OVERALL GRADE
C Major-League Average
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PLAYER PROFILE
Leo Bernal
Catcher • Designated Hitter • First Base • St. Louis Cardinals
Bats:
Switch
Throws:
Right
Age:
22
Height:
6' 0"
Weight:
245 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
73 Out of 100BASEBALL ROLE
Catcher
C · St. Louis Cardinals
Bats: Switch
Throws: Right
COMPLETE PLAYER READ
The evaluation on Leo Bernal
Leo Bernal currently grades as a major-league average baseball player in the Baseball IQ 4.3 model. The strongest supported category is Position and Role Value (82/100), while Athleticism and Baserunning Decisions (68/100) is the clearest current improvement area. Recent official form is stable, 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
- Position and Role Value
- Defense, Range and Arm Context
- Situational and Winning Impact
DEVELOPMENT PRIORITIES
- Development Trend
- Durability
- Athleticism and Baserunning Decisions
CATEGORY BREAKDOWN
Why the overall evaluation landed here
Last-X-games OPS (.867) is compared with the full-season OPS (.867).
Current Baseball Value
77
72th percentile context
Built from official MLB percentile context for OPS, OBP, SLG, average, power, and run creation.
Career Knowledge and Proven Impact
68
Career history includes 12 games, 14 hits, 3 home runs and verified postseason context. Official recognition includes 0 elite awards and 1 major awards or championship records across 2 supported entries. No verified MLB postseason hitting sample was available.
Consistency
74
Built from official game logs by comparing each appearance with the player's own per-game baseline.
Development Trend
68
Last-X-games OPS (.867) is compared with the full-season OPS (.867).
Position and Role Value
82
Based on the official primary role/position (C) plus verified multi-position usage.
Durability
68
Built from official workload: 12 games and 52 plate appearances.
Hitting Decisions and Pitch Recognition
69
54th 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
82
Built from official fielding positions, innings, and verified multi-position usage.
Athleticism and Baserunning Decisions
68
Uses official stolen-base volume, success rate, and triples as a public baserunning proxy.
Situational and Winning Impact
82
Compares the official RISP OPS (1.284) with the full-season OPS (.867).
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
.292
Would rank #11
Top 7% vs qualifiers
Hits divided by at-bats.
OBP
.346
Would rank #46
Top 33% vs qualifiers
Rate of reaching via a hit, walk, or hit-by-pitch in official OBP opportunities.
SLG
.521
Would rank #10
Top 7% vs qualifiers
Total bases per at-bat.
OPS
.867
Would rank #13
Top 9% vs qualifiers
On-base percentage plus slugging percentage.
HR
3
#373 MLB
Top 57%
RBI
13
#390 MLB
Top 59%
H
14
#479 MLB
Top 73%
SB
0
#438 MLB
Top 66%
VERIFIED CAREER CONTEXT
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UNDERSTAND THE PLAYER
Scout Report
ARCHETYPE
Catcher
Available current-season rate statistics are compared directionally with the qualified MLB hitter pool. These are not official rankings.
DATA CONFIDENCE
Limited confidence
Limited current-season sample (52 PA across 12 games); league comparisons are directional and not official qualified rankings.
STRENGTHS
Verified indicators
Percentile-based strengths are withheld until the player officially qualifies.
NEEDS IMPROVEMENT
Areas to monitor
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On-Base Production Limited sample
Why: Limited sample (52 PA across 12 games): .346 OBP would place #46 against 137 qualified MLB hitters (67th percentile). This is not an official rank. It is the lowest supported league-relative category in this report, not a below-average classification.
VERSATILITY
Limited multi-position usage
- Primary role or position
- Catcher
- Position / role entries
- 3
- Verified secondary positions
- Designated Hitter, First Base
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.