Ryan Jeffers
- Free agent est. 2 yr × $15.8M ($11M–$24M) · +0.6 wins to Pittsburgh’s Winter Plan as its DH
- Injured list 2026: Left hamate bone fracture (May 19–Jul 10)
- PNC Park Pittsburgh’s home park: −2.0 runs per 600 PA against an average park (−0.15 wins over 430 PA; his WAR leaves this out); home runs ×0.77 (×0.77 for right-handed hitters as a group). Park Fit →
Hitting · 2026 percentiles
vs. MLB hitters with 300+ PA · 367 PA
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 137 | .362 | .351 | 16% | 15% | 22% | +1.16 | +1.61 |
| RHP | 230 | .366 | .341 | 19% | 10% | 29% | +0.24 | +2.02 |
- Attack angle
- 8.8° (53% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- −2.3°
- Swing length
- 7.2 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 37%
- Pull-air %
- 18.9%
- Hard-hit %
- 40.9%
- Slash · wRC+
- .256/.353/.461 · 128
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage middle-middle (+4.1 vs. league per 100; 2.0 standard errors on 103 pitches, inside the noise for the best of nine cells).
Weakest up and in (−3.3), but only 1.5 standard errors from average on 54 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average RHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 1,385 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 Jeffers: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70 | Curtis Mead BOS · ’00 | .361 | 1.5 | 0.9 | Pre-arb |
| 68 | Tyler Soderstrom ATH · ’01 | .329 | 1.5 | 1.9 | Signed $6.4M |
| 62 | Gabriel Moreno AZ · ’00 | .365 | 5.4 | 4.0 | Arb |
| 59 | William Contreras MIL · ’97 | .334 | 3.0 | 3.0 | Club option $14.5M |
| 59 | Bryan Reynolds PIT · ’95 | .355 | 2.9 | 1.2 | Signed $15.3M |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No MLB fielding yet. | ||||||
Runs = range plus his arm and double-play runs spread over his positions by outs (Fielding Run Value, from 2023): what the rating counts.
No directional data (needs a qualified season at one position).
Tools (percentile among MLB fielders)| Season | Zone | Balls | Outs vs. exp. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Too few balls in his zone. | |||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026AAA | AAA | St. Paul Saints | 29 | 5 | 19 PA | 19 PA · .375/.474/.813 · 2 HR · 10.5% K · 10.5% BB |
ABS challenges · 2026
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