Riley Greene
Bats L Throws L6'3" 200 lbBorn 2000 Orlando, USADebut 2022Team DET3x All-StarDraft 2019 R1 #5 Detroit Tigers, Hagerty HSContract 1 y/$5M (26) 2026: $5,000,000
Awards: AL Silver Slugger
Projections
2027 NEXT+ 114.6FIELD+ 100.5 at LFTotal 2.63 WAR
| Season | PA | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | SO | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | ISO | wOBA | K% | BB% | HIT+ | WAR |
|---|
| 2026 | 502 | 445 | 117 | 22 | 2 | 21 | 50 | 136 | 3 | 0.262 | 0.339 | 0.461 | 0.800 | 0.199 | 0.346 | 27.2 | 10.0 | 118.3 | 2.69 |
| 2027 | 538 | 472 | 122 | 23 | 2 | 21 | 58 | 147 | 3 | 0.258 | 0.341 | 0.451 | 0.792 | 0.193 | 0.343 | 27.2 | 10.7 | 117.5 | 2.83 |
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 24
His ten closest age-24 comparables averaged 133 HIT+ the next season; 10 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 | | | 538 | | 122 | 23 | 2 | 21 | | 3 | 58 | 147 | 0.258 | 0.341 | 0.451 | 0.792 | 117.5 |
| 2026* | DET | 117 | 492 | 65 | 115 | 25 | 1 | 16 | | 3 | 61 | 133 | 0.273 | 0.366 | 0.450 | 0.816 | 127.5 |
| 2025 | DET | 157 | 655 | 84 | 155 | 31 | 1 | 36 | 111 | 2 | 46 | 201 | 0.258 | 0.313 | 0.493 | 0.806 | 118.7 |
| 2024 | DET | 137 | 583 | 82 | 134 | 27 | 6 | 24 | 74 | 4 | 64 | 156 | 0.262 | 0.348 | 0.479 | 0.827 | 134.0 |
| 2023 | DET | 99 | 416 | 51 | 109 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 37 | 7 | 35 | 114 | 0.288 | 0.349 | 0.447 | 0.796 | 117.4 |
| 2022 | DET | 93 | 418 | 46 | 95 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 42 | 1 | 36 | 120 | 0.253 | 0.321 | 0.362 | 0.682 | 101.4 |
| Career | | 486 | 2072 | 263 | 493 | 95 | 15 | 76 | 264 | 14 | 181 | 591 | 0.264 | 0.332 | 0.453 | 0.785 | 119.3 |
Statcast
| Year | PA | EV | LA | Barrel% | HardHit% | Whiff% | Chase% | xBA | xSLG | xwOBA | Sprint |
|---|
| 2026 | 492 | 90.5 | 16.7 | 14.6 | 48.3 | 29.8 | 26.0 | 0.258 | 0.478 | 0.363 | 26.7 |
| 2025 | 655 | 89.9 | 15.0 | 17.1 | 45.5 | 30.9 | 31.3 | 0.236 | 0.491 | 0.332 | 26.7 |
| 2024 | 584 | 91.3 | 12.2 | 13.4 | 47.1 | 26.8 | 23.1 | 0.246 | 0.484 | 0.352 | 27.7 |
| 2023 | 416 | 91.6 | 6.6 | 11.4 | 47.3 | 28.2 | 26.5 | 0.283 | 0.503 | 0.364 | 28.1 |
| 2022 | 418 | 89.5 | 2.8 | 9.3 | 45.2 | 25.6 | 27.7 | 0.241 | 0.397 | 0.316 | 27.7 |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Runs saved |
|---|
| 2025 | DET | OF | 141 | 1146 | 286 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.993 | |
| 2024 | DET | OF | 115 | 915 | 203 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0.986 | |
| 2023 | DET | OF | 91 | 764 | 191 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0.975 | |
| 2022 | DET | OF | 93 | 814 | 241 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.992 | |
Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.
Minor leagues
| Year | Level | Team | Side | PA / BF | Line | AVG / ERA | OPS |
|---|
| 2022 | AAA | Toledo Mud Hens | Bat | 68 | 1 HR, 3 SB | 0.274 | 0.725 |
| 2021 | AAA | Toledo Mud Hens | Bat | 185 | 8 HR, 4 SB | 0.308 | 0.953 |
| 2021 | AA | Erie SeaWolves | Bat | 373 | 16 HR, 12 SB | 0.298 | 0.906 |
| 2019 | A | West Michigan Whitecaps | Bat | 108 | 2 HR, 4 SB | 0.219 | 0.622 |
| 2019 | Rk | GCL Tigers West | Bat | 43 | 2 HR, 0 SB | 0.351 | 1.037 |
Splits
| Year | vs LHP | vs RHP | Home | Away |
|---|
| 2026 | 0.328 | 0.375 | 0.354 | 0.366 |
| 2025 | 0.287 | 0.373 | 0.335 | 0.358 |
| 2024 | 0.314 | 0.384 | 0.362 | 0.368 |
| 2023 | 0.325 | 0.360 | 0.355 | 0.349 |
| 2022 | 0.342 | 0.297 | 0.328 | 0.294 |
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 | 8 | 33 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0.212 | 0.257 | 0.364 | 0.621 |
| 2024 | 7 | 26 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0.231 | 0.355 | 0.269 | 0.624 |
| Career | 15 | 59 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 0.220 | 0.303 | 0.322 | 0.625 |