Harrison Bader

Bats R Throws R6'0" 210 lbBorn 1994 Bronxville, USADebut 2017Team SFDraft 2015 R3 #100 St. Louis Cardinals, FloridaContract 2 y/$20.5M (26-27) 2026: $7,500,000

Awards: Gold Glove

Projections

2027 NEXT+ 83.4FIELD+ 103.3 at LFTotal 0.21 WAR
SeasonPAABH2B3BHRBBSOSBAVGOBPSLGOPSISOwOBAK%BB%HIT+WAR
2026310281671318227490.2370.3000.3770.6770.1390.29823.97.082.70.31
202719918141806134950.2290.2910.3660.6570.1370.28924.86.881.20.16

Projected rates are per plate appearance or batter faced; counting stats scale with projected playing time. Statcast measurements inform these projections as inputs and are reported as measurements, not projected.

Most similar through age 31

His ten closest age-31 comparables averaged 62 HIT+ the next season; 8 of 10 played. Averages cover only the players who got a next season, which is why the played count matters.

#PlayerThroughHIT+ thenNext seasonNext PA / BF
1Bill Tuttle196189.561.6148
2Peanuts Lowrey194996.866.1369
3George Whitted192194.4-105.01
4Hal Lee193694.5did not play
5Marquis Grissom199895.583.7661
6Mike Devereaux199493.6106.6418
7Carlos Gomez201798.180.6408
8Jeffrey Hammonds200299.198.7149
9Glenn Wilson199093.0did not play
10Fred Schulte1932101.3104.4623

Batting

YearTeamGPARH2B3BHRRBISBBBSOAVGOBPSLGOPSHIT+
2027 proj19941806513490.2290.2910.3660.65781.2
2026*SFN30111101850504340.1700.1980.3580.55750.7
2025PHI14650161124241175411391360.2770.3470.4490.796119.3
2024NYM143437579519012511721950.2360.2840.3730.65786.2
2023CIN9834444741227402017590.2320.2740.3480.62266.6
2022NYY8631338731035301715620.2500.2940.3560.65086.6
2021STL10340145982111650927850.2670.3240.4600.785113.3
2020STL50125212472411313400.2260.3360.4430.779113.2
2019STL1284065471143123911461170.2050.3140.3660.68080.2
2018STL13842761100202123715311250.2640.3340.4220.756106.7
2017STL329210203031025240.2350.2830.3760.65968.2
Career924304639167913014883221052147430.2470.3130.4010.71495.7

Statcast

YearPAEVLABarrel%HardHit%Whiff%Chase%xBAxSLGxwOBASprint
202611189.212.38.241.132.038.70.2150.3670.27227.5
202550187.212.710.240.329.032.60.2200.3740.29728.8
202443787.211.96.435.524.533.50.2410.3870.29928.2
202334485.917.85.331.724.635.60.2300.3780.28828.8
202231383.416.73.426.322.334.50.2320.3330.27229.1
202140186.213.37.031.724.731.00.2240.3940.29129.4
202012586.015.711.935.827.927.90.1960.4180.32429.4
201940688.415.311.535.326.624.20.2100.4010.31229.5
201842787.113.77.930.828.125.90.2210.3530.28630.0
20179287.19.510.337.129.027.30.2360.4250.29929.8

Fielding

YearTeamPosGInnPOAEDPFld%Runs saved
2025PHIOF15611063107430.988
2024NYMOF14010252781400.986
2023CINOF957522333600.975
2022NYYOF856982053001.000
2021STLOF1038872894310.990
2020STLOF49318752200.975
2019STLOF1229102398440.984
2018STLOF1139152578310.989
2017STLOF27188491200.962

Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.

Minor leagues

YearLevelTeamSidePA / BFLineAVG / ERAOPS
2026AAASacramento River CatsBat232 HR, 1 SB0.2220.947
2023AAAScranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRidersBat210 HR, 1 SB0.1050.295
2022AASomerset PatriotsBat231 HR, 1 SB0.2860.872
2019AAAMemphis RedbirdsBat757 HR, 3 SB0.3171.125
2017AAAMemphis RedbirdsBat47920 HR, 15 SB0.2830.816
2016AAAMemphis RedbirdsBat1613 HR, 2 SB0.2310.652
2016AASpringfield CardinalsBat35616 HR, 11 SB0.2830.848
2015APeoria ChiefsBat2289 HR, 15 SB0.3010.869

Splits

Yearvs LHPvs RHPHomeAway
20260.3440.2170.1530.332
20250.3030.3730.3660.336
20240.2700.3020.2890.292
20230.4130.2270.2840.275
20220.2610.3150.3030.308
20210.3350.3480.2590.426
20200.5050.3200.4110.305
20190.2910.3320.2940.347

wOBA by split, from pitch level data, 2015 on. For pitchers the split is the batter side faced.

Postseason batting

YearGABRH2B3BHRRBISBBBSOAVGOBPSLGOPS
2025320100010010.5000.5000.5001.000
20241293100002030.1110.1110.1110.222
202293081000560460.3330.4290.8331.262
2021110000000110.0000.7500.0000.750
2020391100020070.1110.1820.1110.293
20196122200011160.1670.2310.1670.397
Career346314150051036240.2380.3420.4760.818