Kansas City Royals#0 · RFActive

Starling Marte

Age 37

Contract Value $2,000,000/yr

Size 6' 0" · 195

Bats Right

From Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

59G · 168 PA

.242

AVG

.298

OBP

.314

SLG

.612

OPS

RBI

-0.5

WAR

31H-ScoreWEAK

Contact quality and volume lead the profile; power grades poor. 425th among 459 qualified hitters.

How H-Score works

Stats updated Oct 2, 5:05 PM ETLast game Aug 15 at LAA

Season overview

AVG

.242226th

OBP

.298313th

SLG

.314404th

OPS

.612383rd

2428th

RBI

14403rd

BB%

5.4%389th

24.4%291st

wOBA

.276367th

WAR

-0.5415th

How good is he?

StatPlayerMLB AvgPercentile

Production3050

WEAK

Contact Quality4950

BELOW AVG

Plate Discipline3450

WEAK

Volume3750

WEAK

Power2550

POOR

Splits3350

WEAK

Recent form

WindowOPSHRRBIK%BB%Hard-hit%

Last 7.7511422.7%4.5%

Last 14.5741517.9%2.6%

Last 30.7661920.7%5.4%

Season.61221425.3%5.6%35.1%

Monthly OPS (2026)

Batted-ball profile

Avg exit velocity87.4 mph33rd

Barrel rate9.6%72nd

Hard-hit rate35.1%36th

Launch angle6.4°

Pull / center / oppo32 / 43 / 25

Pitch-type performance

PitchAVGWhiffSLG

4-Seam Fastball.17424.8%.174

Changeup.28633.3%.429

Sinker.41210.0%.647

Cutter.20032.0%.200

Curveball.29432.3%.294

Slider.15832.4%.263

Sweeper.33334.6%.417

Best production: sinker and changeup.

Highest whiff rate against: sweeper and changeup.

Splits

vs handedness

vs RHP

.563

AVG .200

vs LHP

.627

AVG .257

+.064 OPS vs LHP

Home / away

Home

.738

AVG .292

Away

.518

AVG .205

+.220 OPS at home

By monthOPS · HR · RBI

Aug.53315

Jul.49902

Jun.71115

May.55300

Apr.77702

Mar.00000

Career

YearTeamGAVGOBPSLGOPSHRRBIWAR

2026Kansas City Royals59.242.298.314.612214-0.5

2025New York Mets98.270.335.410.745934

2024New York Mets94.269.327.388.715740

2023New York Mets86.248.301.324.625528

2022New York Mets118.292.347.468.8151663

2021Miami Marlins64.305.405.451.856725

2021Oakland Athletics56.316.359.466.825530

2021—120.310.383.458.8411255

2020Arizona Diamondbacks33.311.384.443.827214

2020Miami Marlins28.245.286.415.701413

2020—61.281.340.430.770627

2019Pittsburgh Pirates132.295.342.503.8452382

2018Pittsburgh Pirates145.277.327.460.7872072

2017Pittsburgh Pirates77.275.333.379.712731

2016Pittsburgh Pirates129.311.362.456.818946

2015Pittsburgh Pirates153.287.337.444.7811981

2014Pittsburgh Pirates135.291.356.453.8091356

2013Pittsburgh Pirates135.280.343.441.7841235

2012Pittsburgh Pirates47.257.300.437.737517

Frequently asked

What is Starling Marte's 2026 batting line?+

.242/.298/.314 with 2 home runs and 14 RBI and 59 games — a .612 OPS.

What is his H-Score?+

31 out of 100, which we label weak. 425th among 459 qualified hitters. Contact quality and volume lead the profile; power grades poor.

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

Left-handed: a .627 OPS versus a .563 OPS against right-handers.

What pitches give him trouble?+

Highest whiff rate against sweeper and changeup. Best production against sinker and changeup.