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Player Cincinnati Reds Refreshed Sep 28 06:00 AM ET
Player profile / Cincinnati Reds

Will Banfield

C · Bats/Throws R/R · 6' 0", 215 lb · Age 26

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Club Cincinnati Reds Position C Roster Current MLB team Status Healthy / active roster
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Season by season

3D Swing Sim Projections
PARHHRSBAVGOBPSLGOPS
2025100100.100.100.100.200
2026211300.150.143.200.343
2 Seasons311400.133.129.167.296
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.

2026-09-28
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Offense
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Plate skills9 metrics
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Rolling projection

Preseason / current pace / Bayesian update

Rolling bands shrink current-season signal toward the preseason prior until the sample earns more weight.

2026-09-28
xwOBA preseason0.267
xwOBA current pace0.151
xwOBA rolling p500.253
Observed weight12%
xwOBA
0.163 0.205 0.253 0.300 0.343
wOBA
0.177 0.227 0.281 0.335 0.384
ISO
0.030 0.065 0.104 0.143 0.178
K%
15.6% 21.5% 28.1% 34.7% 40.7%
Live percentile strip

Current traits vs projection tick

100th = best in MLB.

2026-09-28
Defense · percentile strip
Blocking Runs-0.3 · C
Small sample
Catcher Throwing-0.2 · C
Small sample
Framing Runs-0.5 · C
Small sample
Pop Time1.9 · C
Small sample
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.

2026-09-28
Avoids Bad ChasesST 43.2% · rebadged research
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Avoids Bad TakesHPT 26.9% · rebadged research
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Correct Decisions53.6% · rebadged research
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Resists Breaking - horizontalwOBA 0.293 · borderline
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Resists ChangeupwOBA 0.277 · validated thin sample
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Resists Cutters + splitterswOBA 0.321 · insufficient sample
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Resists FastballwOBA 0.320 · validated
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Resists SinkerwOBA 0.362 · validated
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SEAGER+ Plate Discipline77
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Rolling form chart

xwOBA allowed snapshot line

Live snapshot series; true 50/100 PA windows require PA-level logs

0 snapshots
No chart yet

No Live State xwOBA snapshots are available for this player.

Spray profile

Field-coordinate spray profile

18 Statcast batted-ball coordinates from the pitch-event feed (2026). Direction profile remains as the v1 context layer when coordinate density is limited.

Mithrandir Metrics SPRAY CHART Parameterized Mithrandir chart rendered as SVG for templates and exports. season=2026 Spray Chart Banfield, Will · Statcast batted-ball landing coordinates Left field third: 11% of plotted batted ballsPull 11%Center field third: 67% of plotted batted ballsCenter 67%Right field third: 22% of plotted batted ballsOppo 22% LF 328 CF 404 RF 325 2026-03-17 · fielders choice · SI · ground_ball · EV 100.1 / LA -28.02026-03-17 · field out · FC · ground_ball · EV 108.7 / LA -5.02026-03-18 · field out · FF · ground_ball · EV 39.4 / LA 55.02026-03-21 · field out · CH · ground_ball · EV 109.7 / LA -7.02026-03-22 · field out · FF · popup · EV 89.2 / LA 67.02026-03-22 · double · ST · fly_ball · EV 70.9 / LA 37.02026-08-23 · field out · SV · ground_ball · EV 96.2 / LA -6.02026-08-23 · field out · FF · fly_ball · EV 84.1 / LA 50.02026-08-23 · field out · SI · popup · EV 66.7 / LA 82.02026-09-09 · single · SI · line_drive · EV 92.7 / LA 12.02026-09-09 · field out · SI · fly_ball · EV 88.3 / LA 52.02026-09-11 · field out · FC · popup · EV 68.3 / LA 70.02026-09-17 · double · SL · line_drive · EV 101.4 / LA 21.02026-09-20 · single · SI · line_drive · EV 84.1 / LA 17.02026-09-20 · field out · FF · popup · EV 77.3 / LA 62.02026-09-23 · field out · FF · fly_ball · EV 91.2 / LA 43.02026-09-23 · sac fly · CH · fly_ball · EV 75.4 / LA 33.02026-09-27 · field out · FF · popup · EV 70.8 / LA 64.0 1B2B3BHROut Zone shading = batted-ball density by field third · hover dots for date, pitch, EV, and LA. MITHRANDIR · CHARTS
Zone profile

Aggregate zone heatmap

Aggregate zone metrics from seasonal Statcast leaderboards.

Mithrandir Metrics ZONE HEATMAP Parameterized Mithrandir chart rendered as SVG for templates and exports. season=2026 Swing Zone Profile Banfield, Will · Aggregate zone metrics; not pitch-by-pitch locations Zone: 42%42%Chase: 48%48%Whiff: 29%29%Zone contact: 82%82%Contact: 71%71%Hard hit: 25%25% Dashed border = aggregate mixed-batter zone proxy MITHRANDIR · CHARTS
Reference layer

Current snapshot

Age26
Height6' 0"
Weight215 lb
Debut2025-08-23
Live layer

Delta / regression

No Live State delta is available for this profile yet.

Mithrandir coverage

Module shelf

ModuleCardsLatestSignal
Fielding12026-09-111 chances | 0 difficult plays | Run Exp -0.095
Projection links / recent games

Available detail

Hitter Projections 20260.260 xwOBA | 7 HRProjection
2026-03-22 @ CLE0 HR | 0 RBI / 4 Ch | 0 E1-2 | 2B
2026-03-21 vs CWS0 HR | 0 RBI / 3 Ch | 0 E0-2 | K
2026-03-18 vs COL0 HR | 0 RBI / 8 Ch | 0 E0-2 | BB, K, R