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Isiah Kiner-Falefa

Bats R · 2026 player profile

MLB / 2B
Charts through 2026-09-25 · season stats retrieved 2026-10-13
Average.2422026 · MLB season
Home runs22026 · MLB season
RBI162026 · MLB season
OPS.6332026 · MLB season

Quality of contact

10-game rolling xwOBA

.000.100.200.300.400.50010-game xwOBALEAGUE AVG .302
10-game rolling xwOBA
League Avg

2026-03-26 — 2026-09-25 · 55 recorded dates. Higher xwOBA means stronger expected production.

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Our picks & reasoning

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Our picks on Kiner-Falefa

Saved upcoming picks

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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 2 past picks from 2 linked picks since Jan 1, 2026 ET. Snapshot Oct 13, 2026 ET.

Isiah Kiner-Falefa over 0.5 hitsW

Sep 25, 2026 ET · Odds at publication 1.6800

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Kiner-Falefa has a consistent recent track record vs Holmes: 7 career PA, .429 AVG, 1.000 OPS overall, with the trend strengthening — 1.500 OPS in 2024 (2 PA) and 1.334 OPS in 2025 (3 PA). While samples are small and must be noted as such, the pattern across multiple recent seasons is unusually consistent. Holmes is currently in poor form (6 ER and 8 ER in his last two starts), making this a favorable time to back IKF's BvP edge at -147.

Market unavailableW

May 31, 2026 ET · Odds at publication 1.6000

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.319 BA on the season, L28d OPS 1.059, L7d OPS 1.328 — Kiner-Falefa is on a sustained hot streak. vR OPS of 0.896 facing RHP Tanner Bibee (4.57 ERA in 2026, 1.27 WHIP). No career BvP data vs Bibee. High contact rate plus Bibee's elevated walk and contact-suppression issues in 2026 (57 BB in 187 IP in 2025, 21 BB in 63 IP in 2026) favor reaching base. At -167 the implied 62.5% aligns with a .319 hitter facing a struggling starter.

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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 Balls137
Hits39
Home Runs2
Pull%59.9
Out
1B
2B/3B
HR

Contact by location

68.016 BIP86.016 BIP80.66 BIP80.313 BIP84.719 BIP91.111 BIP73.03 BIP93.110 BIP87.37 BIP66.9High87.1Away76.0Low75.0InsideCatcher's perspective
66.9mph
93.1mphExit 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 · Boston Red Sox6618339216.242.322.311.633
2025 · 138459113240.262.297.334.631
2025 · Toronto Blue Jays1931715.233.258.367.625
2025 · Pittsburgh Pirates119428106135.264.300.332.632
2024 · 133496125843.269.306.376.682
2024 · Pittsburgh Pirates5021550110.240.265.322.587
2024 · Toronto Blue Jays8328175733.292.338.420.758
2023 · New York Yankees11536179637.242.306.340.646
2022 · New York Yankees142531126448.261.314.327.641
2021 · Texas Rangers158677172853.271.312.357.669
2020 · Texas Rangers5822859310.280.329.370.699
2019 · Texas Rangers6522248121.238.299.322.621
2018 · Texas Rangers11139693434.261.325.357.682
Career986355385438302.261.311.347.658
Recorded game dates 55 dates

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

DatePA*xwOBABAEV (mph)Barrel fraction
2026-09-2570.4240.40079.60.000
2026-09-2430.0590.00068.50.000
2026-09-2240.2600.00086.00.000
2026-09-2030.1130.00082.00.000
2026-09-1930.0470.00062.90.000
2026-09-1830.0170.00050.70.000
2026-09-1630.1690.00087.00.000
2026-09-1210.698———
2026-09-1140.2080.25080.70.000
2026-09-0940.2810.00087.90.000

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

How to read these numbers
xwOBA

Sample: 183 pa

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

Exit velocity

Sample: 137 bip

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

Barrel rate

Sample: 137 bip

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

Hard-hit rate

Sample: 137 bip

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

Strikeout rate

Sample: 183 pa

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

Walk rate

Sample: 183 pa

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