Jonah Heim

Jonah Heim

27-Year-Old CatcherC
Texas Rangers
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Heim appeared set to fill a part-time role in 2022 after the Rangers acquired Mitch Garver, but Heim ended up working as the team's primary backstop as Garver mostly served as a designated hitter before undergoing season-ending elbow surgery. Heim took advantage of the playing time and delivered a .781 OPS with 12 home runs during the first half of the season, but he struggled after the All-Star break with a .181/.279/.311 slash line. Despite the second half struggles, he showcased better plate discipline throughout the campaign and finished with a 9.2 percent walk rate, up from 5.4 percent in 2021. Garver is expected to be cleared for catching duties by Opening Day, but Heim flashed well enough last season to warrant regular reps behind the plate, especially since he's the far superior player defensively. Still, Heim's fantasy appeal would likely be limited to AL-only formats if he and Garver are splitting time. Read Past Outlooks
RANKSFrom Preseason
#235
ADP
$Signed a one-year, $745,660 contract with the Rangers in March of 2023.
Gets breather Friday
CTexas Rangers
June 2, 2023
Heim is out of the lineup Friday against the Mariners.
ANALYSIS
Sandy Leon will catch and bat ninth versus the Mariners and right-hander Luis Castillo as Heim grabs a bit of rest. Heim handled the catching duties in all three games of the Rangers' previous series at Detroit.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
3
26
2
1
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
1
12
2
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2021
 
 
+30%
OPS vs LHP
2023
 
 
+29%
OPS vs LHP
2022
 
 
+30%
OPS vs LHP
2021
 
 
+33%
OPS vs LHP
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2021vs Left .825 259 31 10 45 2 .282 .329 .496
Since 2021vs Right .636 672 72 22 76 5 .210 .274 .362
2023vs Left .971 46 9 1 12 1 .372 .413 .558
2023vs Right .751 150 21 5 29 1 .263 .320 .431
2022vs Left .833 132 17 6 20 1 .267 .333 .500
2022vs Right .640 318 34 10 28 1 .210 .283 .357
2021vs Left .728 81 5 3 13 0 .253 .275 .453
2021vs Right .547 204 17 7 19 3 .174 .225 .321
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2021
 
 
+13%
OPS at Home
2023
 
 
+21%
OPS at Home
2022
 
 
+3%
OPS on Road
2021
 
 
+41%
OPS at Home
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2021Home .733 427 51 20 68 2 .234 .282 .451
Since 2021Away .650 504 52 12 53 5 .227 .296 .355
2023Home .892 84 16 5 21 0 .273 .333 .558
2023Away .737 112 14 1 20 2 .301 .348 .388
2022Home .686 208 23 8 25 0 .227 .274 .412
2022Away .705 242 28 8 23 2 .226 .318 .387
2021Home .706 135 12 7 22 2 .222 .261 .444
2021Away .501 150 10 3 10 1 .173 .220 .281
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Stat Review
How does Jonah Heim 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
0.40
 
BB Rate
7.1%
 
K Rate
17.9%
 
BABIP
.329
 
ISO
.172
 
AVG
.289
 
OBP
.342
 
SLG
.461
 
OPS
.803
 
wOBA
.350
 
Exit Velocity
89.5 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
38.4%
 
Barrels/PA
6.1%
 
Expected BA
.283
 
Expected SLG
.487
 
Sprint Speed
21.7 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
34.2%
 
Line Drive %
24.7%
 
Fly Ball %
41.1%
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2022
2021
A very strong defensive backstop, Heim played roughly half the time for Texas last season, hitting .196/.239/.358 with 10 home runs and three steals in 285 PA. He belongs on a big-league roster, but the Rangers traded for an upgrade atop the depth chart, acquiring Mitch Garver from the Twins shortly after the lockout. Garver's biggest weakness is his durability, so Heim could still set a career best in plate appearances this year. However, the Garver acquisition relegates Heim primarily to AL-only appeal.
After a strong showing in the upper minors in 2019, Heim made his big-league debut last year and appeared in 13 games without making much of an impact at the plate. The 25-year-old switch hitter excels at making contact, and he could emerge as a solid OBP source even without the kind of BABIP boost (.395) he saw at Triple-A Las Vegas, but it's his impressive defense that has locked him into the No. 2 spot on the depth chart for the A's. Starter Sean Murphy has a higher offensive ceiling but has also had some injury issues in his career, which should open the door for more playing time for his backup. Heim likely isn't going to supply enough power to be a real difference-maker in the modern fantasy environment, but in deeper formats he could settle in as a catcher who won't hurt you either, along the lines of Francisco Cervelli in his prime.
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Knocks in four
CTexas Rangers
May 31, 2023
Heim went 2-for-4 with a double and four RBI in Tuesday's 10-6 win over Detroit.
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Fresh after two-day break
CTexas Rangers
May 28, 2023
Heim went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored in Saturday's 5-3 win over Baltimore.
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Absent from lineup
CTexas Rangers
May 26, 2023
Heim is not in the lineup for Friday's game in Baltimore.
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Nabs second stolen base
CTexas Rangers
May 25, 2023
Heim went 0-for-4 with an RBI and a steal in Wednesday's victory over the Pirates.
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Out of lineup Saturday
CTexas Rangers
May 20, 2023
Heim is not in the starting lineup Saturday versus the Rockies.
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