Detroit Tigers· #28· Shortstop
Javier Báez “El Mago”
Bats R · Throws R·Age 33 (Dec 1, 1992)·5' 11", 190 lb·Bayamon, Puerto Rico
2026 Batting
AVG
.255
OBP
.285
SLG
.369
OPS
.654
HR
2
RBI
14
R
24
H
40
SB
1
G
46
DiamondIQ WAR
165 PA · 2026
0.1
1.0 runs above replacement
Batting · wRAA-4.3
Baserunning · 1 SB / 2 CS (v1: SB only)-0.6
Positional · SS 33, CF 13, LF 8, 2B 6+1.5
Replacement · 165 PA+5.4
Fielding · OAA -1 → -1 runs (SS)-1.0
Batting (park-adjusted wRAA) + baserunning + fielding (Statcast OAA / catcher framing) + positional + replacement. Baserunning is stolen-base runs only (v1). Full methodology.
Statcast by Pitch Type · vs pitch group
| Pitch | Seen | wOBA | xwOBA | Whiff | HardHit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Four-Seam | 118 | .571 | .426 | 23% | 47% |
| Sweeper | 88 | .224 | .214 | 39% | 28% |
| Slider | 80 | .278 | .250 | 29% | 41% |
Season Statcast from our nightly Baseball Savant ingest.
Career Batting
| Yr | Tm | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Detroit Tigers | 46 | 157 | 24 | 40 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 31 | .255 | .285 | .369 | .654 |
| 2025 | Detroit Tigers | 126 | 417 | 55 | 107 | 12 | 57 | 5 | 10 | 109 | .257 | .282 | .398 | .680 |
| 2024 | Detroit Tigers | 80 | 272 | 25 | 50 | 6 | 37 | 8 | 12 | 69 | .184 | .221 | .294 | .515 |
| 2023 | Detroit Tigers | 136 | 510 | 58 | 113 | 9 | 59 | 12 | 24 | 125 | .222 | .267 | .325 | .592 |
| 2022 | Detroit Tigers | 144 | 555 | 64 | 132 | 17 | 67 | 9 | 26 | 147 | .238 | .278 | .393 | .671 |
Recent Games
Aug 30 vs Los Angeles DodgersL
0-3, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 R
Aug 29 vs Los Angeles DodgersW
1-3, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 2 R
Aug 28 vs Los Angeles DodgersL
0-2, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 R
Aug 25 vs Tampa Bay RaysW
1-3, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 2 R
Aug 24 vs Tampa Bay RaysL
1-3, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 R
Aug 23 @ Kansas City RoyalsL
1-2, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 R
Aug 21 @ Kansas City RoyalsL
1-4, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 R
Aug 18 @ Pittsburgh PiratesL
0-3, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 R
Aug 17 @ Pittsburgh PiratesW
0-4, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 R
Aug 16 vs Chicago White SoxL
0-4, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 R