Rafael Flores Jr.

#43 - C/1B

Pittsburgh Pirates

Bats / Throws	Right / Right
Date of Birth	11/7/2000 (25)
Height, Weight	6'3", 232 lb
Hometown	Anaheim, CA

2026 Season Stats

Needs more playing time to qualify

MLB Rank MLB Average

	PA	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	wOBA
	154	16	10	22	0	.273	.375

	352^nd 440 PA	350^th 53 R	203^rd 14 HR	323^rd 51 RBI	311^th 8 SB	61^st .245 AVG	15^th .318 wOBA

	K%	BB%	IPA%	HC%	xAVG	xwOBA
	27.3%	9.7%	29.2%	-	.238	.353

	288^th - K%	129^th - BB%	46^th - IPA%	1^st - HC%	198^th - xAVG	61^st - xwOBA

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Stats Glossary

Rafael Flores Jr. Overview

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Year	Team	G	PA	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	wOBA	xwOBA	Z-Con%	K%	BB%	HR/FB%	BABIP	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%
2025	PIT	7	17	0	0	0	0	.200	.294	.333	.280	.369	66.7%	41.2%	11.8%	0.0%	.375	12.5%	75.0%	35.3%
2026	PIT	45	154	16	10	22	0	.273	.344	.532	.375	.353	79.5%	27.3%	9.7%	32.3%	.322	14.4%	46.4%	29.2%
MLB Percentile		0	0	1	36	6	0	82	76	98	95	82	12	18	62	93	80	95	95	86
MLB AVG		117	440	53	14	51	8	.245	.320	.404	.318	.321	84.8%	21.9%	8.9%	19.1%	.291	7.5%	38.0%	25.7%
Career		52	171	16	10	22	0	.266	.339	.513	.366	.355	78.3%	28.7%	9.9%	30.3%	.326	14.3%	48.6%	29.8%

Rafael Flores Jr. Game Log

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Rafael Flores Jr. Standard

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Year	Team	1B	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	K	BB	HBP	H	TB	HC	Brl
2025	PIT	1	2	0	0	0	0	7	2	0	3	7	5	1
2026	PIT	22	6	0	10	0	0	42	15	0	38	89	46	14
MLB Percentile		1	3	0	36	0	0	95	9	0	1	4	2	32
MLB AVG		63	18	2	14	8	2	95	40	5	97	206	117	22
Career		23	8	0	10	0	0	49	17	0	41	96	51	15

Rafael Flores Jr. Advanced

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Year	Team	K%	BB%	AVG	OBP	SLG	wOBA	ISO	BABIP	xAVG	xSLG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	Max EV	FB EV	LA
2025	PIT	41.2%	11.8%	.200	.294	.333	.280	.133	.375	.257	.519	.369	.412	.612	108.6	80.3	14.0
2026	PIT	27.3%	9.7%	.273	.344	.532	.375	.259	.322	.238	.515	.353	.263	.456	110.2	95.9	12.6
MLB Percentile		18	62	82	76	98	95	97	80	41	94	82	21	93	45	97	40
MLB AVG		21.9%	8.9%	.245	.320	.404	.318	.158	.291	.242	.415	.321	.283	.371	110.8	89.6	13.5
Career		28.7%	9.9%	.266	.339	.513	.366	.247	.326	.240	.515	.355	.275	.468	110.2	95.0	12.7

Rafael Flores Jr. Batted Ball › Contact

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Year	Team	GB%	LD%	FB%	PU%	SS%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul Str%	PC%	Fl&B%	Solid%	Brl%	ICR%
2025	PIT	37.5%	37.5%	25.0%	0.0%	62.5%	25.0%	50.0%	25.0%	17.6%	25.0%	50.0%	12.5%	12.5%	75.0%
2026	PIT	45.4%	16.5%	32.0%	6.2%	38.1%	49.5%	34.0%	16.5%	15.6%	53.6%	22.7%	9.3%	14.4%	46.4%
MLB Percentile		62	2	95	86	75	88	57	3	13	95	24	93	95	95
MLB AVG		43.4%	22.0%	24.4%	10.2%	35.3%	42.3%	33.3%	24.3%	18.3%	61.7%	24.6%	6.1%	7.5%	38.0%
Career		44.8%	18.1%	31.4%	5.7%	40.0%	47.6%	35.2%	17.1%	15.8%	51.5%	24.8%	9.5%	14.3%	48.6%

Rafael Flores Jr. Batted Ball › Outcomes

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Year	Team	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA	HR/FB	ICR%	IPA%
2025	PIT	.200	.280	.375	.375	.257	.369	.412	.612	94.8	80.3	14.0	0.0%	75.0%	35.3%
2026	PIT	.273	.375	.322	.392	.238	.353	.263	.456	91.0	95.9	12.6	32.3%	46.4%	29.2%
MLB Percentile		82	95	80	96	41	82	21	93	84	97	40	93	95	86
MLB AVG		.245	.318	.291	.324	.242	.321	.283	.371	88.2	89.6	13.5	19.1%	38.0%	25.7%
Career		.266	.366	.326	.390	.240	.355	.275	.468	91.3	95.0	12.7	30.3%	48.6%	29.8%

Rafael Flores Jr. Approach › Plate Discipline

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Year	Team	Zone%	Str%	Swing%	O-Sw%	Whiff%	Foul Str%	Con%	Z-Con%	O-Con%	CS%	SwStr%	CSW%	BIP%	PLUS%
2025	PIT	32.4%	66.2%	55.4%	46.0%	48.8%	17.6%	51.2%	66.7%	39.1%	10.8%	27.0%	37.8%	10.8%	62.2%
2026	PIT	49.9%	65.2%	45.2%	30.2%	30.6%	15.6%	69.4%	79.5%	49.5%	20.0%	13.8%	33.8%	15.8%	59.0%
MLB Percentile		99	66	29	61	18	13	18	12	20	10	30	1	25	60
MLB AVG		44.6%	63.9%	47.8%	31.9%	24.7%	18.3%	75.3%	84.8%	58.7%	16.1%	11.9%	28.0%	17.6%	58.3%
Career		48.0%	65.3%	46.3%	32.4%	32.9%	15.8%	67.1%	78.3%	47.4%	19.0%	15.2%	34.3%	15.2%	59.4%

Rafael Flores Jr. Approach › Locations

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Year	Team	Zone%	iLoc%	x-mLoc%	oLoc%	hiLoc%	y-mLoc%	loLoc%	aLoc%	gLoc%	mmLoc%
2025	PIT	32.4%	35.1%	18.9%	45.9%	23.0%	21.6%	55.4%	29.7%	51.4%	1.4%
2026	PIT	49.9%	34.0%	27.3%	38.7%	33.0%	22.8%	44.2%	31.1%	41.6%	7.0%
MLB Percentile		99	94	52	6	26	49	76	21	72	70
MLB AVG		44.6%	29.2%	27.2%	43.6%	35.8%	22.8%	41.4%	35.5%	37.3%	6.5%
Career		48.0%	34.1%	26.4%	39.5%	31.9%	22.6%	45.4%	30.9%	42.7%	6.4%

Rafael Flores Jr. Approach › Counts

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Year	Team	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Early BIP%	F-Str%	TF-Str%	ECS%	2-Str O-Sw%	PAR%
2025	PIT	56.8%	12.2%	32.4%	11.9%	58.8%	58.8%	16.7%	41.7%	29.2%
2026	PIT	60.0%	10.6%	30.1%	11.9%	68.2%	59.7%	26.3%	23.8%	22.7%
MLB Percentile		27	26	47	10	98	99	89	70	19
MLB AVG		58.8%	11.9%	29.7%	15.0%	61.3%	50.0%	20.8%	27.0%	18.8%
Career		59.7%	10.7%	30.3%	11.9%	67.3%	59.6%	25.3%	25.8%	23.4%

Rafael Flores Jr. PLV

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Year	Team	P	PLV	QP%	AP%	BP%	Q-BP%	MTK%	HP	HL
2025	PIT	74	5.28	52.0%	17.3%	30.7%	21.3%	2.7%	1.1	+0
2026	PIT	615	5.02	47.0%	20.2%	32.8%	14.1%	6.3%	11.3	+1
MLB Percentile		0	76	69	96	1	1	96	66	51
MLB AVG		1,712	4.96	46.0%	17.8%	36.3%	9.7%	4.8%	7.3	+3
Career		689	5.05	47.5%	19.9%	32.6%	14.9%	5.9%	12.4	+1