Directional Outs Above Average takes Outs Above Average, the Statcast range-based metric of fielding skill, and splits it into six different segments to express a fielder’s performance directionally.
The middle of the circle is the fielder’s starting point, and the 360-degree range around them is broken up into six 60-degree segments, where “in” is always “towards the plate.” The direction a player must go to get to the ball’s projected landing point from his starting spot dictates to which directional slice his play will be credited (or debited).
(Due to rounding, a player’s full-season OAA may not align perfectly with the total values of the six directional segments.)
Qualifier: 1 fielding attempt per team game played.
Player Team Attempts OAA   Back Left Back Back Right Back All In Left In In Right In All
Siani, Michael STL 254
16
2 1 4 7 2 2 5 8
Nootbaar, Lars STL 235
1
-2 1 0 -1 -1 2 1 1
Donovan, Brendan STL 186
0
0 -2 1 -2 1 0 1 1