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Christian Koss

Bats R · 2026 player profile

MLB / SS
Charts through 2026-09-27 · season stats retrieved 2026-10-13
Average.2172026 · MLB season
Home runs42026 · MLB season
RBI122026 · MLB season
OPS.5622026 · MLB season

Quality of contact

10-game rolling xwOBA

.050.150.250.350.450.55010-game xwOBALEAGUE AVG .302
10-game rolling xwOBA
League Avg

2026-04-08 — 2026-09-27 · 66 recorded dates. Higher xwOBA means stronger expected production.

SF at —

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Our picks & reasoning

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OddsIndex analysis

Our picks on Koss

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Pick record checked Oct 13, 2026 ET. Local preview uses saved data.

Our past picks

Original reasoning and recorded results.

Showing 3 past picks from 3 linked picks since Jan 1, 2026 ET. Snapshot Oct 13, 2026 ET.

Christian Koss under 0.5 hitsW

Sep 19, 2026 ET · Odds at publication 1.8400

Read original reasoning

Koss slashes .236/.280/.331 on the season — a below-average contact profile with a .280 OBP. Against Skubal (2.70 ERA, 10.6 K/9 in 2026), weak-contact middle-infielders at the bottom of the order face severe suppression. The market prices under at -119 (54.4% implied), which slightly undervalues the matchup edge — Skubal's strikeout rate punishes exactly this type of hitter. No career BvP data for Koss vs. Skubal, so season profile is the signal: low walk rate, below-average OPS, poor vs. LHP (0.703 vL OPS).

Christian Koss under 0.5 total basesL

Aug 11, 2026 ET · Odds at publication 2.0400

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Koss is one of the weakest bats in MLB this season: .161/.200/.177 slash, .350 OPS vs RHP, .177 SLG, 0 HR in 65 PA. His L7d OPS is .250. Facing Brown's 9.73 K/9 rate, a hitless-and-no-extra-base game is the strong baseline expectation. Under 0.5 total bases at +104 (implying 49.0% probability) significantly underprices a batter with essentially no power and a sub-.200 batting average — the edge is real even if modest.

Christian Koss under 0.5 hitsW

Aug 7, 2026 ET · Odds at publication 2.1400

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Koss is slashing .167/.216/.188 in 51 PA with a 0.392 OPS vs righties — one of the weakest contact profiles in the lineup against a RHP like Montero. L7d OPS is 0.308. No career matchup data vs Montero exists. Under at +114 has value given his poor contact rate and Montero's 3.17 ERA and 1.00 WHIP in 2026, though limited sample and lineup volatility cap confidence.

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At the plate

Which pitches he handles and how he makes decisions at the plate.

Where the ball goes

350 FTLeftCenterRight
Batted Balls151
Hits44
Home Runs4
Pull%60.3
Out
1B
2B/3B
HR

Contact by location

75.013 BIP73.78 BIP73.86 BIP75.820 BIP91.019 BIP85.110 BIP85.95 BIP94.413 BIP87.914 BIP65.8High85.8Away74.6Low75.6InsideCatcher's perspective
65.8mph
94.4mphExit velocity

Heatmap · exit velocity in mph · catcher’s view. Choose a pitch type above to filter measured contact.

Data detail

Season & career

Updated 2026-10-13. Seasons are split by team.

Season / teamGPAHHRRBIAVGOBPSLGOPS
2026 · San Francisco Giants7122144412.217.257.305.562
2025 · San Francisco Giants7619146323.264.309.368.677
Career14741290735.239.281.334.615
Recorded game dates 66 dates

Existing chart-builder observations, grouped by date. Not an official box-score game log; missing values stay blank.

DatePA*xwOBABAEV (mph)Barrel fraction
2026-09-2740.0020.00091.90.000
2026-09-2640.0440.00074.80.000
2026-09-2520.0000.00040.30.000
2026-09-2330.1090.00031.00.000
2026-09-2230.0710.33352.90.000
2026-09-2130.3320.33389.00.000
2026-09-2030.0330.00089.00.000
2026-09-1930.1560.00072.60.000
2026-09-1830.0680.00086.80.000
2026-09-1640.1260.25074.10.000

*PA is the count of appearances with a positive wOBA denominator.

How to read these numbers
xwOBA

Sample: 221 pa

Compared with 2026 batters with a recorded value and at least 50 plate appearances.

Exit velocity

Sample: 151 bip

Compared with 2026 batters with a recorded value and at least 30 batted balls.

Barrel rate

Sample: 151 bip

Compared with 2026 batters with a recorded value and at least 30 batted balls.

Hard-hit rate

Sample: 151 bip

Compared with 2026 batters with a recorded value and at least 30 batted balls.

Strikeout rate

Sample: 221 pa

Compared with 2026 batters with a recorded value and at least 50 plate appearances.

Walk rate

Sample: 221 pa

Compared with 2026 batters with a recorded value and at least 50 plate appearances.