Kansas City Royals#4 · 3BActive

Maikel Garcia

Age 26

Contract Value $11,500,000/yr

Size 6' 1" · 180

Bats Right

From La Sabana, Venezuela

82G · 344 PA

.268

AVG

.334

OBP

.381

SLG

.715

OPS

RBI

1.6

WAR

55H-ScoreAVERAGE

Plate discipline leads the profile; power grades weak. 219th among 459 qualified hitters.

How H-Score works

Stats updated Oct 3, 3:32 AM ETLast game Aug 20 vs ATH

Season overview

AVG

.26891st

OBP

.334121st

SLG

.381255th

OPS

.715206th

3408th

RBI

38250th

BB%

7.8%191st

15.2%45th

wOBA

.313215th

WAR

1.6148th

How good is he?

StatPlayerMLB AvgPercentile

Production6550

ABOVE AVG

Contact Quality5050

AVERAGE

Plate Discipline8450

VERY STRONG

Volume6150

ABOVE AVG

Power3150

WEAK

Splits6550

ABOVE AVG

Recent form

WindowOPSHRRBIK%BB%Hard-hit%

Last 7.8680211.5%3.8%

Last 14.87101019.3%5.3%

Last 30.85401416.1%4.2%

Season.71533215.3%7.8%40.8%

Monthly OPS (2026)

Batted-ball profile

Avg exit velocity89.8 mph72nd

Barrel rate4.6%27th

Hard-hit rate40.8%62nd

Launch angle8.7°

Pull / center / oppo35 / 40 / 26

Pitch-type performance

PitchAVGWhiffSLG

4-Seam Fastball.33711.8%.442

Sinker.1977.2%.296

Cutter.28614.8%.464

Sweeper.14828.6%.296

Slider.25817.0%.290

Changeup.2508.7%.375

Curveball.47119.0%.765

Best production: curveball and cutter.

Highest whiff rate against: sweeper and curveball.

Splits

vs handedness

vs RHP

.650

AVG .244

vs LHP

.912

AVG .333

+.262 OPS vs LHP

Home / away

Home

.807

AVG .314

Away

.588

AVG .213

+.219 OPS at home

By monthOPS · HR · RBI

Aug1.00002

Jun.61009

May.632010

Apr.785311

Mar.76900

Career

YearTeamGAVGOBPSLGOPSHRRBIWAR

2026Kansas City Royals82.268.334.381.7153381.6

2025Kansas City Royals160.286.351.449.8001674

2024Kansas City Royals157.231.281.332.613758

2023Kansas City Royals123.272.323.358.681450

2022Kansas City Royals9.318.348.364.71202

Frequently asked

What is Maikel Garcia's 2026 batting line?+

.268/.334/.381 with 3 home runs and 38 RBI and 82 games — a .715 OPS.

What is his H-Score?+

55 out of 100, which we label average. 219th among 459 qualified hitters. Plate discipline leads the profile; power grades weak.

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

Left-handed: a .912 OPS versus a .650 OPS against right-handers.

What pitches give him trouble?+

Highest whiff rate against sweeper and curveball. Best production against curveball and cutter.