Javier Báez

#28

Detroit Tigers

Shortstop Bats R Throws R

5'11", 190 lbs · Born Dec 1, 1992 · Debut 2014

.241

2026 AVG

2026 HR

705

Career RBI

5,314

Career PA

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Recent Form Snapshot

L5G

G5 AVG.267 HR1 OPS0.845

Pitch Matchup Intelligence

✅ Best vs

Fastball

OPS 0.767

⚠️ Weak vs

Slider/Sweeper

OPS 0.473

Career Stats

.251

AVG

5,314

4,981

1,251

246

196

705

RBI

234

1,444

116

2026 Season

196

187

Recent Game Log

Date	Opp	H/A	AB	H	HR	RBI	BB	K
2026-09-26	Pittsburgh Pirates	H	4	2	0	1	0	1
2026-09-22	Washington Nationals	H	4	0	0	0	0	1
2026-09-21	Washington Nationals	H	2	1	1	2	1	1
2026-09-18	Chicago White Sox	A	2	1	0	0	0	1
2026-09-17	Chicago White Sox	A	3	0	0	0	0	3
2026-09-11	Colorado Rockies	H	3	0	0	0	0	0
2026-09-05	Cleveland Guardians	A	4	0	0	0	0	2
2026-09-04	Cleveland Guardians	A	3	0	0	0	0	0
2026-09-02	Minnesota Twins	A	1	1	0	3	0	0
2026-09-01	Minnesota Twins	A	4	0	0	0	0	1

Recent Form

Window	G	PA	AB	H	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Last 5G	5	16	15	4	1	3	1	7	.267	.312	.533	0.845
Last 10G	10	31	30	5	1	6	1	10	.167	.194	.333	0.527

Vs Pitcher Hand

Split	PA	AB	H	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Sample
vs RHP	137	130	30	1	4	30	.231	.263	.315	0.578	medium sample
vs LHP	59	57	15	2	2	11	.263	.288	.474	0.762	small sample

Pitcher hand is taken from the actual pitcher for each completed plate appearance. Small samples remain labeled and are not a talent replacement.

Batting Order Breakdown

Slot	G	PA	AB	H	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
Slot 6	1	2	2	1	—	—	—	1	.500	.500	.500
Slot 7	1	4	4	2	—	—	—	—	.500	.500	.750
Slot 8	20	74	70	16	1	8	4	12	.229	.270	.357
Slot 9	34	116	111	26	2	12	2	28	.234	.259	.351

Home / Away Splits

Split	G	PA	AB	H	HR	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Home	26	89	84	21	2	9	4	18	.250	.281	.405	0.686
Away	30	107	103	24	1	11	2	23	.233	.262	.330	0.592

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PardonMe Stat Review

How does Javier Báez compare to other MLB hitters?

Strikeout Rate

20.9%

61th

Batting Average

.241

49th

Slugging %

.364

33th

SB Rate

0.005

30th

Isolated Power

.123

29th

OPS

0.634

24th

HR Rate

0.015

18th

On-Base %

.270

13th

BB/K Ratio

0.146

4th

Walk Rate

3.1%

2th

Benchmark: mlb_hitters_2026_min100pa · 100 PA minimum · 465 qualifying players

Pitch Family Matchup 2026

Fastball Best

OPS0.767 PA92 K%19.6% Whiff26.8%

Slider/Sweeper Weak

OPS0.473 PA82 K%25.6% Whiff41.3%

Changeup

OPS0.691 PA31 K%9.7% Whiff35.2%

Curve/Slurve

OPS0.222 PA18 K%22.2% Whiff35.1%

Splitter/Forkball

OPS1.667 PA3 K%0.0% Whiff40.0%

Hitter vs Pitch Families 2026

Pitch Family	PA	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	ISO	K%	BB%	HR	Hard%	Brl%	Whiff%	CSW%	Rank	Sample	Read
Fastball	92	.302	.337	.430	0.767	.128	19.6%	4.4%	1	40.6%	2.9%	26.8%	33.5%	#660	OK	—
Slider/Sweeper	82	.177	.207	.266	0.473	.089	25.6%	2.4%	1	35.1%	0.0%	41.3%	32.1%	#758	OK	—
Changeup	31	.233	.258	.433	0.691	.200	9.7%	3.2%	1	42.3%	7.7%	35.2%	28.0%	#324	Small-ish	—
Curve/Slurve	18	.111	.111	.111	0.222	.000	22.2%	0.0%	0	35.7%	0.0%	35.1%	29.7%	#664	Small	—
Splitter/Forkball	3	.667	.667	.100	1.667	.333	0.0%	0.0%	0	0.0%	0.0%	40.0%	21.4%	#38	Small	—

Best family = highest OPS (≥ small sample). Rank is OPS vs all MLB hitters facing same pitch family this season.

Hitter vs Individual Pitch Types 2026

Pitch	Family	PA	OPS	ISO	K%	Whiff%	Hard%	Brl%	Rank	Read
FFSmall-ish	Fastball	41	1.031	.163	22.0%	31.7%	57.1%	7.1%	#234	—
STSmall-ish	Slider/Sweeper	37	0.439	.083	27.0%	46.6%	30.8%	0.0%	#522	—
SISmall-ish	Fastball	35	0.442	.060	22.9%	21.1%	34.6%	0.0%	#828	—
SLSmall-ish	Slider/Sweeper	45	0.501	.093	24.4%	35.4%	38.7%	0.0%	#625	—
CHSmall-ish	Changeup	31	0.691	.200	9.7%	35.2%	42.3%	7.7%	#324	—
CUSmall	Curve/Slurve	13	0.308	.000	23.1%	44.0%	40.0%	0.0%	#587	—
FCSmall	Fastball	16	0.812	.188	6.3%	19.1%	20.0%	0.0%	#424	—
FSSmall	Splitter/Forkball	3	1.667	.333	0.0%	40.0%	0.0%	0.0%	#36	—
SVSmall	Curve/Slurve	3	0.000	.000	33.3%	33.3%	0.0%	0.0%	#186	—
KCSmall	Curve/Slurve	2	0.000	.000	0.0%	0.0%	50.0%	0.0%	#363	—

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Javier Baez 3B · Cubs

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Contact L 95

Contact R 93

Arm Str 90

Power R 80

Speed 80

Power L 70

Javier Báez SS · Tigers

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Arm Str 80

Contact L 62

Speed 57

Contact R 51

Power R 48

Power L 46

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