Nolan Schanuel
- The Angels’ roster as it stands starts at 1B · 473 PA · 1.5 WAR in the role
- Injured list 2026: Right intercostal muscle strain (Aug 22–Sep 28)
- Trade read Available at a price: LAA 11% playoff odds; control through 2029.
Hitting · 2026 percentiles
vs. MLB hitters with 300+ PA · 446 PA
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 119 | .277 | .283 | 16% | 7% | 21% | +0.21 | −1.53 |
| RHP | 327 | .354 | .353 | 12% | 10% | 29% | −0.17 | +1.26 |
- Attack angle
- 7.7° (50% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- −4.2°
- Swing length
- 6.8 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 5%
- Pull-air %
- 19.7%
- Hard-hit %
- 32.9%
- Slash · wRC+
- .276/.351/.385 · 111
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage middle-away (+1.7 vs. league per 100; 0.8 standard errors on 112 pitches, inside the noise for the best of nine cells).
Weakest middle-in (−1.7), but only 0.7 standard errors from average on 70 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average LHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 1,552 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 Schanuel: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72 | Nick Loftin KC · ’98 | .296 | 1.3 | 0.7 | Pre-arb |
| 64 | Myles Straw TOR · ’94 | .297 | 0.7 | 1.0 | Club option $8.0M |
| 63 | Liam Hicks TB · ’99 | .319 | 3.0 | 2.0 | Pre-arb |
| 61 | Spencer Horwitz PIT · ’97 | .310 | 0.1 | 0.9 | Arb |
| 58 | Luke Keaschall MIN · ’02 | .323 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 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 | 1B | +4 | +3 | +2.2 | +5.2 | 3,897 |
| 2025 | 1B | −2 | −2 | +1.9 | −0.1 | 4,927 |
| 2024 | 1B | −5 | −3 | +4.8 | +1.8 | 5,212 |
| 2023 | 1B | −4 | −3 | −0.4 | −3.4 | 1,108 |
Runs = range plus his arm and double-play runs spread over his positions by outs (Fielding Run Value, from 2023): what the rating counts.
| Season | Zone | Balls | Outs vs. exp. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1B | 233 | −0.5 |
| 2025 | 1B | 265 | +0.8 |
| 2024 | 1B | 287 | −10.0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026A | A | Rancho Cucamonga Quakes | 24 | 1 | 5 PA | 5 PA · .250/.200/.500 · 0 HR · 20.0% K · 0.0% BB |
| 2026AAA | AAA | Salt Lake Bees | 24 | 1 | 4 PA | 4 PA · .000/.000/.000 · 0 HR · 25.0% K · 0.0% BB |
| 2025AAA | AAA | Salt Lake Bees | 23 | 2 | 8 PA | 8 PA · .500/.500/.625 · 0 HR · 37.5% K · 0.0% BB |
ABS challenges · 2026
Baseball Savant