Reference layer
Current snapshot
| Age | 28 |
| Height | 6' 4" |
| Weight | 230 lb |
| Debut | 2022-08-01 |
Player profile / Louisville Bats
Will Benson
RF · Bats/Throws L/L · 6' 4", 230 lb · Age 28
Club Louisville Bats
Position RF
Roster Current MLB team
Status Status unconfirmed
Traditional line
Season by season
| PA | R | H | HR | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 388 | 41 | 64 | 14 | 16 | .187 | .274 | .376 | .650 |
| 2025 | 253 | 31 | 52 | 12 | 2 | .226 | .273 | .435 | .708 |
| 2026 | 114 | 11 | 18 | 3 | 1 | .188 | .310 | .333 | .643 |
| 5 Seasons | 1145 | 142 | 223 | 40 | 38 | .221 | .302 | .410 | .712 |
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.
63
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.
Pending
Rolling player projection appears after current-season Statcast and projection joins refresh.
Live percentile strip
Current traits vs projection tick
100th = best in MLB.
Hitting · percentile strip
Barrel%6.0%
69
Exit velocity89.7
74
Hard-hit%40.0%
58
xBA0.319
52
xSLG0.600
80
xwOBA0.300
47
BB%13.5%
94
Bat speed71.2
73
K%30.1%
17
Defense · percentile strip
Arm Runs-2.4 · RF
10
Arm Strength88.6 · RF
15
Outs Above Avg0.0 · RF
50
Range Runs0.8 · RF
58
Baserunning · percentile strip
Bolts6.0 · RF
49
Sprint Speed28.8 · RF
86
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 75.6% · rebadged research
95
Avoids Bad TakesHPT 19.0% · rebadged research
93
Correct Decisions74.0% · rebadged research
98
Resists Breaking - horizontalwOBA 0.267 · borderline
89
Resists Breaking - verticalwOBA 0.272 · insufficient sample
75
Resists ChangeupwOBA 0.260 · validated thin sample
89
Resists Cutters + splitterswOBA 0.327 · insufficient sample
45
Resists FastballwOBA 0.358 · validated
20
Resists SinkerwOBA 0.374 · validated
18
SEAGER+ Plate Discipline117
98
Rolling form chart
xwOBA snapshot line
Live snapshot series; true 50/100 PA windows require PA-level logs
Spray profile
Field-coordinate spray profile
67 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.
Live layer
Delta / regression
| xwOBA Δ | -- |
| wOBA Δ | -- |
negative regression
Regression watch
Running hot. Expect some cooling.
Benson’s wOBA sits at 0.352, but the quality of contact underneath says it should be 0.300 — a gap of 0.053, -1.4 standard deviations from the MLB norm over 133 PA. The results have outrun the underlying process; as the sample grows, expect the numbers to drift back toward the deserved level.
Mithrandir coverage
Module shelf
| Module | Cards | Latest | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hitting | 1 | 2026-05-12 | Impact contact was the main driver |
Projection links / recent games
Available detail
| 2026-05-20 @ PHI0 HR | 1 RBI / 2 Ch | 0 E | 0-2 | RBI |
| 2026-04-17 @ MIN0 HR | 0 RBI / 6 Ch | 0 E | 0-2 |
| 2026-04-14 vs SF0 HR | 0 RBI / 1 Ch | 0 E | 0-0 |
| 2026-04-12 vs LAA0 HR | 0 RBI / 0 Ch | 0 E | 0-0 | BB |
| 2026-04-09 @ MIA0 HR | 0 RBI / 0 Ch | 0 E | 0-0 | BB |