Minnesota Twins#25 · CFActive

Byron Buxton

Age 32

Contract Value $14,285,714/yr

Size 6' 1" · 190

Bats Right

From Baxley, GA, USA

93G · 408 PA

.254

AVG

.319

OBP

.511

SLG

.830

OPS

RBI

2.6

WAR

70H-ScoreSTRONG

Power and contact quality lead the profile; plate discipline grades weak. 75th among 459 qualified hitters.

How H-Score works

Stats updated Oct 4, 4:05 AM ETLast game Aug 25 at ATH

Season overview

AVG

.254160th

OBP

.319199th

SLG

.51119th

OPS

.83040th

2545th

RBI

46190th

BB%

7.4%301st

24.5%293rd

wOBA

.35455th

WAR

2.678th

How good is he?

StatPlayerMLB AvgPercentile

Production8550

VERY STRONG

Contact Quality8850

VERY STRONG

Plate Discipline3950

WEAK

Volume6950

ABOVE AVG

Power9550

ELITE

Splits7850

STRONG

Recent form

WindowOPSHRRBIK%BB%Hard-hit%

Last 7.7130125.9%11.1%

Last 14.5120126.8%10.7%

Last 30.72921021.5%7.4%

Season.830254625.0%7.5%46.7%

Monthly OPS (2026)

Batted-ball profile

Avg exit velocity90.2 mph78th

Barrel rate15.8%98th

Hard-hit rate46.7%87th

Launch angle20.3°

Pull / center / oppo48 / 32 / 20

Pitch-type performance

PitchAVGWhiffSLG

4-Seam Fastball.27330.3%.596

Sinker.32419.5%.541

Slider.29234.2%.646

Changeup.19137.4%.298

Sweeper.13546.8%.243

Curveball.23122.9%.462

Cutter.29031.7%.774

Best production: cutter and slider.

Highest whiff rate against: sweeper and changeup.

Splits

vs handedness

vs RHP

.864

AVG .253

vs LHP

.741

AVG .257

+.123 OPS vs RHP

Home / away

Home

.898

AVG .264

Away

.762

AVG .245

+.136 OPS at home

By monthOPS · HR · RBI

Aug.53501

Jul.51402

Jun.926816

May.994916

Apr.822811

Mar.73200

Career

YearTeamGAVGOBPSLGOPSHRRBIWAR

2026Minnesota Twins93.254.319.511.83025462.6

2025Minnesota Twins126.264.327.551.8783583

2024Minnesota Twins102.279.335.524.8591856

2023Minnesota Twins85.207.294.438.7321742

2022Minnesota Twins92.224.306.526.8322851

2021Minnesota Twins61.306.358.6471.0051932

2020Minnesota Twins39.254.267.577.8441327

2019Minnesota Twins87.262.314.513.8271046

2018Minnesota Twins28.156.183.200.38304

2017Minnesota Twins140.253.314.413.7271651

2016Minnesota Twins92.225.284.430.7141038

2015Minnesota Twins46.209.250.326.57626

Frequently asked

What is Byron Buxton's 2026 batting line?+

.254/.319/.511 with 25 home runs and 46 RBI and 93 games — a .830 OPS.

What is his H-Score?+

70 out of 100, which we label strong. 75th among 459 qualified hitters. Power and contact quality lead the profile; plate discipline grades weak.

Is he better against right- or left-handed pitching?+

Right-handed: a .864 OPS versus a .741 OPS against left-handers.

What pitches give him trouble?+

Highest whiff rate against sweeper and changeup. Best production against cutter and slider.