Kyle Schwarber
Bats L Throws R6'0" 229 lbBorn 1993 Middletown, USADebut 2015Team PHI4x All-StarDraft 2014 R1 #4 Chicago Cubs, Indiana Contract 5 y/$150M (26-30) 2026: $18,000,000
Awards: All-MLB Second Team x2, NL Silver Slugger
Projections
2027 NEXT+ 112.1FIELD+ 100.0 at DHTotal 2.47 WAR
| Season | PA | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | SO | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | ISO | wOBA | K% | BB% | HIT+ | WAR |
|---|
| 2026 | 543 | 448 | 100 | 17 | 0 | 33 | 86 | 156 | 4 | 0.224 | 0.354 | 0.486 | 0.840 | 0.262 | 0.362 | 28.8 | 15.8 | 132.2 | 3.83 |
| 2027 | 543 | 451 | 98 | 16 | 0 | 31 | 82 | 168 | 3 | 0.217 | 0.342 | 0.461 | 0.803 | 0.244 | 0.348 | 31.0 | 15.1 | 126.0 | 3.42 |
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 32
His ten closest age-32 comparables averaged 122 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 | | | 543 | | 98 | 16 | 0 | 31 | | 3 | 82 | 168 | 0.217 | 0.342 | 0.461 | 0.803 | 126.0 |
| 2026* | PHI | 122 | 545 | 73 | 111 | 15 | 1 | 37 | | 3 | 80 | 184 | 0.244 | 0.362 | 0.526 | 0.889 | 139.5 |
| 2025 | PHI | 162 | 724 | 111 | 145 | 23 | 2 | 56 | 132 | 10 | 108 | 197 | 0.240 | 0.365 | 0.563 | 0.928 | 149.1 |
| 2024 | PHI | 150 | 692 | 110 | 142 | 22 | 0 | 38 | 104 | 5 | 106 | 197 | 0.248 | 0.366 | 0.485 | 0.851 | 134.5 |
| 2023 | PHI | 160 | 720 | 108 | 115 | 19 | 1 | 47 | 104 | 0 | 126 | 215 | 0.197 | 0.343 | 0.474 | 0.817 | 122.6 |
| 2022 | PHI | 155 | 669 | 100 | 126 | 21 | 3 | 46 | 94 | 10 | 86 | 200 | 0.218 | 0.323 | 0.504 | 0.827 | 129.3 |
| 2021 | BOS | 113 | 471 | 76 | 106 | 19 | 0 | 32 | 71 | 1 | 64 | 127 | 0.266 | 0.374 | 0.554 | 0.928 | 147.2 |
| 2020 | CHC | 59 | 224 | 30 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 24 | 1 | 30 | 66 | 0.188 | 0.308 | 0.393 | 0.701 | 90.4 |
| 2019 | CHC | 155 | 610 | 82 | 132 | 29 | 3 | 38 | 92 | 2 | 70 | 156 | 0.250 | 0.339 | 0.531 | 0.871 | 118.3 |
| 2018 | CHC | 137 | 510 | 64 | 102 | 14 | 3 | 26 | 61 | 4 | 78 | 140 | 0.238 | 0.356 | 0.467 | 0.823 | 108.1 |
| 2017 | CHC | 129 | 486 | 67 | 89 | 16 | 1 | 30 | 59 | 1 | 59 | 150 | 0.211 | 0.315 | 0.467 | 0.782 | 101.1 |
| 2016 | CHC | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.000 | 0.200 | 0.000 | 0.200 | -21.2 |
| 2015 | CHC | 69 | 273 | 52 | 57 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 43 | 3 | 36 | 77 | 0.246 | 0.355 | 0.487 | 0.842 | 133.5 |
| Career | | 1291 | 5384 | 800 | 1050 | 175 | 14 | 340 | 784 | 37 | 764 | 1527 | 0.231 | 0.346 | 0.500 | 0.846 | 126.0 |
Statcast
| Year | PA | EV | LA | Barrel% | HardHit% | Whiff% | Chase% | xBA | xSLG | xwOBA | Sprint |
|---|
| 2026 | 545 | 92.8 | 21.4 | 17.2 | 51.5 | 34.4 | 25.4 | 0.236 | 0.491 | 0.365 | 25.7 |
| 2025 | 724 | 94.3 | 20.1 | 20.8 | 59.6 | 33.1 | 21.5 | 0.249 | 0.581 | 0.401 | 25.9 |
| 2024 | 692 | 93.6 | 15.0 | 15.6 | 55.5 | 32.0 | 21.0 | 0.249 | 0.519 | 0.380 | 25.8 |
| 2023 | 720 | 92.4 | 19.0 | 16.4 | 48.8 | 31.5 | 21.6 | 0.212 | 0.487 | 0.362 | 25.0 |
| 2022 | 669 | 93.3 | 19.2 | 20.1 | 54.4 | 29.4 | 21.6 | 0.234 | 0.559 | 0.379 | 26.4 |
| 2021 | 471 | 92.3 | 15.4 | 17.6 | 52.2 | 28.6 | 20.9 | 0.258 | 0.565 | 0.397 | 26.8 |
| 2020 | 224 | 92.8 | 8.8 | 11.5 | 47.2 | 28.0 | 27.9 | 0.219 | 0.437 | 0.336 | 26.9 |
| 2019 | 610 | 93.5 | 15.5 | 15.9 | 51.2 | 28.0 | 24.0 | 0.261 | 0.552 | 0.374 | 27.1 |
| 2018 | 510 | 90.9 | 12.3 | 13.9 | 45.0 | 30.3 | 22.0 | 0.242 | 0.468 | 0.347 | 27.1 |
| 2017 | 486 | 89.6 | 18.6 | 17.2 | 41.5 | 29.8 | 26.5 | 0.221 | 0.485 | 0.345 | 26.8 |
| 2016 | 5 | 101.6 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 45.5 | 29.4 | 0.254 | 0.286 | 0.325 | 24.7 |
| 2015 | 273 | 91.9 | 15.5 | 14.3 | 42.3 | 34.0 | 28.7 | 0.238 | 0.482 | 0.362 | 27.1 |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Runs saved |
|---|
| 2025 | PHI | OF | 8 | 66 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.941 | |
| 2024 | PHI | OF | 5 | 41 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2023 | PHI | OF | 103 | 872 | 166 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0.971 | |
| 2022 | PHI | OF | 139 | 1167 | 182 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.995 | |
| 2021 | BOS | OF | 87 | 724 | 150 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0.981 | |
| 2021 | BOS | 1B | 10 | 75 | 65 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0.985 | -2.3 |
| 2020 | CHC | OF | 48 | 363 | 70 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2019 | CHC | OF | 140 | 1157 | 214 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0.974 | |
| 2019 | CHC | C | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2018 | CHC | OF | 120 | 944 | 174 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0.995 | |
| 2017 | CHC | OF | 110 | 821 | 141 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0.967 | |
| 2017 | CHC | C | 4 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -0.0 |
| 2017 | CHC | 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
| 2016 | CHC | OF | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2015 | CHC | OF | 43 | 310 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.979 | |
| 2015 | CHC | C | 21 | 136 | 110 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0.967 | -0.1 |
Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.
Minor leagues
| Year | Level | Team | Side | PA / BF | Line | AVG / ERA | OPS |
|---|
| 2017 | AAA | Iowa Cubs | Bat | 44 | 4 HR, 0 SB | 0.343 | 1.191 |
| 2015 | AAA | Iowa Cubs | Bat | 67 | 3 HR, 0 SB | 0.333 | 1.036 |
| 2015 | AA | Tennessee Smokies | Bat | 243 | 13 HR, 1 SB | 0.320 | 1.017 |
| 2014 | A+ | Daytona Cubs | Bat | 191 | 10 HR, 4 SB | 0.302 | 0.953 |
| 2014 | A | Kane County Cougars | Bat | 96 | 4 HR, 1 SB | 0.361 | 1.050 |
Splits
| Year | vs LHP | vs RHP | Home | Away |
|---|
| 2026 | 0.403 | 0.369 | 0.402 | 0.360 |
| 2025 | 0.406 | 0.386 | 0.431 | 0.358 |
| 2024 | 0.398 | 0.357 | 0.362 | 0.382 |
| 2023 | 0.333 | 0.364 | 0.359 | 0.347 |
| 2022 | 0.304 | 0.385 | 0.351 | 0.364 |
| 2021 | 0.356 | 0.431 | 0.451 | 0.360 |
| 2020 | 0.280 | 0.338 | 0.297 | 0.345 |
| 2019 | 0.320 | 0.385 | 0.405 | 0.339 |
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 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0.188 | 0.278 | 0.625 | 0.903 |
| 2024 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0.125 | 0.263 | 0.312 | 0.576 |
| 2023 | 13 | 47 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 0.255 | 0.386 | 0.660 | 1.046 |
| 2022 | 17 | 55 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 0.218 | 0.392 | 0.545 | 0.937 |
| 2021 | 11 | 44 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 0.205 | 0.286 | 0.432 | 0.718 |
| 2020 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.429 | 0.000 | 0.429 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 2017 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0.176 | 0.300 | 0.353 | 0.653 |
| 2016 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.412 | 0.500 | 0.471 | 0.971 |
| 2015 | 9 | 27 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0.333 | 0.419 | 0.889 | 1.308 |
| Career | 73 | 244 | 44 | 57 | 7 | 0 | 23 | 37 | 5 | 46 | 79 | 0.234 | 0.361 | 0.545 | 0.907 |
Salaries
| Year | Team | Salary |
|---|
| 2016 | CHC | $522,000 |
Public salary records run through 2016; current contract data is on the roadmap.