Steven Kwan
- Cleveland’s roster as it stands starts at LF · 576 PA · 3.0 WAR in the role
- Trade read Available at a price: CLE sits on the contender line (49% playoff odds, within a projected win of 50%), so it could buy or sell; control through 2027.
Hitting · 2026 percentiles
vs. MLB hitters with 300+ PA · 637 PA
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 204 | .316 | .321 | 13% | 14% | 20% | +0.67 | +0.30 |
| RHP | 433 | .363 | .335 | 8% | 12% | 20% | +0.40 | +0.07 |
- Attack angle
- 1.5° (32% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- +0.7°
- Swing length
- 6.2 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 0%
- Pull-air %
- 11.6%
- Hard-hit %
- 10.3%
- Slash · wRC+
- .282/.382/.349 · 114
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage middle-away (+0.8 vs. league per 100; 0.4 standard errors on 179 pitches, inside the noise for the best of nine cells).
Weakest up and in (−2.9), but only 1.3 standard errors from average on 82 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average LHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 2,405 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 Kwan: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Chandler Simpson TB · ’00 | .268 | 2.3 | 1.7 | Pre-arb |
| 5 | Luis Arraez PHI · ’97 | .311 | 4.1 | 1.6 | Free agent |
| 0 | Geraldo Perdomo AZ · ’99 | .336 | 5.0 | 4.6 | Signed $9.3M |
| 0 | Xavier Edwards MIA · ’99 | .312 | 2.3 | 2.4 | Arb |
| 0 | Myles Straw TOR · ’94 | .297 | 0.7 | 1.0 | Club option $8.0M |
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 | 0 | +0.3 | +0.3 | 2,624 |
| 2026 | CF | +5 | +5 | +0.3 | +5.3 | 2,685 |
| 2025 | CF | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 |
| 2025 | LF | +5 | +5 | +6.8 | +11.8 | 5,588 |
| 2024 | LF | +5 | +4 | +4.0 | +8.0 | 4,145 |
| 2023 | LF | +7 | +6 | −0.7 | +5.3 | 5,740 |
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 LF in 2025, the biggest loss came toward 1B line (−4 outs): a coaching target.
Tools (percentile; arm among LFs)| Play | Made | Chances | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| ★★★★★ | 3 | 17 | 18% |
| ★★★★ | 6 | 11 | 55% |
| ★★★ | 7 | 13 | 54% |
| ★★ | 24 | 28 | 86% |
| ★ | 27 | 28 | 96% |
| Season | Zone | Balls | Outs vs. exp. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | LF | 241 | +5.5 |
| 2026 | CF | 281 | +2.0 |
| 2025 | LF | 528 | +2.5 |
| 2024 | LF | 391 | +3.3 |
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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