Claire Hutton
Bay FC · Defensive midfielder · Metronome
Defensive midfielder2026 seasonUSAage 20.51527 min5 ft 6 inMetronome
Claire is a metronome in the truest sense: 84th percentile for shooting, 24th for defensive disruption, at 20.5, with the plateau still ahead.
In plain EnglishTouches the ball more than one in every ten times her team does.
+0.004
goals added / 96
78th
percentile in position
-0.006
2027 projection
$236,680
cap-implied wage, 2025
$217,212
forward implied wage
Contribution profilepercentile within position
Above the 65th percentile in shooting, receiving / positioning, discipline, passing. Below the 35th in defensive disruption.
Style metrics2026 season
| Share of team touches | 12.2% |
| Average pass distance | 20.1 yds |
| Average pass verticality | 5.0 yds |
| Pass difficulty attempted | 20.6% |
| Shots per 96 | 1.13 |
| Key passes per 96 | 1.38 |
| Expected goals per 96 | 0.126 |
| Expected assists per 96 | 0.071 |
| Finishing vs expectation | -0.063 |
These are the inputs to the style space that assigns her archetype — descriptive of how she plays, deliberately separate from how well.
Cap-implied valuepriced on 2025
| Goals above replacement | 2.20 |
| Share of base cap | 7.2% |
| Forward re-pricing | −$19,468 |
Cap-implied wage distributes the league's published 2025 wage pool in proportion to goals added above replacement. It is what the cap says she should command — the NWSL does not publish actual salaries.
Career record
| Season | Club | Pos | Age | Min | g+/96 | Pctile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | KC | DM | 18.5 | 2086 | -0.007 | 70 |
| 2025 | KC | CM | 19.5 | 2174 | -0.002 | 58 |
| 2026 | BAY | DM | 20.5 | 1527 | +0.004 | 78 |
Style comparablessame role, ranked by fit
| Player | Pos | Club | Season | Age | g+/96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanessa DiBernardo | CM | CHI | 2022 | 30.1 | +0.041 |
| Hannah Bebar | DM | BAY | 2026 | 24.8 | -0.000 |
| Claudia Zornoza | DM | UTA | 2025 | 34.7 | -0.026 |
| Sam Coffey | DM | POR | 2025 | 26.5 | +0.064 |
| Lo'eau LaBonta | CM | UTA | 2019 | 26.3 | +0.021 |
| Andi Sullivan | DM | WAS | 2021 | 25.5 | +0.045 |
| Amandine Henry | CM | POR | 2017 | 27.8 | +0.072 |
| Morgan Gautrat | CM | HOU | 2016 | 23.3 | -0.059 |