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
| Season | PA | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | SO | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | ISO | wOBA | K% | BB% | HIT+ | WAR |
|---|
| 2026 | 310 | 281 | 67 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 22 | 74 | 9 | 0.237 | 0.300 | 0.377 | 0.677 | 0.139 | 0.298 | 23.9 | 7.0 | 82.7 | 0.31 |
| 2027 | 199 | 181 | 41 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 49 | 5 | 0.229 | 0.291 | 0.366 | 0.657 | 0.137 | 0.289 | 24.8 | 6.8 | 81.2 | 0.16 |
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.
Batting
| Year | Team | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | HIT+ |
|---|
| 2027 proj | | | 199 | | 41 | 8 | 0 | 6 | | 5 | 13 | 49 | 0.229 | 0.291 | 0.366 | 0.657 | 81.2 |
| 2026* | SFN | 30 | 111 | 10 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 5 | | 0 | 4 | 34 | 0.170 | 0.198 | 0.358 | 0.557 | 50.7 |
| 2025 | PHI | 146 | 501 | 61 | 124 | 24 | 1 | 17 | 54 | 11 | 39 | 136 | 0.277 | 0.347 | 0.449 | 0.796 | 119.3 |
| 2024 | NYM | 143 | 437 | 57 | 95 | 19 | 0 | 12 | 51 | 17 | 21 | 95 | 0.236 | 0.284 | 0.373 | 0.657 | 86.2 |
| 2023 | CIN | 98 | 344 | 44 | 74 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 40 | 20 | 17 | 59 | 0.232 | 0.274 | 0.348 | 0.622 | 66.6 |
| 2022 | NYY | 86 | 313 | 38 | 73 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 17 | 15 | 62 | 0.250 | 0.294 | 0.356 | 0.650 | 86.6 |
| 2021 | STL | 103 | 401 | 45 | 98 | 21 | 1 | 16 | 50 | 9 | 27 | 85 | 0.267 | 0.324 | 0.460 | 0.785 | 113.3 |
| 2020 | STL | 50 | 125 | 21 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 40 | 0.226 | 0.336 | 0.443 | 0.779 | 113.2 |
| 2019 | STL | 128 | 406 | 54 | 71 | 14 | 3 | 12 | 39 | 11 | 46 | 117 | 0.205 | 0.314 | 0.366 | 0.680 | 80.2 |
| 2018 | STL | 138 | 427 | 61 | 100 | 20 | 2 | 12 | 37 | 15 | 31 | 125 | 0.264 | 0.334 | 0.422 | 0.756 | 106.7 |
| 2017 | STL | 32 | 92 | 10 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 0.235 | 0.283 | 0.376 | 0.659 | 68.2 |
| Career | | 924 | 3046 | 391 | 679 | 130 | 14 | 88 | 322 | 105 | 214 | 743 | 0.247 | 0.313 | 0.401 | 0.714 | 95.7 |
Statcast
| Year | PA | EV | LA | Barrel% | HardHit% | Whiff% | Chase% | xBA | xSLG | xwOBA | Sprint |
|---|
| 2026 | 111 | 89.2 | 12.3 | 8.2 | 41.1 | 32.0 | 38.7 | 0.215 | 0.367 | 0.272 | 27.5 |
| 2025 | 501 | 87.2 | 12.7 | 10.2 | 40.3 | 29.0 | 32.6 | 0.220 | 0.374 | 0.297 | 28.8 |
| 2024 | 437 | 87.2 | 11.9 | 6.4 | 35.5 | 24.5 | 33.5 | 0.241 | 0.387 | 0.299 | 28.2 |
| 2023 | 344 | 85.9 | 17.8 | 5.3 | 31.7 | 24.6 | 35.6 | 0.230 | 0.378 | 0.288 | 28.8 |
| 2022 | 313 | 83.4 | 16.7 | 3.4 | 26.3 | 22.3 | 34.5 | 0.232 | 0.333 | 0.272 | 29.1 |
| 2021 | 401 | 86.2 | 13.3 | 7.0 | 31.7 | 24.7 | 31.0 | 0.224 | 0.394 | 0.291 | 29.4 |
| 2020 | 125 | 86.0 | 15.7 | 11.9 | 35.8 | 27.9 | 27.9 | 0.196 | 0.418 | 0.324 | 29.4 |
| 2019 | 406 | 88.4 | 15.3 | 11.5 | 35.3 | 26.6 | 24.2 | 0.210 | 0.401 | 0.312 | 29.5 |
| 2018 | 427 | 87.1 | 13.7 | 7.9 | 30.8 | 28.1 | 25.9 | 0.221 | 0.353 | 0.286 | 30.0 |
| 2017 | 92 | 87.1 | 9.5 | 10.3 | 37.1 | 29.0 | 27.3 | 0.236 | 0.425 | 0.299 | 29.8 |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Runs saved |
|---|
| 2025 | PHI | OF | 156 | 1106 | 310 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0.988 | |
| 2024 | NYM | OF | 140 | 1025 | 278 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.986 | |
| 2023 | CIN | OF | 95 | 752 | 233 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.975 | |
| 2022 | NYY | OF | 85 | 698 | 205 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2021 | STL | OF | 103 | 887 | 289 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0.990 | |
| 2020 | STL | OF | 49 | 318 | 75 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.975 | |
| 2019 | STL | OF | 122 | 910 | 239 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0.984 | |
| 2018 | STL | OF | 113 | 915 | 257 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0.989 | |
| 2017 | STL | OF | 27 | 188 | 49 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.962 | |
Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.
Minor leagues
| Year | Level | Team | Side | PA / BF | Line | AVG / ERA | OPS |
|---|
| 2026 | AAA | Sacramento River Cats | Bat | 23 | 2 HR, 1 SB | 0.222 | 0.947 |
| 2023 | AAA | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | Bat | 21 | 0 HR, 1 SB | 0.105 | 0.295 |
| 2022 | AA | Somerset Patriots | Bat | 23 | 1 HR, 1 SB | 0.286 | 0.872 |
| 2019 | AAA | Memphis Redbirds | Bat | 75 | 7 HR, 3 SB | 0.317 | 1.125 |
| 2017 | AAA | Memphis Redbirds | Bat | 479 | 20 HR, 15 SB | 0.283 | 0.816 |
| 2016 | AAA | Memphis Redbirds | Bat | 161 | 3 HR, 2 SB | 0.231 | 0.652 |
| 2016 | AA | Springfield Cardinals | Bat | 356 | 16 HR, 11 SB | 0.283 | 0.848 |
| 2015 | A | Peoria Chiefs | Bat | 228 | 9 HR, 15 SB | 0.301 | 0.869 |
Splits
| Year | vs LHP | vs RHP | Home | Away |
|---|
| 2026 | 0.344 | 0.217 | 0.153 | 0.332 |
| 2025 | 0.303 | 0.373 | 0.366 | 0.336 |
| 2024 | 0.270 | 0.302 | 0.289 | 0.292 |
| 2023 | 0.413 | 0.227 | 0.284 | 0.275 |
| 2022 | 0.261 | 0.315 | 0.303 | 0.308 |
| 2021 | 0.335 | 0.348 | 0.259 | 0.426 |
| 2020 | 0.505 | 0.320 | 0.411 | 0.305 |
| 2019 | 0.291 | 0.332 | 0.294 | 0.347 |
wOBA by split, from pitch level data, 2015 on. For pitchers the split is the batter side faced.
Postseason batting
| Year | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.500 | 0.500 | 0.500 | 1.000 |
| 2024 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0.111 | 0.111 | 0.111 | 0.222 |
| 2022 | 9 | 30 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0.333 | 0.429 | 0.833 | 1.262 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.750 | 0.000 | 0.750 |
| 2020 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.111 | 0.182 | 0.111 | 0.293 |
| 2019 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0.167 | 0.231 | 0.167 | 0.397 |
| Career | 34 | 63 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 0.238 | 0.342 | 0.476 | 0.818 |