Riley Greene
- Detroit’s roster as it stands starts at LF · 551 PA · 3.0 WAR in the role
- Injured list 2026: Right hamstring strain (Aug 12–Sep 1)
- Trade read Available at a price: DET sits on the contender line (52% playoff odds, within a projected win of 50%), so it could buy or sell; control through 2028.
- PNC Park Pittsburgh’s home park: +2.9 runs per 600 PA against an average park (+0.28 wins over 562 PA; his WAR leaves this out); home runs ×1.00 (×0.99 for left-handed hitters as a group). Park Fit →
Hitting · 2026 percentiles
vs. MLB hitters with 300+ PA · 589 PA
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 185 | .366 | .361 | 26% | 14% | 25% | +1.62 | +1.11 |
| RHP | 404 | .372 | .373 | 27% | 10% | 26% | +0.89 | +1.19 |
- Attack angle
- 15.9° (43% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- −1.1°
- Swing length
- 7.3 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 54%
- Pull-air %
- 20.6%
- Hard-hit %
- 46.0%
- Slash · wRC+
- .280/.370/.474 · 136
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage down and in (+5.3 vs. league per 100; 2.5 standard errors on 84 pitches, inside the noise for the best of nine cells).
Weakest up over the middle (−0.8), but only 0.4 standard errors from average on 131 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average LHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 2,245 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 Greene: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54 | Ronald Acuña Jr. ATL · ’97 | .366 | 1.8 | 2.2 | Club option $17.0M |
| 53 | Andrés Chaparro WSH · ’99 | .342 | 1.0 | 0.5 | Pre-arb |
| 52 | Coby Mayo BAL · ’01 | .336 | 2.0 | 1.3 | Pre-arb |
| 51 | Brett Baty NYM · ’99 | .322 | 1.1 | 1.5 | Arb |
| 50 | Bryce Eldridge SF · ’04 | .359 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 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 | LF | −5 | −4 | −2.6 | −6.6 | 4,404 |
| 2025 | RF | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 35 |
| 2025 | CF | 0 | 0 | −0.4 | −0.4 | 480 |
| 2025 | LF | +2 | +1 | −3.4 | −2.4 | 4,343 |
| 2024 | CF | −2 | −2 | 0.0 | −2.0 | 811 |
| 2024 | LF | +3 | +3 | 0.0 | +3.0 | 2,904 |
| 2023 | LF | +1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 165 |
| 2023 | RF | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 232 |
| 2023 | CF | −1 | −1 | −0.3 | −1.3 | 2,855 |
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 2026, the biggest loss came toward 1B line (−4 outs): a coaching target.
Tools (percentile; arm among LFs)| Play | Made | Chances | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| ★★★★★ | 0 | 18 | 0% |
| ★★★★ | 1 | 5 | 20% |
| ★★★ | 6 | 9 | 67% |
| ★★ | 11 | 13 | 85% |
| ★ | 18 | 21 | 86% |
| Season | Zone | Balls | Outs vs. exp. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | LF | 407 | −2.9 |
| 2025 | LF | 465 | +4.0 |
| 2025 | CF | 47 | −1.0 |
| 2024 | LF | 289 | +7.1 |
| 2024 | CF | 89 | −3.9 |
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 →
Minor leagues
MLB Stats API · public box-score data
| SeasonLevel | Level | Team | Age | G | PA / IP | PA / IP ·Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026AAA | AAA | Toledo Mud Hens | 25 | 2 | 8 PA | 8 PA · .167/.375/.167 · 0 HR · 12.5% K · 25.0% BB |
ABS challenges · 2026
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