Bobby Witt

Bobby Witt

26-Year-Old ShortstopSS
Kansas City Royals
Day-To-Day
Injury Knee
2026 Stats
AVG
.294
HR
10
RBI
32
R
40
SB
28
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2026 Fantasy Outlook
Witt finished as the runner-up for AL MVP in 2024 but wasn't able to fully replicate those efforts last season, though he was still an elite producer with a .295/.351/.501 slash line in 157 games. He finished 2025 with 23 homers, 88 RBI and 99 runs, all of which were notable drops from the previous season, but he did improve his stolen-base total to 38 while being caught three fewer times. That overall production may be a more reasonable year-to-year expectation for Witt than his 169 wRC+ in 2024, though he can certainly still elevate that while entering his age-26 campaign. Even with that slightly lower production, Witt is arguably the top power/speed combo in the league and has all but cemented himself as MLB's premier shortstop heading into 2026, especially when factoring in his top-level defense. Read Past Outlooks
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From Preseason
#3
ADP
League Majors
Bats R
Throws R
40 Man Yes
Height 6'1"
Weight 205
DOB 6/14/2000
Born Colleyville, TX
College None
Drafted 1st Rd 2019 KC
Signed a seven-year, $148.78 million contract extension with the Royals in February of 2024. Contract includes $35 million player options for 2031, 2032, 2033 and 2034. Contract includes three-year, $89 million team option after 2034.
Exits early with knee issue
SSKansas City Royals
Knee
June 18, 2026
Witt (knee) exited Thursday's contest against the Cardinals in the fourth inning, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.
Analysis
Witt torqued his right knee/leg while attempting to make a sliding stop at shortstop in the top of the fourth inning, and he ultimately exited the game before his next at-bat in the bottom of the frame. Witt will finish his night having gone 2-for-2 with a solo home run, two RBI and two runs scored. Tyler Tolbert has replaced him in the lineup, batting second versus St. Louis.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
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#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
55
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
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#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
21
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2024
 
 
+1%
OPS vs RHP
2026
 
 
+30%
OPS vs LHP
2025
 
 
+4%
OPS vs LHP
2024
 
 
+20%
OPS vs RHP
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2024vs Left .893 367 57 7 39 25 .329 .381 .512
Since 2024vs Right .901 1366 207 58 190 72 .305 .367 .534
2026vs Left 1.009 78 10 2 9 12 .357 .423 .586
2026vs Right .779 259 30 8 23 16 .275 .351 .428
2025vs Left .879 146 21 1 12 7 .328 .390 .489
2025vs Right .844 541 78 22 76 31 .287 .340 .504
2024vs Left .846 143 26 4 18 6 .316 .350 .496
2024vs Right 1.012 566 99 28 91 25 .336 .399 .612
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2024
 
 
+15%
OPS at Home
2026
 
 
+14%
OPS at Home
2025
 
 
+2%
OPS on Road
2024
 
 
+32%
OPS at Home
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2024Home .962 853 139 32 114 47 .329 .386 .576
Since 2024Away .839 880 125 33 115 50 .292 .355 .484
2026Home .885 170 20 7 18 13 .305 .359 .526
2026Away .777 167 20 3 14 15 .283 .377 .400
2025Home .842 336 48 11 39 18 .286 .342 .500
2025Away .861 351 51 12 49 20 .304 .359 .502
2024Home 1.117 347 71 14 57 16 .382 .441 .676
2024Away .844 362 54 18 52 15 .284 .340 .505
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Stat Review
How does Bobby Witt compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.

* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
  • BB/K
    Walk to strikeout ratio
  • BB Rate
    The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a walk.
  • K Rate
    The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a strikeout.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many of a batter’s balls in play go for hits.
  • ISO
    Isolated Power. Slugging percentage minus batting average. A computation used to measure a batter's raw power.
  • AVG
    Batting average. Hits divided by at bats.
  • OBP
    On Base Percentage. A measure of how often a batters reaches base. Roughly equal to number of times on base divided by plate appearances.
  • SLG
    Slugging Percentage. A measure of the batting productivity of a hitter. It is calculated as total bases divided by at bats.
  • OPS
    On base plus slugging. THe sum of a batter's on-base percentage and slugging percentage.
  • wOBA
    Weighted on-base average. Measures a player's overall offensive contributions per plate appearance. wOBA combines all the different aspects of hitting into one metric, weighting each of them in proportion to their actual run value.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Hard Hit Rate
    A measure of contact quality from Sports Info Solutions. This stat explains what percentage of batted balls were hit hard vs. medium or soft.
  • Barrels/PA
    The percentage of plate appearances where a batter had a batted ball classified as a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Expected BA
    Expected Batting Average.
  • Expected SLG
    Expected Slugging Percentage.
  • Sprint Speed
    The speed of a runner from home to first, in feet per second.
  • Ground Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are on the ground.
  • Line Drive %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are line drives.
  • Fly Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are fly balls.
BB/K
0.61
 
BB Rate
10.4%
 
K Rate
17.0%
 
BABIP
.330
 
ISO
.162
 
AVG
.290
 
OBP
.364
 
SLG
.451
 
OPS
.815
 
wOBA
.356
 
Exit Velocity
93.3 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
40.1%
 
Barrels/PA
6.3%
 
Expected BA
.312
 
Expected SLG
.525
 
Sprint Speed
25.7 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
34.7%
 
Line Drive %
22.7%
 
Fly Ball %
42.6%
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Progress is not always linear, but Witt has been on an upward trajectory since breaking into the big leagues as the consensus No. 1 overall prospect in baseball in 2022. He improved upon all three elements of his slash line once again in 2024, adding nearly 60 points to his batting average to lead the majors at .332. At age 23/24, Witt played in all but one game for the Royals, earning his first All-Star selection and leading Kansas City to its first postseason appearance since 2015. He totaled 234 runs-plus-RBI while reaching 30 homers for a second straight season. The one area of decline was in the stolen-base department, as he fell back to 31 steals after totaling 49 the year prior. He was caught stealing 12 times in 43 attempts, but Witt ranked at the top of the sprint speed leaderboard at 30.5 ft/sec. Amazingly, there's still upside if he can improve his efficiency on the basepaths, and regardless he's already an elite fantasy producer. Despite a modest supporting cast, Witt should arguably be considered right alongside Shohei Ohtani and Aaron Judge at the very top of 2025 fantasy drafts.
In 2022, Witt missed the memo that rookies were supposed to struggle. In 2023, he missed the long-held belief that sophomores slump as pitchers begin to find weaknesses in younger players to exploit them. The young man was the only other player in baseball besides Ronald Acuna to post at least 30 homers and 40 steals in 2023 and finished tied with Corbin Carroll as the sixth most valuable player in standard league formats. Witt contributed to all five categories while excelling in four of them in 2023. The only area that could stand to improve is his acceptance of walks, as he appears to like them as much as his old man hated to dish them out on the mound. If Witt could boost his OBP over .350, he could lead the league in stolen bases in 2024. As you set your draft preferences for 2024, understand Witt may not even be there if you pick as high as third.
Rookies are supposed to struggle, but someone forgot to tell Witt Jr. He crushed the ball throughout the Cactus League and defied the odds to make the Opening Day roster for the Royals. While he did struggle to accept walks, leading to issues in OBP leagues, he also became just the sixth player age 22 or younger to homer at least 20 times and steal at least 30 bases, while also scoring 80 runs and driving in 80, joining the likes of Alex Rodriguez, Ronald Acuna Jr, Cesar Cedeno, Willie Davis and Mike Trout who did that at ages 21 and 22. Many of his age peers were still in A and AA ball while Witt Jr had an above league average OPS despite the low walk total. He has gone from wildcard last winter to a likely first-round selection in standard 5x5 leagues this winter. The OBP penalty may hang around for another season, but he could be peak Hanley Ramirez in a hurry with his bat and legs.
Witt showcased such a tantalizing combination of power and speed at Double-A and Triple-A (33 HR, 29 SB in 123 games) that he has an NFBC ADP inside the top 100 in November and December draft and hold leagues. We still don't know when he will make his MLB debut, but Opening Day is a possibility, as is late April, depending on the new collective bargaining agreement. While Witt, who turns 22 in June, has experience at the alternate training site and in big-league spring training, he had never played minor-league games above rookie ball prior to last season, which makes his exploits in the upper levels all the more impressive. His hit tool was considered his worst tool when he was drafted, and while that may still be the case, his 23.2 K% in the upper levels suggests it won't be a debilitating issue that prevents him from being a counting-stat monster. As a rookie, Witt shouldn't be expected to come close to the .290 average he logged in the minors last season. A .250 or .260 average in his first season is feasible, but the range of realistic outcomes also dips well below that .250 mark.
Despite having never played in a full-season league, Witt's performance at the Royals' alternate training site was promising enough that there is already speculation he could debut in his age-20/21 season. That may be overly optimistic, but when longtime baseball man and Royals GM Dayton Moore says Witt is the "most talented position player he's ever been a part of" and the word "special" gets tossed around with regularity, it's hard to pump the breaks on the building hype. In the months between spring training and summer camp, Witt was scrimmaging against veteran big leaguers in Texas, and he showed an improved approach all summer. He played primarily shortstop, but also got reps at third base, which would probably be his position if he does debut this year. Witt has the tools to go 35/20, so the rave reviews about his improved hit tool should be music to the ears of anyone rostering him in dynasty.
Projecting how much a high schooler will hit in pro ball is probably the toughest aspect of amateur scouting. For instance, if Witt really hits, he will be a star. But we still have no idea if he will hit big-league pitching. He is excellent at everything else. A 6-foot-1 19-year-old from a baseball family, Witt combines plus-plus raw power with plus speed, above-average shortstop defense, a plus arm and excellent intangibles. Even playing half his games in Kansas City, he has the tools to be a 35-25 guy if he hits. In fact, "If He Hits" would be the title of this outlook. The Royals selected him with the No. 2 overall pick in last year's draft because they think/hope he will hit. His 19.4 K% and 37.4 Oppo% in the AZL were encouraging marks, but his 52.0 GB% was far from ideal. For the eternal optimists: Witt hit .308/.352/.446 with his lone AZL home run over his final 15 games.
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On base four times Tuesday
SSKansas City Royals
June 17, 2026
Witt went 3-for-4 with a walk, a run scored, an RBI and a stolen base in Tuesday's 6-4 loss to the Nationals.
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Swipes two bases Sunday
SSKansas City Royals
June 15, 2026
Witt went 2-for-4 with a run scored and two steals in Sunday's 4-0 victory over Houston.
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Back in lineup Tuesday
SSKansas City Royals
June 9, 2026
Witt (knee) is back in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Rangers.
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Dealing with right knee injury
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Knee
June 7, 2026
Witt was removed from Sunday's game against Minnesota due to right knee soreness.
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Exits Sunday's game
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Undisclosed
June 7, 2026
Witt (undisclosed) was removed from Sunday's game against the Twins, Joel Goldberg of Bally Sports Kansas City reports.
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Paces shortstops in All-Star ballot
SSKansas City Royals
June 16, 2026
Witt leads all shortstops in the American League following the first 2026 MLB All-Star Game ballot update revealed Monday, according to Thomas Harrigan of MLB.com.
Analysis
Witt has a sizable lead at shortstop based on the first ballot update, and it would be surprising if another player overtakes him in the race for a starting role. Witt, who's searching for the first All-Star starting nod of his career, leads all shortstops with 890,575 votes while the second-place player, the Blue Jays' Andres Gimenez, who's currently dealing with a wrist injury, has over 500,000 fewer votes at 354,651.
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