John Rave

28-Year-Old OutfielderOF

Kansas City Royals

2026 Stats

AVG

.500

RBI

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2026 Fantasy Outlook

Rave made his major-league debut with the Royals in late May after spending each of the two prior seasons with Triple-A Omaha. He saw his playing time fluctuate in the majors while providing depth in the outfield before he was optioned back to Triple-A in late August, though he finished the season out with the parent club after being recalled in mid-September. Rave posted a .196/.283/.307 slash line with seven steals, four home runs, 14 RBI and 18 runs across 175 plate appearances for the Royals in 2025. He showed some promise at the plate last season with above-average walk rate, chase rate and bat speed while ranking in the 88th percentile in sprint speed. Rave is competing for a spot on the Royals' Opening Day roster but would be limited to a depth role if he makes the cut, especially after Kansas City signed veteran Starling Marte in late February. Read Past Outlooks

League Majors

Bats L

Throws L

40 Man Yes

Height 5'11"

Weight 194

DOB 12/30/1997

Born Canton, IL

College Illinois State

Drafted 5th Rd 2019 KC

Pops first homer in Wednesday's win

OFKansas City Royals

June 17, 2026

Rave went 2-for-4 with a triple, a solo home run and a second run scored in Wednesday's 6-2 win over the Nationals.

Analysis
The second-inning long ball off Zack Littell was Rave's first of the season in the majors, while the three-bagger was his first in the majors in his 74th career game. Rave got called up over the weekend to supply outfield depth while Kyle Isbel (foot) and Vinnie Pasquantino (hand) are on the shelf, but performances like this could earn the 28-year-old more playing time against right-handed pitching. Through 60 games with Triple-A Omaha prior to his promotion, Rave was slashing .278/.395/.475 with 10 homers and 16 steals.

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Batting Order Slot Breakdown

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Left/Right Batting Splits

Since 2024

+34%

OPS vs LHP

2026

+33%

OPS vs RHP

2025

+19%

OPS vs LHP

2024

No Stats

	OPS	PA	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Since 2024vs Left	.817	25	4	0	1	3	.300	.417	.400
Since 2024vs Right	.608	155	16	5	14	4	.190	.273	.336
2026vs Left	2.000	2	1	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.500
2026vs Right	2.667	3	1	1	1	0	.500	.667	2.000
2025vs Left	.687	23	3	0	1	3	.278	.409	.278
2025vs Right	.576	152	15	4	13	4	.185	.265	.311
2024vs Left	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2024vs Right	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Home/Away Batting Splits

Since 2024

+42%

OPS on Road

2026

-100%

OPS on Road

2025

+26%

OPS on Road

2024

No Stats

	OPS	PA	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Since 2024Home	.518	86	7	1	5	2	.167	.282	.236
Since 2024Away	.736	94	13	4	10	5	.235	.301	.435
2026Home	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2026Away	2.350	5	2	1	1	0	.500	.600	1.750
2025Home	.518	86	7	1	5	2	.167	.282	.236
2025Away	.654	89	11	3	9	5	.222	.284	.370
2024Home	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2024Away	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Stat Review

How does John Rave 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.