St. Louis Cardinals#15 · LFActive

José Fermín

Age 27

Contract Value $792,350/yr

Size 5' 10" · 198

Bats Right

From Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic

118G · 370 PA

.248

AVG

.309

OBP

.355

SLG

.664

OPS

RBI

0.3

WAR

45H-ScoreBELOW AVG

Plate discipline leads the profile; contact quality grades poor. 308th among 459 qualified hitters.

How H-Score works

Stats updated Oct 3, 4:02 AM ETLast game Sep 11 vs CWS

Season overview

AVG

.248188th

OBP

.309261st

SLG

.355324th

OPS

.664311th

6308th

RBI

41228th

BB%

8.0%256th

13.0%30th

wOBA

.292317th

WAR

0.3316th

How good is he?

StatPlayerMLB AvgPercentile

Production4650

BELOW AVG

Contact Quality1450

POOR

Plate Discipline8150

VERY STRONG

Volume6550

ABOVE AVG

Power3950

WEAK

Splits4850

BELOW AVG

Recent form

WindowOPSHRRBIK%BB%Hard-hit%

Last 7.7500315.0%0.0%

Last 14.7030518.4%2.0%

Last 30.85811414.0%9.0%

Season.66463813.4%8.2%31.4%

Monthly OPS (2026)

Batted-ball profile

Avg exit velocity86.0 mph15th

Barrel rate2.3%9th

Hard-hit rate31.4%21st

Launch angle16.1°

Pull / center / oppo50 / 32 / 18

Pitch-type performance

PitchAVGWhiffSLG

4-Seam Fastball.24512.4%.436

Sinker.3337.5%.455

Slider.16215.0%.270

Changeup.24218.0%.242

Sweeper.11821.2%.118

Curveball.3009.7%.400

Cutter.18221.3%.227

Best production: sinker and 4-seam fastball.

Highest whiff rate against: cutter and sweeper.

Splits

vs handedness

vs RHP

.605

AVG .233

vs LHP

.747

AVG .261

+.142 OPS vs LHP

Home / away

Home

.622

AVG .230

Away

.683

AVG .253

+.061 OPS on the road

By monthOPS · HR · RBI

Sep.55404

Aug.645112

Jul.61027

Jun.77216

May.56415

Apr.78114

Career

YearTeamGAVGOBPSLGOPSHRRBIWAR

2026St. Louis Cardinals118.248.309.355.6646410.3

2025St. Louis Cardinals30.283.377.417.79419

2024St. Louis Cardinals45.155.241.197.43804

2023St. Louis Cardinals21.235.339.255.59404

Frequently asked

What is José Fermín's 2026 batting line?+

.248/.309/.355 with 6 home runs and 41 RBI and 118 games — a .664 OPS.

What is his H-Score?+

45 out of 100, which we label below avg. 308th among 459 qualified hitters. Plate discipline leads the profile; contact quality grades poor.

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

Left-handed: a .747 OPS versus a .605 OPS against right-handers.

What pitches give him trouble?+

Highest whiff rate against cutter and sweeper. Best production against sinker and 4-seam fastball.