After a lackluster first half, Philadelphia Phillies' Bryston Stott had a breakout second half of the season.
Before the Philadelphia Phillies make drastic changes to the roster this offseason, they must take inventory of the players they have on the roster.
One player who’s had an up-and-down career up to this point is Bryson Stott, but he gave the Philadelphia front office a reason to stick with him, at least at the beginning portion of the 2026 campaign.
Stott finished the 2025 season with a .257/.328/.391 slash line with an OPS of .719, including 22 doubles, 13 home runs, and three triples.
However, it was a tale of two halves for Stott. He got off to an incredibly slow start to the season, but really picked it up after the All-Star break.
Stott’s First-Half Stats
Through the first 86 games of the season, Stott only had a .234/.333/.637 slash line. The 28-year-old had a strikeout rate of only 15% in this stretch, but he really wasn’t impacting the ball or affecting the game.
Overall, the infielder just wasn't a big piece to Philly's offense.
Jun 14, 2025; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia Phillies infielder Bryson Stott (5) hits a single against the Toronto Blue Jays in the sixth inning at Citizens Bank Park. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Ross-Imagn ImagesStott’s Second-Half Breakout
The stats from the first half of the season bring down the overall totals, but Stott had a bit of a breakthrough in the final months.
In his 61 games, Stott recorded a .294/.368/.487 slash line with an OPS of .855. His batting average on balls in play jumped from .269 in the first half of the season to .320 in the final stretch of the year.
Not only did the traditional counting stats improve, but the more encouraging part of all this is that Stott’s underlying numbers also improved.
The left-handed hitter had a hard-hit percentage of 31.8% in the second half, up 7.3% from the first half of the season. Stott’s line drive rate also increased by nearly four percent from the first half to the second half of the year.
Clearly, during the second half of the year, Stott was seeing the ball much better at the plate. The big question, though, is whether this is sustainable for the 2-year-old.
Phillies Need This Version of Stott Going Forward
Who knows what will happen with all of Philadelphia’s free agents? There’s a chance Kyle Schwarber, JT Realmuto, and Harrison Bader are all playing for different teams next year.
Even if the Phillies bring back one of these players, they’ll need Stott to continue his second-half stats from 2025 to help the Phillies have a complete lineup moving forward.