Reference layer
Current snapshot
| Age | 28 |
| Height | 6' 0" |
| Weight | 202 lb |
| Debut | 2024-08-17 |
Player profile / San Francisco Giants
Shay Whitcomb
3B · Bats/Throws R/R · 6' 0", 202 lb · Age 28
Club San Francisco Giants
Position 3B
Roster Current MLB team
Status Healthy / active roster
Traditional line
Season by season
| PA | R | H | HR | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 46 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | .220 | .304 | .293 | .597 |
| 2025 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .125 | .125 | .219 | .344 |
| 2026 | 122 | 9 | 24 | 4 | 2 | .207 | .233 | .336 | .569 |
| 3 Seasons | 200 | 14 | 37 | 5 | 2 | .196 | .232 | .307 | .539 |
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.
40
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 | 0.265 |
| xwOBA current pace | 0.263 |
| xwOBA rolling p50 | 0.264 |
| Observed weight | 38% |
xwOBA
0.219
0.240
0.264
0.288
0.309
wOBA
0.261
0.286
0.313
0.340
0.364
ISO
0.062
0.089
0.120
0.150
0.178
K%
18.9%
21.9%
25.3%
28.7%
31.8%
Live percentile strip
Current traits vs projection tick
100th = best in MLB.
Hitting · percentile strip
Barrel%7.5%
84
+52 vs proj
Exit velocity84.6
16
Hard-hit%33.3%
28
xBA0.303
33
xSLG0.538
61
xwOBA0.263
14
-16 vs proj
BB%3.0%
4
-26 vs proj
Bat speed68.6
36
K%27.8%
24
Defense · percentile strip
Arm Runs0.0 · 3B
41
Arm Strength83.0 · 3B
14
Outs Above Avg0.0 · 3B
47
Range Runs0.7 · 3B
63
Baserunning · percentile strip
Sprint Speed27.2 · 3B
44
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 59.4% · rebadged research
21
Avoids Bad TakesHPT 29.9% · rebadged research
12
Correct Decisions61.0% · rebadged research
10
Resists Breaking - horizontalwOBA 0.289 · borderline
50
Resists Breaking - verticalwOBA 0.278 · insufficient sample
58
Resists ChangeupwOBA 0.262 · validated thin sample
87
Resists Cutters + splitterswOBA 0.306 · insufficient sample
88
Resists FastballwOBA 0.338 · validated
50
Resists SinkerwOBA 0.357 · validated
49
SEAGER+ Plate Discipline90
11
Rolling form chart
xwOBA snapshot line
Live snapshot series; true 50/100 PA windows require PA-level logs
Spray profile
Field-coordinate spray profile
71 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 | -0.023 |
| wOBA Δ | +0.027 |
negative regression
Regression watch
Running hot. Expect some cooling.
Whitcomb’s wOBA sits at 0.313, but the quality of contact underneath says it should be 0.263 — a gap of 0.050, -1.4 standard deviations from the MLB norm over 133 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 | 17 | 2026-09-26 | 1 chances | 0 difficult plays | Run Exp -0.148 |
Projection links / recent games
Available detail
| 2026-04-17 vs STL0 HR | 0 RBI / 0 Ch | 0 E | 0-1 | K |
| 2026-04-13 @ SEA0 HR | 0 RBI / 1 Ch | 0 E | 0-0 |
| 2026-04-04 @ ATH0 HR | 0 RBI / 0 Ch | 0 E | 0-0 | BB |
| 2026-04-03 @ ATH0 HR | 0 RBI / 2 Ch | 0 E | 0-2 | 2 K |