C Kevin Novak #11
Cleveland Guardians MLB
Age: 26 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
09/11/2026
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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
111 370 85 15 1 11 52 27 100 .230 .286 .365 14 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
09/08/2026 RHR Win, 7-2 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
09/07/2026 RHR Win, 11-10 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 0
09/06/2026 @ CWS Loss, 0-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/04/2026 @ CWS Loss, 2-3 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
09/02/2026 @ LAA Loss, 5-10 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/01/2026 @ LAA Win, 9-1 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 1
08/31/2026 @ LAA Loss, 6-8 4 1 1 2 1 0 2 0
08/30/2026 CWS Win, 4-2 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 0
08/29/2026 CWS Win, 4-0 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 0
08/26/2026 ATH Loss, 2-5 2 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:7 Years, 37 Days
Service This Yr:171 Days
40-Man Service:7 Years, 46 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 111 370 85 15 1 11 52 37 27 100 .230 .286 .365 .651 .282 .135 72
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 108 407 4 1 0 6 2 4 135 27 14 7 66.7 38.8 3.44 .5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   100 29 4 1 5 21 12 7 17 2 0 2 .290 .342 .500 .842
Versus Right   270 56 11 0 6 31 25 20 83 2 2 2 .207 .265 .315 .580
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   6 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Last Week   18 5 1 0 1 3 3 2 4 0 0 0 .278 .350 .500 .850
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   20 6 1 0 0 2 3 4 4 0 0 0 .300 .417 .350 .767
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   732 185 35 1 22 98 90 59 187 8 4 11 .253 .315 .393 .708
Home   172 40 7 1 7 28 16 14 42 3 1 3 .233 .297 .407 .704
Road   198 45 8 0 4 24 21 13 58 1 1 1 .227 .277 .328 .605
Grass   143 37 8 0 2 21 18 10 36 1 0 1 .259 .310 .357 .666
Turf   227 48 7 1 9 31 19 17 64 3 2 3 .211 .272 .370 .642
Day   142 39 4 0 8 19 20 12 37 1 0 2 .275 .338 .472 .809
Night   228 46 11 1 3 33 17 15 63 3 2 2 .202 .254 .298 .552
As Starter   367 85 15 1 11 52 37 27 99 4 2 4 .232 .289 .368 .656
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   90 24 3 0 2 9 12 9 26 0 0 1 .267 .340 .367 .707
Inning 1-3   107 28 4 1 4 23 11 6 28 3 1 2 .262 .305 .430 .735
Inning 4-6   138 24 5 0 4 16 8 11 39 0 1 1 .174 .240 .297 .537
Inning 7-9   125 33 6 0 3 13 18 8 33 1 0 1 .264 .311 .384 .695
Extra Innings   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
0 Outs   108 26 1 0 2 6 14 5 23 2 0 1 .241 .276 .306 .581
1 Outs   120 26 6 0 5 19 15 11 34 2 2 2 .217 .289 .392 .681
2 Outs   142 33 8 1 4 27 8 11 43 0 0 1 .232 .292 .387 .680
Scoring Position   122 28 4 1 5 44 9 8 31 4 2 2 .230 .279 .402 .681
Bases Empty   200 45 8 0 5 5 22 11 55 0 0 1 .225 .269 .340 .609
Runner on 1st   48 12 3 0 1 3 6 8 14 0 0 1 .250 .368 .375 .743
Runner on 2nd   55 13 0 1 4 12 5 4 11 0 2 2 .236 .311 .491 .802
Runner on 3rd   14 2 0 0 1 6 1 1 4 0 0 0 .143 .200 .357 .557
Runner on 1st & 2nd   19 4 1 0 0 4 0 3 5 0 0 0 .211 .318 .263 .581
Runner on 1st & 3rd   6 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 .167 .143 .167 .310
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   10 3 1 0 0 7 1 0 4 2 0 0 .300 .250 .400 .650
Bases Loaded   18 5 2 0 0 13 2 0 4 1 0 0 .278 .263 .389 .652
Two Strikes   199 35 9 0 8 29 16 11 100 2 0 3 .176 .228 .342 .570
First Pitch   42 16 1 1 0 6 4 1 0 1 0 0 .381 .386 .452 .839
Count 0-1   22 5 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .227 .227 .273 .500
Count 0-2   29 7 1 0 3 5 4 0 11 0 0 1 .241 .267 .586 .853
Count 1-0   32 9 2 0 2 7 6 0 0 1 2 1 .281 .294 .531 .825
Count 1-1   30 6 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .233 .433
Count 1-2   57 8 2 0 1 7 3 0 35 2 0 1 .140 .150 .228 .378
Count 2-0   10 5 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .900 1.400
Count 2-1   26 7 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 .269 .269 .269 .538
Count 2-2   68 12 4 0 3 14 6 0 33 0 0 1 .176 .188 .368 .556
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 2 11 0 0 0 0 .250 .684 .250 .934
Full Count   45 8 2 0 1 3 3 11 21 0 0 0 .178 .339 .289 .628
Behind in Count   108 20 4 0 4 16 8 0 46 2 0 2 .185 .196 .333 .530
Ahead in Count   77 23 3 0 3 13 13 15 0 1 2 1 .299 .415 .455 .869
Batting 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 5th   23 9 2 0 0 3 4 6 4 0 0 0 .391 .517 .478 .996
Batting 6th   29 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 7 0 1 0 .103 .133 .103 .237
Batting 7th   122 29 6 0 2 23 12 7 28 2 0 1 .238 .280 .336 .616
Batting 8th   127 32 5 1 5 19 11 11 39 2 1 2 .252 .317 .425 .742
Batting 9th   68 12 2 0 4 7 8 2 22 0 0 1 .176 .211 .382 .594
Low Leverage   157 30 7 0 4 7 15 7 48 1 0 0 .191 .224 .312 .536
Medium Leverage   135 34 5 1 5 22 17 15 31 2 1 2 .252 .331 .415 .746
High Leverage   75 21 3 0 2 23 5 5 20 1 1 2 .280 .337 .400 .737
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 26 111 370 85 15 1 11 52 37 27 4 4 100 14 7 .230 .286 .365 .651 72 72 0.5
Total MLB 215 732 185 35 1 22 98 90 59 11 8 187 40 12 .253 .315 .393 .708 85 84 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 108 108 839 64 5 908 5 .994 934.1 8.70 +0.8 .989 7 120 39 32.5
TOTAL C 208 206 1658 134 10 1801 9 .995 1808.2 8.92 +3.4 1.028 13 210 70 33.3
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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