Andrew McCutchen
#4 RF · Rangers
MVP '13Gold Glove '12Silver Slugger '15Roberto Clemente '15Roberto Clemente Award '15
Height
5'10"
Weight
190 lbs
Age
39
College
N/A
Draft
2005, Rd 1, #11
Experience
17 yrs
Bats/Throws
R/R
C
C
A
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Fan Verdict
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Career StatsC
| Year | Team | GP | AVG | HR | RBI | OPS | SB | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career |  | 2284 | 0.2710269 | 333 | 1157 | 0.82053626 | 220 | 2275 |
Current Contract
Length
1 year
Total Value
$1.3M
Guaranteed
$750K
AAV
$1.3M/yr
Guaranteed %60%
Performance Analysis
C
FCA+
Andrew McCutchen grades as a near-elite performer among MLB right fielders, earning a A- Performance grade. He is hitting with a 0.271 batting average and a 0.822 OPS (above the league average of .720, an above-average mark) this season. With 332 home runs and 1152 RBI through 2262 games (a 24-HR, 83-RBI pace over a full season), he brings moderate power to the lineup. His 220 stolen bases add an elite speed dimension that creates additional offensive value. As a aging veteran at 39, Andrew is a key contributor for the Rangers. A 2262-game sample provides high confidence in this grade.
Fan & Media Sentiment
A
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Andrew McCutchen is riding one of the most positive public narratives in the American League right now, with sentiment holding steady at an A grade despite a Rangers club that sits at 16-19 and has dropped three straight. The story driving that warmth is unmistakably personal — recent home runs, contributions to Rangers wins, and the kind of veteran showmanship that makes highlights shareable, including a team celebration McCutchen reportedly introduced to the clubhouse culture in Texas. Former players have begun making public cases for his Hall of Fame credentials, and with a resume that includes the 2013 NL MVP, four Silver Sluggers, a Gold Glove, and the Roberto Clemente Award, those arguments have real weight behind them. The honest tension here is that his on-field performance grade sits at a C, meaning the sentiment is running ahead of the production — but at 39 with 17 years of service, no one is expecting McCutchen to be the same player who terrorized NL pitching in Pittsburgh's peak years, and the media framing reflects that recalibrated standard. The recent team transaction activity — mostly roster-level shuffling and minor-league moves — hasn't generated any noise that competes with his personal narrative, which means McCutchen remains the feel-good story of this Rangers roster by default. His legacy arc and day-to-day clubhouse presence are doing more narrative work than his stat line right now, and the public seems perfectly comfortable with that trade-off. As long as the home runs keep sporadically dropping and the Hall of Fame conversation stays alive, this A-grade sentiment is durable regardless of where Texas finishes in the AL West.
Recent Games
| Date | OPP | Result | AB | H | R | HR | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, 5/9 | vs CHC | L 1-7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Thu, 5/7 | @ NYY | L 2-9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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About this player
Andrew McCutchen is a veteran in his 17th MLB season listed at RF for the Rangers. FanVerdicts maintains four independent grades for every MLB player on an active roster — Contract Value Index for the deal itself, Performance for on-field production, Sentiment for media and fan reaction, and Fan Verdict for community voting. Current grades for Andrew McCutchen: Contract Value Index C, Performance C, Sentiment A, Fan Verdict pending.
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