Reference layer
Current snapshot
| Age | 37 |
| Height | 6' 0" |
| Weight | 195 lb |
| Debut | 2012-07-26 |
Player profile / Kansas City Royals
Starling Marte
RF · Bats/Throws R/R · 6' 0", 195 lb · Age 37
Club Kansas City Royals
Position RF
Roster Current MLB team
Status Out / inactive
Traditional line
Season by season
| PA | R | H | HR | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 370 | 46 | 90 | 7 | 16 | .269 | .327 | .388 | .715 |
| 2025 | 329 | 37 | 79 | 9 | 7 | .270 | .335 | .410 | .745 |
| 2026 | 168 | 15 | 37 | 2 | 2 | .242 | .298 | .314 | .612 |
| 15 Seasons | 6475 | 892 | 1676 | 165 | 363 | .284 | .340 | .436 | .776 |
At a glance
Season percentile report
The headline weighs outcome stats (xwOBA, barrels); each bar averages its full strip group below. 100 = best in MLB.
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Offense
percentile
percentile
Rolling projection
Preseason / current pace / Bayesian update
Rolling bands shrink current-season signal toward the preseason prior until the sample earns more weight.
Pending
Rolling player projection appears after current-season Statcast and projection joins refresh.
Live percentile strip
Current traits vs projection tick
100th = best in MLB.
Hitting · percentile strip
Barrel%6.5%
75
Exit velocity87.0
41
Hard-hit%35.5%
36
xBA0.315
46
xSLG0.499
50
xwOBA0.287
32
BB%5.9%
22
Bat speed70.0
56
K%24.3%
42
Defense · percentile strip
Arm Runs-0.1 · RF
52
Arm Strength91.4 · RF
30
Outs Above Avg-1.0 · RF
25
Range Runs-0.4 · RF
39
Baserunning · percentile strip
Sprint Speed25.6 · RF
11
SB Success Rate50.0% · RF
Small sample
Mithrandir+
Plate skills: swing decisions and pitch-type resistance
Our research metrics for how this hitter controls the strike zone and handles each pitch family.
Avoids Bad ChasesST 60.3% · rebadged research
26
Avoids Bad TakesHPT 28.8% · rebadged research
18
Correct Decisions63.1% · rebadged research
22
Resists Breaking - horizontalwOBA 0.292 · borderline
41
Resists Breaking - verticalwOBA 0.280 · insufficient sample
46
Resists ChangeupwOBA 0.287 · validated thin sample
31
Resists Cutters + splitterswOBA 0.314 · insufficient sample
78
Resists FastballwOBA 0.324 · validated
77
Resists SinkerwOBA 0.386 · validated
7
SEAGER+ Plate Discipline92
15
Rolling form chart
xwOBA snapshot line
Live snapshot series; true 50/100 PA windows require PA-level logs
Spray profile
Field-coordinate spray profile
66 Statcast batted-ball coordinates from the pitch-event feed (2026). Direction profile remains as the v1 context layer when coordinate density is limited.
Zone profile
Aggregate zone heatmap
Aggregate zone metrics from seasonal Statcast leaderboards.
Live layer
Delta / regression
| xwOBA Δ | -- |
| wOBA Δ | -- |
negative regression
Regression watch
Running hot. Expect some cooling.
Marte’s wOBA sits at 0.315, but the quality of contact underneath says it should be 0.287 — a gap of 0.028, -0.8 standard deviations from the MLB norm over 185 PA. The results have outrun the underlying process; as the sample grows, expect the numbers to drift back toward the deserved level.
Mithrandir coverage
Module shelf
| Module | Cards | Latest | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hitting | 1 | 2026-03-17 | Impact contact was the main driver |
| Fielding | 2 | 2026-08-09 | 4 chances | 0 difficult plays | Run Exp +1.814 |
Projection links / recent games
Available detail
| 2026-08-15 @ LAA0 HR | 0 RBI / 1 Ch | 0 E | 0-3 | 2 K |
| 2026-05-20 vs BOS0 HR | 0 RBI / 0 Ch | 0 E | 1-3 | BB, K, R |
| 2026-04-17 @ NYY0 HR | 0 RBI / 0 Ch | 0 E | 0-1 |
| 2026-04-15 @ DET0 HR | 0 RBI / 0 Ch | 0 E | 0-1 |
| 2026-04-14 @ DET0 HR | 0 RBI / 2 Ch | 0 E | 1-4 |