| 2024 | 1B | 209 | +5.9 |
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 →
ABS challenges · 2026
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