Pete Crow-Armstrong
- The Cubs’ roster as it stands starts at CF · 614 PA · 6.9 WAR in the role
- Trade read Unlikely to be traded: Extended in Mar 2026 (6 yr, $115M (2027-32)): clubs rarely move a player they just committed to.
Hitting · 2026 percentiles
vs. MLB hitters with 300+ PA · 718 PA
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 230 | .381 | .323 | 28% | 10% | 30% | +0.12 | +0.76 |
| RHP | 488 | .410 | .400 | 25% | 11% | 36% | −0.51 | +3.08 |
- Attack angle
- 15.7° (51% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- −7.1°
- Swing length
- 7.5 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 49%
- Pull-air %
- 31.0%
- Hard-hit %
- 48.9%
- Slash · wRC+
- .280/.372/.570 · 157
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage middle-middle (+6.5 vs. league per 100; 3.5 standard errors above average on 160 pitches).
Weakest down and in (−0.5), but only 0.2 standard errors from average on 104 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average LHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 2,575 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 Crow-Armstrong: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | Brandon Lowe PIT · ’94 | .331 | 4.9 | 2.5 | Free agent |
| 59 | Coby Mayo BAL · ’01 | .336 | 2.0 | 1.3 | Pre-arb |
| 56 | Andrés Chaparro WSH · ’99 | .342 | 1.0 | 0.5 | Pre-arb |
| 53 | Byron Buxton MIN · ’93 | .343 | 2.6 | 2.9 | Signed $15.1M |
| 48 | Willson Contreras BOS · ’92 | .375 | 4.0 | 1.9 | Signed $17.0M |
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 | CF | +26 | +23 | +3.7 | +26.7 | 5,750 |
| 2025 | CF | +24 | +22 | +2.5 | +24.5 | 5,616 |
| 2024 | CF | +13 | +12 | +3.7 | +15.7 | 4,053 |
| 2023 | CF | +1 | +1 | −0.3 | +0.7 | 237 |
Runs = range plus his arm and double-play runs spread over his positions by outs (Fielding Run Value, from 2023): what the rating counts.
| Play | Made | Chances | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| ★★★★★ | 8 | 16 | 50% |
| ★★★★ | 14 | 17 | 82% |
| ★★★ | 12 | 14 | 86% |
| ★★ | 31 | 32 | 97% |
| ★ | 49 | 50 | 98% |
| Season | Zone | Balls | Outs vs. exp. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | CF | 633 | +23.7 |
| 2025 | CF | 653 | +6.9 |
| 2024 | CF | 451 | +11.2 |
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
ABS challenges · 2026
Baseball Savant