OVERALL GRADE
C Major-League Average
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PLAYER PROFILE
Jorge Mateo
Shortstop • Designated Hitter • Second Base • Pitcher • Third Base • Left Field • Tampa Bay Rays
Bats:
Right
Throws:
Right
Age:
31
Height:
6' 0"
Weight:
200 lbs
COMPLETE BASEBALL EVALUATION
Player IQ
A role-aware evaluation of performance, history, durability, defensive responsibility, athletic value, decision-making proxies, and winning situational impact.
OVERALL PLAYER IQ
75 Out of 100BASEBALL ROLE
Shortstop
SS · Tampa Bay Rays
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
COMPLETE PLAYER READ
The evaluation on Jorge Mateo
Jorge Mateo currently grades as a major-league average baseball player in the Baseball IQ 4.3 model. The strongest supported category is Defense, Range and Arm Context (96/100), while Situational and Winning Impact (75/100) is the clearest current improvement area. Recent official form is rising, and the final evaluation combines production, role, history, durability, decision-making proxies, defense, athletic value, and situational impact.
WHAT THE MODEL USES
- Official current production and league context
- Career excellence, experience, awards and postseason history
- Durability and workload history
- Verified defensive and multi-position usage
- Baserunning and athletic-performance proxies
- Role-specific decisions, pitch recognition, command and pitchability proxies
- Situational and recent-form evidence
STRONGEST VERIFIED AREAS
- Defense, Range and Arm Context
- Position and Role Value
- Athleticism and Baserunning Decisions
DEVELOPMENT PRIORITIES
- Durability
- Hitting Decisions and Pitch Recognition
- Situational and Winning Impact
CATEGORY BREAKDOWN
Why the overall evaluation landed here
Last-X-games OPS (.665) is compared with the full-season OPS (.559).
Current Baseball Value
75
17th percentile context
Built from official MLB percentile context for OPS, OBP, SLG, average, power, and run creation.
Career Knowledge and Proven Impact
75
Career history includes 587 games, 330 hits, 35 home runs and verified postseason context. Official recognition includes 0 elite awards and 7 major awards or championship records across 11 supported entries. No verified MLB postseason hitting sample was available.
Consistency
75
Built from official game logs by comparing each appearance with the player's own per-game baseline.
Development Trend
79
Last-X-games OPS (.665) is compared with the full-season OPS (.559).
Position and Role Value
94
Based on the official primary role/position (SS) plus verified multi-position usage.
Durability
75
Built from official workload: 99 games and 221 plate appearances.
Hitting Decisions and Pitch Recognition
75
20th percentile context
Uses official walk rate, strikeout rate, and on-base context to explain how often the hitter controls plate appearances.
Defense, Range and Arm Context
96
Built from official fielding positions, innings, and verified multi-position usage.
Athleticism and Baserunning Decisions
85
Uses official stolen-base volume, success rate, and triples as a public baserunning proxy.
Situational and Winning Impact
75
Compares the official RISP OPS (.554) with the full-season OPS (.559).
Accuracy safeguard — IQDugout does not invent Leadership and clubhouse impact, Confidence and mental toughness, Unpublished private scouting measurements, Private clubhouse and leadership evaluations when verified evidence is unavailable. Those areas remain clearly labeled rather than receiving false precision.
2026 HITTING
Hitting Statistics
AVG
.203
Would rank #134
Top 99% vs qualifiers
Hits divided by at-bats.
OBP
.245
Would rank #136
Top 100% vs qualifiers
Rate of reaching via a hit, walk, or hit-by-pitch in official OBP opportunities.
SLG
.314
Would rank #135
Top 100% vs qualifiers
Total bases per at-bat.
OPS
.559
Would rank #136
Top 100% vs qualifiers
On-base percentage plus slugging percentage.
HR
5
#319 MLB
Top 48%
RBI
18
#366 MLB
Top 55%
H
42
#354 MLB
Top 53%
SB
19
#49 MLB
Top 7%
ADDITIONAL PITCHING
Pitching Statistics
ERA
3.86
Would rank #29
Top 62% vs qualifiers
WHIP
2.57
Would rank #47
Top 100% vs qualifiers
IP
2.1
#796 MLB
Top 92%
SO
1
#779 MLB
Top 90%
VERIFIED CAREER CONTEXT
Player Career Hub
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UNDERSTAND THE PLAYER
Scout Report
ARCHETYPE
Shortstop
Available current-season rate statistics are compared directionally with the qualified MLB hitter pool. These are not official rankings.
DATA CONFIDENCE
Moderate confidence
Compared with qualified MLB hitters, but this is not an official qualified ranking.
STRENGTHS
Verified indicators
- Multi-Position Experience
NEEDS IMPROVEMENT
Areas to monitor
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On-Base Production Directional comparison
Why: Directional comparison (221 PA across 99 games): .245 OBP would place #136 against 135 qualified MLB hitters (0th percentile). This is not an official rank.
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Slugging Production Directional comparison
Why: Directional comparison (221 PA across 99 games): .314 SLG would place #135 against 135 qualified MLB hitters (0th percentile). This is not an official rank.
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Batting Average Production Directional comparison
Why: Directional comparison (221 PA across 99 games): .203 AVG would place #134 against 135 qualified MLB hitters (1st percentile). This is not an official rank.
VERSATILITY
Broad multi-position usage
- Primary role or position
- Shortstop
- Position / role entries
- 6
- Verified secondary positions
- Designated Hitter, Second Base, Pitcher, Third Base, Left Field
This report summarizes available 2026 MLB statistics and official position information and available season usage. Non-qualified comparisons are directional, not official leaderboard ranks. Percentiles are calculated by IQDugout from official MLB comparison pools. Confidence reflects sample size, qualification, and supported comparison coverage. Versatility labels summarize verified position usage and are not league benchmarks. This is a current-data evaluation, not a projection.