Brice Matthews
- Houston’s roster as it stands part-time CF · 323 PA (CF 323) · 0.7 WAR in the role
- Injured list 2026: Left knee inflammation (Sep 23–Sep 28)
Hitting · 2026
233 PA: percentiles need 300+, so values only
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 85 | .277 | .263 | 33% | 5% | 21% | +2.23 | −1.80 |
| RHP | 148 | .273 | .263 | 31% | 8% | 28% | +0.55 | −1.86 |
- Attack angle
- 13.7° (53% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- +1.6°
- Swing length
- 7.3 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 27%
- Pull-air %
- 11.3%
- Hard-hit %
- 36.6%
- Slash · wRC+
- .201/.255/.332 · 64
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage down and in (+5.9 vs. league per 100; 2.5 standard errors on 40 pitches, inside the noise for the best of nine cells).
Weakest middle-away (−4.9; 2.1 standard errors below average on 44 pitches). Pitchers should attack here.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average RHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 868 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 Matthews: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55 | Carlos Narváez BAL · ’98 | .267 | −0.6 | 0.8 | Pre-arb |
| 55 | Christian Yelich MIL · ’91 | .310 | 0.1 | 0.6 | Signed $26.0M |
| 51 | Zack Gelof ATH · ’99 | .324 | 2.7 | 1.5 | Arb |
| 51 | Marcell Ozuna FA · ’90 | .304 | −1.0 | 0.2 | Free agent |
| 44 | Colton Cowser BAL · ’00 | .316 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 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 | 3B | −1 | −1 | 0.0 | −1.0 | 38 |
| 2026 | 2B | +2 | +1 | +0.1 | +1.1 | 458 |
| 2026 | LF | +1 | +1 | +0.2 | +1.2 | 626 |
| 2026 | CF | +4 | +3 | +0.4 | +3.4 | 1,207 |
| 2025 | 3B | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 |
| 2025 | 2B | 0 | 0 | −0.4 | −0.4 | 459 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ★★★★★ | 0 | 6 | 0% |
| ★★★★ | 3 | 4 | 75% |
| ★★★ | 4 | 5 | 80% |
| ★★ | 8 | 8 | 100% |
| ★ | 13 | 13 | 100% |
| Season | Zone | Balls | Outs vs. exp. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | LF | 58 | +2.7 |
| 2026 | CF | 128 | −1.2 |
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
Minor leagues
MLB Stats API · public box-score data
| SeasonLevel | Level | Team | Age | G | PA / IP | PA / IP ·Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026AAA | AAA | Sugar Land Space Cowboys | 24 | 7 | 29 PA | 29 PA · .042/.138/.042 · 0 HR · 41.4% K · 10.3% BB |
| 2025AAA | AAA | Sugar Land Space Cowboys | 23 | 112 | 498 PA | 498 PA · .260/.371/.458 · 17 HR · 27.9% K · 14.1% BB |
FanGraphs: FV 40+ · ETA 2026. Public pitch tracking exists only at Triple-A and some Florida State League parks.
ABS challenges · 2026
Baseball Savant