Marcus Semien
Bats R Throws R6'0" 195 lbBorn 1990 San Francisco, USADebut 2013Team NYM3x All-StarDraft 2008 R34 #1020 Chicago White Sox, St Mary's HSContract 7 y/$175M (22-28) 2026: $26,000,000
Awards: TSN All-Star x2, AL Silver Slugger, All-MLB First Team, Gold Glove, Rawlings AL Gold Glove, Silver Slugger
Projections
2027 NEXT+ 104.1FIELD+ 108.8 at 2BTotal 1.38 WAR
| Season | PA | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | SO | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | ISO | wOBA | K% | BB% | HIT+ | WAR |
|---|
| 2026 | 464 | 412 | 97 | 19 | 2 | 15 | 45 | 81 | 8 | 0.236 | 0.313 | 0.402 | 0.715 | 0.166 | 0.313 | 17.5 | 9.7 | 98.5 | 1.36 |
| 2027 | 375 | 335 | 77 | 14 | 1 | 12 | 34 | 72 | 6 | 0.229 | 0.302 | 0.386 | 0.688 | 0.157 | 0.303 | 19.3 | 9.1 | 92.1 | 0.81 |
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 34
His ten closest age-34 comparables averaged 102 HIT+ the next season; 9 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 | | | 375 | | 77 | 14 | 1 | 12 | | 6 | 34 | 72 | 0.229 | 0.302 | 0.386 | 0.688 | 92.1 |
| 2026* | NYN | 108 | 420 | 41 | 80 | 10 | 1 | 14 | | 9 | 32 | 92 | 0.209 | 0.270 | 0.351 | 0.620 | 74.3 |
| 2025 | TEX | 127 | 534 | 62 | 108 | 16 | 1 | 15 | 62 | 11 | 50 | 93 | 0.230 | 0.305 | 0.364 | 0.669 | 98.9 |
| 2024 | TEX | 159 | 718 | 101 | 154 | 27 | 2 | 23 | 74 | 8 | 64 | 105 | 0.237 | 0.308 | 0.391 | 0.699 | 103.2 |
| 2023 | TEX | 162 | 752 | 122 | 185 | 40 | 4 | 29 | 100 | 14 | 72 | 110 | 0.276 | 0.348 | 0.478 | 0.826 | 122.4 |
| 2022 | TEX | 161 | 724 | 101 | 163 | 31 | 5 | 26 | 83 | 25 | 53 | 120 | 0.248 | 0.304 | 0.429 | 0.733 | 106.6 |
| 2021 | TOR | 162 | 724 | 115 | 173 | 39 | 2 | 45 | 102 | 15 | 66 | 146 | 0.265 | 0.334 | 0.538 | 0.873 | 132.4 |
| 2020 | OAK | 53 | 236 | 28 | 47 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 23 | 4 | 25 | 50 | 0.223 | 0.305 | 0.374 | 0.679 | 93.7 |
| 2019 | OAK | 162 | 747 | 123 | 187 | 43 | 7 | 33 | 92 | 10 | 87 | 102 | 0.285 | 0.369 | 0.522 | 0.892 | 138.7 |
| 2018 | OAK | 159 | 703 | 89 | 161 | 35 | 2 | 15 | 70 | 14 | 61 | 131 | 0.255 | 0.318 | 0.388 | 0.706 | 94.9 |
| 2017 | OAK | 85 | 386 | 53 | 85 | 19 | 1 | 10 | 40 | 12 | 38 | 85 | 0.249 | 0.325 | 0.398 | 0.722 | 98.0 |
| 2016 | OAK | 159 | 621 | 72 | 135 | 27 | 2 | 27 | 75 | 10 | 51 | 139 | 0.238 | 0.300 | 0.435 | 0.735 | 105.8 |
| 2015 | OAK | 155 | 601 | 65 | 143 | 23 | 7 | 15 | 45 | 11 | 42 | 132 | 0.257 | 0.310 | 0.405 | 0.715 | 98.4 |
| 2014 | CWS | 64 | 255 | 30 | 54 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 3 | 21 | 70 | 0.234 | 0.300 | 0.372 | 0.673 | 91.4 |
| 2013 | CWS | 21 | 71 | 7 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 0.261 | 0.268 | 0.406 | 0.673 | 71.7 |
| Career | | 1629 | 7072 | 968 | 1613 | 323 | 36 | 253 | 801 | 139 | 631 | 1305 | 0.253 | 0.321 | 0.435 | 0.756 | 109.6 |
Statcast
| Year | PA | EV | LA | Barrel% | HardHit% | Whiff% | Chase% | xBA | xSLG | xwOBA | Sprint |
|---|
| 2026 | 420 | 86.5 | 18.8 | 6.8 | 34.2 | 24.3 | 28.0 | 0.244 | 0.389 | 0.303 | 28.2 |
| 2025 | 534 | 88.3 | 19.4 | 6.8 | 35.0 | 22.6 | 23.5 | 0.243 | 0.395 | 0.318 | 28.5 |
| 2024 | 718 | 87.4 | 17.0 | 6.6 | 35.2 | 20.2 | 25.4 | 0.251 | 0.406 | 0.320 | 28.5 |
| 2023 | 753 | 88.4 | 19.1 | 6.6 | 37.0 | 18.0 | 21.6 | 0.258 | 0.434 | 0.335 | 28.7 |
| 2022 | 724 | 87.3 | 19.9 | 6.8 | 34.9 | 20.6 | 24.8 | 0.243 | 0.411 | 0.311 | 28.8 |
| 2021 | 724 | 89.7 | 20.3 | 9.9 | 41.3 | 21.5 | 21.3 | 0.243 | 0.464 | 0.336 | 28.6 |
| 2020 | 236 | 86.2 | 19.3 | 5.0 | 28.6 | 23.3 | 18.7 | 0.209 | 0.352 | 0.287 | 28.1 |
| 2019 | 747 | 88.9 | 14.9 | 9.3 | 38.1 | 18.3 | 19.2 | 0.272 | 0.495 | 0.363 | 28.1 |
| 2018 | 703 | 86.8 | 15.5 | 4.9 | 32.1 | 20.3 | 23.5 | 0.245 | 0.380 | 0.305 | 28.3 |
| 2017 | 386 | 87.1 | 17.2 | 5.0 | 30.0 | 25.4 | 24.0 | 0.243 | 0.383 | 0.312 | 28.4 |
| 2016 | 621 | 88.0 | 15.4 | 7.4 | 35.3 | 23.8 | 25.3 | 0.225 | 0.411 | 0.303 | 28.4 |
| 2015 | 601 | 87.1 | 13.6 | 5.0 | 28.9 | 22.4 | 24.1 | 0.240 | 0.380 | 0.298 | 28.9 |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Runs saved |
|---|
| 2025 | TEX | 2B | 127 | 1108 | 183 | 308 | 2 | 67 | 0.996 | +4.4 |
| 2024 | TEX | 2B | 159 | 1383 | 214 | 389 | 7 | 77 | 0.989 | +13.3 |
| 2023 | TEX | 2B | 162 | 1406 | 270 | 388 | 6 | 109 | 0.991 | +5.1 |
| 2022 | TEX | 2B | 148 | 1293 | 252 | 398 | 7 | 89 | 0.989 | +4.7 |
| 2022 | TEX | SS | 17 | 128 | 24 | 43 | 2 | 7 | 0.971 | -1.8 |
| 2021 | TOR | 2B | 147 | 1246 | 202 | 317 | 8 | 86 | 0.985 | +11.9 |
| 2021 | TOR | SS | 21 | 134 | 16 | 46 | 1 | 5 | 0.984 | -0.3 |
| 2020 | OAK | SS | 53 | 451 | 59 | 147 | 7 | 17 | 0.967 | +3.8 |
| 2019 | OAK | SS | 161 | 1435 | 186 | 436 | 12 | 85 | 0.981 | +4.3 |
| 2018 | OAK | SS | 159 | 1424 | 198 | 458 | 20 | 79 | 0.970 | +16.1 |
| 2017 | OAK | SS | 85 | 747 | 125 | 241 | 9 | 45 | 0.976 | -3.3 |
| 2016 | OAK | SS | 159 | 1385 | 235 | 477 | 21 | 109 | 0.971 | +12.1 |
| 2015 | OAK | SS | 152 | 1305 | 214 | 407 | 35 | 99 | 0.947 | -0.2 |
| 2014 | CWS | 3B | 33 | 279 | 14 | 72 | 10 | 9 | 0.896 | |
| 2014 | CWS | 2B | 26 | 224 | 51 | 78 | 4 | 23 | 0.970 | |
| 2014 | CWS | SS | 3 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | |
| 2013 | CWS | 3B | 17 | 122 | 5 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 0.921 | |
| 2013 | CWS | 2B | 3 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2013 | CWS | SS | 3 | 27 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.
Minor leagues
| Year | Level | Team | Side | PA / BF | Line | AVG / ERA | OPS |
|---|
| 2017 | A+ | Stockton Ports | Bat | 20 | 1 HR, 0 SB | 0.353 | 1.006 |
| 2014 | AAA | Charlotte Knights | Bat | 366 | 15 HR, 7 SB | 0.267 | 0.882 |
| 2013 | AAA | Charlotte Knights | Bat | 142 | 4 HR, 4 SB | 0.264 | 0.802 |
| 2013 | AA | Birmingham Barons | Bat | 484 | 15 HR, 20 SB | 0.290 | 0.903 |
| 2012 | A+ | Winston-Salem Dash | Bat | 487 | 14 HR, 11 SB | 0.275 | 0.840 |
| 2011 | A | Kannapolis Intimidators | Bat | 262 | 3 HR, 3 SB | 0.253 | 0.696 |
Splits
| Year | vs LHP | vs RHP | Home | Away |
|---|
| 2026 | 0.330 | 0.273 | 0.269 | 0.306 |
| 2025 | 0.300 | 0.306 | 0.288 | 0.320 |
| 2024 | 0.353 | 0.307 | 0.312 | 0.323 |
| 2023 | 0.361 | 0.375 | 0.401 | 0.343 |
| 2022 | 0.350 | 0.325 | 0.292 | 0.370 |
| 2021 | 0.350 | 0.385 | 0.378 | 0.374 |
| 2020 | 0.353 | 0.306 | 0.266 | 0.362 |
| 2019 | 0.400 | 0.396 | 0.415 | 0.380 |
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 |
|---|
| 2023 | 17 | 76 | 12 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 0.224 | 0.280 | 0.355 | 0.636 |
| 2020 | 7 | 27 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0.407 | 0.484 | 0.667 | 1.151 |
| 2019 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.200 | 0.200 | 0.200 | 0.400 |
| 2018 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.333 | 0.500 | 0.333 | 0.833 |
| Career | 26 | 111 | 19 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 11 | 16 | 0.270 | 0.336 | 0.423 | 0.759 |
Salaries
| Year | Team | Salary |
|---|
| 2016 | OAK | $512,500 |
| 2015 | OAK | $510,000 |
| 2014 | CWS | $500,000 |
| 2013 | CWS | $493,000 |
Public salary records run through 2016; current contract data is on the roadmap.