| Year | G | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | HR | RBI | WAR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 139 | .326 | .399 | .564 | .963 | 30 | 83 | 10.9 | ROY · Age 20 |
| 2016 | 159 | .315 | .441 | .550 | .991 | 29 | 100 | 10.6 | 2nd MVP |
| 2019 | 134 | .291 | .438 | .645 | 1.083 | 45 | 104 | 8.3 | 3rd MVP (unin.) |
| 2022 | 119 | .283 | .369 | .514 | .882 | 40 | 80 | 5.1 | Post-TJ return |
| 2024 | 29 | .220 | .316 | .396 | .712 | 10 | 23 | 0.4 | Hamate injury |
| 2025 | 119 | .232 | .359 | .439 | .798 | 26 | 68 | 2.8 | CF → DH by April |
| 2026 ST | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Back to CF |
10 HR, 21 RBI, Healthy Through 38 Games. The CF Call Was Right.
Through 38 games, Mike Trout is hitting .250 with 10 home runs and 21 RBI, playing center field without a setback. The spring speed reading — 29.9 feet per second in February, his fastest movement since before the 2024 meniscus tear — was the indicator everyone pointed to. Seven weeks into the season, it has held. He has not missed a start. He has not had a health scare. The knee is behind him in the way it needed to be.
The center field decision is working. He spent 2025 in right field, an accommodation he clearly resented. He made the case to move back this spring, said the position felt more natural on his body, and Suzuki let him run with it. The instincts are still elite. He reads the ball off the bat the way he always has. With Trout in center, the outfield alignment gets materially better — Adell moves to a corner where his bat plays more cleanly, and the defensive configuration the Angels need is actually in place.
The career WAR (85+ and counting) puts him in legitimate conversation for the greatest position player since Babe Ruth. That math hasn't changed. What has changed since spring training is that the optimism about his health is now backed by a month and a half of regular-season games, not just Cactus League innings. The version of this team that competes in October requires a full season from Trout. So far, so good.
The Angels need more from the lineup around him — the offense has been inconsistent, the bullpen remains a problem, and the rotation lost Kikuchi in early May. But the one variable that matters most — whether Trout is standing in center field on September 1st — is currently tracking in the right direction. If he stays healthy, this team has a different ceiling than it does without him. That was true in March. It is still true in May.