Reference layer
Current snapshot
| Age | 36 |
| Height | 5' 6" |
| Weight | 167 lb |
| Debut | 2011-07-20 |
Player profile / Houston Astros
José Altuve
2B · Bats/Throws R/R · 5' 6", 167 lb · Age 36
Club Houston Astros
Position 2B
Roster Current MLB team
Status Healthy / active roster
Traditional line
Season by season
| PA | R | H | HR | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 682 | 94 | 185 | 20 | 22 | .295 | .350 | .439 | .789 |
| 2025 | 654 | 80 | 156 | 26 | 10 | .265 | .329 | .442 | .771 |
| 2026 | 573 | 70 | 131 | 16 | 5 | .250 | .306 | .395 | .701 |
| 16 Seasons | 9269 | 1306 | 2519 | 271 | 330 | .300 | .357 | .462 | .819 |
At a glance
Season percentile report
The headline weighs outcome stats (xwOBA, barrels); each bar averages its full strip group below. 100 = best in MLB.
20
Offense
percentile
percentile
Rolling projection
Preseason / current pace / Bayesian update
Rolling bands shrink current-season signal toward the preseason prior until the sample earns more weight.
| xwOBA preseason | 0.310 |
| xwOBA current pace | 0.271 |
| xwOBA rolling p50 | 0.282 |
| Observed weight | 73% |
xwOBA
0.262
0.271
0.282
0.292
0.301
wOBA
0.298
0.310
0.323
0.336
0.348
ISO
0.126
0.137
0.149
0.161
0.171
K%
17.8%
18.7%
19.7%
20.7%
21.6%
Live percentile strip
Current traits vs projection tick
100th = best in MLB.
Hitting · percentile strip
Barrel%2.9%
22
-22 vs proj
Exit velocity84.7
17
Hard-hit%32.0%
23
xBA0.287
18
xSLG0.416
18
xwOBA0.271
19
-36 vs proj
BB%7.0%
32
Bat speed65.7
10
K%20.4%
64
-21 vs proj
Defense · percentile strip
Arm Strength76.9 · 2B
1
Outs Above Avg-11.0 · 2B
1
Range Runs-7.5 · 2B
6
Baserunning · percentile strip
Base Running Runs-2.1 · 2B
16
Bolts18.0 · 2B
74
SB Success Rate66.7% · 2B
20
Sprint Speed27.6 · 2B
53
Mithrandir+
Plate skills: swing decisions and pitch-type resistance
Our research metrics for how this hitter controls the strike zone and handles each pitch family.
Avoids Bad ChasesST 60.4% · rebadged research
26
Avoids Bad TakesHPT 25.0% · rebadged research
52
Correct Decisions62.3% · rebadged research
17
Resists Breaking - horizontalwOBA 0.270 · borderline
86
Resists FastballwOBA 0.362 · validated
17
SEAGER+ Plate Discipline96
28
Resists Breaking - verticalwOBA 0.294 · insufficient sample
18
Resists ChangeupwOBA 0.302 · validated thin sample
13
Resists Cutters + splitterswOBA 0.335 · insufficient sample
28
Resists SinkerwOBA 0.345 · validated
76
Rolling form chart
xwOBA snapshot line
Live snapshot series; true 50/100 PA windows require PA-level logs
Spray profile
Field-coordinate spray profile
285 Statcast batted-ball coordinates from the pitch-event feed (2026). Direction profile remains as the v1 context layer when coordinate density is limited.
Zone profile
Aggregate zone heatmap
Aggregate zone metrics from seasonal Statcast leaderboards.
Bat tracking
Swing path, attack angle, bat speed
Aggregate Savant bat-tracking metrics; not per-swing motion capture. The full swing, with the recommended path overlaid, lives in the 3D Swing Simulator.
Live layer
Delta / regression
| xwOBA Δ | -0.037 |
| wOBA Δ | +0.015 |
negative regression
Regression watch
Running hot. Expect some cooling.
Altuve’s wOBA sits at 0.323, but the quality of contact underneath says it should be 0.271 — a gap of 0.052, -2.1 standard deviations from the MLB norm over 588 PA. The results have outrun the underlying process; as the sample grows, expect the numbers to drift back toward the deserved level.
Comp Engine · 2026 profile shape
Closest profiles
| Player | Similarity | Agrees on | Open |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocchio, Brayan CLE · L | 0.71 | Isolated powerxwOBA on contact | Player · Projection |
| Palacios, Richie TB · L | 0.70 | Barrel rateIsolated power | Player · Projection |
| Heim, Jonah ATH · L | 0.63 | Swing lengthWalk rate | Player · Projection |
| DeLuca, Jonny TB · R | 0.62 | Strikeout rateFly-ball rate | Player · Projection |
Profile-shape similarity, not results: six weighted feature groups standardized within this season's qualified hitters.
Mithrandir coverage
Module shelf
| Module | Cards | Latest | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hitting | 3 | 2026-07-04 | Disciplined swing decisions drove the score |
| Fielding | 27 | 2026-09-26 | 2 chances | 0 difficult plays | Run Exp -0.571 |
Projection links / recent games
Available detail
| Hitter Projections 20260.308 xwOBA | 22 HR | Projection |
| 2026-08-15 vs SEA0 HR | 1 RBI / 2 Ch | 1 E | 2-4 | 3B, K, RBI |
| 2026-04-20 @ CLE0 HR | 0 RBI / 4 Ch | 0 E | 0-5 |
| 2026-04-17 vs STL1 HR | 1 RBI / 7 Ch | 0 E | 1-5 | HR, K, RBI |
| 2026-04-14 vs COL0 HR | 0 RBI / 2 Ch | 0 E | 0-5 | 2 K, R |
| 2026-04-13 @ SEA0 HR | 0 RBI / 4 Ch | 0 E | 0-4 |