C Kevin Novak #11
Cleveland Guardians MLB
Age: 26 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
06/01/2026
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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
41 145 31 7 1 4 18 7 42 .214 .260 .359 6 0.4
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 55 50 50
Gap 50 50 50 50
Power 50 55 50 50
Eye 45 50 45 45
Avoid K's 50 55 50 55
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 35 40
Errors: - 30 50
Arm: 50 45 50
Turn DP: - 40 -
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
05/30/2026 MIN Win, 11-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
05/29/2026 MIN Loss, 0-3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
05/27/2026 @ PIT Win, 4-3 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 1
05/26/2026 @ PIT Win, 5-4 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
05/24/2026 @ TB Win, 12-2 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 1
05/23/2026 @ TB Win, 1-0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
05/22/2026 @ TB Loss, 5-9 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 0
05/20/2026 TOR Loss, 1-5 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
05/18/2026 TOR Win, 5-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
05/17/2026 SEA Loss, 5-6 3 1 1 2 1 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:6 Years, 107 Days
Service This Yr:69 Days
40-Man Service:6 Years, 116 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 41 145 31 7 1 4 18 12 7 42 .214 .260 .359 .618 .270 .145 63
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 41 154 2 0 0 2 0 0 52 12 6 1 85.7 13.8 3.19 .4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   35 9 1 1 1 7 3 1 8 0 0 1 .257 .297 .429 .726
Versus Right   110 22 6 0 3 11 9 6 34 0 0 1 .200 .248 .336 .584
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   11 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 1 .091 .286 .182 .468
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
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   507 131 27 1 15 64 65 39 129 4 2 9 .258 .320 .404 .725
Home   60 12 2 1 3 12 6 3 15 0 0 2 .200 .262 .417 .678
Road   85 19 5 0 1 6 6 4 27 0 0 0 .224 .258 .318 .576
Grass   55 14 5 0 0 4 5 3 17 0 0 0 .255 .293 .345 .639
Turf   90 17 2 1 4 14 7 4 25 0 0 2 .189 .240 .367 .606
Day   57 12 3 0 2 7 8 5 17 0 0 2 .211 .297 .368 .665
Night   88 19 4 1 2 11 4 2 25 0 0 0 .216 .233 .352 .586
As Starter   145 31 7 1 4 18 12 7 42 0 0 2 .214 .260 .359 .618
Close/Late   34 7 1 0 1 2 4 2 12 0 0 1 .206 .270 .324 .594
Inning 1-3   41 10 2 1 0 4 1 1 14 0 0 1 .244 .279 .341 .621
Inning 4-6   56 11 3 0 3 11 5 4 13 0 0 0 .196 .250 .411 .661
Inning 7-9   48 10 2 0 1 3 6 2 15 0 0 1 .208 .255 .312 .567
0 Outs   43 12 1 0 1 2 7 1 8 0 0 0 .279 .295 .372 .668
1 Outs   45 7 2 0 3 8 4 1 16 0 0 1 .156 .191 .400 .591
2 Outs   57 12 4 1 0 8 1 5 18 0 0 1 .211 .286 .316 .602
Scoring Position   44 8 2 1 1 14 1 2 16 0 0 0 .182 .217 .341 .558
Bases Empty   82 16 4 0 2 2 8 3 21 0 0 1 .195 .233 .317 .550
Runner on 1st   19 7 1 0 1 2 3 2 5 0 0 1 .368 .455 .579 1.033
Runner on 2nd   20 3 0 1 1 4 1 1 4 0 0 0 .150 .190 .400 .590
Runner on 3rd   5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   3 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 .333 .500 .667 1.167
Runner on 1st & 3rd   2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   6 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Bases Loaded   8 2 1 0 0 4 0 0 3 0 0 0 .250 .250 .375 .625
Two Strikes   79 11 4 0 2 9 3 1 42 0 0 2 .139 .171 .266 .437
First Pitch   20 9 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 .450 .450 .550 1.000
Count 0-1   9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 0-2   14 3 1 0 1 1 1 0 6 0 0 0 .214 .214 .500 .714
Count 1-0   9 5 2 0 2 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 .556 .556 1.444 2.000
Count 1-1   13 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 .154 .154 .308
Count 1-2   21 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 15 0 0 1 .095 .136 .238 .374
Count 2-0   3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000
Count 2-1   9 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 2-2   28 4 2 0 0 5 1 0 12 0 0 1 .143 .172 .214 .387
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   3 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 .000 .625 .000 .625
Full Count   16 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 9 0 0 0 .125 .176 .188 .364
Behind in Count   44 5 1 0 2 3 2 0 21 0 0 1 .114 .133 .273 .406
Ahead in Count   24 9 3 0 2 7 6 6 0 0 0 0 .375 .500 .750 1.250
Batting 5th   9 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 .222 .364 .333 .697
Batting 6th   12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .083 .083 .083 .167
Batting 7th   29 8 1 0 0 7 3 0 7 0 0 0 .276 .276 .310 .586
Batting 8th   61 14 4 1 2 9 4 3 15 0 0 2 .230 .288 .426 .714
Batting 9th   34 6 1 0 2 2 4 2 14 0 0 0 .176 .222 .382 .605
Low Leverage   63 10 3 0 1 2 5 2 17 0 0 0 .159 .185 .254 .439
Medium Leverage   55 13 2 1 2 6 6 4 17 0 0 1 .236 .300 .418 .718
High Leverage   26 8 2 0 1 10 1 1 8 0 0 1 .308 .357 .500 .857
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 41 145 31 7 1 4 18 12 7 2 0 42 6 1 .214 .260 .359 .618 64 63 0.4
Total MLB 145 507 131 27 1 15 64 65 39 9 4 129 32 6 .258 .320 .404 .725 88 87 3.1
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 41 41 335 24 5 360 1 .997 359.0 9.00 +1.8 2.169 4 33 14 42.4
TOTAL C 141 139 1154 94 10 1253 5 .996 1233.1 9.11 +4.4 1.163 10 123 45 36.6
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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