
Esmerlyn Valdez 2026 season stats
Esmerlyn Valdez played 72 games for the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2026 MLB regular season, with a .232 batting average, 17 home runs and 47 RBI.
2026 regular season
- GP
- 72
- AB
- 241
- R
- 40
- H
- 56
- HR
- 17
- RBI
- 47
- SB
- 0
- AVG
- .232
- OBP
- .345
- SLG
- .510
- OPS
- .855
- 2B
- 14
Against other right fielders
2026 regular season, 58 MLB right fielders with 25+ games.
- Home Runs17
Higher than 72% of the other 57 MLB right fielders.
- Batting Average.232
Higher than 40% of the other 57 MLB right fielders.
- RBI47
Higher than 67% of the other 57 MLB right fielders.
2026 splits
Totals, from the 72 regular-season games in the log.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | SLG: Total bases per at-bat, so a home run counts four times a single. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All games | 72 | 241 | 40 | 56 | 17 | 47 | 0 | .232 | .510 |
| Home | 34 | 116 | 21 | 27 | 9 | 23 | 0 | .233 | .526 |
| Away | 38 | 125 | 19 | 29 | 8 | 24 | 0 | .232 | .496 |
| Wins | 33 | 110 | 31 | 33 | 13 | 37 | 0 | .300 | .745 |
| Losses | 39 | 131 | 9 | 23 | 4 | 10 | 0 | .176 | .313 |
| May | 5 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .125 | .500 |
| June | 12 | 32 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .406 | .906 |
| July | 25 | 92 | 17 | 23 | 8 | 25 | 0 | .250 | .587 |
| August | 23 | 77 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .195 | .325 |
| September | 7 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .125 | .292 |
What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · SLG
By opponent
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | SLG: Total bases per at-bat, so a home run counts four times a single. | |
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| vs ARI | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 | .200 |
| vs ATH | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| vs ATL | 3 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .182 | .455 |
| vs BOS | 3 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .417 | .667 |
| vs CHC | 6 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .190 | .476 |
| vs CHW | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | 1.000 |
| vs CIN | 7 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | .857 |
| vs CLE | 3 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .273 | .909 |
| vs COL | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .667 |
| vs DET | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| vs LAA | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| vs LAD | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .375 |
| vs MIA | 4 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .333 |
| vs MIL | 6 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | .750 |
| vs NYM | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .125 |
| vs NYY | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .125 | .500 |
| vs PHI | 4 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .467 | .867 |
| vs SD | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .286 | .714 |
| vs SEA | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .500 |
| vs SF | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .111 | .111 |
| vs STL | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .125 | .500 |
| vs TOR | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .125 | .500 |
| vs WSH | 3 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .286 | .357 |
What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · SLG
2026 games
| AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | OBP: Share of plate appearances that ended with the batter on base — hits, walks and hit-by-pitches. | SLG: Total bases per at-bat, so a home run counts four times a single. | OPS: On-base percentage plus slugging. Around .800 is All-Star level, .900 is MVP territory. | |||
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| Sep 11, 2026 | L 12-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .232 | .345 | .510 | .855 | |
| Sep 9, 2026 | W 4-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .235 | .349 | .517 | .865 | |
| Sep 8, 2026 | W 9-3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .233 | .345 | .504 | .849 | |
| Sep 6, 2026 | W 1-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .233 | .344 | .504 | .849 | |
| Sep 5, 2026 | L 6-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .236 | .348 | .511 | .859 | |
| Sep 2, 2026 | L 5-4 F/10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .239 | .349 | .518 | .867 | |
| Sep 1, 2026 | W 13-12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .243 | .352 | .527 | .879 | |
| Aug 30, 2026 | W 5-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .244 | .355 | .535 | .890 | |
| Aug 28, 2026 | L 4-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .244 | .357 | .526 | .883 | |
| Aug 26, 2026 | L 3-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .249 | .363 | .536 | .898 | |
| Aug 24, 2026 | W 3-2 F/12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .249 | .364 | .541 | .906 | |
| Aug 23, 2026 | L 4-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .248 | .362 | .530 | .892 | |
| Aug 22, 2026 | L 4-3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .251 | .364 | .538 | .902 | |
| Aug 19, 2026 | W 4-3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .245 | .357 | .531 | .888 | |
| Aug 18, 2026 | W 4-1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .364 | .542 | .905 |
What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · SLG · OPS
All 72 gamesOnly the last 15 games
| AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | OBP: Share of plate appearances that ended with the batter on base — hits, walks and hit-by-pitches. | SLG: Total bases per at-bat, so a home run counts four times a single. | OPS: On-base percentage plus slugging. Around .800 is All-Star level, .900 is MVP territory. | |||
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| Sep 11, 2026 | L 12-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .232 | .345 | .510 | .855 | |
| Sep 9, 2026 | W 4-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .235 | .349 | .517 | .865 | |
| Sep 8, 2026 | W 9-3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .233 | .345 | .504 | .849 | |
| Sep 6, 2026 | W 1-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .233 | .344 | .504 | .849 | |
| Sep 5, 2026 | L 6-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .236 | .348 | .511 | .859 | |
| Sep 2, 2026 | L 5-4 F/10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .239 | .349 | .518 | .867 | |
| Sep 1, 2026 | W 13-12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .243 | .352 | .527 | .879 | |
| Aug 30, 2026 | W 5-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .244 | .355 | .535 | .890 | |
| Aug 28, 2026 | L 4-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .244 | .357 | .526 | .883 | |
| Aug 26, 2026 | L 3-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .249 | .363 | .536 | .898 | |
| Aug 24, 2026 | W 3-2 F/12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .249 | .364 | .541 | .906 | |
| Aug 23, 2026 | L 4-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .248 | .362 | .530 | .892 | |
| Aug 22, 2026 | L 4-3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .251 | .364 | .538 | .902 | |
| Aug 19, 2026 | W 4-3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .245 | .357 | .531 | .888 | |
| Aug 18, 2026 | W 4-1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .364 | .542 | .905 | |
| Aug 17, 2026 | L 8-5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .254 | .366 | .550 | .916 | |
| Aug 16, 2026 | W 8-3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .261 | .374 | .565 | .939 | |
| Aug 15, 2026 | L 4-0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .256 | .369 | .556 | .924 | |
| Aug 14, 2026 | W 8-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .250 | .366 | .557 | .923 | |
| Aug 13, 2026 | W 13-1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .368 | .558 | .927 | |
| Aug 12, 2026 | L 8-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .246 | .368 | .563 | .931 | |
| Aug 11, 2026 | L 2-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .244 | .370 | .567 | .937 | |
| Aug 9, 2026 | L 11-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .242 | .371 | .571 | .942 | |
| Aug 8, 2026 | W 9-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .248 | .378 | .586 | .964 | |
| Aug 7, 2026 | L 6-4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .245 | .367 | .587 | .954 | |
| Aug 5, 2026 | L 4-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .248 | .364 | .595 | .959 | |
| Aug 4, 2026 | L 4-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .253 | .367 | .607 | .973 | |
| Aug 3, 2026 | W 4-3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .260 | .375 | .623 | .998 | |
| Aug 2, 2026 | L 10-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .262 | .366 | .628 | .994 | |
| Aug 1, 2026 | W 4-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .268 | .369 | .641 | 1.010 | |
| Jul 31, 2026 | L 8-7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .271 | .366 | .650 | 1.016 | |
| Jul 30, 2026 | L 3-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .277 | .371 | .664 | 1.035 | |
| Jul 29, 2026 | L 3-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .278 | .374 | .669 | 1.043 | |
| Jul 28, 2026 | L 8-7 F/12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .285 | .377 | .685 | 1.062 | |
| Jul 27, 2026 | W 3-2 F/10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .290 | .386 | .702 | 1.088 | |
| Jul 26, 2026 | W 8-7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .293 | .385 | .707 | 1.092 | |
| Jul 25, 2026 | L 11-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .283 | .374 | .683 | 1.057 | |
| Jul 24, 2026 | L 3-2 F/10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .282 | .370 | .692 | 1.063 | |
| Jul 22, 2026 | L 2-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .292 | .382 | .717 | 1.098 | |
| Jul 22, 2026 | W 5-3 F/10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .295 | .370 | .723 | 1.093 | |
| Jul 20, 2026 | L 8-5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .306 | .377 | .750 | 1.127 | |
| Jul 19, 2026 | W 7-1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .305 | .373 | .733 | 1.106 | |
| Jul 18, 2026 | L 5-3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .304 | .363 | .716 | 1.079 | |
| Jul 18, 2026 | W 7-1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .306 | .367 | .724 | 1.091 | |
| Jul 12, 2026 | W 14-5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .309 | .371 | .713 | 1.084 | |
| Jul 11, 2026 | W 3-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .311 | .370 | .722 | 1.092 | |
| Jul 11, 2026 | W 7-6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .314 | .375 | .709 | 1.084 | |
| Jul 9, 2026 | L 10-5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .293 | .359 | .634 | .993 | |
| Jul 8, 2026 | L 3-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .295 | .356 | .615 | .972 | |
| Jul 7, 2026 | W 12-4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .311 | .373 | .649 | 1.022 | |
| Jul 5, 2026 | W 11-5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .310 | .359 | .662 | 1.021 | |
| Jul 4, 2026 | W 7-1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .384 | .712 | 1.096 | |
| Jul 3, 2026 | L 9-5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .339 | .391 | .742 | 1.133 | |
| Jul 2, 2026 | W 6-1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .316 | .375 | .737 | 1.112 | |
| Jul 1, 2026 | L 10-6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .302 | .373 | .717 | 1.090 | |
| Jun 30, 2026 | L 8-0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .313 | .389 | .771 | 1.160 | |
| Jun 29, 2026 | W 11-7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .289 | .360 | .778 | 1.138 | |
| Jun 28, 2026 | W 9-4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .262 | .311 | .690 | 1.002 | |
| Jun 27, 2026 | L 9-7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .211 | .250 | .579 | .829 | |
| Jun 26, 2026 | L 6-4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .189 | .231 | .486 | .717 | |
| Jun 25, 2026 | W 5-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .152 | .200 | .394 | .594 | |
| Jun 24, 2026 | W 11-1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .167 | .219 | .433 | .652 | |
| Jun 19, 2026 | L 4-3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .172 | .370 | .543 | |
| Jun 17, 2026 | W 12-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .083 | .154 | .333 | .487 | |
| Jun 15, 2026 | L 11-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .087 | .160 | .348 | .508 | |
| Jun 12, 2026 | L 8-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .105 | .190 | .421 | .612 | |
| Jun 11, 2026 | L 8-6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .200 | .444 | .644 | |
| May 27, 2026 | L 10-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .222 | .500 | .722 | |
| May 26, 2026 | W 12-1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .167 | .286 | .667 | .952 | |
| May 24, 2026 | W 4-1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .125 | .222 | .500 | .722 | |
| May 23, 2026 | L 5-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .167 | .000 | .167 | |
| May 22, 2026 | L 6-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .250 | .000 | .250 |
What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · SLG · OPS
Answered about Esmerlyn Valdez in 2026
Source: ESPN public MLB data, 2026 season.