C Kevin Novak #11
Cleveland Guardians MLB
Age: 27 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Great
10/06/2026
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C KEVIN NOVAK #11 - AGE: 27 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
128 425 99 15 1 13 57 31 116 .233 .291 .365 18 1.1
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 50 45 50
Gap 50 50 45 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
10/04/2026 @ TOR Win, 5-1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/02/2026 @ TOR Win, 8-0 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
09/30/2026 @ MIN Loss, 3-6 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
09/29/2026 @ MIN Loss, 8-9 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 0
09/27/2026 NYM Win, 2-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/26/2026 NYM Win, 1-0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/25/2026 NYM Win, 1-0 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
09/23/2026 MIN Loss, 3-5 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/22/2026 MIN Win, 3-1 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/20/2026 @ ATL Win, 6-1 4 0 1 0 0 0 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:7 Years, 38 Days
Service This Yr:195 Days
40-Man Service:7 Years, 47 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 128 425 99 15 1 13 57 41 31 116 .233 .291 .365 .656 .285 .132 75
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 125 469 6 1 0 7 2 5 155 29 18 7 72.0 46.1 3.59 1.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   113 32 4 1 6 22 13 8 22 2 0 3 .283 .341 .496 .837
Versus Right   312 67 11 0 7 35 28 23 94 3 2 3 .215 .273 .317 .590
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   14 4 0 0 1 2 2 0 4 0 0 1 .286 .333 .500 .833
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   63 14 3 0 1 12 7 7 18 0 1 0 .222 .300 .317 .617
August   70 18 1 0 5 15 8 5 25 3 1 1 .257 .304 .486 .790
September   68 18 1 0 1 6 6 8 20 1 0 1 .265 .346 .324 .670
October   7 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .286 .375 .714 1.089
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   787 199 35 1 24 103 94 63 203 9 4 13 .253 .315 .391 .707
Home   196 47 7 1 8 30 18 17 47 3 1 3 .240 .306 .408 .714
Road   229 52 8 0 5 27 23 14 69 2 1 3 .227 .278 .328 .606
Grass   174 44 8 0 3 24 20 11 47 2 0 3 .253 .305 .351 .656
Turf   251 55 7 1 10 33 21 20 69 3 2 3 .219 .282 .375 .656
Day   157 44 4 0 8 19 20 13 38 1 0 4 .280 .349 .459 .807
Night   268 55 11 1 5 38 21 18 78 4 2 2 .205 .257 .310 .567
As Starter   422 99 15 1 13 57 41 31 115 5 2 6 .235 .293 .367 .660
As Reliever / Substitution   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   102 28 3 0 2 10 12 9 31 0 0 2 .275 .345 .363 .708
Inning 1-3   123 33 4 1 4 24 13 7 31 3 1 2 .268 .311 .415 .726
Inning 4-6   159 27 5 0 5 18 9 13 46 1 1 1 .170 .236 .296 .531
Inning 7-9   143 39 6 0 4 15 19 9 39 1 0 3 .273 .327 .399 .726
Extra Innings   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
0 Outs   125 30 1 0 4 8 16 5 28 2 0 1 .240 .271 .344 .615
1 Outs   137 30 6 0 5 21 15 12 43 3 2 3 .219 .290 .372 .663
2 Outs   163 39 8 1 4 28 10 14 45 0 0 2 .239 .307 .374 .681
Scoring Position   133 31 4 1 5 47 10 10 34 5 2 3 .233 .291 .391 .682
Bases Empty   236 54 8 0 7 7 25 12 66 0 0 2 .229 .272 .352 .624
Runner on 1st   56 14 3 0 1 3 6 9 16 0 0 1 .250 .364 .357 .721
Runner on 2nd   58 15 0 1 4 14 6 4 12 0 2 2 .259 .328 .500 .828
Runner on 3rd   17 2 0 0 1 7 1 2 4 1 0 1 .118 .238 .294 .532
Runner on 1st & 2nd   21 5 1 0 0 4 0 4 5 0 0 0 .238 .360 .286 .646
Runner on 1st & 3rd   6 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 .167 .143 .167 .310
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   13 3 1 0 0 7 1 0 6 2 0 0 .231 .200 .308 .508
Bases Loaded   18 5 2 0 0 13 2 0 4 1 0 0 .278 .263 .389 .652
Two Strikes   231 40 9 0 8 30 16 12 116 2 0 4 .173 .225 .316 .541
First Pitch   47 18 1 1 1 7 5 1 0 1 0 1 .383 .400 .511 .911
Count 0-1   25 7 1 0 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 .280 .269 .320 .589
Count 0-2   33 7 1 0 3 5 4 0 14 0 0 1 .212 .235 .515 .750
Count 1-0   35 10 2 0 2 7 6 0 0 1 2 1 .286 .297 .514 .812
Count 1-1   37 8 1 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 .216 .216 .243 .459
Count 1-2   69 11 2 0 1 7 3 0 41 2 0 1 .159 .167 .232 .399
Count 2-0   10 5 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .900 1.400
Count 2-1   31 9 0 0 1 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 .290 .290 .387 .677
Count 2-2   73 12 4 0 3 14 6 0 36 0 0 2 .164 .187 .342 .529
Count 3-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 .000 .800 .000 .800
Count 3-1   8 2 0 0 0 1 3 14 0 0 0 0 .250 .727 .250 .977
Full Count   56 10 2 0 1 4 3 12 25 0 0 0 .179 .324 .268 .591
Behind in Count   127 25 4 0 4 17 8 0 55 3 0 2 .197 .205 .323 .527
Ahead in Count   85 26 3 0 4 14 15 18 0 1 2 1 .306 .429 .482 .911
Batting 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 5th   26 10 2 0 0 4 4 6 4 1 0 0 .385 .485 .462 .946
Batting 6th   40 5 0 0 1 1 3 2 11 0 1 0 .125 .167 .200 .367
Batting 7th   154 38 6 0 3 25 15 10 39 2 0 2 .247 .298 .344 .642
Batting 8th   136 34 5 1 5 20 11 11 40 2 1 3 .250 .316 .412 .728
Batting 9th   68 12 2 0 4 7 8 2 22 0 0 1 .176 .211 .382 .594
Low Leverage   181 37 7 0 6 9 18 9 54 1 0 2 .204 .249 .343 .591
Medium Leverage   158 40 5 1 5 24 18 16 39 3 1 2 .253 .324 .392 .716
High Leverage   83 22 3 0 2 24 5 6 22 1 1 2 .265 .326 .373 .700
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 26 128 425 99 15 1 13 57 41 31 6 5 116 18 7 .233 .291 .365 .656 75 75 1.1
Total MLB 232 787 199 35 1 24 103 94 63 13 9 203 44 12 .253 .315 .391 .707 85 85 3.7
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 125 125 980 74 5 1060 6 .994 1083.1 8.76 +1.1 .999 9 128 41 32.0
TOTAL C 225 223 1799 144 10 1953 10 .995 1957.2 8.93 +3.7 1.029 15 218 72 33.0
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).
07/25/2026 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 1 day.
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