Kyle Schwarber

Kyle Schwarber

30-Year-Old OutfielderOF
Philadelphia Phillies
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Schwarber is sort of like the modern-day Adam Dunn in that he's a three-true-outcomes player who is perennially underrated because of his low batting average. He's also not a good defender. With 46 home runs last season, Schwarber led the National League, finishing second in baseball behind only Aaron Judge. Surprisingly, Schwarber added a new element to his game in his first season with the Phillies in the form of stolen bases. He was 10-for-11 on the basepaths after going 4-for-8 over the prior three seasons, so it would seem one of the Philadelphia coaches got through to him on how to read opposing pitchers. Now entering his age-30 season, Schwarber should be celebrated for what he is. His power contributions more than make up for the low average and the steals are just a cherry on top. Read Past Outlooks
RANKSFrom Preseason
#46
ADP
$Signed a four-year, $79 million contract with the Phillies in March of 2022.
Moves up to leadoff spot
OFPhiladelphia Phillies
June 2, 2023
Schwarber is batting leadoff for the Phillies on Friday versus the Nationals, Alex Coffey of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
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Manager Rob Thomson is shaking things up in an effort to jump-start a disappointing offense. It's interesting that shifting Schwarber up in the batting order is the move, considering he's gone 2-for-30 over his last nine games to drop his OPS on the season below .700, but he does have a .348 OBP against right-handed pitchers -- and Washington is sending Josiah Gray to the mound.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
3
6
16
1
14
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
2
4
4
7
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2021
 
 
+26%
OPS vs RHP
2023
 
 
+10%
OPS vs RHP
2022
 
 
+31%
OPS vs RHP
2021
 
 
+26%
OPS vs RHP
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2021vs Left .715 456 49 20 50 3 .208 .318 .397
Since 2021vs Right .902 925 156 71 142 8 .234 .348 .554
2023vs Left .659 78 9 6 9 0 .143 .231 .429
2023vs Right .722 163 20 7 18 0 .178 .350 .372
2022vs Left .687 229 23 10 30 3 .193 .301 .386
2022vs Right .900 440 77 36 64 7 .232 .334 .566
2021vs Left .788 149 17 4 11 0 .268 .389 .398
2021vs Right .990 322 59 28 60 1 .264 .366 .623
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2021
 
 
+13%
OPS at Home
2023
 
 
+11%
OPS at Home
2022
 
 
+4%
OPS on Road
2021
 
 
+37%
OPS at Home
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2021Home .893 686 111 47 93 4 .246 .354 .538
Since 2021Away .789 696 94 44 99 7 .205 .323 .466
2023Home .751 99 12 5 12 0 .198 .343 .407
2023Away .675 143 17 8 15 0 .144 .294 .381
2022Home .810 343 53 21 41 4 .225 .324 .487
2022Away .845 326 47 25 53 6 .211 .322 .523
2021Home 1.067 244 46 21 40 0 .296 .402 .665
2021Away .779 227 30 11 31 1 .233 .344 .435
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Stat Review
How does Kyle Schwarber 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
0.56
 
BB Rate
16.5%
 
K Rate
29.3%
 
BABIP
.174
 
ISO
.226
 
AVG
.166
 
OBP
.314
 
SLG
.392
 
OPS
.706
 
wOBA
.316
 
Exit Velocity
92.0 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
32.8%
 
Barrels/PA
7.0%
 
Expected BA
.207
 
Expected SLG
.430
 
Sprint Speed
20.0 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
35.9%
 
Line Drive %
17.2%
 
Fly Ball %
46.9%
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Schwarber is a power-only bat, and sometimes that's all a fantasy team needs. He consistently hits 30 or more home runs with a walk rate over 10%. Those skills are bankable. He provides no stolen bases (four total in his last three seasons) with a batting average that bounces around from a complete drag to somewhat OK (.211 to .238 to .250 to .188 to .266). The low batting average is from mainly hitting flyballs, being shifted as a pull hitter and having square wheels. He's also struggled with an extreme platoon split, with a career .880 OPS against righties and just .684 OPS against lefties. He just can't generate any power (.146 ISO) against lefties. Without knowing his exact role, he might end up in a platoon or could have over 600 plate appearances. In leagues that require 10 or fewer games to qualify at a position, he is qualified at first base.
Schwarber continued to hit the ball out of the park in 2020, but his overall numbers took a tumble. The slugger suffered from some bad luck during the condensed slate, as his .219 BABIP came in well below his career .267 mark. Schwarber's SLG fell from .531 in 2019 to .393 last year, with only six doubles in 59 games, despite 95th percentile exit velocity. The 27-year-old has always been a bit of a slow starter, with his career OPS lowest in April and May, and in 2020 he did not have time to heat up. The Cubs should have taken advantage of the DH more with Schwarber as his defense was so poor in 48 starts in left field that it washed away most of his offensive contributions. While Chicago did not bring him back, there should still be plenty of suitors for Schwarber's bat in 2021. He figures to get back near an .800 OPS and 30 home runs, with plenty of strikeouts and a sub-.250 batting average mixed in.
Players who saw their 2019 homer total built off opposite-field home runs will suffer if the ball is dejuiced this season. Schwarber led all players with 15 homers to the opposite field in 2019, so that is a concern for the big bat. Last season marked the second time in three years Schwarber hit 30 homers, but 2019 was the first time he was truly an everyday player and fulfilled the run production expectations that have followed him for the past few seasons. Schwarber's Statcast metrics are littered with spots in the 90th percentile or above, highlighted by an average exit velocity in the 97th percentile and a hard-hit rate in the 99th percentile. Those numbers should help you feel better about a drop in homers with a new baseball potentially in play. Strikeout rate improving, batting average improving...good signs entering his age-27 season.
Most major-league hitters would be thrilled to smack 72 homers before their 26th birthday, especially after missing an entire season due to injury. However, expectations for Schwarber are higher than most, so thus far, he's deemed a disappointment. Two hurdles remain before he loses the label. First, Schwarber needs to make more contact, even in this era of increasing strikeouts. More importantly, the slugger needs to figure out how to handle southpaws better or he'll be saddled with platoon playing time, aiding his average but limiting overall production. In his favor: he's still young and possesses a good eye, posting a career 14% walk rate. In addition, his outfield defense is improving, so the gains versus lefties don't need to be that major, just better than the 85 wRC+ posted in 2018. Even with his faults, Schwarber is a threat to hit 30 long balls with a solid OBP. In leagues using average, be sure to have a buffer.
While Schwarber hit 30 home runs last season, his campaign has to be categorized as a major disappointment. He was excellent in the 2016 World Series after missing almost the entire year with a torn ligament in his knee, but failed to build on that momentum, batting just .171 over the first two and a half months of the season. Those prolonged struggles earned Schwarber a trip to the minors, and though the reset seemed to be beneficial, the swing and miss was still a problem after his return, with Schwarber striking out in one-third of his plate appearances the rest of the way. His struggles against left-handed pitching continued -- Schwarber now has a .159/.270/.312 career line against southpaws -- but to his credit Schwarber's defense in left field was better than most expected. The soon-to-be 25-year-old will have some appeal at a reduced cost given his power, but he's a batting-average liability, and his confinement to a platoon role means his run and RBI totals will continue to lag behind his everyday counterparts.
An outfield collision with Dexter Fowler in his second game of the season resulted in a torn ACL and MCL for Schwarber. Much to everyone's surprise, Schwarber was cleared to DH in the World Series, and it was like he'd never been away. Schwarber went 7-for-17 in the Fall Classic with three walks to four strikeouts, even adding a stolen base for good measure in Game 7. The fact that he was able to jump right back in against high-level pitching after nearly seven months away (and only a couple games in the Arizona Fall League to shake the rust) speaks to Schwarber's immense talent at the plate. Unfortunately, he lost catcher eligibility and it's uncertain how often he'll man the backstop in 2017. Chances are, he will play primarily in the outfield coming off such a serious knee injury, and with the emergence of Willson Contreras. Regardless, Schwarber remains a highly appealing option as he's among the best young hitters in the game.
All Schwarber does is hit, and the Cubs had no choice but to promote him last year when it appeared that no minor league level could hold him. His .246 batting average was a bit disappointing, but he made up for it with 16 home runs and 36 walks in limited regular-season action and five more homers in the postseason. Even better, though he moved to the outfield he still managed to catch 21 games in the majors, earning him valuable multi-position eligibility. It's doubtful that he can be an everyday catcher, but it's possible he could play enough behind the plate to continue to stay eligible there in the coming years. How does a catcher-eligible player who hits 25 home runs and bats .290 sound?
The Cubs drafted Schwarber with the fourth pick in the 2014 draft and he made an immediate impression in his three-level stint, hitting a combined 18 home runs in 262 at-bats with an on-base percentage north of .400. Though he played a lot of outfield in his first year as a pro, he's expected to be a full-time catcher in 2015, either at High-A Myrtle Beach or Double-A Tennessee. If he can prove himself there, he'll be on the fast track to Chicago, where he won't have many catchers to beat out.
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Hits first-inning grand slam
OFPhiladelphia Phillies
May 21, 2023
Schwarber went 1-for-2 with a grand slam, two walks and an additional run scored in Saturday's 12-3 victory over the Cubs.
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Hits homer No. 10
OFPhiladelphia Phillies
May 16, 2023
Schwarber went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and a walk in Tuesday's 4-3 loss to the Giants.
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Launches ninth homer
OFPhiladelphia Phillies
May 12, 2023
Schwarber went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Friday's 6-3 win over the Rockies.
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Back in lineup Wednesday
OFPhiladelphia Phillies
May 10, 2023
Schwarber (foot) will hit fifth and start in left field Wednesday against the Blue Jays.
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Leaves with left foot bruise
OFPhiladelphia Phillies
Foot
May 9, 2023
Schwarber left Tuesday's game against the Blue Jays with a left foot contusion, Todd Zolecki of MLB.com reports. X-rays returned negative.
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