St. Louis Cardinals#22 · LFActive

Joshua Báez

Age 23

Contract Value $179,353/yr

Size 6' 3" · 220

Bats Right

From Boston, MA, USA

29G · 108 PA

.230

AVG

.278

OBP

.510

SLG

.788

OPS

RBI

0.3

WAR

48H-ScoreBELOW AVG

Contact quality and power lead the profile; plate discipline grades poor. 197th among 459 qualified hitters.

How H-Score works

Stats updated Oct 27, 6:06 AM ETLast game Sep 9 at SF

Season overview

AVG

.230295th

OBP

.278379th

SLG

.51021st

OPS

.78891st

7290th

RBI

18368th

BB%

4.3%439th

32.6%404th

wOBA

.35847th

WAR

0.3318th

How good is he?

StatPlayerMLB AvgPercentile

Production7350

STRONG

Contact Quality8850

VERY STRONG

Plate Discipline1550

POOR

Volume3750

WEAK

Power8450

VERY STRONG

Splits6550

ABOVE AVG

Recent form

WindowOPSHRRBIK%BB%Hard-hit%

Last 71.1061326.9%3.8%

Last 141.1743731.1%2.2%

Last 30.99971634.1%4.5%

Season.78871634.1%4.5%54.0%

Monthly OPS (2026)

Batted-ball profile

Avg exit velocity94.0 mph98th

Barrel rate14.0%94th

Hard-hit rate54.0%98th

Launch angle21.2°

Pull / center / oppo44 / 36 / 20

Pitch-type performance

PitchAVGWhiffSLG

4-Seam Fastball.28641.7%.679

Sinker.29419.0%.353

Sweeper.11141.9%.222

Slider.27337.0%.909

Changeup.14346.2%.357

Best production: slider and 4-seam fastball.

Highest whiff rate against: changeup and sweeper.

Splits

vs handedness

vs RHP

.613

AVG .200

vs LHP

1.059

AVG .257

+.446 OPS vs LHP

Home / away

Home

.722

AVG .222

Away

.872

AVG .242

+.150 OPS on the road

By monthOPS · HR · RBI

Sep1.09126

Aug.701510

Career

YearTeamGAVGOBPSLGOPSHRRBIWAR

2026St. Louis Cardinals29.230.278.510.7887180.3

Frequently asked

What is Joshua Báez's 2026 batting line?+

.230/.278/.510 with 7 home runs and 18 RBI and 29 games — a .788 OPS.

What is his H-Score?+

48 out of 100, which we label below avg. 197th among 459 qualified hitters. Contact quality and power lead the profile; plate discipline grades poor.

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

Left-handed: a 1.059 OPS versus a .613 OPS against right-handers.

What pitches give him trouble?+

Highest whiff rate against changeup and sweeper. Best production against slider and 4-seam fastball.