Reference layer
Current snapshot
| Age | 28 |
| Height | 5' 8" |
| Weight | 160 lb |
| Debut | 2023-06-17 |
Player profile / San Diego Padres
Samad Taylor
LF · Bats/Throws R/R · 5' 8", 160 lb · Age 28
Club San Diego Padres
Position LF
Roster Current MLB team
Status Healthy / active roster
Traditional line
Season by season
| PA | R | H | HR | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .400 | .400 | .800 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .125 | .125 | .250 |
| 2026 | 172 | 26 | 47 | 2 | 12 | .315 | .391 | .409 | .800 |
| 4 Seasons | 255 | 40 | 62 | 2 | 20 | .279 | .352 | .360 | .712 |
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.
35
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.
| xwOBA preseason | 0.261 |
| xwOBA current pace | 0.311 |
| xwOBA rolling p50 | 0.283 |
| Observed weight | 44% |
xwOBA
0.238
0.260
0.283
0.307
0.328
wOBA
0.323
0.346
0.370
0.395
0.417
ISO
0.052
0.077
0.105
0.133
0.159
K%
18.8%
22.1%
25.8%
29.4%
32.8%
Live percentile strip
Current traits vs projection tick
100th = best in MLB.
Hitting · percentile strip
Barrel%2.3%
15
Exit velocity77.9
1
Hard-hit%24.3%
7
xBA0.364
90
xSLG0.468
38
xwOBA0.311
59
+44 vs proj
BB%10.3%
73
+42 vs proj
Bat speed62.6
2
K%25.3%
36
Defense · percentile strip
Arm Runs0.8 · LF
75
Arm Strength92.1 · LF
38
Outs Above Avg-2.0 · LF
13
Range Runs-2.6 · LF
23
Baserunning · percentile strip
Bolts5.0 · LF
46
SB Success Rate88.9% · LF
77
Sprint Speed29.2 · LF
92
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 65.3% · rebadged research
49
Avoids Bad TakesHPT 24.5% · rebadged research
58
Correct Decisions64.7% · rebadged research
34
Resists Breaking - horizontalwOBA 0.292 · borderline
42
Resists Breaking - verticalwOBA 0.279 · insufficient sample
50
Resists ChangeupwOBA 0.281 · validated thin sample
43
Resists Cutters + splitterswOBA 0.315 · insufficient sample
76
Resists FastballwOBA 0.364 · validated
14
Resists SinkerwOBA 0.380 · validated
12
SEAGER+ Plate Discipline101
52
Rolling form chart
xwOBA snapshot line
Live snapshot series; true 50/100 PA windows require PA-level logs
Spray profile
Field-coordinate spray profile
58 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 | +0.049 |
| wOBA Δ | +0.108 |
negative regression
Regression watch
Running hot. Expect some cooling.
Taylor’s wOBA sits at 0.370, but the quality of contact underneath says it should be 0.311 — a gap of 0.059, -1.7 standard deviations from the MLB norm over 174 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fielding | 6 | 2026-09-25 | 3 chances | 0 difficult plays | Run Exp -0.408 |
Projection links / recent games
Available detail
| Hitter Projections 20260.262 xwOBA | 5 HR | Projection |