C Kevin Novak #11
Age: 26 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
07/19/2026
C KEVIN NOVAK #11 - AGE: 26 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
75 258 55 11 1 6 30 15 63 .213 .264 .333 11 0.5
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 55 45 50
Gap 50 50 50 50
Power 50 55 45 50
Eye 45 50 45 45
Avoid K's 50 55 45 50
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 35 35
Errors: - 30 50
Arm: 50 45 50
Turn DP: - 35 -
Framing: 65 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 60 Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 25
Stealing Aggressiveness: 50
Stealing Ability: 80
Baserunning Inst.: 70
Sacrifice Bunt: 35
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
07/18/2026 HOU Win, 8-4 4 2 3 2 1 0 1 0
07/17/2026 HOU Win, 13-5 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 0
07/14/2026 BAL Win, 2-1 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
07/13/2026 BAL Win, 6-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/11/2026 @ MIN Loss, 6-7 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/10/2026 @ MIN Loss, 8-18 3 1 1 3 0 1 1 0
07/09/2026 @ LKW Win, 2-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/08/2026 @ LKW Win, 5-4 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 1
07/07/2026 @ LKW Loss, 4-5 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
07/05/2026 KC Win, 2-1 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:09/14/1999
Born in:Hilo, HI
Nationality:American
Height:5' 10"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$9,000,000
Signed Through:2028 Season
Major Service:6 Years, 155 Days
Service This Yr:117 Days
40-Man Service:6 Years, 164 Days
Pro Service:7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2026 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 75 258 55 11 1 6 30 23 15 63 .213 .264 .333 .597 .259 .120 55
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 73 278 3 1 0 4 1 1 86 18 11 4 73.3 22.7 2.88 .5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   68 17 2 1 2 10 5 3 12 0 0 1 .250 .292 .397 .689
Versus Right   190 38 9 0 4 20 18 12 51 1 1 2 .200 .254 .311 .564
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   14 4 0 0 1 3 2 0 4 0 0 0 .286 .286 .500 .786
Last Week   14 3 1 0 0 3 2 2 4 0 1 0 .214 .312 .286 .598
April   70 17 2 1 3 8 5 2 19 0 0 0 .243 .264 .429 .692
May   75 14 5 0 1 10 7 5 23 0 0 2 .187 .256 .293 .549
June   72 16 3 0 1 5 7 4 11 1 0 1 .222 .269 .306 .575
July   41 8 1 0 1 7 4 4 10 0 1 0 .195 .267 .293 .559
Spring Training   32 6 1 0 2 2 4 3 8 0 1 1 .188 .278 .406 .684
Last Year   362 100 20 0 11 46 53 32 87 4 2 7 .276 .343 .423 .766
Career   620 155 31 1 17 76 76 47 150 5 3 10 .250 .311 .385 .696
Home   120 29 5 1 5 19 12 8 24 0 0 2 .242 .300 .425 .725
Road   138 26 6 0 1 11 11 7 39 1 1 1 .188 .231 .254 .485
Grass   95 20 6 0 0 9 9 4 24 1 0 1 .211 .248 .274 .521
Turf   163 35 5 1 6 21 14 11 39 0 1 2 .215 .273 .368 .641
Day   99 25 3 0 4 11 13 9 24 0 0 2 .253 .327 .404 .731
Night   159 30 8 1 2 19 10 6 39 1 1 1 .189 .222 .289 .511
As Starter   256 55 11 1 6 30 23 15 62 1 1 3 .215 .265 .336 .601
As Reliever / Substitution   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   65 16 2 0 1 4 8 6 16 0 0 1 .246 .319 .323 .643
Inning 1-3   73 15 3 1 1 10 4 2 23 1 1 2 .205 .244 .315 .559
Inning 4-6   100 20 4 0 4 14 8 6 21 0 0 0 .200 .245 .360 .605
Inning 7-9   85 20 4 0 1 6 11 6 19 0 0 1 .235 .293 .318 .611
Extra Innings   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
0 Outs   77 19 1 0 1 2 10 4 12 0 0 1 .247 .293 .299 .591
1 Outs   83 13 4 0 3 12 8 5 24 1 1 1 .157 .211 .313 .524
2 Outs   98 23 6 1 2 16 5 6 27 0 0 1 .235 .286 .378 .663
Scoring Position   87 16 3 1 2 25 4 4 21 1 1 1 .184 .226 .310 .536
Bases Empty   136 29 6 0 3 3 13 6 33 0 0 1 .213 .252 .324 .575
Runner on 1st   35 10 2 0 1 2 6 5 9 0 0 1 .286 .390 .429 .819
Runner on 2nd   40 7 0 1 2 6 2 2 6 0 1 1 .175 .233 .375 .608
Runner on 3rd   11 1 0 0 0 4 0 1 3 0 0 0 .091 .167 .091 .258
Runner on 1st & 2nd   12 3 1 0 0 3 0 1 4 0 0 0 .250 .308 .333 .641
Runner on 1st & 3rd   4 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 .250 .200 .250 .450
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   7 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Bases Loaded   13 3 2 0 0 8 2 0 3 0 0 0 .231 .231 .385 .615
Two Strikes   131 19 6 0 3 14 6 5 63 1 0 2 .145 .187 .260 .447
First Pitch   28 10 0 1 0 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 .357 .379 .429 .808
Count 0-1   19 4 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .211 .211 .263 .474
Count 0-2   22 3 1 0 1 1 1 0 10 0 0 0 .136 .136 .318 .455
Count 1-0   25 7 2 0 2 6 6 0 0 0 1 1 .280 .308 .600 .908
Count 1-1   22 5 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .227 .227 .273 .500
Count 1-2   38 6 1 0 1 4 2 0 21 1 0 1 .158 .175 .263 .438
Count 2-0   8 4 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
Count 2-1   17 5 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .294 .294 .294 .588
Count 2-2   40 6 3 0 1 8 2 0 17 0 0 1 .150 .171 .300 .471
Count 3-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .667 .000 .667
Count 3-1   7 1 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 0 0 0 .143 .571 .143 .714
Full Count   31 4 1 0 0 1 1 5 15 0 0 0 .129 .250 .161 .411
Behind in Count   79 13 3 0 2 8 4 0 31 1 0 1 .165 .173 .278 .451
Ahead in Count   58 17 3 0 3 11 10 9 0 0 1 1 .293 .397 .500 .897
Batting 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 5th   9 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 .222 .364 .333 .697
Batting 6th   26 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 5 0 1 0 .115 .148 .115 .264
Batting 7th   98 23 4 0 2 17 9 5 18 1 0 0 .235 .269 .337 .606
Batting 8th   67 17 4 1 2 10 5 5 16 0 0 2 .254 .324 .433 .757
Batting 9th   57 10 2 0 2 3 6 2 20 0 0 1 .175 .217 .316 .532
Low Leverage   109 19 5 0 2 4 9 4 29 0 0 0 .174 .204 .275 .479
Medium Leverage   90 18 3 1 2 6 9 8 22 0 1 2 .200 .280 .322 .602
High Leverage   58 18 3 0 2 20 5 3 12 1 0 1 .310 .349 .466 .815
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2025 Cleveland - MLB 25 104 362 100 20 0 11 46 53 32 7 4 87 26 5 .276 .343 .423 .766 98 96 2.7
2026 Cleveland - MLB 26 75 258 55 11 1 6 30 23 15 3 1 63 11 4 .213 .264 .333 .597 58 55 0.5
Total MLB 179 620 155 31 1 17 76 76 47 10 5 150 37 9 .250 .311 .385 .696 81 80 3.2
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2025 Columbus - AAA 25 3 12 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 3 1 0 .167 .333 .167 .500 37 47 -0.1
Total IL 3 12 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 3 1 0 .167 .333 .167 .500 37 47
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2025 Cleveland - MLB 25 4 14 2 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 5 0 0 .143 .143 .214 .357 -9 -18 1.2
Total MLB 4 14 2 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 5 0 0 .143 .143 .214 .357 -9 -18
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2025 Cleveland - MLB C 100 98 819 70 5 893 4 .996 874.1 9.15 +2.6 1.057 6 90 31 34.4
2026 Cleveland - MLB C 73 73 592 49 5 642 1 .998 640.2 9.00 +3.1 1.168 5 73 30 41.1
TOTAL C 173 171 1411 119 10 1535 5 .997 1515.0 9.09 +5.7 1.095 11 163 61 37.4
PLAYER HISTORY
07/27/2025 Injured on 07/25/2025, diagnosed with a sprained ankle, will miss 4-5 weeks.
09/11/2025 Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $27,000,000 with the Cleveland Guardians organization.
10/05/2025 Injured (strained posterior cruciate ligament),out for 5-6 weeks.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 45 (45).
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