Adley Rutschman
Bats B Throws R6'2" 220 lbBorn 1998 Portland, USADebut 2022Team BOS3x All-StarDraft 2016 R40 #1197 Seattle Mariners, Sherwood HSContract 1 y/$7.25M (26) 2026: $2,132,353
Awards: AL Silver Slugger, All-MLB First Team
Projections
2027 NEXT+ 132.8FIELD+ 108.4 at CTotal 3.44 WAR
| Season | PA | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | SO | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | ISO | wOBA | K% | BB% | HIT+ | WAR |
|---|
| 2026 | 439 | 383 | 98 | 20 | 1 | 14 | 50 | 70 | 1 | 0.256 | 0.342 | 0.422 | 0.764 | 0.166 | 0.335 | 16.0 | 11.4 | 114.6 | 2.15 |
| 2027 | 477 | 414 | 103 | 22 | 1 | 14 | 56 | 77 | 0 | 0.249 | 0.339 | 0.409 | 0.748 | 0.160 | 0.329 | 16.2 | 11.7 | 109.8 | 2.06 |
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 27
His ten closest age-27 comparables averaged 119 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 | | | 477 | | 103 | 22 | 1 | 14 | | 0 | 56 | 77 | 0.249 | 0.339 | 0.409 | 0.748 | 109.8 |
| 2026* | BOS | 75 | 317 | 32 | 67 | 20 | 1 | 9 | | 0 | 36 | 49 | 0.245 | 0.331 | 0.423 | 0.755 | 107.0 |
| 2025 | BAL | 90 | 365 | 37 | 71 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 29 | 0 | 40 | 57 | 0.220 | 0.307 | 0.366 | 0.673 | 92.3 |
| 2024 | BAL | 148 | 638 | 68 | 143 | 21 | 1 | 19 | 79 | 1 | 58 | 103 | 0.250 | 0.318 | 0.391 | 0.709 | 106.5 |
| 2023 | BAL | 154 | 687 | 84 | 163 | 31 | 1 | 20 | 80 | 1 | 92 | 101 | 0.277 | 0.374 | 0.435 | 0.809 | 128.9 |
| 2022 | BAL | 113 | 470 | 70 | 101 | 35 | 1 | 13 | 42 | 4 | 65 | 86 | 0.254 | 0.362 | 0.445 | 0.806 | 132.7 |
| Career | | 505 | 2160 | 259 | 478 | 103 | 5 | 61 | 230 | 6 | 255 | 347 | 0.254 | 0.344 | 0.412 | 0.755 | 116.9 |
Statcast
| Year | PA | EV | LA | Barrel% | HardHit% | Whiff% | Chase% | xBA | xSLG | xwOBA | Sprint |
|---|
| 2026 | 317 | 88.8 | 14.6 | 7.4 | 40.9 | 16.7 | 24.7 | 0.267 | 0.430 | 0.347 | 26.3 |
| 2025 | 365 | 89.4 | 13.7 | 7.5 | 38.6 | 14.5 | 21.6 | 0.241 | 0.410 | 0.325 | 26.7 |
| 2024 | 638 | 88.2 | 18.8 | 6.1 | 36.6 | 17.1 | 28.9 | 0.254 | 0.405 | 0.320 | 26.6 |
| 2023 | 687 | 88.4 | 12.6 | 7.5 | 38.6 | 15.6 | 23.4 | 0.289 | 0.473 | 0.374 | 27.0 |
| 2022 | 470 | 87.9 | 15.6 | 7.9 | 36.8 | 17.9 | 23.1 | 0.243 | 0.417 | 0.341 | 27.1 |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Runs saved |
|---|
| 2025 | BAL | C | 73 | 573 | 518 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 0.996 | +2.5 |
| 2024 | BAL | C | 103 | 882 | 874 | 37 | 4 | 4 | 0.996 | +1.6 |
| 2023 | BAL | C | 110 | 935 | 932 | 45 | 6 | 5 | 0.994 | +4.7 |
| 2022 | BAL | C | 93 | 762 | 670 | 35 | 8 | 3 | 0.989 | +8.5 |
Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.
Minor leagues
| Year | Level | Team | Side | PA / BF | Line | AVG / ERA | OPS |
|---|
| 2025 | AAA | Norfolk Tides | Bat | 34 | 1 HR, 0 SB | 0.231 | 0.805 |
| 2022 | AAA | Norfolk Tides | Bat | 53 | 3 HR, 0 SB | 0.233 | 0.819 |
| 2021 | AAA | Norfolk Tides | Bat | 185 | 5 HR, 2 SB | 0.312 | 0.895 |
| 2021 | AA | Bowie Baysox | Bat | 358 | 18 HR, 1 SB | 0.271 | 0.900 |
| 2019 | A | Delmarva Shorebirds | Bat | 47 | 2 HR, 0 SB | 0.154 | 0.594 |
Splits
| Year | vs LHP | vs RHP | Home | Away |
|---|
| 2026 | 0.301 | 0.360 | 0.373 | 0.302 |
| 2025 | 0.320 | 0.299 | 0.282 | 0.325 |
| 2024 | 0.399 | 0.287 | 0.301 | 0.337 |
| 2023 | 0.393 | 0.348 | 0.395 | 0.330 |
| 2022 | 0.266 | 0.395 | 0.388 | 0.341 |
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 |
|---|
| 2024 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.125 | 0.125 | 0.125 | 0.250 |
| 2023 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.083 | 0.154 | 0.167 | 0.321 |
| Career | 5 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0.100 | 0.143 | 0.150 | 0.293 |