Dillon Dingler
- Detroit’s roster as it stands starts at C · 520 PA · 4.1 WAR in the role
- 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 2030.
- PNC Park Pittsburgh’s home park: −2.3 runs per 600 PA against an average park (−0.22 wins over 550 PA; his WAR leaves this out); home runs ×0.77 (×0.77 for right-handed hitters as a group). Pulls 20% of his batted balls in the air, top quarter of right-handed hitters. Park Fit →
Hitting · 2026 percentiles
vs. MLB hitters with 300+ PA · 605 PA
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 189 | .263 | .299 | 28% | 6% | 36% | −1.58 | +0.83 |
| RHP | 416 | .365 | .364 | 21% | 5% | 32% | −0.48 | +2.42 |
- Attack angle
- 13.4° (55% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- −4.0°
- Swing length
- 7.6 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 16%
- Pull-air %
- 20.4%
- Hard-hit %
- 43.4%
- Slash · wRC+
- .243/.302/.447 · 107
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage middle-away (+4.6 vs. league per 100; 2.3 standard errors on 118 pitches, inside the noise for the best of nine cells).
Weakest up over the middle (−3.7), but only 1.8 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 · 2,134 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 Dingler: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71 | Logan O'Hoppe TEX · ’00 | .268 | −0.9 | 0.2 | Arb |
| 65 | Daylen Lile WSH · ’02 | .322 | 1.5 | 1.8 | Pre-arb |
| 63 | Ty France SD · ’94 | .328 | 3.6 | 1.0 | Free agent |
| 63 | Brandon Marsh PHI · ’97 | .302 | 0.3 | 1.3 | Arb |
| 60 | Kody Clemens MIN · ’96 | .339 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
* projected arbitration or minimum salary. Contract Studio →
ABS challenges · 2026
Baseball Savant