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Bobby Witt

25-Year-Old ShortstopSS
Kansas City Royals
2025 Stats
AVG
.291
HR
17
RBI
67
R
78
SB
32
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2025 Fantasy Outlook
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. Read Past Outlooks
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From Preseason
#2
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.
Will play Monday
SSKansas City Royals
August 11, 2025
Witt (back) will start at shortstop and bat second in Monday's game against the Nationals.
Analysis
Witt sat out Sunday's 5-3 loss to the Twins due to back stiffness, but the day off was apparently all the superstar shortstop needed to move past the issue ahead of Monday's series opener. The 25-year-old is batting just .226 thus far in August, but he's still provided two home runs, two stolen bases, five RBI and five runs over that eight-game stretch.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
100
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
23
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2023
 
 
+4%
OPS vs RHP
2025
 
 
+1%
OPS vs LHP
2024
 
 
+20%
OPS vs RHP
2023
 
 
+8%
OPS vs LHP
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2023vs Left .854 395 65 12 40 20 .310 .354 .500
Since 2023vs Right .888 1544 235 67 232 92 .298 .353 .535
2025vs Left .853 105 15 0 7 4 .323 .390 .462
2025vs Right .841 431 63 17 60 28 .284 .341 .500
2024vs Left .846 143 26 4 18 6 .316 .350 .496
2024vs Right 1.012 566 99 28 91 25 .336 .399 .612
2023vs Left .862 147 24 8 15 10 .297 .333 .529
2023vs Right .800 547 73 22 81 39 .270 .315 .485
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2023
 
 
+17%
OPS at Home
2025
 
 
+6%
OPS on Road
2024
 
 
+32%
OPS at Home
2023
 
 
+19%
OPS at Home
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2023Home .950 960 166 40 149 49 .324 .373 .576
Since 2023Away .814 979 134 39 123 63 .277 .334 .480
2025Home .818 266 39 7 31 15 .283 .338 .479
2025Away .869 270 39 10 36 17 .299 .363 .506
2024Home 1.117 347 71 14 57 16 .382 .441 .676
2024Away .844 362 54 18 52 15 .284 .340 .505
2023Home .885 347 56 19 61 18 .298 .332 .553
2023Away .741 347 41 11 35 31 .254 .305 .436
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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
0.41
 
BB Rate
8.0%
 
K Rate
19.4%
 
BABIP
.335
 
ISO
.202
 
AVG
.291
 
OBP
.351
 
SLG
.493
 
OPS
.843
 
wOBA
.361
 
Exit Velocity
93.2 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
38.9%
 
Barrels/PA
9.1%
 
Expected BA
.303
 
Expected SLG
.524
 
Sprint Speed
25.6 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
35.7%
 
Line Drive %
21.9%
 
Fly Ball %
42.4%
 
Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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2021
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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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Iffy for Monday due to stiff back
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August 11, 2025
Witt was held out of the lineup for Sunday's 5-3 loss to the Twins in 11 innings due to back stiffness, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.
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Receiving rare day off
SSKansas City Royals
August 10, 2025
Witt is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Twins.
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Smacks three-run homer
SSKansas City Royals
August 1, 2025
Witt went 1-for-3 with a steal, two walks and a three-run home run in Friday's 9-3 win over Toronto.
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Goes deep in nightcap
SSKansas City Royals
July 26, 2025
Witt went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in a 6-4 loss to the Guardians in the second game of Saturday's doubleheader.
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Back in lineup
SSKansas City Royals
July 25, 2025
Witt (knee) is batting second and playing shortstop Friday against Cleveland.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Hitting streak close to 20 games
SSKansas City Royals
April 29, 2025
Witt has hit safely in each of his last 19 games and currently owns the longest hitting streak in all of baseball.
Analysis
The star shortstop has posted five multi-hit performances during that 19-game hitting streak, a stretch in which he's slashing .357/.420/.529 with 25 hits, nine doubles, a homer, six RBI, a 3:2 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a .948 OPS. Entering the April 29 slate, Witt is one of only six players who's riding a hitting streak of at least 10 games and the only one with a run of at least 13 straight games with a hit.
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